Title and publication information from cover. "contract No. 68-01-4714." References: p. 77-80.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for developing hazardous waste management regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (PL 94-580). Hazardous waste management regulation applicable to industrial waste generators are now being formulated by EPA's Office of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Management Division. In developing waste management cost estimates for affected industries, EPA engaged A. T. Kearney, Inc. to assess the economic impacts associated with these costs for the folloing manufacturing industry groups: Storage and Primary Batteries (SIC 3691 and 3692), Electronic Components (SIC 367), and Special Machinery Manufacturing (SIC 355 and 357). It is expected that the results of this economic impact analysis will be incorporated into another study report entitled, "Integrated Economic Impact of Hazardous Waste Mangement Regulations," being coordinated by another private contractor. At the outset of this study, it was determined that the three industry groups listed above would fall into a "secondary impacts" category. This category was defined as an industry group for which incremental hazardous waste management costs are less than 0.5 percent of product sales. The main objectives of this study were to review and verify the overall economic impacts for each of the three groups and to determine the extent of any special differential impacts which might be explained within these groups.