United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2014_register executive 2014-02-07 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fa73fb D09002ee1c7fa74c5 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is establishing new requirements that will authorize the use of electronic manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste from a generator's site to the site of the receipt and disposition of the hazardous waste. This final rule also implements certain provisions of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, Public Law 112-195, which directs EPA to establish a national electronic manifest system (or e-Manifest system), and to impose reasonable user service fees as a means to fund the development and operation of the e-Manifest system. The requirements announced here clarify explicitly that electronic manifest documents obtained from the Agency's national e-Manifest system and completed in accordance with today's regulation, are the legal equivalent of the paper manifest forms (EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A) that are currently authorized for use in tracking hazardous waste shipments. Upon completion of the e-Manifest system, the electronic manifest documents authorized by this final regulation will be available to manifest users as an alternative to the paper manifest forms, to comply with federal and state requirements respecting the use of the hazardous waste manifest. Users who elect to opt out of the electronic submittal to the e-Manifest system may continue to use the paper manifest to track their shipments during transportation, which then will be submitted by the designated facility for inclusion in the e-Manifest system. EPA recognizes that there will be a period of transition to electronic submittals and the Agency will, as we implement e-Manifest, assess what measures might be effective to expedite the transition from paper manifests to electronic manifests. This final regulation further clarifies those electronic signature methods that the Agency recommends for executing electronic manifests in the first generation of the national e-Manifest system. This regulation also specifies how issues of public access to manifest information will be addressed when manifest data are submitted and processed electronically. Finally, this regulation announces, consistent with the mandate of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, that the final electronic manifest requirements promulgated today will be implemented in all states on the same effective date for the national e-Manifest system. Authorized states must adopt program revisions equivalent to and consistent with today's federal requirements, but EPA will implement these electronic manifest regulations unless and until the states are fully authorized to implement them in lieu of EPA. 79 FR 7518 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-02-07/2014-01352 2014-01352 fr07fe14-17 RIN 2050-AG20 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032 FRL-9828-9 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-02-07/2014-01352 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-07/html/2014-01352.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-07/pdf/2014-01352.pdf Environmental Protection Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Hazardous Waste Imports Labeling Packaging and Containers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Electronic Reporting Requirements Security Measures Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information 46 p. 7518 7563 79 FR 7518 Title 40 Part 260 40 CFR Part 260 Title 40 Part 262 40 CFR Part 262 Title 40 Part 263 40 CFR Part 263 Title 40 Part 264 40 CFR Part 264 Title 40 Part 265 40 CFR Part 265 Title 40 Part 271 40 CFR Part 271 RIN 2050-AG20 Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Electronic Manifests; Federal Register Vol. 79, Issue RULE 2014-01352 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2014-08-06 EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032 FRL-9828-9 6560-50-P 2014-01352 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is establishing new requirements that will authorize the use of electronic manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste from a generator's site to the site of the receipt and disposition of the hazardous waste. This final rule also implements certain provisions of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, Public Law 112-195, which directs EPA to establish a national electronic manifest system (or e-Manifest system), and to impose reasonable user service fees as a means to fund the development and operation of the e-Manifest system. The requirements announced here clarify explicitly that electronic manifest documents obtained from the Agency's national e-Manifest system and completed in accordance with today's regulation, are the legal equivalent of the paper manifest forms (EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A) that are currently authorized for use in tracking hazardous waste shipments. Upon completion of the e-Manifest system, the electronic manifest documents authorized by this final regulation will be available to manifest users as an alternative to the paper manifest forms, to comply with federal and state requirements respecting the use of the hazardous waste manifest. Users who elect to opt out of the electronic submittal to the e-Manifest system may continue to use the paper manifest to track their shipments during transportation, which then will be submitted by the designated facility for inclusion in the e-Manifest system. EPA recognizes that there will be a period of transition to electronic submittals and the Agency will, as we implement e-Manifest, assess what measures might be effective to expedite the transition from paper manifests to electronic manifests. This final regulation further clarifies those electronic signature methods that the Agency recommends for executing electronic manifests in the first generation of the national e-Manifest system. This regulation also specifies how issues of public access to manifest information will be addressed when manifest data are submitted and processed electronically. Finally, this regulation announces, consistent with the mandate of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, that the final electronic manifest requirements promulgated today will be implemented in all states on the same effective date for the national e-Manifest system. Authorized states must adopt program revisions equivalent to and consistent with today's federal requirements, but EPA will implement these electronic manifest regulations unless and until the states are fully authorized to implement them in lieu of EPA.

This final rule is effective as a final agency action on August 6, 2014. However, the implementation and compliance date for these regulations will be delayed until such time as the e-Manifest system is shown to be ready for operation and the schedule of fees for manifest related services has been announced. EPA will publish a further document subsequent to this rule's effective date to announce the user fee schedule for manifest related activities. This document will also announce the date upon which compliance with this regulation will be required and upon which EPA will be ready to receive electronic manifests through the national e-Manifest system, in accordance with 40 CFR 3.2(a)(2). For further information regarding specific aspects of this document, contact Richard LaShier, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (703) 308-8796, lashier.rich@epa.gov, or Bryan Groce, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (703) 308-8750, groce.bryan@epa.gov. Mail inquiries may be directed to the USEPA, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5304W), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Environmental Protection Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Hazardous Waste Imports Labeling Packaging and Containers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Electronic Reporting Requirements Security Measures Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Waste Manifest System: Electronic Manifests; Modification , groce.bryan@epa.gov lashier.rich@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/e-mat.htm http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/index.htm http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/ www.regulations.gov Vol. 79, no. 26 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2014-02-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 208 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-02-07 P0b002ee186fa6bf4 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07fe14 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2014-02-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-07/pdf/FR-2014-02-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-07/xml/FR-2014-02-07.xml fdlp 7365 7563 DGPO 2014-02-07 2024-06-03 FR-2014-02-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2014-02-07 79 26