[Sqg-program] RCRA 24 Final Federal Register

[Perrigan, Glen]

To: Subject: RCRA 24 Final Federal Register

February 7, 2014 (79 FR 7518) -- Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Electronic Manifests

SUMMARY: 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 offsite 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.

DATES: 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).

Susan Horlick
Environmental Specialist III
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Hazardous Waste Program & Permitting
Phone (850)-245-8778
FAX (850) 245-8810
Susan.Horlick at dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Susan.Horlick at dep.state.fl.us>


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