Minnesota Administrative Rules

7045.0265 USE OF MANIFEST.

Subpart 1.

General requirements.

The generator must:

A.

sign the manifest certification by hand;

B.

obtain the handwritten signature of the initial transporter and the date of acceptance on the manifest;

C.

retain one copy, in accordance with part 7045.0294, subpart 1;

D.

send one copy of the manifest with the signatures of the generator and transporter and the date of waste acceptance to the commissioner within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment. Copies to be sent to the commissioner must be sent to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194, Attention: HWIMS. A very small quantity generator who ships waste from a site in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County must, in lieu of sending a copy of the manifest to the commissioner, send a copy of the manifest, with the signatures of the generator and the transporter and the date of waste acceptance, to the address provided in the conditions for the generator's hazardous waste license issued by the county. The copy of the manifest must be sent within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment; and

E.

give the transporter the remaining copies of the manifest except as provided in subparts 2 and 3.

Subp. 2.

Shipments by water.

For bulk shipments of hazardous waste within the United States solely by water the generator must:

A.

send three copies of the manifest dated and signed in accordance with subpart 1 to the owner or operator of the designated facility, or the last bulk shipment water transporter to handle the waste in the United States if exported by water; and

B.

send one copy of the manifest with the signatures of the generator and transporter and the date of waste acceptance to the commissioner within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment. Copies to be sent to the commissioner must be sent to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194, Attention: HWIMS. A very small quantity generator who ships waste from a site in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County must, in lieu of sending a copy of the manifest to the commissioner, send a copy of the manifest, with the signatures of the generator and the transporter and the date of waste acceptance, to the address provided in the conditions for the generator's hazardous waste license issued by the county. The copy of the manifest must be sent within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment.

Subp. 3.

Shipments by rail.

For a rail shipment of hazardous waste within the United States which originates at the site of generation, the generator must:

A.

send at least three copies of the manifest dated and signed in accordance with subpart 1 to:

(1)

the next nonrail transporter, if any;

(2)

the designated facility if transported solely by rail; or

(3)

the last rail transporter to handle the waste in the United States if exported by rail; and

B.

send one copy of the manifest with the signatures of the generator and transporter and the date of waste acceptance to the commissioner within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment. Copies to be sent to the commissioner must be sent to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194, Attention: HWIMS. A very small quantity generator who ships waste from a site in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County must, in lieu of sending a copy of the manifest to the commissioner, send a copy of the manifest, with the signatures of the generator and the transporter and the date of waste acceptance, to the address provided in the conditions for the generator's hazardous waste license issued by the county. The copy of the manifest must be sent within five working days of the initial transporter's acceptance of the hazardous waste shipment.

Subp. 4.

Notification of facility receipt.

When a shipment of hazardous waste is delivered to a hazardous waste facility, the generator must ensure that:

A.

the copy of the hazardous waste manifest signed by the facility operator and sent to the generator under part 7045.0474 or 7045.0580, is also sent to the commissioner within 40 days of the acceptance of the hazardous waste by the hazardous waste facility. Copies to be sent to the commissioner must be sent to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155-4194, Attention: HWIMS. A very small quantity generator who ships from a site in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County must, in lieu of ensuring that a copy of the manifest signed by the facility operator is sent to the commissioner, ensure that a copy of the manifest signed by the facility operator is sent to the address provided in the conditions for the generator's hazardous waste license issued by the county. The generator must send a copy of the manifest signed by the facility operator within 40 days of the acceptance of the hazardous waste by the hazardous waste facility; and

B.

for shipments of a hazardous waste to a designated facility in a United States Environmental Protection Agency authorized state which has not yet obtained authorization to regulate that particular waste as hazardous, the designated facility agrees to sign the manifest and return the manifest to the generator, and that any out-of-state transporter signs and forwards the manifest to the designated facility.

Subp. 5.

Commissioner's request for manifest.

Upon the request of the commissioner any generator must submit the original or a copy of the hazardous waste manifest at the time and in the manner specified by the commissioner. If the request requires the generator to inform all transporters and facility operators managing the hazardous waste of the request, the generator must so inform the transporters and facility operators, and the generator, transporters, and facility operators shall comply with the commissioner's request.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

9 SR 115; L 1987 c 186 s 15; 16 SR 197; 31 SR 1277

Published Electronically:

October 10, 2013