Minnesota Administrative Rules

7045.0588 REQUIRED REPORTS.

Subpart 1.

Scope.

This part applies to owners and operators of both on-site and off-site facilities, except as part 7045.0552 provides otherwise. The provisions of subpart 3 do not apply to owners or operators of on-site facilities that do not receive any hazardous waste from off-site sources.

Subp. 2.

Annual report.

The owner or operator shall prepare and submit a single copy of an annual report to the commissioner, no later than March 1 for the preceding calendar year. The report form and instructions to be used may be obtained from the commissioner. The annual report must cover facility activities during the previous calendar year and must include the following information:

A.

the identification number, name, and address of the facility;

B.

the year covered by the report;

C.

for off-site facilities, the identification number of each hazardous waste generator for whom the facility treated, disposed, or stored a hazardous waste during the year, and for imported shipments, the report must give the name and address of the foreign generator;

D.

a description and the quantity of each hazardous waste the facility treated, disposed of, or stored during the year. For off-site facilities, this information must be listed by identification number of each generator;

E.

the method of treatment, storage, or disposal for each hazardous waste;

F.

monitoring data under part 7045.0590, subpart 7 where required;

G.

the most recent closure cost estimate under part 7045.0610 and for disposal facilities, the most recent postclosure cost estimate under part 7045.0614;

H.

for generators who treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste on-site, a description of the efforts undertaken during the year to reduce the volume and toxicity of the waste generated;

I.

for generators who treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste on-site, a description of the changes in volume and toxicity actually achieved during the year in comparison to previous years to the extent such information is available for the years prior to 1984; and

J.

the certification signed by the owner or operator of the facility or an authorized representative.

Subp. 3.

Unmanifested waste report.

If a facility accepts for treatment, storage, or disposal any hazardous waste from an off-site source without an accompanying manifest, or without an accompanying shipping paper as described in part 7045.0381, subpart 2, and if the waste is not excluded from the manifest requirement, the owner or operator must prepare and submit an unmanifested waste report to the commissioner within 15 days after receiving the waste. The unmanifested waste report must contain the following information:

A.

the identification number, name, and address of the facility;

B.

the date the facility received the waste;

C.

the transporter's name, vehicle license, address, and identification number, if available;

D.

the generator's name, address, and identification number, if available;

E.

a description and the quantity of each unmanifested hazardous waste the facility received;

F.

the method of treatment, storage, or disposal for each hazardous waste;

G.

a brief explanation of why the waste was unmanifested, if known; and

H.

the certification signed by the owner or operator of the facility or the authorized representative.

Subp. 4.

Additional reports.

In addition to submitting the manifest discrepancy report described in part 7045.0582, subpart 3, and the annual report and the unmanifested waste reports described in subparts 2 and 3, the owner or operator shall also report to the commissioner and the Environmental Protection Agency Region V Administrator:

A.

releases, fires, and explosions as specified in part 7045.0576, subpart 3;

B.

groundwater contamination and monitoring data as specified in part 7045.0590, subparts 6 and 7; and 7045.0592, subpart 6;

C.

facility closure as specified in part 7045.0594, subpart 3; and

D.

as otherwise required by the process vent, equipment leak, and tank, surface impoundment, and container emission standards in parts 7045.0645, 7045.0647, and 7045.0648.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 116.07

History:

9 SR 115; 11 SR 1832; L 1987 c 186 s 15; 16 SR 2321; 31 SR 1277; 33 SR 2042

Published Electronically:

October 10, 2013