{"abstract":"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.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/02/07/2014-01352.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":260,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":262,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":263,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":264,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":265,"title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":271,"title":40}],"citation":"79 FR 7518","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"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).","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032","FRL-9828-9"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-01352","effective_on":"2014-08-06","end_page":7563,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/02/07/2014-01352.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/02/07/2014-01352/hazardous-waste-management-system-modification-of-the-hazardous-waste-manifest-system-electronic","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-01352?publication_date=2014-02-07","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-02-07/2014-01352/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":46,"page_views":{"count":9864,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 00:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-02-07/pdf/2014-01352.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-01352.pdf?1391694517","publication_date":"2014-02-07","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/02/07/2014-01352.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"2050-AG20":{"issue":"201310","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2050-AG20/hazardous-waste-manifest-revisions-standards-and-procedures-for-electronic-manifests","title":"Hazardous Waste Manifest Revisions--Standards and Procedures for Electronic Manifests","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201310&RIN=2050-AG20&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["2050-AG20"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Supporting Statement For Information Collection Request (ICR) 0801.18 - Requirements for Generators, Transporters, & Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0187"},{"title":"Response to Comments Document -- Hazardous Waste Management System:  Modifications of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment Published on February 26, 2008","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0186"},{"title":"Response to Comments Document -- Hazardous Waste Management System:  Modifications of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System;  Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment Published April 18, 2006","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0185"},{"title":"Response to Comments Document -- Hazardous Waste Management System:  Modifications of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Proposed E-Manifest System","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0184"},{"title":"Cost Comparison of Electronic Signature Option for EPA's RCRA Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest IT System (eManifest)","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0183"},{"title":"Clarification of State Positions on Manifest Data Disclosure","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0182"},{"title":"Derivation of E-Manifest Cost Savings Estimate of $75 Million/Year From the 2009 e-Manifest Alternatives Analysis Document","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0181"},{"title":"Derivation of E-Manifest Cost Savings Estimate of $75 Million/Year From the 2009 e-Manifest Alternatives Analysis Document","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0180"},{"title":"Clarification of State Positions on Manifest Data Disclosure","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0179"},{"title":"Clarification of State Positions on Manifest Data Disclosure","document_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032-0178"}],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032","supporting_documents_count":44,"docket_id":"EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0032","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2014-02-27T08:07:04Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":7518,"subtype":null,"title":"Hazardous Waste Management System; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest System; Electronic Manifests","toc_doc":"Electronic Manifests; Modification","toc_subject":"Hazardous Waste Manifest System:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Confidential business information","Environmental protection","Exports","Hazardous materials transportation","Hazardous waste","Imports","Labeling","Packaging and containers","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Security measures"],"type":"Rule","volume":79}