Section 30.303 - Requirements Governing Notification, Identification Numbers, and Change of Status Requests(1) A generator shall not treat, store, use, dispose of, transport, or offer for transportation, hazardous waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Department in compliance with 310 CMR 30.060 through 30.064.(2) A generator who has not received an identification number may obtain one by applying to the Department pursuant to 310 CMR 30.060 through 30.064.(3) The following generators shall promptly submit to the Department, in writing, a change of status notification: (a) A Small Quantity Generator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.351 who becomes a Large Quantity Generator subject to 310 CMR 30.340.(b) A Very Small Quantity Generator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.353 who becomes a Small Quantity Generator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.351 or a Large Quantity Generator subject to 310 CMR 30.340.(4) Each change of status notification submitted pursuant to 310 CMR 30.303(3) shall be signed and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 30.009. If the Department prescribes a form for such a notification, the generator submitting the notification shall use such form when making the notification. Such a notification shall specify that the generator's new status is a Small Quantity Generator, or a Large Quantity Generator, whichever is the case. The generator shall not thereafter change status except as provided in 310 CMR 30.303 and all other applicable requirements.(5) A Large Quantity Generator subject to 310 CMR 30.340 who ceases to be a Large Quantity Generator and instead becomes a Small Quantity Generator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.351 may submit to the Department, in writing, a change of status request.(6) No change of status described in 310 CMR 30.303(5) shall take effect unless and until a change of status request is submitted to the Department in compliance with 310 CMR 30.303. A request submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.303 shall include a certification by the generator that the generator is in compliance with 310 CMR 30.351. Such a request and certification shall be signed and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 30.009. If the Department prescribes a form for such a request and certification, the generator shall use such form when making the request and certification. The generator shall follow such procedures as may be required, requested, or authorized by the Department to change its status to Small Quantity Generator.(7) A Large Quantity Generator subject to 310 CMR 30.340 or a Small Quantity Generator subject to 310 CMR 30.351 who becomes a Very Small Quantity Generator pursuant to 310 CMR 30.353 may submit to the Department, in writing, a change of status request.(8) No change of status described in 310 CMR 30.303(7) shall take effect unless and until a change of status request is submitted to the Department in compliance with 310 CMR 30.303 and a registration of Very Small Quantity Generator activity is submitted to the Department in compliance with 310 CMR 30.353(5). A request submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.303 shall include a certification by the generator that the generator is in compliance with 310 CMR 30.353. Such a request and certification shall be signed and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 310 CMR 30.009. If the Department prescribes a form for such a request and certification, the generator shall use such form when making the request and certification. The generator shall follow such procedures as may be required, requested, or authorized by the Department to change his status to Very Small Quantity Generator.(9) Any person who is a hazardous waste generator who ceases to be a generator at a particular site, and who wishes to cease having the status of a generator at that site, may submit to the Department, in writing, a change of status request. No such change of status shall take effect unless and until a change of status request is submitted to the Department in compliance with 310 CMR 30.303(9). Such a request shall include a certification that no hazardous waste or regulated recyclable material is being generated or accumulated at the site for which notification is required, and that the generator has complied with the closure requirements of 310 CMR 30.689. Such a request and certification shall be signed and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 30.009. The generator shall use a form prescribed by the Department when making the request and certification. The generator shall follow such procedures as may be required, requested, or authorized by the Department to cease his status as a generator at that site. The generator shall not thereafter generate any hazardous waste or regulated recyclable material at that site except in compliance with 310 CMR 30.060 through 30.064 and all other applicable requirements. In addition, the generator shall not accumulate 5,000 kg or more total of universal waste at that site unless such universal wastes are managed in compliance with 310 CMR 30.1000.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1522, eff. 5/24/2024.