Section 11-264-71 - Use of manifest system(a) If a facility receives hazardous waste accompanied by a manifest, the owner or operator, or his or her agent, must: (1) Sign and date each copy of the manifest to certify that the hazardous waste covered by the manifest was received;(2) Note any significant discrepancies in the manifest (as defined in subsection 11-264-72(a)) on each copy of the manifest; (Note: The department does not intend that the owner or operator of a facility whose procedures under section 11-264-13(c) include waste analysis must perform that analysis before signing the manifest and giving it to the transporter. Subsection 11-264-72(b), however, requires reporting an unreconciled discrepancy discovered during later analysis.)
(3) Immediately give the transporter at least one copy of the signed manifest;(4) Within thirty days after the delivery, send a copy of the manifest to the generator; and(5) Retain at the facility a copy of each manifest for at least three years from the date of delivery.(b) If a facility receives, from a rail or water (bulk shipment) transporter, hazardous waste which is accompanied by a shipping paper containing all the information required on the manifest (excluding the EPA identification numbers, generator's certification, and signatures), the owner or operator, or his or her agent, must: (1) Sign and date each copy of the manifest or shipping paper (if the manifest has not been received) to certify that the hazardous waste covered by the manifest or shipping paper was received;(2) Note any significant discrepancies (as defined in subsection 11-264-72(a)) in the manifest or shipping paper (if the manifest has not been received) on each copy of the manifest or shipping paper. (Note: The department does not intend that the owner or operator of a facility whose procedures under section 11-264-13(c) include waste analysis must perform that analysis before signing the shipping paper and giving it to the transporter. Subsection 11-264-72(b), however, requires reporting an unreconciled discrepancy discovered during later analysis.)
(3) Immediately give the rail or water (bulk shipment) transporter at least one copy of the manifest or shipping paper (if the manifest has not been received);(4) Within thirty days after the delivery, send a copy of the signed and dated manifest to the generator; however, if the manifest has not been received within thirty days after delivery, the owner or operator, or his or her agent, must send a copy of the shipping paper signed and dated to the generator; and (Note: Subsection 11-262-23(c) requires the generator to send three copies of the manifest to the facility when hazardous waste is sent by rail or water (bulk shipment).)
(5) Retain at the facility a copy of the manifest and shipping paper (if signed in lieu of the manifest at the time of delivery) for at least three years from the date of delivery.(c) Whenever a shipment of hazardous waste is initiated from a facility, the owner or operator of that facility must comply with the requirements of chapter 11-262. (Note: The provisions of section 11-262-34 are applicable to the on-site accumulation of hazardous wastes by generators. Therefore, the provisions of section 11-262-34 only apply to owners or operators who are shipping hazardous waste which they generated at that facility.)
(d) Within three working days of the receipt of a shipment subject to chapter 11-262, subchapter H, the owner or operator of the facility must provide a copy of the tracking document bearing all required signatures to the notifier, to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Enforcement Planning, Targeting and Data Division (2222A), United States Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, and to competent authorities of all other concerned countries. The original copy of the tracking document must be maintained at the facility for at least three years from the date of signature.[Eff 6/18/94; am 3/13/99; comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 342J-4, 342J-31, 342J-34, 342J-35) (Imp: 40 C.F.R. §264.71 )