N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Hw 512.02

Current through Register No. 36, September 5, 2024
Section Env-Hw 512.02 - Quarterly Reporting
(a) The department shall compile a hazardous waste quarterly activity report summarizing hazardous waste manifest information from the electronic manifest system and mail or email the report to each generator who ships hazardous waste off-site using a manifest.
(b) If a generator ships hazardous waste off-site using a manifest and has not received a quarterly activity report within 45 days following the last day of the previous quarter, the generator shall ask the department to send a new report.
(c) Unless exempt under (d), below, a generator who receives a hazardous waste quarterly activity report from the department shall return a certified copy of the report to the department.
(d) Political subdivisions that generate less than 660 pounds of hazardous waste in a 3-month period shall be exempt from submitting a quarterly report pursuant to (c), above.
(e) A generator who generates equal to or greater than 660 pounds of hazardous waste in a 3-month period shall pay the quarterly hazardous waste generator fee established in RSA 147-B:8, subject to the exemptions established in RSA 147-B:9, to the department for deposit into the hazardous waste cleanup fund.
(f) The reporting quarters shall be as follows:
(1) 1st Quarter - January 1 to March 31;
(2) 2nd Quarter - April 1 to June 30;
(3) 3rd Quarter - July 1 to September 30; and
(4) 4th Quarter - October 1 to December 31.
(g) Quarterly activity reports shall include the following:
(1) Reporting quarter;
(2) Name, mailing address, site location, and EPA identification number of the generator;
(3) Weight in pounds of the hazardous waste manifested during the reporting quarter, summarized by manifest tracking number and EPA or NH hazardous waste number;
(4) Weight in pounds of the quarter's manifested hazardous waste that is exempt from fees pursuant to RSA 147-B:9; and
(5) Fee due to the state of New Hampshire.
(h) The generator shall:
(1) Review the reports for accuracy;
(2) Correct any errors;
(3) Notify the department of any needed corrections within 30 days of receipt of the report; and
(4) Certify, as specified in Env-Hw 207, the report.
(i) The generator shall submit to the department each quarterly activity report along with the appropriate fee within 30 days of receipt.
(j) Fees required by RSA 147-B:8 shall be assessed based on the weight of hazardous wastes calculated from information from the electronic manifest system, as follows:
(1) The assessed weight of hazardous wastes shall be calculated from information from the electronic manifest system; and
(2) If the generator inadvertently omits an exemption code in manifest item 13 as required by Env-Hw 510.03(b)(1), the hazardous waste shall not be exempt from the fee unless the generator corrects the error by:
a. For exemption code "NHX1", having the receiving facility submit a certification to the department that the waste was or will be recycled; or
b. For exemption codes "NHX2" through "NHX6", submitting documentation that demonstrates eligibility for the exemption.
(k) Failure to submit the fees due as specified in (j), above, within 60 days of the due date shall result in the assessment of interest pursuant to RSA 147-B:8, at the rate established by RSA 336:1, II.
(l) Fees paid by check or money order shall be:
(1) Made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Hampshire"; and
(2) Delivered or mailed to the department.
(m) For credit card payments, the generator shall provide such information as is needed by the department to process the transaction and the mailing or email address to which the receipt is to be sent.

N.H. Admin. Code § Env-Hw 512.02

#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #6384-B, eff 11-26-96; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; amd by #7578, eff 10-13-01; amd by #8714, INTERIM, eff 9-5-06, EXPIRES: 3-4-07; amd by #8790, eff 1-5-07; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 500) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; amd by #10205, eff 10-19-12

Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12347, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.
Amended by Volume XXXIX Number 50, Filed December 12, 2019, Proposed by #12922, Effective 11/23/2019, Expires 11/23/2029.