Section Env-Hw 604.03 - Rail and Water Shipments(a) Each rail and water shipment shall comply with US DOT regulations.(b) A shipping paper containing all the information required on the manifest, excluding the generator certification and signatures, and, for exports, an EPA acknowledgment of consent, shall accompany the hazardous waste at all times.(c) A transporter of a rail or water shipment shall carry either a manifest or shipping paper and retain the manifest or shipping paper in accordance with Env-Hw 607.03.(d)Env-Hw 604.01(e), (f) and (g) shall not apply to a transporter of bulk shipments delivered by water to the designated facility if: (1) The transporter delivering the hazardous waste to the initial bulk shipment water transporter: a. Obtains the date of delivery and signature of the water transporter on the manifest;b. Forwards the manifest to the designated facility; andc. Retains a copy of the signed manifest in accordance with Env-Hw 607.01;(2) The final water transporter delivering the hazardous waste to the designated facility obtains the date of delivery and handwritten signature of the operator of the designated facility on either the manifest or the shipping paper; and(3) Each water transporter retains a copy of the manifest or shipping paper in accordance with Env-Hw 607.03.(e) For rail shipments, a transporter shall comply with Env-Hw 604.01(e), (f) and (g) or the following requirements: (1) When accepting hazardous waste from a non-rail transporter, the initial rail transporter shall: a. Sign and date the manifest or shipping paper, acknowledging acceptance of the hazardous waste;b. Return a copy to the delivering non-rail transporter; andc. Forward the remaining copies to:1. The next non-rail transporter, if any;2. The designated facility, if the shipment is delivered to that facility by rail; or3. The last rail transporter designated to handle the hazardous waste in the United States;(2) When delivering hazardous waste to a non-rail transporter, a rail transporter shall obtain the date of delivery and handwritten signature of the non-rail transporter on the manifest;(3) Before accepting hazardous waste from a rail transporter, a non-rail transporter shall sign and date the manifest and provide a copy to the rail transporter;(4) The final rail transporter delivering the hazardous waste to the designated facility shall obtain the date of delivery and handwritten signature of the operator on the manifest, or on the shipping paper if the manifest has not been received by the facility; and(5) Each rail transporter shall retain a copy of the manifest and the shipping paper, as applicable, as specified in Env-Hw 607.03.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Hw 604.03
#5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Hw 600) ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 32, Filed August 10, 2017, Proposed by #12348, Effective 8/14/2017, Expires 8/14/2027.