N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.42

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:26-3A.42 - Tracking form discrepancies for intermediate handlers and destination facilities

(a) Tracking form discrepancies are:

1. For packages, any variation in piece count such as a discrepancy of one box, pail, or drum in a truckload;

2. For waste by categories (that is, untreated or treated), discrepancies in number of packages for each category of regulated medical waste as described on the label imprinted or affixed to the outer surface of the package;

3. Packaging that is broken, torn, or leaking;

4. Regulated medical waste that arrives at in intermediate handler or a destination facility unaccompanied by a tracking form, or for which the tracking from is incomplete or not signed; and

5. For quantity (in net or gross mass, capacity, or as otherwise appropriate), including the unit of measurement (for example, lbs., gal, Kg., or L) of packages, a discrepancy greater than three percent of each tracking form load or more than 200 pounds, whichever is less.

(b) Upon discovering a discrepancy, the owner or operator shall attempt to resolve (for example, with telephone conversations) the discrepancy with the waste generator, the transporter and/or the intermediate handler. If the discrepancy is not resolved, the owner or operator shall submit a letter, within 15 days of receiving the waste describing the nature of the discrepancy and the attempts the owner or operator has undertaken to reconcile it. The owner or operator shall include with the letter a legible copy of the tracking form or shipping papers in question. If the discrepancy is the type specified in (a)4 above, the letter shall specify the quantity of waste received, the transporter, and the generator(s). The letter shall be submitted to the Department at the address listed in 7:26-3A.8(d)

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:26-3A.42

Recodified from 7:26-3A.40 and amended by R.1996 d.578, effective 12/16/1996.
See: 28 New Jersey Register 2114(a), 28 New Jersey Register 5248(a).
Added (a)5. Former section, "Additional reporting for intermediate handlers and destination facilities", was recodified to N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A.44.
Amended by R.2002 d.181, effective 6/17/2002.
See: 33 New Jersey Register 4218(a), 34 New Jersey Register 2049(a).
In (a), rewrote 5.