Wednesday
December 31, 1980
Part XX



Environmental -

Protection Agency

Hazardous Waste Management System:
Storage by Transporters; Shipments
From Treatment, Storage, or Disposal
Facilities; Transportation by Rail

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  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  AGENCY    ...........................

  40 CFR Parts 122, 263, 264, and 265
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  Hazardous Waste Management
  System: Storage Requirements
  Applicable to Transporters of
  Hazardous Waste, Standards for
  Owners and Operators of Hazardous
 ' Waste Treatment, Storage and
  Dlspst^I Facilities, Interim Status .........
  Standards for Owners and Operators
  of Hazardous Waste Treatment,
  Storage, and Disposal Facilities and
  EPA Administered PermiFProgram:
 The Hazardous Waste Permit Program

  AGENCY: Environmental Protection
  Agency,  ......... "l":""  ' """'  '"  ....... '
  ACTION: Interim final amendments and   .
  request for comments.

  SUMMARY: In February and May of 1980,
  EPA promulgated final regulations
  applicable to transporters of hazardous
  Waste and to owners and operators of
  hazardous waste storage facilities. 45 FR
 12722 (February 28, IflBO) and 45 FR
 33060 {May 19, 1980). These
  amendments supplement those
  regulations by clarifying when a
  transporter handling shipments of
  haardpus waste is required to obtain a
 "storage" facility permit. Under these
  amendments a transporter may hold a
  manifested shipment of hazardous
  wasle for up to  ten days without a
  RCRA permit and without complying
  with the standards applicable to
  hazardous i waste storage facilities. If the
  waste is held for more than ten days, an
  RCRA permit is required, and the
  transporter must comply with the
  applicable storage standards and permit
  requirements.
  DATES: Effective date: December 31,
  i860. Comment  date: EPA will accept
  public comments on this interim final
  nue un|Jl March 2, 1901. .............. ..............................
  ADDRESS: Comments on the amendment
  should be sent to the Docket Clerk
  (Docket 3003 — Transportation Storage),
  Office of Solid Waste (WH-563), U.S.
  Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
  Strpcl, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
     FllHtHER INFORMATib'N tONTACT:
 For general information concerning
 these regulations, contact Rolf P. Hill, or
 Carolyn Barley, (202) 755-9150, Office of
 Solid Waste (WH-563), U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency,
 Washington, DC 20460.
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Authority
  This interim final regulation is issued
under the authority of Sections 2Q02(a),
3002, 3003, 3004, and 3005, of Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976, as amended, (RCRA), 42
U.S.C. 6912(a), 6923, 6924, 6925.

II. Background Information

A. Introduction
  In regulations promulgated in
February of 1980, EPA established
standards applicable tp generators and
transporters of hazardous waste. 45 FR
12742 (February 26,1980). These
standards created, among other things, a
manifest system which was designed to
track hazardous wastes from thejr
generation through their ultimate
disposition. In addition, for the
transportation of hazardous waste, EPA
adopted many of the requirements of the
Department of Transportation (DOT)'
under the Hazardous Materials
Transportation Act designed to ensure
the proper and safe transportation of
hazardous materials. In May of 1980,
DOT amended its regulations to include
hazardous wastes iij its regulatory
program. 45 FR 34560 (May 22,1980).
  In May of 1980, EPA promulgated
regulations that, among other things, set
standards and permit requirements
applicable to owners and operators of
hazardous waste management facilities.
40 CFR Parts 264, 265 and 122. 45 PR
33220 (May 19,1980). These regulations
prescribe general operating practices for
all hazardous waste management
facilities as well as set specific
requirements for the storage of
hazardous waste. All hazardous waste
management facilities must have an
RCRA permit to operate or, prior to the
issuance of a permit, be in "interim
status".
  Many transporters own or operate
transfer facilities (sometimes called
"break-bulk" facilities) as part of their
transportation activities.  At these
facilities, for example, shipments may
be consolidated into larger units or
shipments may be transferred to
different vehicles for redirecting or re-
routing. Shipments generally are held at
these facilities for short periods of time.
The length of time may vary due to such
factors as scheduling and weather, but
because" these facilities are intended to
facilitate transportation activities, rather
than storage, the time is typically as
short as practicable.
  In developing the hazardous waste
regulations EPA recognized that in the
normal course of transportation
hazardous waste might be held for short
periods of time in vehicles (e.g. in trucks
 parked at the transporter's terminal
 overnight or over a weekend) or at
 transfer facilities. The Agency did not,
 however, clearly state that the holding
 of hazardous waste by a transporter
 incidental to transportation would not
 require a RCRA storage permit and
 compliance with the standards
 applicable to storage of hazardous  ,
 waste. A literal application of the
 regulations, however, might require all
 transporters who hold waste during
 transportation or who own or operate
 transfer facilities to obtain RCRA
 permits. The,transportation industry has
 asked EPA whether the Agency
 intended to require transporters to file
 permit applications and comply with the
 substantive standards for storage.

 B. Transfer Facility Requirements
   For the reasons set forth below, EPA
 believes that transporters who hold
 hazardous wastes for a short period of
 time in the course of transportation
 should not be considered to be storing
 hazardous wastes and should not be
 required to obtain a RCRA permit or
 interim status and comply with the
 standards of Parts 264 or 265. For the
 amendments published today, EPA
 allows transporters to hold wastes in
 the course of transportation for up to 10
 days if the waste is accompanied by a
 manifest and remains in containers
. which meet the Department of
 Transportation (DOT) packaging
 requirements. These amendments
 relieve transporters who own or operate
 a transfer facility of the necessity of
 obtaining a RCRA permit and of
 complying with the substantive
 requirements for storage for the holding
 of wastes which is incidental to normal
 transportation practices. The term
 transfer facility, as used in this
 amendment, refers to transportation
 terminals (including vehicle parking
 areas, loading docks and other similar
 areas) break-bulk facilities or any other
 facility commonly used by transporters
 to temporarily hold shipments of
 hazardous waste during transportation.
   The transportation system established
 by EPA's regulations should achieve
 adequate'protection of human health
 and the environment. Transporters have
 a natural incentive to move shipments
 quickly and efficiently; their business, in
 most cases, is the movement of
 hazardous wastes rather than the
 storage of such waste. In addition, the
 manifest system requires that the
 generator receive a copy of the manifest,
 signed and dated by the designated
 facility within 35 days. To avoid the
 necessity of locating shipments of
 hazardous waste and filing Exception
 Reports with EPA, generators will desire

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 prompt transportation and'delivery of
 hazardous waste shipments. These
 factors, working together, should
 operate to ensure that wastes will not be
 held in storage for lengthy periods by
 transporters.
   In addition, the amended regulations
 set a ten day period for in-transit
 holding of hazardous waste. This will of
 course provide a further incentive for
 transporters to quickly mov& shipments
. of hazardous waste. EPA chose a ten
 day period in order to allow short term
 holding of waste for transfer and to
 account for such things as scheduling
 problems, weather delays, temporary
 closing and other factors which might
 cause unforseen delays. The Agency
 also  received information from the
 transportation industry indicating that
 shipments of hazardous waste normally
 take .no longer than fifteen days
 (including .both the actual transportation
 and the temporary holding of the>
 shipment.) Therefore,, providing ten days
 for in-transit storage of waste will cover
 almost all transportation related holding
 activities.                   ^
   The amendments provide that the
 hazardous wastes being held at transfer
 facilities must be in containers
 (including tank cars and cargo  tanks)
 which meet DOT specifications for
 packaging under 49 CFR173,178 and
 179. This provision should ensure that
 the hazardous waste remains properly-
packaged during this phase of
transportation. Although the Agency
believes that this requirement should
provide adequate protection of human -
health and the environment during the
short period that hazardous wastes are
held at a transfer facility, we solicit
comments on whether additional
requirements should be imposed, such
as contingency plans, personnel training,
and inspections. Comments are
specifically requested on which, if any,
of the Part 265 requirements should be
placed on transporters who hold
shipments of hazardous waste for ten
days  or less.
  It is important to note that the
provisions of Subpart C of Part 263,
regarding transporter responsibilities in
the event of a discharge, apply  to
transfer facilities. Specifically, a
transporter is required to clean up any
hazardous waste discharge and to report
the discharge in accordance with the
provisions of Department of      ,
Transportatidn's Regulations (49 CFR
Part 171).
  The Agency believes that adequate
protection of human health and the
environment can be achieved by limiting
the length of in-transit holding of wastes
and by requiring the use of DOT
containers. These simple requirements;
  do not have to be implemented through
  the issuance of RCRA permits and
  compliance with all the requirements fo'r
  hazardous waste storage facilities. EPA
  further believes that the administrative
  burdens on both the regulated        •
.  community and EPA are substantially
  reduced without detriment to the
  protection of human health and the
  environment.                      ,
    In addition,  by allowing limited in-
  transit storage without a RCRA permit
  or interim status, these amendments
  better serve the important purposes of
  the manifest system by enabling and
  requiring the generator to designate the
  ultimate treatment, storage or disposal:
  facility, rather than a transporter
  transfer facility and fay ensuring the
  prompt delivery of hazardous waste
  shipments to such facilities. If hazardous
  wastes had to  be manifested to. a
  permitted or interim status transfer
  facility where  the wastes were held
  temporarily, then the generator would ',
  be unintentionally relieved of the
  important responsibility of designating
  and assuring delivery to the ultimate
  treatment, storage or disposal facility.
   The ten day  exemption only applies
  when a transporter is holding "the
  manifested shipment of hazardous
  waste in containers which meet
  applicable Department of
 .Transportation regulations for ~
  packaging. The Agency decided to
  exclude the holding of hazardous waste
  in stationary storage tanks from these
  amendments because the intent of this
  action is to accommodate those normal
  and routine transfer activities raised by
  the transportation industry. Specifically,
  the industry was concerned about
 RCRA's application to transport vehicles
 parked at transfer facilities and to
  containers which, in the course of being
 transferred from one vehicle to another,
 were held on a loading dock or other
 similar facility for a short period of time.
 The Agency specifically requests
 comments on whether the ten day
 exemption should be expanded to
 include temporary storage in tanks
 meeting the requirements of Subpart J of
 40 CFR Part 265 (except § 265.193).
   These amendments do not affect the
 manifest system established in the
 February and May regulations. The
 generator, each transporter and the
 designated facility are still required to
 sign the manifest. The Agency is,
 however, considering requiring
 additional entries on the manifest.
 Specifically, comments are requested oh
 whether signatures  and dates should
 appear on the manifest indicating when
 the shipment entered and left the
 transfer facility.
   These amendments do. not place any
 new requirements on transporters re-
 packaging waste from one container to
 another (e.g., consolidation of wastes
 from smaller to larger containers) or on
 transporters who mix. hazardous wastes
 at transfer facilities. The Agency solicits
 comments on whether regulatory
 controls over the consolidation of
 shipments and mixing of hazardous
 waste by transporters are warranted.
 Specifically, should controls similar to
 those in Part 265 regarding the mixing of
 incompatible waste be placed on   .
 transporters?                   -

 IV. Interim Final Regulations and
 Effective Date
                           • !
 A. Interim Final Regulations
   EPA has determined under Section
 553 of the Administrative Procedures
 Act, 5 U.S.C. 553, that there is good
 cause for promulgating these •
 amendments without prior notice and
 comment Without these amendments,"
 transporters who own or operate
 transfer facilities, under.a literal  .
 application of the regulations, could
 continue to operate such facilities on or
 after November 19,1980 only if they had
 a permit or interim status and complied
 with the applicable requirements of
 Parts 264 or 265. We believe that it is
 essential to correct this and to clearly
 set forth the obligations of transporters.
 B. Effective Date
   Section 3010(b) of RCRA provides that
 EPA's hazardous waste regulations and
 revisions thereto take effect six months
 after promulgation. The purpose of this
 requirement is to allow persons handling
 hazardous waste sufficient lead time, to
 prepare arid to comply with major new
 regulatory requirements. For the
 amendments promulgated today,
 however, the Agency believes that an
 effective date six months after
 promulgation would cause substantial
 and unnecessary disruption in the
 implementation of the regulations and
 would not be in the public interest.
 Since the amendments reduce, rather •
 than increase, the existing requirements
 for transporters, there is no basis for
 allowing a lengthy period of time for
 transporters to prepare for compliance.
 Therefore, the regulatory provisions that
 these amendments modify take effect
 immediately.

V. Environmental, Economic and
Regulatory Impacts

  These amendments reduce the
 economic,' reporting and record-keeping
impacts on transporters who own or
operate transfer facilities by virtue of
eliminating, in most cases, the

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" roqutreriient for.applylng for an
 iqdlvld^al.RCRA permit and complying
 With thq substantive "requirements' of
^ |*« rj«' 2SjL or 285. Thp proposed
" amendments will also reduce the
 resource demands on the Agency by
 reducing the number of Individual RCRA
 permits that otherwise would have to be
 fsstted, The Agency believes that these
 savings can be achieved without
 significantly reducing the protection of
 human health and environment.

 VI. Request for Comment
   The Agency invites comments on all
 Wpecls of these amendments and on all
 of the issues discussed in this preamble.
 EPA recognizes that a wide variety of
 aituatlopi CK!$( and is anxious to make
 Its regulations as reasonable and
 workable as possible.
   Ail comments should be addressed to
 tie Docket Clerk (see address above)
 and should contain specific
 documentation which supports  the
 continent,
• .  Dated: December 22, I960.  ',"„	
 Douglis M. Costle,
                                              Part 264—STANDARDS FOR OWNERS
                                              AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS
                                              WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND
                                              DISPOSAL FACILITIES

                                                47 Add the following subparagraph to
                                              §264.1[§)

                                              §264.1  [Amended]
                                              *****
                                                (g) * * *
                                                (6) A transporter storing manifested
                                              shipments of hazardous waste in
                                              containers meeting the requirements of
                                              40 CFR I 262.30 at a transfer facility for
                                              a period of ten days or less.

                                              PART 265—INTERIM STATUS
                                              STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND
                                              OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
                                              TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND
                                              „ PJSPOJAL FACILITIES	

                                                5. Add the following subparagraph to
                                              §265.1fc)

                                              §265.1  [Amended]
   Title 40 of the Code of Federal
 Regulations is amended as follows:

 PART 260— HAZARDOUS WASTE
                       : GENERAL
          1, Add the following definition to
                '
        f 260.10
         [Amended]
          	**  ""«    *
  (c)*v*	'	
  (10) A transporter storing manifested
shipments of hazardous waste in
containers meeting the requirements of
40 CFR § 262.30 at a transfer facility for
a period of ten days or less.

PART 122—EPA ADMINISTERED
PERMIT, PROGRAMS: THE NATIONAL
'POLLUTANT	jjJscHARGE	
ELIMINATION SYSTEM; THE
HAZARpOyS WASTE PERMIT
PROGRAM; AND THE UNDERGROUND
CONTROL PROGRAM
          "Transfer facility" means any
        transportation related facility including
        loading docks, parking areas, storage
        areas and other similar areas where
        shipments of hazardous waste are held
        during the normal course of
        transportation,	' ,-,'    '"_
                                         6. Add the following definition to
                                       § 122.3

                                       §122.3 [Amended]
        PART 263— STANDARDS APPLICABLE
        TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS
        . WASTE ,   .         .........................
                                         "Transfer facility" means any
                                       transportation related facility including
                                       loading docks, parking areas, storage
                                       areas and other similar ace,as where
                                       shipments of hazardous waste are held
                                       during the normal course of
          2. jRpppvc the note following
                    ................. '
          3. Add the following section to
         SuEpart A:

         $ 263,12  Transfer facility requirements.
          A transporter who stores manifested
         shipments of hazardous waste in
         pontainerf meeting thp requirements of
         f 262,30 at a transfer facility for a period
         of ten days or less is not subject to
         ftf Nation tinder Parts 122, 264, and 265
         of this chapter with respect to the
         storage of those wastes.
                                       transportation.
                                         7. Add the following subparagraph to
                                       § 122,21(d)(2)

                                       § 122,21  [Amended]
                                         (2)*,* *.    ;v       ,,    ( .............
                                         (vi) Transporters storing manifested
                                       shipments of hazardous waste in
                                       containers meeting the requirements of
                                       40 CFR § 262.30 at a transfer facility for
                                       a period of ten days or less.
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   40 CFR Parts 262,264 and 265

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   Hazardous Waste Management
   System; Standards for Generators of
   Hazardous Waste, and Standards for
   Owners and Operators of Hazardous
   Waste Treatment, Storage, and
   Disposal Facilities and Interim Status
   Standards for Owners and Operators
   of Hazardous Waste Treatment,
   Storage, and Disposal Facilities

   AGENCY: Environmental Protection
   Agency.
   ACTION: Interim final rule and request
   for comments.

   SUMMARY: This regulation amends
   §§ 262.10, 264.71 and 265.71 to provide
   that owners or operators of hazardous
   waste treatment, storage, and disposal
   facilities must comply with the
   requirements of Part 262 whenever a
   shipment of hazardous waste is initiated
   at their facilities. The effect of this
   provision is to require  owners and
   operators to comply with the standards
   applicable to generators including the
   preparation of manifests, all pre-
   transport requirements and the
  • recordkeeping and report provisions of
   Part 262.
   DATES: Effective Date: December 31,
   1980. Comment Date: The Agency will
   accept comments on this interim final
   rule until March 2,1981.
   ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent
   to Docket Clerk (Docket No. 3002-
   Shipments from Permitted Facilities),
,;,-	agigg	a£j§aiisi	SXaals	[Mtses^iis.
	Environmental Protection Agency, 401M
   Street, S.W., Washington,  D.C. 20460.
   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
   For information concerning these
   regulations, contact Rolf P. Hill, (202)
   755-9150, Office of Solid Waste (WH-.
   563), U.S. Environmental Protection
   Agency, Washington, D.C. 20460.
   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

   I. Authority
     Tfiis interim final rule is issued under
   the authority of sections 2002(a), 3002,
   3003, and 3004 of the Solid Waste
   Disposal Act, as amended by the
   Resource Conservation and Recovery
   Act of 1976, as amended (RCRA), 42
   USC 6912(a), 6923, 6924.

   II. Background
     Section 3004 of RCRA requires the
   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
   to promulgate standards for owners and
   operators of hazardous waste treatment,
   storage, and disposal facilities. EPA
   promulgated the initial set of these
   standards on May 19,1980 45 FR 33220.

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 These regualtions, which are set forth in
 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265, establish  ,
 operating standards and practices for
 the management of hazardous wastes in
 treatment, storage and disposal
 facilities.
   In addition, EPA has promulgated
 regulations establishing standards
 applicable to generators of hazardous
 waste. 40 GFR Part 262, 45 FR 12722?
 (February 26,1980) and 45 FR 33140
 (May 19,1980). These regulations,
 require generators, among other things,
 tp determine whether their waste is -
 hazardous; initiate a manifest; properly
 label, package, mark and placard
 shipments of hazardous waste; and to  -
 comply with certain recqrdkeeping and
 reporting requirements.
   Owners and operators of hazardous
 waste management facilities may
 generate hazardous waste (e.g., residues
 created by treatment processes). With
 respect to the hazardous waste that
. these persons generate* they, like other
 generators^must comply with the
 applicable provisions of Part 262.
 Accordingly, if owners  and operators of
 these facilities transport hazardous
 waste off-site that they have generated,
 they must undertake certain activities,
 including initiating the manifest, and
 properly labeling and packaging the
 waste.
   Owners and operators .of hazardous"
 waste management facilities may also
 ship off-site hazardous  waste which
 they did not generate. The most obvious
 example is the removal of hazardous
 waste from a storage facility. The owner
 or operator of a storage facility does riot
 "generate" a waste simply by removing
it  from storage. Removing hazardous
waste from storage for shipment offsite,
however, means that the waste will be
transported and  subsequently handled'
elsewhere.
   Other examples are off-site
transportation of (1) hazardous waste
removed from a disposal facility, (2)
wholly or partially treated hazardous
waste which .has not been "delisted"
under § 261.3(d) and (3) solid waste
generated from the treatment, storage-or
disposal of hazardous waste [see
§ 261r3(c)(2)] which has not been
"delisted" under § 261.3(d). Although, in
these situations,  the owner or operator
has not, in fact, "generated" the
hazardous waste, EPA believes he
sliould assume the responsibilities of a
generator to assure-that the off-site
shipments of these wastes are properly
managed.             '
  Members of the regulated community
have requested that EPA clarify what  ,
regulations apply when a facility
initiates a shipment of hazardous waste
which it did not generate. Some   ,
 comments indicated that persons
 thought that such shipments would not
 require a manifest. However, in the  .
 preamble to the May 19 Part 261
 regulations, under the heading "When
 does a hazardous waste7 cease to be a
 hazardous waste?", EPA stated,  "as a
 practical matter,. . . facilities which
 store, dispose of, or treat hazardous
 waste must be considered hazardous
 waste management facilities for  as long
 as they continue to contain hazardous
 waste, and . . . any waste removed from
 such facilities, .  , . must be managed
 as a hazardous waste." (emphasis
 added) 45 FR 33096tMay 19,1980).
 Further, in comments included in the
 closure requirements of various sections
 of Part 265 (e.g. § 265.197), the Agency
 stated that  shipments from facilities at
 closure as well as throughout the
 operating period must be managed in
 accordance with Parts 262 and 263. Thus
 it is evident that EPA intended owners:
 and operators of these facilities to
 comply with the Part 262 standards
 when shipping hazardous wastes from
 their facilities. EPA failed, however, to
 specify that intent in the, regulations.
 fill. Requirements on Shipments of
 Hazardous Waste From Facilities
   This amendment requires owners and
 operators of hazardous waste
 management facilities to comply  with
 the Part 262 generator standards, when
 they initiate a shipment of hazardous
 waste which they have not "generated"
 from their facilities. (These owners and
 operators, like other generators of
 hazardous waste, must comply with  all
 the Part 262 standards for hazardous
 wastes they in fact generate). The owner
 or operator  is required to determine' if
 the waste is hazardous (§ 262.11). If the
; owner or operator is removing from
 storage hazardous waste which was
 originally manifested by the generator,
 he may rely on the information on the
 manifest to  make the determination
 pursuant to  § 262.11(c)(2j. He is required
 to prepare a manifest to accompany the
 shipment, pursuant to SubpartB of Part
 262. He must package, label, mark, and
 placard the  waste in accordance  with
 the applicable EPA and Department of
 Transportation regulations, as provided
 irtSubpart C of Part 262. He must also
 comply with the Subpart D
 recordkeeping and reporting
 requirements and the special conditions
 applicable to international shipments "
 (§ 262.50).      •
   The owner or operator is not required
 to obtain .a new EPA identification
 number when manifesting shipments of
 hazardous waste. The number already  >
 assigned to the owner or. operator of the
 facility should be used.
    The provisions of § 262.34 do not
  apply, however, to hazardous wastes
  which the owner or operator did not
  generate, that is, hazardous wastes   ;
  which he received are not eligible for:
  the accumulation time provisions. Those
  provisions relate to accumulation of ;
  waste immediately after it has been
  generated at the site of generation in
  order to allow the generator an
  opportunity to accumulate sufficient
- quantities of waste prior to treatment,
  storage or disposal and to make the
  necessary arrangements for the^ waste's
  disposition.
   Today's amendment applies when the
 .owner or operator initiates a shipment
  of hazardous waste. Some facilities
  which have storage permits may handle,
  in the course of transportation,
  hazardous waste shipments which are
  accompanied by a manifest designating
  another facility for treatment, storage or
  disposal of the waste. For example,  a
  transfer facility operated by a
  transporter may engage in longterm
  storage of hazardous waste and may
  also hold manifested waste for short
  periods related to the transportation of
  that waste. Another amendment to the
  hazardous waste regulations states that
  the holding of manifested wastes for
  short periods in the course of
  transportation does not constitute
  storage requiring a RCRA permit or
  interim status or compliance with the
  264/265 standards. The amendment
  discussed in this preamble applies to the
 removal of hazardous waste from long-
  term storage; the'-waste held for short
 periods (ten days or less) as part of the
 routine transportation of that waste  ,
 would be subject to the original
 manifest.             .            .
   These amendments do not apply to
 inactive facilities or to the inactive  •
 portions of treatment, storage and
 disposal facilities. The applicability of
 the RCRA hazardous waste' regulations
 to those facilities is the subject of
 another amendment which is currently
 being developed by the Agency. In the
 interim, persons shipping hazardous
 waste from inactive facilities or inactive:
 portions of facilities are advised to
 manifest each shipment and comply
 with the otherrequirements of Part 262.
   The rationale for applying these
 requirements to  owners and operators of
 hazardous waste management facilities
 parallels that underlying the entire
 Subtitle C system. Congress established
 the system to protect public health and
 the environment during management of /
 hazardous waste from the time of
 generation through ultimate disposition.
 The key to the system is the manifest,
 which enables EPA (or the states, when

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  their programs are approved) to track
  Individual shipments of hazardous
  waste. RCRA places the initial burden of
  prep .wing the manifest, recordkeeping,
  *nd reporting on the generator. Other
  requirements placed upon the
  jpntr'tlor—•proper "packaging, labeling,
  placarding and marking—are essential
  tin unaurjjig transportation of hazardous
  wastes In a manner which protects
  human health and the environment.
  Further, section 3004(2) requires
  facilities to comply with the manifest
  •y»tem tstablished under section 3002
  which assures that hazardous wastes
  «» sent to permitted facilities.
  Therefore, the owner or operator of a
  facility who ships hazardous waste
  elsewhere Is in a position analogous to
  fta generator. It is his act which ought to
  trigger the application or regulatory
 " controls	designed to ensure the safe  ;..
  transportation of hazardous wastes. For
  this re«f:on, EPA believes that it is
  satircly appropriate for the owner or
  operator to comply with the Part 262
  requirements,

  IV. A. Interim Final Regulations

    EPA has determined that good cause
  exists ib promulgate these amendments
  Without prior notice and comment. They
  cpnfqrni the regulations to their original
  intent and ensure "cradle-to-grave"
  aontrol over hazardous waste. The
  foijure to explicitly include these
  'Wqtiir, errients has caused substantial
  acicertaialy and confusion in the
  regulated community. To prolong this
  confusion during the completion of
  formal rulemaking could result in
  substantial hardship on the regulated
  community.
    In addition, there are compelling
  eiwirofimenlal reasons for EPA to
  .ttnd,ertafeft;  this procedural course. There
  «8 no explicit requirements without
  these amendments for persons who
  Serapve hazardous waste from storage
  facilities, Th!s means that a substantial
  volume of hazardous waste which is
  otherwise subject to regulation may be
  shipped and handled without any
r  regulatory controls. Based on the literal
  language of the regulations, as presently
  drafted, these wastes need not be
  rnaniFesli.'d, nor properly labeled or
  packaged, nor sent to a proper
  twntment,  storage or disposal facility.
  EPA has determined, however, that
  thesa requirements are necessary to
  protect human health and the
  unvlronment. Thesg requirements are
  equal!} necessary whether a  generator
  initiates a shipment of hazardous waste
  or whether an owner or operator of a
  storage facility does so.
V. Effective Date
  Section 3010(b) of RCRA provide^ that
EPA's hazardous waste regulations and
revisions take effect six months after
promulgation. The purpose of this
requirement is to alldw persons handling
hazardous,waste sufficient time,to
comply with major new regulatory
requirements. For most facilities, EPA
believes that  these amendments
conform the regulations to normal
operating practices and therefore the
amendments  dp not impose new
obligations on these persons. The
Agency does, however, recognize that
certain facilities may have  to take some
time to bring their practice  up to the new
requirements. Because of the ijrgency of
these amendments, however, EPA has
decided to make these amendments
effective immediately. Without such
effect, as discussed in the preceding
section, serious threat to human health   ,
and the environment exists.

VI. Environmental, Economic and
Regulator}' Impacts
  For the njost part, the economic,
reporting and recprdkeepmg impacts of
these amendments are minimal. The
estimated impacts developed for the
May 19 regulations included the
majority,of those impacts related to
shipments of hazardous waste from
treatment at the generator's facility
were included in the calculations. The
Agency is unable to estimate the cost
and impact increase from these
amendments but believes, for the
reasons stated above, that the
additional environmental benefits
greatly outweigh the minimal burden
placed on the regulated community.
  Dated: December 22,1980.
Douglas M. Costle,
Administrator,
  Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations is amended as  follows:

PART 262—STANDARDS APPLICABLE
TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS	
WASTE

  1, Add the following paragraph to
1262.10:

§ 262.10 Purpose, scope and appllcablilty.
*****       *
  (f) An owner or operator  who initiates
a shipment of hazardous waste from a
treatment, storage, or  disposal facility
must comply with the  generator
standards established in this Part. (Note:
The provisions of § 262.34 are applicable
to the on-site  accumulation of hazardous
waste by generators. Therefore, the
provisions of  § 262.34  only apply to
owners or operators who are shipping
hazardous waste which they generated
at that facility.]

PART 264—STANDARDS FOR
OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT,
STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES

  2. Add the following paragraph to
§ 264.71:

§ 264.71  Use of the-manifest system.
*    *" '  *     *    *
  (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 Part 262 of this chapter.
[Comment: The provisions of  § 262.34
are applicable  to the on-site
accumulation of hazardous wastes by
generators. Therefore, the provisions of
§ 262.34 only apply to owners or
operators who  are shipping hazardous
waste which they generated at that
facility.]

PART 265—3NTERIM STATUS
STANDARDS FOR OWNERS  AND
OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
TREATMENT, STORAGE AND
DISPOSAL FACILITIES

  3. Add the following paragraph to
§ 265.71:

§ 265.71  Use of the manifest system.
*****
  (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 Part 262 of this chapter.
[Comment: The provisions of  § 262.34
are applicable to the on-site
accumulation of hazardous wastes by
generators. Therefore, the provisions of
§ 262.34 only apply to owners or
operators who  are shipping hazardous
waste which they generated at that
facility.]
(FR Doc. 80-40650,Filed 12-30-80; 8;45 am]
BILUNG CODE 6560-bo-M
40 CFR Parts 262,263,264, and 265

[SWH-FRL 1715-7]

Transportation of Hazardous Waste by
Rail

AGENCY; Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Interim final amendment and
request for comments.

SUMMARY: Regulations.promulgated in
May 1980, established requirements for
the transportation of hazardous waste
by rail 45 FR 33150 (May 19,1980). The

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 amendments published today change
 the regulations to allow in certain      •
 instances shipments of hazardous waste
 to be transported by rail transporters
 without a manifest, provided the
 shipment is accompanied by certain
 information on the manifest; to require
 under certain circumstances initial rail
 transporters to forward copies of the
 manifest to the next non-rail transporter
 or the designated facility; to clarify  ,
...signature requirements of the manifest
 and rail shipping paper; and. to eliminate
 recordkeeping requirements for
 intermediate rail transporters.
 DATE'S: Effective date: December 31, .
 1980. Comment date: This amendment is
 promulgated as an interim final rule. The
 Agency will accept comments on, it until
 March 2,1981.     "   .            •  .
 ADDRESSES: Comments on the
 amendment should be sent to Docket
 Clerk [Docket No. 3003-Railroads],
 Office, of Solid Waste (WH-563), U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
 Street, SW, Washington, D,£ 20460.
 FOR FURTHER  INFORMATION CONTACT:
 For general information contact Rolf P.
 Hill or Carolyn Barley (202)  755-9150,
 Office of Solid Waste, U.S.
 Environmental Protection Agency; 40J
 M. Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
"for information on implementation,
 contact:                              ,
 Region I, Dennis Huebner, Chief,
   Radiation, Waste Management
   Branch, John F. Kennedy Building,
   Boston, Massachusetts 02203, (617)
   223-5777
 Region II, Dr.  Ernest Regna,  Chief, Solid
   Waste Branch, 26 Federal Plaza, New
   York, New York 10Q07, (212) 264-0504/
   .5        ;
 Region III, Robert L. Allen, Chief,.
   Hazardous  Materials Branch, 6th and
   Walnut Streets, Philadelphia,
   Pennsylvania 19106, (215)  597-0980
 Region IV, James Scarbrough, Chief,  .
   Residuals Management Branch, 345
   Courtland Street, N.E., Atlanta,
   Georgia 30365, (404) 881-3016
 Region V, Karl J. Klepitsch, Jr., Chief,
   Waste Management Branch, 230 South
   Dearborn Street,  Chicago, Illinois
   60604, (312) 886-6148
 Region VI, R.  Stan Jorgensen, Acting
1   Chief, Solid Waste.Branch, 1201 Elm.
   Street, First International  Building,
   Dallas, Texas 75270, (214) 787-2645.
 Region VII, Robert L. Morby,' Chief,
   Hazardous  Materials-Branch, 324 E.
   llth Street, Kansas City, Missouri
   64106, (816) 374-3307  .    ,    .
 Region VIII, Lawrence P. Gazda, Chief,
   Waste Management Branch, 1860
   Lincoln Street, Denver, Colorado
   80203, (303) 837-2221 .
 Region IX, Arnold R. Den, Chief,
   Hazardous  Materials Branch, 215
  Fremont Street, San Francisco,
  California 94105, (415) 556-4606
Region X, Kenneth D. Feigner, Chief,
  Waste Management Branch, 1200
  Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
  98101, (206) 442-1260 '
I. Authority  •-.-_-
  These amendments are issued under
the authority of Sections 2002(a), 3002,
3003, 3004, 3005 and 3006 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery"
Act of 1976 as amended (RGRA), 42,
U.S.C; 6912{a), 6921, 6922, 6923, 6924,
8925 and 6926.           •

II. Background -...,.'
  On February 26,1980 and May 19,
1980, EPA promulgated regulations
establishing a federal hazardous waste
management system. 45 FR 12722
(February 26,1980) 45 FR 33066 (May 19,
1980). A central feature of this program
is a manifest system which is designed
to track shipments of hazardous waste
from the point of generation through
ultimate disposition. Parts 262, 263, 264
and 265 contain requirements for the
transportation of hazardous waste and
the.use of ah accompanying manifest.
-i  The regulations set special
requirements when hazardous waste is
delivered to a hazardous waste •
management facility by rail. Recognizing
that railroads had sophisticated
computerized tracking and information   ;
systems, the regulations allow railroads
to use a shipping paper rather than a
manifest and waive signature
requirements between intermediate rail
carriers.                 - >
  Since the promulgation of the
regulations, representatives of the rail
Industry have contended that EPA did
not go far enough and that special
requirements wejie also necessary for
intermodal shipments of hazardous
waste (i.e. those which involve both
railroads and other types of
transportation). It was the position of
the raiMndustry that the manifest
system, if applied withqut adjustment to
intermodal shipments, would so disrupt
the normal operating practices  of-
railroads as to effectively.prevent the
use of this method of transportation,
Several railroads have indicated that
they would refuse all shipments of
hazardous waste.
  EPA had no intention of discouraging
rail transportation of hazardous wastes.
The original regulations limited rail
transportation requirements to
shipments delivered to facilities by rail
because the Agency believed that it was
essential that non-rail transporters
comply with all the requirements of the
manifest system. Unlike railroads, thes.e
 transporters may not have established
 tracking and information systems. In
 discussions with the rail industry EPA
 was able to devise a workable system
 which would facilitate intermodal rail
 transportation without undermining the
 operation of the manifest system or
 jeopardize protection to human health or-
 the environment.
   The amendments promulgated today
- establish a system which allows
 intermodal transportation involving
 railroads without the need for a
 manifest accompanying the waste
 during the rail portion, of the shipment;  '
 ensures that non-rail transporters carry
 a manifest; and imposes no increased
 burden upon any person involved in the
 transportation of hazardous waste. EPA
 believes that these minor changes  in the
 regulations achieve a practical solution
 to this problem without any sacrifice to
 the objectives  underlying the manifest
 system.
   EPA has not extended today's
 amendments to include transportation of
 bulk shipments By water, which in the
 original regulations were treated in a
 manner similar to the railroads. EPA has
 not received information indicating that
 that the manifest requirements are not
 working in these situations.,Therefore,
 with the exception of the change.
 regarding international shipment, the
.changes made, today concern only the  •
 manifest requirements for railroads.

 HI. Interim Final Amendments  .
 A. Shipments Delivered to Facilities by
 Rail
•  One substantive change and several.
 minor wording changes have been.made
 in the manifest requirements when the
 shipment is delivered to the designated
 facility by rail. If a railroad picks up the
 hazardous waste at the generator's site,
 or if a non-rail transporter delivers the
 shipment to a rail transporter, the  •
 railroad must sign the manifest, return a
 copy, to the generator or non-rail
 transporter, and ensure that a shipping
 paper containing the essential manifest
 information accompanies the waste.
 Signatures between intermediate rail
 transporters are not required. The
 generator must send copies of the
 manifest to the designated facility if the
 railroad picks up the shipment at the
 generator's facility. When a rail
 transporter receives a shipment from a
 non-rail transporter this amendment
 requires the intitial rail carrier (rather
 than.the non-rail transporter as required
 in the May 19, regulations) to forward
 the manifest to the designated facility or
 next non-rail transporter. In this
 situation it appears that the rail
 transporter is better situated to take the

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    1  il       ii ,|      ' '   h    I,!,,,1 iJllr  "I	   	il'i
  •!ep>'necessary to forward the manifest.
  The transfer of the waste occurs
  typically at a rail yard or terminal where
  tp^ nil transporter has the personnel
  and facilities to ensure transauttal of the
 •i manifest,	:	
    Upon delivery of the waste to the
  facility, the manifest or shipping paper
  (If the manifest has not arrived) must be
  signed. The owner or operator of the
  hiiwrdpus waste management facility
 , must "return the, rnapifestpr signed  ,	
  •hipping paper to the generator and also
  'retain coplel'bf the manifest and the
  shipping paper (If it has been signed in
  Men of me manifest at the time of
  delivery).     '    „"
  il|" A change in  the recordkeeping
 i rtquMmtats has been made.
  Intermedia tii^ail transporters are not
  required to retain a copy of the manifest
  or shipping paper; the, rccordkeeping
  requirements Kf keyed to the initial and
  final fail transporter. The existing
  refeordKeeping  practices of the rail
  industry include detailed interchange
  InforpaJUpri which	trgcj^the movement.
•• of Jfldiyidiml.railcars, Thi?. information 	
  will enable EPA, if necessary, to
.!, determine where and when transfers
  between rail transporters occurred.
  Baeause of the adequacy of exisiting
  practices fa ths industry, EPA has
  determined that intermediateijail
  transporters do not need to physically
  retain a copy of the shipping paper. The
  Initial and final rail transporters,
  however, play  more important roles in
  trm transportation of these shipments,
  Including signing and dating the
  manifest, and the regulations maintain
 '. responsibilities on them. It appears
  appropriate, therefore, for the
  recorakeeping  requirements of the
  original regulations to remain applicable
:, la Diem. ;              '
   8, "fntermedal transportation of
   Hasardous Waste
     Th*» regulations, as amended today,
   tt»talnl«e"thai shipments of wastes may
   involve diJEferent types of transportation
   and that the special requirements for
   rail transportation should apply in these
   situations. The regulations have been
•  accordingly adjusted to take into
 , • account siluatloiit in which t^fina^	,
   trajjjsporlafion Is'hot by railroad.
     T|tt, only difference in this case is that
 -|!l' tfif.jtmenlnierits require the manifest to
   bi forwarded to the next non-rail
   transporter designated on the manifest.
  "f lie,,, amended regulations ajlo^ the, jail „"'.
   transporter to transfer the waste
	liklpmoat to non-rail transporters
   Without hiving carried the manifest with
   Ijjf .waste.^hlpment. At this time,
   however. Jive manifest must be signed
   and dated by both transporters. This
ii,,	i 	': n,	Kin'i:,1' iii,;*;:!!1]!1:11;;!;!;	IH.I: 7W:'i i;l;ii	MU ,•	Liiiii'i^ii'i;^^      liii'll
 means, of course, that the non-rail
 transporter must have received the
 manifest from either the generator or the
 initial rail transporter before accepting
 the waste. The Agency remains
 convinced that the manifest, rather than
• the shipping paper, is essential for the
 transportation of hazardous waste by
 means other than rail. The manifest,
 signed by all appropriate parties, must
 accompany all non-rail transportation of
 hazardous waste.
    Once a non-rail transporter accepts
 the waste shipment with the manifest,
 the general manifest requirements of
 Part 262 apply and the manifest
 becomes the operative document. The
 non-rail transporter must deliver the
 shipment to the next designated person,
 obtain the signature and date of that
 person and retain a  copy of the
 manifest,

 C. Signature Requirements for Owners
1 and Operators of Hazardous Waste
 Management Facilities

   One minor change has been made in
 the Part 264 and 265 regulations
 applicable to owners and operators of
 hazardous waste management facilities.
 Sections 264.71(b) and 265.71[b) of the
 May 19,1980, regulations required the
 owner or operator of the facility to sign
 and date the shipping paper, note
 discrepancies on this document, and
 •return a copy of the  shipping paper  to
 the transporter. These regulations were
 keyed to  the situation in which the
 facility had not received the manifest
 from the generator. EPA intended,
 however, that if the manifest has been
 received, it would be used. The
 regulations have been amended to
 clarify this.
                                   i
 D. International Shipments

   The May 19,1980 regulations required
 that transporters who ship hazardous
 waste out of the United States to sign
 and date the manifest, return a cdpy to
 the generator, and retain a copy of the—
 manifest. For rail and water (bulk)
 shipment, however, the regulations
, established no mechanism to ensure that
 the rail or water bulk transporter had a
 copy of the manifest. These transporters,
 if not the initial transporter, are required
 to have a shipping paper but the     :
 manifest  does not have to accompany
 the shipment. The regulations have been
 amended to require the generator (or the
 initial rail transporter if the waste is
 delivered to the railroad) to forward
 copies of the manifest to the last rail.or
 water bulk transporter to handle the  " "
 waste shipment in the United States.
                                                                                  E, State Program Requirements

                                                                                    Part 123 of the May regulations
                                                                                  specifies certain requirements that a
                                                                                  State program must meet in order to
                                                                                  obtain interim authorization and filial
                                                                                  authorization under section 3006 of
                                                                                  RCRA. Specific  sections of Parts 262 and
                                                                                  263 related to rail transportation were
                                                                                  cited, These amendments to Part 262
                                                                                  and 263 added new provisions. Part 123
                                                                                  has therefore been amended to correctly
                                                                                  cite these new provisions. This action,
                                                                                  which is simply  a change in the sections
                                                                                  cited, does no{ place any additional
                                                                                  burden on States seeking interim or final
                                                                                  authorization.

                                                                                  F. Department of Transportation
                                                                                  Amendments

                                                                                    The May regulations concerning the
                                                                                  transportation of hazardous waste
                                                                                  resulted from a joint rulemaking effort
                                                                                  with the Department of Transportation
                                                                                  [DOT). EPA adopted certain DDT
                                                                                  regulations and  DOT revised its
                                                                                  hazardous materials transportation
                                                                                  regulations to encompass the
                                                                                  transportation of hazardous waste.     .
                                                                                    These amendments to the May
                                                                                  regulations, in order to be fully
                                                                                  implemented, require DOT to amend its
                                                                                  regulations. D/)T has indicated that it
                                                                                  plans to publish corresponding
                                                                                  amendments to its regulations in the
                                                                                  near future.                      .

                                                                                  IV. Effective Date
  Section 3010(b) of RCRA provides that
EPA's hazardous waste regulations and
revisions thereto take effect six months
after promulgation. The purpose of this
requirement is to allow persons handling
hazardous waste sufficient lead time to
prepare to comply with major new
regulatory requirements! The
amendment promulgated today,
however, reduces and simplifies the
existing requirements applicable fo rail-
transporters. In addition the Agency
believes that an effective date six
months after promulgation would cause
substantial and unnecessary disruption
in the implementation of the regulations
and would not be in the public interest.
The regulatory provisions that these
amendments modify took effect on
November 19,1980. In the absence of the
effectuation of these amendments; rail
transportation of hazardous wastes
would be severely disrupted. The
Agency has decided,  that without these
changes, the rail industry would be
unduly burdened with no additional
protection afforded to human health or
the environment. Therefore, this
amendment is effective immediately.
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V. Promulgation in Interim Final Form '
 „ These amendments make the practical
operation of the manifest system
possible in situations involving rail and
non-rail transportation of hazardous
waste. They will prevent the disruption
of rail transportation by relieving the
rail industry from complying with
impractical requirements. They do not,
in any appreciable manner, reduce the
protection of human health and the
environment, nor do they change the  •  .
essential features of the manifest
system.           .        ,
  Although the Agency would prefer to
engage in formal rulemaking prior to the
promulgation of these amendments; it
believes that good cause exists to waive
these procedures/(See 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B)J. Without immediate        '
promulgation, substantive hardship
would be imposed on all sectors of the
regulated community, particularly upon
generators dependent on railroads to
transport their hazardous waste to
proper hazardous waste management
facilities. The changes areyiurthermore,
the outgrowth of extensive, and ongoing,
discussions with the rail industry. The
amendments, although promulgated
without formal prior opportunity to
comment, do reflect substantial         •
consideration of the position ,of one
central portion of the regulated
community.      '         '••.'"
¥1. Regulatory Impacts           .    ,
  The effect of these  amendments is to
reduce the overall costs, economic
impacts, and recordkeeping
requirements of EPA's hazardous waste
management regulations. This is
principally achieved by removing the
recordkeeping requirements for
intermediate rail transporters. The
Agency is unable to estimate these cost
and impact reductions. The Agency
believes, however, that the protection of
human health and the environment of
these regulations is not reduced by these
amendments.           -•""*.
  Dated: December 22, J980.     >
Douglas M. Cosile,
Administrator.
  Title 40 CFR is amended as follows:

PART 262—STANDARDS APPLICABLE
T© GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS
  1. Paragraph (c) of § 262.23(c) is
revised to read as follows:

§ 262.23 [Amended]    •
*    *    *    *     ^
  (c) For shipments of hazardous-waste
within the United States solely by water
(bulk shipments only), the generator
 must send three copies of the manifest
 dated and signed in accordance with
 this section to the owner Or operator of
 the designated facility or fee last water
 (bulk shipment) transporter to handle
 the waste in the United States if
 exported by water. Copies of the
 manifest are not required for each
 transporter.
   2. A new § 262.23(d), is added to read
 as follows:
 ft    ft     A    ' ft '    ft         .
   (d) For rail shipments of hazardous
 waste within the United States which
 originate at the site of generation, the
 generator must send at least three
 copies of the manifest dated and signed
 in accordance with this section to:
   (i) The next non-rail transporter, if
 any; or
   (ii) The designated facility if
 transported solely by rail; or
   (iii) The last rail transporter to handle
 the waste in the United States if
 exported by rail.
   3. The note following § 262.23, is
 changed to read as follows:
   Note.—See § 263.20(e) and (f) for special
 provisions for rail or water (bulk shipment)
 transporters.

 PART 263—STANDARDS APPLICABLE
 TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS
 WASTE1

   4. Section 263.20(e) introductory text,
 (1), (4) and (5), is revised to read as  ,
 follows: v ••••••  ••-:••

 §£63,20  [Amended]  ;
 *,.    *     *     *    *
  '. (e) The requirements of paragraph (c),
 (cl) and (f) of this section do not apply to
 water (bulk shipment) transporters if:
   (1) The hazardous waste is delivered
 by water (bulk shipment) to the
 designated facility;  arid
 *    *   . #     *    *
   (4) The person delivering the
 hazardous waste to the initial water
 (bulk shipment) transporter obtains the
 date of delivery and signature of the
 water (bulk shipment) transporter-on the
 manifest and forwards it to the
 designated facility; and
   (5) A copy of the shipping paper or
"manifest is retained by each water (bulk
 shipment) transporter in accordance  .,
 with §263.22.
 *   ft     *     ft    *-       •
   5. A new § 263.20(f) is added to read
 as follows and remaining paragraph (f)
 oi: § 263.20 is renumbered as paragraph
 (g):
   (f) For shipments  involving rail
 transportation, the requirements of
 paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) do not apply
 and the following requirements do
 apply:  .'-••.
   (1) When accepting hazardous waste
 from a non-rail transporter, the initial
 rail transporter must:
   (i) Sign and date the manifest      ,
. acknowledging acceptance of the
 hazardous waste;
   (ii) Return a signed copy of the
 manifest to the non-rail transporter;
   (iii) Forward at least three copies of
 the manifest to:         ."      v
   (A) The next non-rail transporter, if
 any; or,           '    T
   (B) The designated facility, if the
• shipment is delivered to that facility by
 rail; or
   (C) The lastrail transporter
 designated to handle the waste in the
 United States;
   (iv) Retain one copy of the manifest
 and rail shipping paper in accordance
 with § 263.22.              v   .  .' .
   (2) Rail transporters must ensure that
 a shipping paper containing all the
 information required on  the manifest
 (excluding the EPA identification
 numbers, generator certification, and
 signatures) accompanies the hazardous
 waste at all times.
   Note.—Intermediate rail transporters are
 not required to sign either the manifest or
 shipping paper,                      "
   (3) When delivering'hazardous waste
 to the designated facility, a rail
 transporter must:
   (i) Obtain the date of delivery and
 handwritten signature of the owner or  ^
 operator of the designated facility on the
.manifest or the shipping paper (if the
 manifest has not been-received by the
 facility); and
   (ii) Retain a.copy of the manifest or
 signed shipping paper in accordance
 with § 263.22.
   (4) When delivering hazardous waste
 to a non-rail transporter a rail.
 transporter must:
   (i) Obtain the date of delivery and the
 handwritten signature of the next non-
 rail transporter on the manifest;  and
   (ii) Retain a copy of the manifest in
 accordance with | 263.22.
   (5) Before accepting hazardous waste.
 from a rail transporter, a non-rail
 transporter mus.t sign and date the
 manifest and provide a; copy to the rail
 transporter.                 *    - •
   6. § 263.22(b) introducing text is
 amended to read as follows:

 §263.22   [Amended]
 *    *   , *     *    *
   (b) For shipments delivered to the.
 designated facility by water (bulk
 shipment), each water (bulk shipment)  .
 transporter must retain a copy of the
 shipping paper containing all the
 information .*  *  *.
   7. A new § 263.22(c) is added to read"
 as follows and paragraph (c) and (d) of

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     1283.22 are re-numbered as paragraphs
     (d) and (e), respectively.
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      {c) Por shipments of hazardous waste
     by rail within the United States:
      (i) The Initial rail transporter must
     keep a copy of the manifest and
     shipping paper with all the information
     required in § 283.20(f)(2) for a period of
     three years From the date the hazardous
     waste was accepted by the initial
     transporter; and " "'	"	"[	
      (U) The final rail transporter must
     keep i copy of the signed manifest (or
     the shipping paper if signed by the
     designated facility in lieu of the
     manifest) for a period of three years
     from the date the hazardous waste was
     accepted by the initial transporter.
    •  Not*.—!i>is;rm,pdi«te"rail transporters are"" '
    not required to keep records pursuant to
     thttSB regulations,

     PART 264—STANDARDS FOR
     OWNERS AND OPERATOR'S; OF.
    • HAZARDOUS V^AST E JREAT MENT,
     STORAGE^AND DISPOSAL"
     FACiUTIES

      8. Section 264.71{b) introductory text,
     {2) and (4) are amended and (1), (3), and
     (6) are revised as follows:

    §264.71  (Amended!
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