Do I Need a Hazardous Waste
                      Generator Identification Number?
WHAT Is A HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER?
An EPA hazardous waste generator identification number is a unique number that is assigned to
facilities that generate specified amounts of hazardous waste. The 12-character number is used by
states and EPA to track hazardous waste activities.

Do I NEED A GENERATOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER?
If you generate more than 220 Ibs (100 kg) of hazardous waste or 2.2 Ibs (1 kg) of acutely hazardous
waste in any calendar month, you will need to obtain an EPA identification number.  Also, if you
accumulate more than 2200 Ibs (1000 kg) of hazardous waste at any one time, you will need an EPA
identification number. Some States also require generators of less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste
to have identification numbers.

In addition to generators, companies that transport hazardous waste and facilities that store, treat, or
dispose of regulated quantities of hazardous waste generated by facilities must also have EPA
identification numbers.

How Do I OBTAIN A GENERATOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER?
/      Call or write your State hazardous waste management agency or EPA regional office and ask
       for a copy of EPA Form 8700-12 "Notification of Regulated Waste Activity." You will be sent
       a booklet containing the two-page form and instructions for filling it out. A few States use a
       form that is different from the EPA form. If you contact your State first, you will be sent the
       appropriate form to complete.

/      Complete one copy of the form for each facility that generates or handles hazardous waste.
       There is no fee associated with filling out this form. Each site or location will receive its own
       unique EPA identification number. You must use this identification number on all hazardous
       waste shipping forms.

/      Make sure you fill the form out completely and correctly and sign the certification. Send the
       form to the address listed in the booklet.

If you move your facility to another location, you must notify EPA or the State of the new location,
submit a new form, and obtain a new EPA identification number. If hazardous waste was previously
handled at the new location, and it already has an EPA identification number, you will be assigned that
number for your relocated facility.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contacts: Additional information is available from the following sources:
General information regarding EPA - http://www.epa.gov
RCRA Hotline at 1-800-424-9346.
Publications: Understanding the Hazardous Waste Rules: A Handbook for Small Businesses - 1996
Update, EPA 530-K-95-001, June 1996
THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE FACT SHEET SERIES                      UPDATED MARCH 1998
                                                                      Doc. No. 1202

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