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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(OS-305)
EPA/530-SW-90-028
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The New Toxicity
Characteristic Rule
Information and Tips
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    The Toxicity Characteristic rule will bring a significant volume of
    previously unregulated waste into the federal hazardous waste
    management system. Businesses that take steps to reduce genera-
    tion of these wastes may realize substantial savings in waste man-
    agement costs.  Tips on waste minimization practices are provided
    below, along with contacts for more information.
   If you produce 1,000 kilograms or more of hazardous waste per month, or think you
   might, this publication is for you. If you produce less waste, please order our publication
   for small quantity generators, Does Your Business Produce Hazardous Waste? Many
   Small Businesses Do (EPA/530-SW-90-027).
  The final Toxicity Characteristic
rule replaces the existing Extraction
Procedure Toxicity Characteristic
(EPTC) by adding 25 chemicalsto
the eight metals and six pesticides
onlhe EPTC list of constituents.
The rule also replaces the Extraction
Procedure (EP) leach test with the
Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure (TCLP). Regulatory levels
for the 25 new constituents are deter-
mined by the product of a health-
related concentration threshold and
a dilution/attenuation factor (DAF).
The DAF is derived using a new
ground-water transport model.

What the TC Rule
Means to Generators
  Facilities that produce 1 ,000 kiio-
hazardous waste within a calendar
rnontiTare^lassified by EPA as haz-
ardous waste generators. For the sake
oT^dlscussionTwFwiiTcall this g\oup
"Large Quantity Generators," or \
LQGs. LQGs are subject to more \
Stringent storage requirements under
federal law than their small quantity
generator (SQG) counterparts, who j
produce less than 1,000 kilograms,
but iriore than 100 kilograms of
ardouYwaste in a month.
  Under the new rule, generators are
required to use the Toxicity Charac-
teristic criteria in place of the EPTC
when determining whether any haz-
ardous waste is produced by their
industrial processes. Some facilities
previously regulated as small quan-
tity generators may be brought into
the LQG category with this rule,
since the volume of "TC waste" gen-
erated must now be added to monthly
hazardous waste volume calculations.
Newly regulated LQGs are subject to
all generator requirements as outlined
in Title 40, Part 262 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR).

  The new rule might also affect
some businesses previously not sub-
ject to hazardous waste regulation.
These businesses are now required to
determine whether TC constituents
are present in their waste stream at or
above the regulated levels. If so, they
must comply with appropriate gener-
ator requirements.


Compliance Guidelines
  Under the new rule, waste genera-
tors must determine whether one or
more of the TC constituents are pre-
sent in their waste at or above the
regulated levels. If so, LQGs must
take the following steps to comply
with the new rule:
  1. Notify EPA and obtain an EPA
Identification Number (using EPA
Form 8700-12) within six months of
the rule's publication. Businesses that
already have an EPA ID Number for
their facility are not required to reno-
tifyEPA.

  2. Comply with all on-site waste
storage requirements, including time
constraints (maximum 90 days) and
satellite storage regulations. Facilities
that have permits to treat or dispose
of their waste on site may require
permit modifications under this rule.
Contact your EPA Regional office for
more information.

  3. Ensure that a Uniform
Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA
Form 8700-22) accompanies any
waste that is transported offsite.
Generators are legally responsible
for the proper disposal of their haz-
ardous waste. TC waste is subject to
all disposal requirements found in
Part 265 of the CFR; generators must
ensure that their waste is disposed of
only at properly permitted facilities.

  LQGs must  be in full compliance
with these requirements by Septem-
ber 25, 1990. Generators who fail to
take these steps are subject to fines
and other EPA  enforcement actions.

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EPA Regional Contacts

EPA Region 1
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Frank Ciavattieri, Chief
MEAT Waste Management Branch
HPL-CAN2
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
617-573-5770

Gerald M. Levy, Chief
Waste Management Branch (HRW-CAN3)
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
617-573-5720

EPA Region 2
New Jersey, New York. Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands     i^^^^^
Stanley Siegel, Chief
Hazardous Waste Programs Branch
Room 2343
26 Federal Plaza
New York, NY 10278
212-264-3384

EPA Region 3
Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Robert Allen, Chief
RCRA Programs Branch (3HW30)
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-597-0980
EPA Region 4
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee
James H. Scarbrough, Chief
RCRA and Federal Facilities Branch
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-347-3016
EPA Region 5
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin
Judith A. Kertcher, Chief
RCRA Program
Management Branch
230 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-8510

Karl Bremer, Chief
RCRA Permitting Branch
230 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
312-353-0398
EPA Region 6
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Texas           •Hk
Guanita Reiter, Chief
RCRA Programs Branch (6H-H)
First Interstate Bank Tower
1445 Ross Avenue
Dallas, TX 75270
214-655-6655
                                      Bill Honker, Chief
                                      RCRA Permits Branch (6H-P)
                                      First Interstate Bank Tower
                                      1445 Ross Avenue
                                      Dallas, TX 75270
                                      214-655-6770
                   »H-P)

                   -
EPA Region 7
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
Mike Sanderson, Chief
RCRA Branch
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-7050

EPA Region 8
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Terry Anderson, Chief
Implementation Branch
Denver Place (8HWM-RI)
999 18th Street, Suite  500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
303-293-1662
EPA Region 9
Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada,
Guam, Marianas
Eve Levin
State Programs Branch
1235 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-744-1468

EPA Region 10
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Michael Gearheard, Chief
Waste Management Branch (HW-112)
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
206-442-2782
                                       The  RCRA/Superfund Hotline
                                     Further information and publications on federal hazardous waste laws can be
                                  obtained by calling EPA's toll-free RCRA/Superfund Hotline: 800-424-9346 outside
                                  of Washington, D.C.; 202-382-3000 in Washington, D.C. For the hearing impaired,
                                               the number is TDD 800-553-7672 or 202-475-9652.

                                             Ask the RCRA/Superfund Hotline how you can access the
                                   POLLUTION PREVENTION INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE (PPIC)
                                                                   and the
                                        ELECTRONIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM (EIES).

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Reducing Management Costs
  Waste minimization means reduc-
ing the amount of waste your compa-
ny generates. You can reduce your
waste volume in several ways,
including:
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 ' • Separating hazardous waste
   from nonhazardous waste.
  • Recycling (also called recov-
   ery and reuse).
  • Substitution of nonhazardous
   for hazardous raw materials.
  • Changing manufacturing pro-
   cesses so that less hazardous
   waste is produced.
 \ • Redesigning or reformulating
  \end-products to be less haz-
   ardous.
  The payoffs to your company
for waste minimization can be great.
Waste minimization can save money
through more efficient use of
resources and reduced waste treat-
ment and disposal costs. It can also
reduce your hazardous waste-related
financial liabilities. Finally, waste
minimization can pay off when local
residents are confident that your
industry is making every effort to
handle wastes responsibly.

For More Information...
  For more information about the
TC rule, how it affects you and your
business, and waste minimization
technologies, contact the following
sources:
  • Your trade association
  • Regional EPA office
  • State hazardous waste pro-
    gram office
  • RCRA/Superfund Hotline at
    800-424-9346 or TDD 800-
    553-7672 for the hearing
    impaired
  • Pollution Prevent Information
    Clearinghouse (access
    through the RCRA/Superfund
    Hotline)
  If you have not already received
the following materials, they might
be available through  your trade asso-
ciation—or you can order them
through the RCRA/Superfund
Hotline:
  • Industry-specific Sheets.
   These provide waste stream
   information for the following
   18 industries potentially
   affected by the TC rule
   [EPA/530-SW-90-027a-r].
    a. Vehicle Maintenance
    b. Drycleaning and Laundry
    c. Furniture/Wood
      Refinishing
    d. Equipment Repair
    e. Textile Manufacturing
    f. Wood Preserving
    g. Printing and Allied
      Industry
    h. Chemical Manufacturing
    i. Pesticide End-users
    j. Construction
    k. Railroad Transport
  1. Educational/Vocational
  m. Laboratories
  n. Metal Manufacturing
  o. Pulp and Paper Industry
  p. Formulators
  q. Cleaning and Cosmetics
  r. Leather/Leather Products

 • Waste Minimization:
  Environmental Quality and
  Economic Benefits
  [EPA/5 30-SW- 87-026]
 • The EPA Manual for Waste
  Minimization Opportunity
  Assessments [EPA-600/2-
  88- 025]
 • Modifying RCRA Permits
  [EPA/530-SW-89-050]
 • How to Set Up a Local
  Program to Recycle Used
  Oil [EPA/530-SW-89-
  039A] (Pamphlets: 039B-D).
      The  Following Constituents Are Now
           Regulated under the TC Rule:
      Old EP Constituents
      Arsenic
      Barium
      Cadmium
      Chromium
      Lead
      Mercury
      Selenium
      Silver
      Endrin
      Lindane
      Methoxychlor
      Toxaphene
      2,4-Dichlorophenoxycetic
        acid
      2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxypro-
        pionic acid

      New Organic
      Constituents
      Benzene
      Carbon Tetrachloride
      Chlordane
      Chlorobenzene
Chloroform
m-Cresol
o-Cresol
p-Cresol
Cresol
1,4-Dichlorobenzene
1,2-Dichloroethane
1,1 -Dichloroethylene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
Heptachlor (and its hydroxide)
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachloroethane
Methyl ethyl ketone
Nitrobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Pyridine
Tetrachloroethylene
Trichloroethylene
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
2,4,6-Trichlorophenol
Vinyl chloride

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   The information regarding notification time on
   page one is incorrect. Generators must notify
     EPA within three months of the rule's
    publication, not six months. Six months is
            the time for full compliance.
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
        July 1990
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   Uniform   Hazardous  Waste   Manifest
       Federal law requires that any facility that generates more
   than 100 kilograms (220 pounds or approximately one-half of
   a 55-gallon drum) of hazardous waste (or 1 kilogram of acute-
   ly hazardous waste) in a calendar month use the completed
   Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest when shipping its haz-
   ardous waste off-site.
       Remember—you must use the Manifest of the state to
   which you are sending the waste. If that state does not have its
   own version of the Manifest, use the Manifest form of the
   state in which you generated the waste.
       If neither the state to which you are sending your waste
   nor the state in which your waste was generated has  its own
   Manifest form, you may order  Manifest forms from commer-
                               cial companies that produce the federal version of the
                               Manifest, or obtain copies from some hazardous waste treat-
                               ment, storage, or disposal firms.
                                  Items 1 through 20 (and 21 through 35 on the continua-
                               tion sheet) constitute the federal portion of the Manifest form.
                               Items A through K comprise the state portion of the form.
                               When using a state form, follow the instructions provided
                               with that form. If you are not using a state form, ask your
                               state hazardous waste agency whether you must fill in items A
                               through K. Contact your state hazardous waste agency, your
                               hauler, and the facility that is to receive your waste shipment
                               to be sure you complete all the necessary items on the
                               Manifest.
Instructions

ITEM 1.
Generator's U.S. EPA ID Number
- Manifest Document Number
   Enter the generator's U.S. EPA
12-digit identification number and
the unique 5-digit you assign to
this Manifest (e.g., 00001).
ITEM 2.
Page 1 of	
Enter the total number of pages
used to complete this Manifest,
i.e., the first page (EPA Form
8700-22) plus the number of
Continuation Sheets (EPA  Form
8700-22A), if any.
ITEM 3.
Generator's Name and Mailing
Address
Enter the name and address of
your business.
ITEM 4.
Generator's Phone Number
Enter a telephone number where
an authorized agent of your com-
pany may be reached in the event
of an emergency.
ITEM 5.
Transporter I  Company Name
Enter the company name of the
first transporter who will transport
the waste.
ITEM 6.
U.S. EPA ID Number
Enter the U.S. EPA 12-digit iden-
tification number of the first trans-
porter identified in Item 5.
ITEM 7.
Transporter 2  Company Name
If applicable, enter the company
name of the second transporter
who will transport the waste. If
more than two transporters are
used to transport the waste, use a
Continuation Sheet(s) (EPA Form
8700-22A) and list the trans-
porters in the order they will be
transporting the waste.
ITEM 8.
US. EPA ID Number
If applicable, enter the U.S. EPA
12-digit identification number of
the second transporter identified in
Item 7. NOTE: If more than two
transporters are used, enter each
additional transporter's company
and U.S. EPA 12-digit identifica-
tion number in items 24-27 on the
Continuation Sheet (EPA Form
8700-22A). Each Continuation
Sheet has space to record two ad-
ditional transporters. Every trans-
porter used between the generator
and the designated facility must be
listed.
ITEM 9.
Designated Facility Name and
Site Address
Enter the company name and site
address of the facility to which
you are shipping the waste listed
on this Manifest. The address
must be the site address, which
may be different from the compa-
ny mailing address.
ITEM 10.
US. EPA ID Number
Enter the U.S. EPA 12-digit iden-
tification number of the designat-
ed facility identified in Item 9.
ITEM 11.
U.S. DOT Description (including
Proper Shipping Name, Hazard
Class, and ID Number fUN/NAJ)
Enter the U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT) Proper
Shipping Name, Hazard Class,
and ID Number (UN/NA) for each
waste as  identified in 49 CFR  171
through 177. Your hauler or the
facility to which you are shipping
the waste may be able to help you
determine this information. You
may also be able to obtain infor-
mation and assistance from the
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) at 202-366-5580, Materials
Transport Bureau, your state trans-
portation agency, your state haz-
ardous waste management agency,
or your trade association.
ITEM 12.
Containers (No. and Type)
Enter the number of containers for
each waste  and the appropriate ab-
breviation for the type of contain-
er:
DM = Metal drums, barrels, kegs
DW = Wooden drums, barrels,
      kegs
DF = Fiberboard or plastic drums,
      barrels, kegs
TP = Tanks portable
TT = Cargo tanks (tank trucks)
TC = Tank cars
DT = Dump truck
CY = Cylinders
CM = Metal boxes, cartons, cases
      (including roll-offs)
CW = Wooden boxes, cartons,
      cases
CF = Fiber or plastic boxes, car-
      tons, cases
BA = Burlap, cloth, paper or plas-
      tic bags
ITEM 13.
Total Quantity
Enter the total quantity of waste
described on each line. Your mea-
surement must include  the weight
of the container when the waste
container is to be discarded (ex-
ample: a drum containing waste).
Do not use fractions or decimals.
ITEM 14.
Unit (WtJVol.)
Enter the appropriate abbreviation
for the unit of measure for each
quantity entered under Item 13, as
follows:
G = Gallons
P = Pounds
T = Tons (2,000 pounds)
Y = Cubic yards
L = Liters
K = Kilograms
M = Metric tons (1,000 kilo-
     grams)
N = Cubic meters
ITEM 15.
Special Handling Instructions and
Additional Information
Use this space to indicate special
transportation, treatment, storage,
or disposal information or Bill of
Lading information.
ITEM 16.
Generator's Certification
You must sign and date the
Uniform Hazardous Waste
Manifest after you have filled it
out. You must certify that you
have made a good faith effort to
minimize your waste generation
and to select the best waste man-
agement method that is available
to you and that you can afford.
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    4.   Generator's Phone (
                                waning Address
                                                                                                           A. state Manifest Document Number
                                                                                                           B. State Generator's  ID
     5.  Transporter 1 Company Name
 6!            US EPA ID Number

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                                                                                                          C. State Transporter's 10
                                                                                                           D, Transporter's Phone
         Iransporter  z company Name
                                                                                US EPA ID Number
                                                                                                          fc. State Transporter's  ID
                                                                                                           F Transporter's Phone
    9.   Designated  Facility Name  and Site Address
                                                                                US EPA ID Number
                                                                 I   I   I   I    I   I   I    I   I   I   I    I
                                         G State Facility's ID
                                                                                                           H. Facility's  Phone
     11. US DOT Description (Including Proper Shipping Name. Hazard Class, and ID Number)
                                12. Containers

                                  No.     Type
            13.
           Total
          Quantity
           14.
          Unit
         Wt/Vol
                                                                                                                                            Waste No
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     b.
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     d.
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    J.  Additional  Descriptions for Materials Listed Above
                                         K. Handling Cod«s for Wastes Listed Above
     15.  Special Handling Instructions and  Additional  Information
     16.  GENERATOR'S CERTIFICATION: I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by
         proper shipping name and are classified, packed, marked, and labeled, and are in all respects in proper condition for transport by highway
         according to applicable international and national government regulations.

         If I am a large quantity generator, I certify that I have a program in place to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated to the degree I have determined to be
         economically practicable and that I have selected the practicable method of treatment, storage, or disposal currently available to me which minimizes the present and
         future threat to human health and the environment; OR, if I am a small quantity generator, I have made a good faith effort to minimize my waste generation and select
         the best waste management method that is available to me and that I can afford.
         Printed/Typed  Name
                                                                          Signature
                                                                      Month  Day   Year
      17.Transporter 1 Acknowledgement of Receipt of Materials
         Printed/Typed  Name
        Signature
                             Month  Day   Year
                                                                                                                                       I   I    I   I   I
      18 Transporter 2  Acknowledgement of Receipt of Materials
         Printed/Typed  Name
                                                                          Signature
                                                                      Month  Day   Year

                                                                      I   I   I    I   I   I
      19.Discrepancy Indication Space
      20.Facility Owner or Operator: Certification of  receipt of  hazardous materials covered  by  this manifest except as noted  in Item 19.
         Printed/Typed  Name
        Signature'
                             Month  Day   Year

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   for Filing iVofi'fica£/on cetera
   compteting this form.   The
   infarrnaflon rsquested hare i*
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—r-^ai         Notification  of
EPA      Regulated Waste
                         Activity
    Drifted States Environmental Protection
                                                           Date Recetved
                                                       (For Official Use Onfy)
  I. Installation's EPA ID Number (Mar* 'X* In the appropriate box)
       A. First NotlflcatfOR
B. Subs«quefTt Notification
  (complete item C)
                                                                        C. Installation** EPA ID Number
  II. Name of Installation (Include company and specific site name)
  III. Location of Installation (Physical address not P.O. Box or Route Numtter)
  Street (continued)
            Countv Nam*
  IV. Installation Malting Address (See Instructions)
  Street or P.O. Box
  Cfty or Town
  V. Installation Contact (Person to be contacted regarding waste actMtlet at vtef
  Name (last}
 Job TO*
                        Pnoo« Number fmaeo4ean
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 VIII. Type of Regulated Waste Activity (Mart
                         A. Hazardous Waste Activity
                                                             Inth* appropriate boxes.  Refer to instructions.)
                                                                                               B, Used O8 Fuel Activities
    1. Generator (See In
      &.  Greater than 100r*g/mo (2^00 Ibs.)
      b.  100 to 1000 kg/mo (220 - 2,200 Ibs.)
      c.  Less 
  Note: A permft is requred for
  mis activity; see instructions.
4. Hazardous Waste Fuet
  a.  Generator Marketing to Burner
  b  Other Marketers
  c.  Burner - indicate device^) -
      Type of Combustion Device-
        1.  Utility BoSer
        2.  Industrial BoSer
    I	I 3.  industrial Furnace
5. Underground Injection Control
                                                                                                  1. Off-Specrffcafion Used CW Fuel
                                                                                                C  I  a.  Generator Marketing to Burner
                                                                                                Q  b.  Other Markerer
                                                                                                LJ  c.  B«ner - indicate devfc*<3> -
                                                                                                       Type of Combustion Device
                                                                                                     LJ  1.  Utility Boier
                                                                                                     r~|" 2.  todusttial Bo8er
                                                                                                     I  J  3^  Industrial Furnace
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                                                                                                  2. Specification Lfeed OK Fuel Marketer
                                                                                                    {or On-sfte Burner) Who First Claims
                                                                                                    tte Of Meets the Specification
                 tX. Description of Regulated Wastes (Use additional
                 A.  Characteristics o» Nonilsted Hazardous Wastes. Mark 'X' in the boxes corwepondir^ to the characteristic* of nonHsted hazardous
                    wastes your installafion handles. (See 40 CfK Parts 261.20 - 267.24)
                 1. (gnftabla   2. Corrosive  3. Reactive 4. Toxtarty
                   (DOQ1)       (D002)     (DOQ3)   Characteristic
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                I certify under p*na*yaf tow tf)«f//uv«p«rsona/ry«xam/n«d and tmf»mlll»r with th* Information submitted In this
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                Imprisonment
               Signature
                                      Name and Official Title (type or print)
                                             Date Signed
                JtaterJ
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