&EPA	e-Manifest
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | www.EPA.Gov/e-MANiFEST | June 2018
e-Manifest Fact Sheet: TSDFs
EPA is establishing a national system for tracking hazardous waste shipments electronically. This system known as
"e-Manifest," will modernize the nation's cradle-to-grave hazardous waste tracking process while saving valuable time,
resources, and dollars for industry and states. EPA is establishing e-Manifest per the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest
Establishment Act, which Congress enacted into law on October 5, 2012. e-Manifest is a multi-faceted program that
includes system development; regulation and policy; implementation and communication; and consultation with the
e-Manifest federal advisory committee.
What TSDFs Need to Know
•	e-Manifest launches nationwide on June 30, 2018.
•	Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
will have the option to create and submit manifests
electronically.
•	TSDFs may continue to use paper manifests after
June 30, 2018; however, use of electronic manifests
is highly encouraged by EPA.
•	Receiving facilities can use the e-Manifest system to
meet manifest recordkeeping requirements under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
regulations.
•	TSDFs must submit all manifests, both paper and
electronic, to EPA.
•	EPA will charge a fee to TSDFs for each manifest
submitted. Fees are differentiated based on how the
manifest is submitted.
•	The existing 6-copy manifest form is being replaced
with a new 5-copy form. The new form will be
effective starting on June 30, 2018.
Scope of e-Manifest	
e-Manifest will facilitate the electronic transmission of
the uniform manifest form, which accompanies
shipments of hazardous waste. e-Manifest affects any
regulated waste shipped on a manifest, including:
•	RCRA federal hazardous waste,
•	Regulated PCB waste shipped on a manifest,
•	State-regulated hazardous waste (if manifest is
required by origination or destination state),
•	Very Small Quantity Generator waste (if manifest is
required), and
•	Imported hazardous waste.
How TSDFs Will Be Impacted
•	The e-Manifest Act mandates that the system must
cover waste shipments for which either federal or
state law require a RCRA hazardous waste manifest
for their tracking. Shipments of state-regulated
wastes that are not federal RCRA wastes, but that are
subject to the hazardous waste manifest under state
law, must be included in the system. Conversely, if a
shipment is voluntarily shipped on a manifest (i.e.,
not required to be manifested under either state or
federal law), these manifests are not required to be
submitted to EPA.
•	TSDFs must register with e-Manifest to receive and
pay invoices; registering with e-Manifest also allows
receiving facilities to view electronic copies of
completed manifests, electronically make
corrections, and minimize costs of submitting
manifests to EPA.
•	Generators with accounts will also be able to
participate in the electronic data corrections process
supported by e-Manifest.
•	If generators do not create e-Manifest accounts for
viewing manifests, you should make arrangements
with them to provide paper copies of completed
manifests per the recordkeeping requirements in 40
CFR part 262. The e-Manifest system will only supply
electronic copies of completed manifests to
registered generators with e-Manifest accounts.

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What TSDFs Need to Do
Work with Customers to Select
Manifest Creation Option
e-Manifest allows for three types of manifest creation
options:
•	Paper (generator, transporter, and receiving facility
all sign on paper)
•	Hybrid (manifest is created electronically in e-
Manifest. A hard copy is then printed from the
system and signed by the generator and initial
transporter on paper. The signed hard copy is then
left with the generator, while the remainder of the
manifest shipment is executed electronically. The
manifest is signed electronically by the initial
transporter, any other subsequent transporters, and
the receiving facility)
•	Electronic (created in e-Manifest and electronically
signed by all entities listed on the manifest)
Beginning on June 30, 2018, all receiving facilities must
submit manifests to EPA. Electronic and hybrid manifests
are submitted to EPA instantaneously, as they are signed
electronically by the receiving facility in the system. EPA's
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
provides the legal framework for electronic reporting
under EPA's regulatory programs. Those signing
electronically need to go through identity proofing and
use a CROMERR-compliant electronic signature (e.g.,
password plus personal challenge question). If a paper
manifest is used, the receiving facility must submit the
manifest to EPA within 30 days of receipt.
TSDFs can utilize the EPA's e-Manifest website to create
electronic manifests for their customers or they can
utilize the e-Manifest API (Application Programming
Interface) to add e-Manifesting capabilities to their
existing manifesting system.
Select Manifest Submission Options
and Associated User Fee
TSDFs have several options for submitting manifests to
EPA. EPA will charge a fee for every manifest submitted
to the system based on the manifest type and mode of
submission.
EPA publishes user fees on the e-Manifest website.
Register with e-Manifest
e-Manifest registration and instructions will be available
at: www.epa.gov/e-Manifest. Users can register for
different permissions related to whether they want to
view, create, and/or sign manifests electronically. Each
user must register separately. Additionally, EPA
encourages TSDFs to register at least two "Site
Managers" per EPA ID who, in addition to all the
permissions above, can also approve other users in their
company for e-Manifest access. Site Managers will
receive and are responsible for paying monthly invoices.
Pay Your Invoice
Site managers will receive an electronic copy of their
invoice on the first day of the month after manifests
were submitted to EPA. Payments of user fees can be
made to the U.S. Department of Treasury through e
Manifest by clicking on the "Pay Bill" button. This will pull
up a popup window that will allow you to make
payments to U.S. Department of Treasury's pay.gov
website directly. EPA cannot accept any other method of
payment except through the e-Manifest system.
Stay Updated
Subscribe to the e-Manifest Listservs for the latest news
and monthly webinar announcements:
•	To subscribe to the general program Listserv, send a
blank message to: eManifest-
subscribe(a>lists.epa.aov
•	To subscribe to the developers Listserv, send a blank
message to:
e-manifestdev-subscribe(a>lists.epa.aov
For more information on EPA's e-Manifest Program and
frequently asked questions:
•	www.epa.gov/e-Manifest
•	Mailed paper forms incur the highest fees.
•	Scanned image files and data + scanned image file
uploads will incur moderate fees.
•	Electronic manifests, including hybrid manifests, will
incur the lowest fees.
530-F-18-010

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