*>EPA	e-Manifest
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | www.EPA.Gov/e-MANiFEST | October 2018
e-Manifest Fact Sheet: Emergency Response and Cleanup
Pursuant to the 2012 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, EPA established a national system for
tracking hazardous waste shipments electronically. This "e-Manifest System" is modernizing the nation's hazardous waste
tracking process while saving valuable time, resources, and dollars for industry and states. EPA launched e-Manifest June
30, 2018.
What Personnel Need to Know
•	Emergency response and cleanup personnel may sign
manifests as the generator or have contractual agreements
where the contractor signs "on behalf of" the generator.
•	This Fact Sheet provides general information on e-
Manifest; implementation of actual response is based on
cleanup authorities applicable to the site.
•	With the e-Manifest system, emergency response and
cleanup personnel (or their contractors) now have the
option of creating and signing manifests electronically.
•	Receiving facilities must submit the top copy of each paper
manifest to EPA and pay a user fee for each manifest; the
receiving facility could charge this user fee back to the
generator.
•	User fees effective June 30, 2018, to September 30, 2019,
range from $15 (for a mailed paper manifest) to $5 (for
fully electronic or hybrid manifest).
•	States no longer receive a paper copy of completed
manifests.
•	EPA encourages emergency response and cleanup
personnel to use fully electronic manifests.
•	Electronic manifests are available to personnel only if the
site has access to the Internet and all handlers - generator,
transporter(s) and receiving facility are using the electronic
manifest.
•	If electronic manifests are not an option, personnel should
initiate a paper manifest.
•	Response personnel may create an e-manifest by setting
up a generator/industry user account in RCRA Info. The e-
Manifest System resides within RCRA Info.
•	There are different permission levels within the manifest
system. These levels allow the generator to view or create
e-manifests within the System. The highest permission
level is called Site Manager. A Site Manager can authorize
users for that specific site and will assign permissions to
each user.
With an e-Manifest account, responders and contractors,
with the correct site permissions, will be able to view
and/or create manifests and participate in the electronic
data corrections process supported by e-Manifest.
An e-Manifest account allows for transporters, brokers, or
other entities to prepare manifests for the generator.
Generators may use e-manifests and the e-Manifest
system to meet applicable RCRA recordkeeping
requirements. Other recordkeeping requirements under
specific cleanup authorities still apply.
If an e-Manifest account has not been established by the
generator, personnel must work with their receiving
facilities to obtain paper copies of completed manifests
per any applicable recordkeeping requirements. The e-
Manifest system will only supply electronic copies of
completed manifests to registered generators with e-
Manifest accounts.
The 6-copy paper hazardous waste manifest form (EPA
form 8700-22) was replaced with a new 5-copy form.
Personnel may use existing inventories of the old form.
e-Manifest does not issue Certificates of
Destruction/Disposal and does not otherwise impact
current processes related to these Certificates.
EPA's e-Manifest system only collects hazardous waste
manifest forms and continuation sheets (EPA form 8700-
22/22A). Other documentation (e.g., bills of lading, waste
profiles, Land Disposal Restriction notifications, lab pack
sheets) should not be submitted and will not be entered
into the e-Manifest system.
Department of Transportation regulations require the
transporter to have a hard copy shipping document while
the shipment is in transit. If using/signing electronic
manifest(s). this means the transporter needs to print a
copy of the signed electronic manifest(s) to carry on the
truck during transit.
e-Manifest is accessible from portable devices (e.g., smart
phone, tablet).

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What Personnel Need to Do
Scope of e-Manifest
•	To create and sign electronic manifests, personnel must
register as an Industry User for e-Manifest (through RCRA
Info), obtain a site EPA Identification Number (EPA ID) if
one is not already assigned, and designate a Site Manager.
•	Personnel can register for access to multiple sites. Sites can
have multiple personnel with Site Manager access or other
permissions. Please note that permissions are site-specific.
•	Personnel enter the EPA ID issued for the site in the
Generator ID Number field of the manifest.
¦	The EPA ID can be a provisional or emergency EPA ID.
Check with the authorized state or Region for
information on how to obtain these.
¦	In exceptional cases where time is of the essence and it
is necessary to conduct immediate removal, EPA or State
officials can waive the EPA ID requirement.
•	Site Managers have permission to view, create, and
electronically sign manifests in e-Manifest and grant
permissions for others to prepare and sign manifests (i.e.,
contractors). The Site Manager Fact Sheet
(https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-
07/documents/r7 e-manifest fact sheet site manaaers-
06-2018.pdf) describes this role.
•	Working through the appropriate contractor (e.g.,
Transportation & Disposal coordinator), coordinate with
the receiving facility to select one of the following three
manifest options:
•	Paper Generator, transporter, and receiving facility all
sign on paper.
•	Hybrid Manifest is created in e-Manifest. A hard copy is
then printed from the system and hand-signed by the
generator. The signed hard copy is left with the
generator, while the remainder of the manifest shipment
is executed electronically. The manifest is signed
electronically by the initial transporter, and other
subsequent transporters, and the receiving facility.
•	Electronic Created in e-Manifest and electronically
signed by all entities listed on the manifest.
•	Suggest incorporating into contract language a
requirement that contractors adhere to all e-Manifest
program requirements and include a requirement that
contractors who sign manifests as the generator must use
fully electronic manifests, if feasible. Expect Receiving
Facilities to charge the generator user fees.
•	Signatory personnel will need to complete Electronic
Signature Agreements.
e-Manifest affects any waste that must be shipped on a
manifest according to either federal or state law, including:
•	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCI^A) federal
hazardous waste,
•	Regulated PCB waste shipped on a manifest, and
•	State-regulated hazardous waste (if manifest is required by
origination or destination state).
Obtain/Update EPA ID Number
Personnel acting as a generator may submit EPA form 8700-12
("Site Identification Form") to obtain an EPA ID number from
their EPA Region or state. The form can be found on RCI^A
Information System (RCFlAlnfo) at
https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb. For IA & NE it can be
submitted electronically. Personnel who already have an EPA ID
number need to ensure previously submitted information (e.g.,
contact information) is up-to-date.
Register with e-Manifest
e-Manifest is linked to EPA's existing RCF^AInfo. e-Manifest
registration and instructions are available at:
https://www.epa.gov/ks/e-manifest. Responders can register
with e-Manifest at any point.
Federal Links	
e-Manifest registration, FAQs and more, go to
https://www.epa.gov/ks/e-manifest.
Regional/State Information
Contact information & Forms
IA Susan Johnson Susan.iohnson@dnr.iowa.gov
515-725-8317
https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/documents/notification.
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KS Brian Burbeck	Brian.burbeck@ks.gov
785-296-1613
http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/forms/hazwaste/gen500-870Q-
12.pdf
MO David Green	david.green@dnr.mo.gov
573-751-3204
https://dnr.mo.gov/forms/780-1164-f.pdf
NE Jeff Edwards iefferv.edwards(a)nebraska.gov
402-471-8309
http://deq.ne.gov/Publica.nsf/pages/WAS035
EPA Rebecca Wenner Wenner.Rebecca@epa.gov
913-551-7664

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