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e-Manifest
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | www.EPA.Gov/e-MANiFEST | December2020
e-Manifest Fact Sheet: Brokers
On June 30, 2018, EPA launched a national system for tracking hazardous waste shipments electronically. This system
known as "e-Manifest," modernizes the nation's cradle-to-grave hazardous waste tracking process while saving valuable
time, resources, and dollars for industry and states. EPA established 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 Brokers Need to Know
•	e-Manifest launched nationwide on June 30, 2018.
•	Brokers have the option to prepare manifests
electronically for their generator clients.
•	To use e-Manifest, brokers need to obtain an EPA ID
and register for e-Manifest.
•	The 6-copy manifest form has been replaced with a
5-copy form. The new form became effective on
June 30, 2018.
Scope of e-Manifest	
e-Manifest facilitates 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
required by state), and
•	Imported hazardous waste.
EPA implements the e-Manifest regulations until
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
authorized states adopt and become authorized for the
e-Manifest regulations. (Note: some parts of the e-
Manifest regulations, such as collection of user fees, will
only be implemented by EPA.)
RCRAInfo
e-Manifest is linked to the existing RCRA Information
System (RCRAInfo) and has the ability to validate
information entered on an electronic manifest against
information in RCRAInfo.
RCRAInfo is an EPA information system that collects
information on hazardous waste sites. Information in
RCRAInfo is publicly available here:
https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/action/main-
menu/view.
How e-Manifest impacts Brokers
Because brokers may service multiple clients, EPA
requires them to obtain an EPA ID Number using the Site
ID Form (EPA form 8700-12). This enables brokers to
track their manifest activities in e-Manifest and make
draft manifests available to their clients. In some states,
brokers may submit EPA form 8700-12 electronically.
Brokers may not sign manifests in e-Manifest remotely
on behalf of their generator clients, unless the broker is
operating at the generator site and is the offeror of the
waste shipment. In that case, a broker can sign the
manifest.
What Brokers Need to Do
Obtain/Update EPA ID Number
Brokers must have an ID number to use e-Manifest.
Brokers may submit EPA form 8700-12 to obtain an EPA
ID Number from their RCRA-authorized state or EPA
Region. The form can be found on RCRAInfo Web at

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https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb. In some states,
brokers may submit this form electronically. Check here
to see if you can submit the form electronically through
your state:
https://rcrainfo.epa.aov/rcrainfoweb/modules/main/stat
e contacts.html.
Work with Customers to Select
Manifest Creation Option
The e-Manifest system allows for three types of
hazardous waste manifest creation options:
•	Paper (generator, transporter, and receiving facility
all sign on paper)
•	Hybrid (starts as paper manifest signed by the
generator and then is signed electronically by the
transporter and receiving facility)
•	Electronic (created in e-Manifest and electronically
signed by all entities listed on the manifest)
As of 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 in the system. EPA's Cross-Media Electronic
Reporting Rule (CROMERR) provides the legal framework
for electronic reporting under EPA's regulatory
programs. Those submitting final completed manifest or
subsequent corrections need to go through identity
proofing plus sign using 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.
Receiving facilities have two options for submitting
paper manifests to EPA: uploading a scanned image or
submitting data plus image files via e-Manifest.
Brokers 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.
Register with e-Manifest
e-Manifest registration and instructions will be available
at: www.epa.gov/e-Manifest.
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 only 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 go to: www.epa.gov/e-
Manifest
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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