oEPA
e-Manifest
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | www.EPA.Gov/e-MANiFEST | December2020
e-Manifest Fact Sheet: Transporters
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 Transporters Need to Know
•	e-Manifest launched nationwide on June 30, 2018.
•	Transporters may prepare manifests electronically in
e-Manifest for their generator clients.
•	Transporters may continue to use paper manifests;
however, use of electronic manifest is highly
encouraged by EPA.
•	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 a manifest is
required by origination or destination state),
•	Very Small Quantity Generator waste (if a 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.)
How e-Manifest Impacts
Transporters
•	The broad adoption of electronic manifesting
depends upon transporters obtaining portable
devices (e.g., smart phone or tablet) for their
transport vehicles and making the electronic
manifest capability available to their generator
customers in the field.
•	Transporters with portable devices and network
connectivity can involve their generator customers in
two ways: (1) fully electronic manifests with the
generator and all handlers signing manifests
electronically; and (2) a hybrid electronic manifest,
where a generator, not able to sign electronically,
can sign and retain a printed copy of the manifest,
while the transporter and other handlers sign and
transmit the manifest electronically.
•	For transporters lacking portable devices,
transporters can continue to use paper manifests.
•	Transporters are not subject to e-Manifest user fees.
Fees are paid by the designated receiving facilities
when they submit the final completed manifests to
the e-Manifest system.
•	Per Department of Transportation's hazardous
materials regulations, transporters will still need to
carry one paper copy of a manifest on their transport
vehicles, to be accessible to emergency responders
in the event of an incident during transport.
Transporters using electronic manifests can simply
print a copy of the manifest for use as the shipping
paper.

-------
•	e-Manifest allows for multiple transporters.
What Transporters Need to Do
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. 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 of a paper manifest or
submission of data plus image files via e-Manifest.
Transporters with e-Manifest accounts can view
manifests and participate in the electronic data
corrections process supported by e-Manifest.
Transporters who wish to submit post-receipt manifest
corrections in e-Manifest will need to go through
identity proofing plus sign using a "CROMERR-
compliant" electronic signature (e.g., password plus
personal challenge question). EPA's Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) provides the legal
framework for electronic reporting under EPA's
regulatory programs.
Transporters can also use e-Manifest to create electronic
manifests for their clients or they can utilize the e-
Manifest API (Application Programming Interface) to add
e-Manifesting capabilities to their existing manifesting
system.
Obtain/Update EPA ID Number
Transporters must have an ID number to use e-Manifest.
Transporters 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
https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb. In some states,
transporters may submit this form electronically. Check
here to see if you can submit the form electronically
through your state:
https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/modules/main/stat
e contacts.html.
For transporters who already have an EPA ID Number,
your previously submitted information (e.g., contact
information) needs to be up-to-date. You can check your
information on RCRAInfo Web
https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb.
Register with e-Manifest
e-Manifest registration and instructions will be available
at: www.epa.gov/e-Manifest. Each driver who signs
electronically will need to register with e-Manifest. Users
can register for different permissions related to whether
they want to view, create, and/or sign manifests
electronically. Additionally, EPA encourages transporters
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.
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.gov
•	To subscribe to the developers only Listserv, send a
blank message to:
e-manifestdev-subscribe(a>lists.epa.gov
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

-------