&EPA	e-Manifest
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery | www.EPA.Gov/e-MANiFEST | December 2020
e-Manifest Fact Sheet: TSDFs
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 TSDFs Need to Know
•	e-Manifest launched nationwide on June 30, 2018.
•	Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
have the option to create and submit manifests
electronically.
•	TSDFs may continue to use paper manifests;
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 charges a fee to TSDFs for each manifest
submitted. Fees are differentiated based on how the
manifest is submitted.
•	The 6-copy manifest form has been replaced with a
new 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 is
required), and
•	Imported hazardous waste.
How e-Manifest Impacts TSDFs
•	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 are also able to participate
in the electronic data corrections process supported
by e-Manifest.
•	If generators do not create e-Manifest accounts for
viewing manifests, TSDFs 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)
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 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 submitting final
completed manifests or subsequent corrections 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 charges a fee for every manifest submitted to
the system based on the manifest type and mode of
submission.
•	Electronic manifests, including hybrid manifests,
incur the lowest fees.
EPA publishes user fees on the e-Manifest website.
Register with e-Manifest
e-Manifest registration and instructions are 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 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:
• Go to: www.epa.gov/e-Manifest
•	Scanned image uploads incur higher fees.
•	Data plus scanned image uploads incur moderate
fees.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA 530-F-20-015

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