United States
Environmental Protection Agency
FISCAL YEAR 2023
Justification of Appropriation
Estimates for the Committee
on Appropriations
Tab 13: Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
April 2022
EPA-190-R-22-001	www.epa.gov/cj

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Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2023 Annual Performance Plan and Congressional Justification
Table of Contents - Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund	
Program Projects in e-Manifest	899
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	900
RCRA: Waste Management	901
897

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Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2023 Annual Performance Plan and Congressional Justification
APPROPRIATION: Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund
Resource Summary Table

(Dollars in Thousands)

FY 2021
Final
Actuals
FY 2022
Annualized
CR
FY 2023
President's
Budget
FY 2023
President's Budget
v.
FY 2022
Annualized CR
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest
System Fund




Budget Authority
$21,652
$0
$0
$0
Total Workyears
11.7
11.0
11.0
0.0
Bill Language: E-Manifest
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate
fees in accordance with section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6939g) for fiscal
year 2023, to remain available until expended.
Note. — This language is proposed under the FY 2023 Administrative Provisions.
Program Projects in e-Manifest

[Dollars in Thousands)




FY 2023 President's


FY 2022
FY 2023
Budget v.

FY 2021
Annualized
President's
FY 2022 Annualized
Program Pro ject
Final Actuals
CR
Budget
CR
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act




(RCRA)




RCRA: Waste Management
$21,498
$0
$0
$0
Operations and Administration




Central Planning, Budgeting, and
Finance
$154
$0
$0
$0
TOTAL e-Manifest
$21,652
$0
$0
$0
899

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
900

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RCRA: Waste Management
Program Area: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Goal: Safeguard and Revitalize Communities
Objective(s): Reduce Waste and Prevent Environmental Contamination

(Dollars in Thousands)

FY 2021
Final Actuals
FY 2022
Annualized
CR
FY 2023
President's
Budget
FY 2023 President's
Budget v.
FY 2022 Annualized
CR
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FY 2023 Activities and Performance Plan:
Work in this program directly supports Goal 6/Objective 6.2, Reduce Waste and Prevent
Environmental Contamination in the FY 2022 - 2026 EPA Strategic Plan.
In FY 2023, EPA will operate the e-Manifest system and will collect and deposit user fees into the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund (approximately $26.6 million is anticipated).
The authority to collect and spend fees requires authorization from Congress in annual
appropriations bills.
In FY 2023, EPA plans to perform the following key activities:
•	Continue to implement and enhance electronic signature methods that will ease the
logistical burdens of adopting greater use of the electronic and image plus data submission
methods.
•	Work with individual generators and generator-associated groups to increase their
registration and use of the e-Manifest system, which will allow for greater fully electronic
adoption.
•	Continue analysis of the application of e-Manifest for exports and TSCA requirements to
leverage greater use of e-Manifest and achieve efficiencies.
•	Continue regular outreach with users and stakeholders to identify new ways to improve the
e-Manifest system. This includes regular webinars and targeted demonstrations on how to
use the e-Manifest system.
•	Operate appropriate accounting and financial reporting interfaces needed to collect and
manage user fees, adjust fees as appropriate, and comply with the auditing requirements of
the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act.
•	Hold periodic meetings of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, consisting of state and industry
stakeholders and Information Technology experts, to provide input on system operation
and implementation of the user fee regulation.
•	Develop and enhance the e-Manifest system software to expand developmental
capabilities, increase ease of use, and improve program efficiencies.
Performance Measure Targets:
EPA's FY 2023 Annual Performance Plan does not include annual performance goals specific to
this program.
FY 2023 Change from FY 2022 Annualized Continuing Resolution (Dollars in Thousands):
•	There is no change in program funding.
902
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Statutory Authority:
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
and the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act.
903
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904
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