NR 662.081(6)(i)
(i) D9 Physical or chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in operations D1 to D12, such as evaporation, drying, calcination, neutralization, or precipitation, which results in final compounds or mixtures that are discarded by means of any of operations D1 to D12.
NR 662.081(6)(m)
(m) D13 Blending or mixing, prior to any of operations D1 to D12.
NR 662.081(6)(o)
(o) D15 Interim Storage, prior to any of operations D1 to D12, or DC17 for transboundary movements with Canada only, Interim Storage, prior to any of operations D1 to D12
.
NR 662.081(6)(p)
(p) DC15 Release, including the venting of compressed or liquefied gases, or treatment, other than by any of operations D1 to D12, for transboundary movements with Canada only.
NR 662.081(6)(q)
(q) DC16 Testing of a new technology to dispose of a hazardous waste for transboundary movements with Canada only.
NR 662.081(7)
(7) “
EPA Acknowledgment of Consent” or “AOC” means the letter EPA sends to the exporter documenting the specific terms of the country of import's consent and the countries of transit's consent. The AOC meets the definition of an export license in U.S. Census Bureau regulations
15 CFR 30.1.
NR 662.081(8)
(8) “
Export” means the transportation of hazardous waste from a location under the jurisdiction of the United States to a location under the jurisdiction of another country, or a location not under the jurisdiction of any country, for the purposes of recovery or disposal operations therein.
NR 662.081(9)
(9) “
Exporter
,” also known as primary exporter on the RCRA hazardous waste manifest, means the person domiciled in the United States who is required to originate the movement document in accordance with s.
NR 662.083 (4) or the manifest for a shipment of hazardous waste in accordance with subch.
B, or equivalent state provision, which specifies a foreign receiving facility as the facility to which the hazardous wastes will be sent, or any recognized trader who proposes export of the hazardous wastes for recovery or disposal operations in the country of import.
NR 662.081(10)
(10) “Foreign exporter” means the person under the jurisdiction of the country of export who has, or will have at the time the planned transboundary movement commences, possession or other forms of legal control of the hazardous wastes and who proposes shipment of the hazardous wastes to the United States for recovery or disposal operations.
NR 662.081(11)
(11) “Foreign importer” means the person to whom possession or other form of legal control of the hazardous waste is assigned at the time the exported hazardous waste is received in the country of import.
NR 662.081(12)
(12) “Foreign receiving facility” means a facility which, under the importing country's applicable domestic law, is operating or is authorized to operate in the country of import to receive the hazardous wastes and to perform recovery or disposal operations on them.
NR 662.081(13)
(13) “Import” means the transportation of hazardous waste from a location under the jurisdiction of another country to a location under the jurisdiction of the United States for the purposes of recovery or disposal operations therein.
NR 662.081(14)
(14) “Importer” means the person to whom possession or other form of legal control of the hazardous waste is assigned at the time the imported hazardous waste is received in the United States.
NR 662.081(15)
(15) “OECD area” means all land or marine areas under the national jurisdiction of any OECD member country. When the regulations refer to shipments to or from an OECD member country, this means OECD area.
NR 662.081(16)
(16) “OECD” means the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
NR 662.081(17)
(17) “OECD member country” means the countries that are members of the OECD and participate in the Amended 2001 OECD Decision.
NR 662.081(18)
(18) “Receiving facility” means a U.S. facility which, under RCRA and other applicable domestic laws, is operating or is authorized to operate to receive hazardous wastes and to perform recovery or disposal operations on them.
NR 662.081(19)
(19) “Recovery operations” means activities leading to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses, which includes all of the following:
NR 662.081(19)(a)
(a) R1 Use as a fuel, other than in direct incineration, or other means to generate energy.
NR 662.081(19)(c)
(c) R3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances that are not used as solvents.
NR 662.081(19)(i)
(i) R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil.
NR 662.081(19)(j)
(j) R10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement.
NR 662.081(19)(k)
(k) R11 Uses of residual materials obtained from any of the operations numbered R1 through R10 or RC14, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(19)(L)
(L) R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1 through R11 or RC14, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(19)(m)
(m) R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation numbered R1 through R12 or RC14, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(19)(n)
(n) RC14 Recovery or regeneration of a substance or use or re-use of a recyclable material, other than by any of operations R1 to R10, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(19)(o)
(o) RC15 Testing of a new technology to recycle a hazardous recyclable material, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(19)(p)
(p) RC16 Interim storage prior to any of operations R1 to R11 or RC14, for transboundary shipments with Canada only.
NR 662.081(20)
(20) “Transboundary movement” means any movement of hazardous wastes from an area under the national jurisdiction of one country to an area under the national jurisdiction of another country.
NR 662.081 History
History: CR 19-082: cr.
Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.
NR 662.082(1)(1)
Scope. The level of control for exports and imports of waste is indicated by assignment of the waste to either a list of wastes subject to the Green control procedures or a list of wastes subject to the Amber control procedures and whether the waste is or is not hazardous waste. The OECD Green and Amber lists are incorporated by reference in
40 CFR 260.11.
NR 662.082(1)(a)1.1. Green wastes that are not hazardous wastes are subject to existing controls normally applied to commercial transactions, and are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082(1)(a)2.
2. Green wastes that are hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082(1)(b)1.1. Amber wastes that are hazardous wastes are subject to the requirements of this subchapter. When Amber wastes are imported to or exported from a country that does not consider the waste to be hazardous or control the transboundary shipment as a hazardous waste import or export, the following regulations apply:
NR 662.082 Note
Note: Some Amber list wastes are not listed or otherwise identified as hazardous under RCRA, and therefore are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. Regardless of the status of the waste under RCRA, however, other Federal environmental statutes, such as the Toxic Substances Control Act, restrict certain waste imports or exports. Such restrictions continue to apply with regard to this subchapter.
NR 662.082(1)(b)2.
2. Amber wastes that are not hazardous wastes, but are considered hazardous by the other country are subject to the Amber control procedures in the country that considers the waste hazardous, and are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. All responsibilities of the importer or exporter shift to the foreign importer or foreign exporter in the other country that considers the waste hazardous unless the parties make other arrangements through contracts.
NR 662.082(1)(c)1.1. A Green waste that is mixed with one or more other Green wastes such that the resulting mixture is not hazardous waste is not subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082 Note
Note: The regulated community should note that some countries may require, by domestic law, that mixtures of different Green wastes be subject to the Amber control procedures.
NR 662.082(1)(c)2.
2. A Green waste that is mixed with one or more Amber wastes, in any amount, de minimis or otherwise, or a mixture of two or more Amber wastes, such that the resulting waste mixture is hazardous waste is subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082 Note
Note: The regulated community should note that some countries may require, by domestic law, that a mixture of a Green waste and more than a de minimis amount of an Amber waste or a mixture of two or more Amber wastes be subject to the Amber control procedures.
NR 662.082(1)(d)
(d)
Wastes not yet assigned to an OECD list. Wastes not yet assigned to an OECD waste list are eligible for transboundary movements, as follows:
NR 662.082(1)(d)1.
1. If the wastes are hazardous wastes, the wastes are subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082(1)(d)2.
2. If the wastes are not hazardous wastes, the wastes are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter.
NR 662.082(2)
(2)
General conditions applicable to transboundary movements of hazardous waste. NR 662.082(2)(a)(a) The hazardous waste shall be destined for recovery or disposal operations at a facility that, under applicable domestic law, is operating or is authorized to operate in the country of import.
NR 662.082(2)(b)
(b) The transboundary movement shall be in compliance with applicable international transport agreements.
NR 662.082 Note
Note: These international agreements include the 1944 Chicago Convention, 1957 ADR, 1970 ADNR, 1973 and 1978 MARPOL Convention, 1974 SOLAS Convention, 1985 IMDG Code, 1985 COTIF, and the 1985 RID.
NR 662.082(2)(c)
(c) Any transit of hazardous waste through one or more countries shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable international and national laws and regulations.
NR 662.082(3)
(3)
Duty to return wastes subject to the amber control procedures during transit through the united states. When a transboundary movement of hazardous wastes transiting the United States and subject to the Amber control procedures does not comply with the requirements of the notification and movement documents or otherwise constitutes illegal shipment, and if alternative arrangements cannot be made to recover or dispose of these wastes in an environmentally sound manner, the waste shall be returned to the country of export. The U.S. transporter shall inform EPA at the mailing address specified in sub.
(5) of the need to return the shipment. EPA will then inform the competent authority of the country of export, citing the reasons for returning the waste. The U.S. transporter shall complete the return within 90 days from the time EPA informs the country of export of the need to return the waste, unless informed in writing by EPA of another timeframe agreed to by the concerned countries.
NR 662.082(4)
(4)
Laboratory analysis exemption. Export or import of a hazardous waste sample is exempt from the requirements of this subchapter if the sample is destined for laboratory analysis to assess its physical or chemical characteristics, or to determine its suitability for recovery or disposal operations, does not exceed 25 kilograms in quantity, is appropriately packaged and labeled, and complies with the conditions under s.
NR 661.0004 (4) or
(5).
NR 662.082(5)
(5)
EPA address for submittals by postal mail or hand delivery. Submittals required in this subchapter to be made by postal mail or hand delivery shall be sent to the following addresses:
NR 662.082(5)(a)
(a) For postal mail delivery, the Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, International Branch (Mail Code 2255A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20460.
NR 662.082(5)(b)
(b) For hand-delivery
, the Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, International Branch (Mail Code 2255A), Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton South Building, Room 6144, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.,
Washington, DC 20004.
NR 662.082 History
History: CR 19-082: cr.
Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20.
NR 662.083(1)(1)
General export requirements. Except as provided in pars.
(e) and
(f), exporters that have received an AOC from EPA before December 31, 2016, are subject to that approval and the requirements listed in the AOC that existed at the time of that approval until such time the approval period expires. All other exports of hazardous waste are prohibited unless:
NR 662.083(1)(a)
(a) The exporter complies with the contract requirements specified in sub.
(6).
NR 662.083(1)(b)
(b) The exporter complies with the notification requirements specified in sub.
(2).
NR 662.083(1)(c)
(c) The exporter receives an AOC from EPA documenting consent from the countries of import and transit, and original country of export if exporting previously imported hazardous waste.
NR 662.083(1)(d)
(d) The exporter ensures compliance with the movement documents requirements specified in sub.
(4).
NR 662.083(1)(e)
(e) The exporter ensures compliance with the manifest instructions for export shipments specified in sub.
(3).
NR 662.083(1)(f)
(f) The exporter or a U.S. authorized agent does the following as applicable:
NR 662.083(1)(f)1.
1. For shipments initiated prior to the AES filing compliance date of December 31, 2017, does one of the following:
NR 662.083(1)(f)1.a.
a. Submits Electronic Export Information or EEI for each shipment to the Automated Export System or AES or its successor system, under the International Trade Data System or ITDS platform, in accordance with
15 CFR 30.4 (b), and includes the other information required under
15 CFR 30.6 and all of the following items in the EEI: EPA license code; commodity classification code for each hazardous waste per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (12); EPA consent number for each hazardous waste; country of ultimate destination code per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (5); date of export per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (2); RCRA hazardous waste manifest tracking number, if required; quantity of each hazardous waste in shipment and units for reported quantity, if required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity classification number are in units of weight or volume per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (15); or EPA net quantity for each hazardous waste reported in units of kilograms if solid or in units of liters if liquid, if required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity classification number are not in units of weight or volume.
NR 662.083(1)(f)1.b.
b. Complies with a paper-based process by doing the following: attaching a paper copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent international movement document to the manifest, or shipping papers if a manifest is not required, which shall accompany the hazardous waste shipment. For bulk shipment exports by rail or water, the primary exporter shall provide the transporter with the paper documentation of consent which shall accompany the hazardous waste but which need not be attached to the manifest except that for exports by bulk water shipment the primary exporter shall attach the paper documentation of consent to the shipping paper. Providing the transporter with an additional copy of the manifest, and instructing the transporter via mail, email or fax to deliver that copy to the U.S. Customs official at the point the hazardous waste leaves the United States in accordance with s.
NR 663.20 (7) (d) 2. NR 662.083(1)(f)2.
2. For shipments initiated on or after the AES filing compliance date of December 31, 2017, submits EEI for each shipment to the AES or its successor system, under the ITDS platform, in accordance with
15 CFR 30.4 (b), and includes the other information required under
15 CFR 30.6 and all of the following items in the EEI: EPA license code; commodity classification code for each hazardous waste per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (12); EPA consent number for each hazardous waste; country of ultimate destination code per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (5); date of export per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (2); RCRA hazardous waste manifest tracking number, if required; quantity of each hazardous waste in shipment and units for reported quantity, if required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity classification number are in units of weight or volume per
15 CFR 30.6 (a) (15); or EPA net quantity for each hazardous waste reported in units of kilograms if solid or in units of liters if liquid, if required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity classification number are not in units of weight or volume.
NR 662.083(2)(a)(a)
General notifications. At least 60 days before the first shipment of hazardous waste is expected to leave the United States, the exporter shall provide notification in English to EPA of the proposed transboundary movement. Notifications shall be submitted electronically using EPA's waste import export tracking system, or its successor system. The notification may cover up to one year of shipments of one or more hazardous wastes being sent to the same recovery or disposal facility, and shall include all of the following information:
NR 662.083(2)(a)1.
1. Exporter name and EPA identification number, address, telephone, fax number, and email address.
NR 662.083(2)(a)2.
2. Foreign receiving facility name, address, telephone, fax number, email address, technologies employed, and the applicable recovery or disposal operations as defined in s.
NR 662.081.
NR 662.083(2)(a)3.
3. If not the owner or operator of the foreign receiving facility, then the foreign importer name, address, telephone number, fax number, and email address.
NR 662.083(2)(a)4.
4. Intended transporter and/or their agent; address, telephone number, fax number, and email address.
