Register March 2007 No. 615
Chapter NR 663
HAZARDOUS WASTE TRANSPORTER STANDARDS
Subchapter A — General
NR 663.11 EPA identification number. NR 663.12 Transfer facility requirements. NR 663.13 Hazardous waste transportation licenses. Subchapter B — Compliance with the Manifest System and Recordkeeping
NR 663.20 The manifest system. NR 663.21 Compliance with the manifest. NR 663.25 Electronic manifest signatures. Subchapter C — Hazardous Waste Discharges
NR 663.30 Immediate action. NR 663.31 Discharge clean up. Subch. A of ch. NR 663 NoteNote: Chapter NR 662 and this chapter establish the responsibilities of generators and transporters of hazardous waste in the handling, transportation and management of that waste. In these rules, the department has expressly referenced certain regulations of the U.S. department of transportation (DOT) governing the transportation of hazardous materials. These rules concern, among other things, labeling, marking, placarding, using proper containers and reporting discharges. The department has expressly referenced these rules in order to satisfy its statutory obligation to promulgate rules that are necessary to protect human health and the environment in the transportation of hazardous waste. The department’s reference to these DOT regulations ensures consistency with the requirements of DOT and thus avoids the establishment of duplicative or conflicting requirements with respect to these matters. Subch. A of ch. NR 663 NoteDOT has revised its hazardous materials transportation regulations in order to encompass the transportation of hazardous waste and to regulate intrastate, as well as interstate, transportation of hazardous waste. Transporters of hazardous waste are cautioned that DOT’s regulations are fully applicable to their activities and enforceable by DOT. These DOT regulations are codified in 49 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter I, Subchapter C.
NR 663.10(1)(1) This chapter establishes standards which apply to persons transporting hazardous waste within Wisconsin if the transportation requires a manifest under ch. NR 662 or subch. HH of ch. NR 666. NR 663.10(2)(2) This chapter does not apply to on-site transportation of hazardous waste by generators or by owners or operators of licensed hazardous waste management facilities. NR 663.10(3)(3) A transporter of hazardous waste shall also comply with ch. NR 662, hazardous waste generator standards, if the transporter does any of the following: NR 663.10(3)(b)(b) Mixes hazardous wastes of different DOT shipping descriptions by placing them into a single container. NR 663.10(4)(4) A transporter of hazardous waste that is being imported from or exported to any other country for purposes of recovery or disposal is subject to this subchapter and to all other relevant requirements under subch. H of ch. NR 662, including ss. NR 662.083 (4) and 662.084 (4) for movement documents. NR 663.10 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 16-007: am. (1), (4) Register July 2017 No. 739, eff. 8-1-17; CR 19-082: r. and recr. (4) Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20. NR 663.11NR 663.11 EPA identification number. NR 663.11(1)(1) A transporter may not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA identification number from the department, another authorized state or EPA. NR 663.11(2)(2) A transporter who has not received an EPA identification number may obtain one by applying to the department using EPA form 8700-12. Upon receiving the request, the department will assign an EPA identification number to the transporter. NR 663.11 NoteNote: See s. NR 660.07 for information on obtaining EPA form 8700-12. NR 663.11 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06. NR 663.12NR 663.12 Transfer facility requirements. NR 663.12(1)(1) A transporter who stores manifested shipments of hazardous waste in containers meeting the independent requirements under s. NR 662.030 of this chapter at a transfer facility for a period of 10 days or less is not subject to regulation under chs. NR 664, 665, 667, 668, and 670 with respect to the storage of those wastes. NR 663.12(2)(2) When consolidating the contents of 2 or more containers with the same hazardous waste into a new container, or when combining and consolidating 2 different hazardous wastes that are compatible with each other, the transporter shall mark its containers of 119 gallons or less with all of the following information: NR 663.12 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; CR 19-082: renum. NR 663.12 to NR 663.12 (1) and am., cr. (2) Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776. NR 663.13NR 663.13 Hazardous waste transportation licenses. NR 663.13(1)(a)(a) An application for a hazardous waste transportation license shall be submitted on forms supplied by the department and shall be accompanied by the fee specified in ch. NR 670 Appendix II. NR 663.13(1)(b)(b) Each location at which a person transporting hazardous waste bases transport vehicles shall be licensed as a separate transportation service. An application form and fee for each transportation service shall be submitted to the regional office of the department in the region where the transportation service is located. A person who transports hazardous waste into or through Wisconsin, but whose operation is based out–of–state, shall submit an application form and fee for a transportation license in the region where the hazardous waste transportation activity is concentrated. NR 663.13(1)(c)(c) The department shall notify the applicant that the application for a hazardous waste transportation license has been approved or denied within 65 business days after the application is received by the department. NR 663.13(1)(d)(d) The owner or operator of a transportation service who has been issued a license shall renew the license annually by submitting both of the following to the department: NR 663.13(1)(d)1.1. A completed license renewal form, by the date specified on the renewal form. NR 663.13(1)(d)2.2. The fee listed on the environmental fee statement, by the date specified on the fee statement. NR 663.13(1)(e)(e) The owner or operator of a transportation service who fails to renew the license according to par. (d) shall pay a late processing fee of $150 in addition to the license fee. NR 663.13(1)(f)(f) The license application shall be signed by the owner of the transportation service. If the transportation service is owned by one person and operated by another, both the owner or operator shall sign the application. NR 663.13(1)(g)(g) If the department fails to approve or deny an application for issuance or renewal of a hazardous waste transportation license within 65 business days after a complete application is received by the department or by the date of expiration of the current license, whichever occurs later, the department shall refund the fees paid by the applicant for the transportation license. NR 663.13(1)(h)(h) If there is a change in the ownership of the transportation service, the new owner or operator shall reapply for a license by submitting the license application form required by par. (a). NR 663.13 NoteNote: The department will mail the annual license renewal form and environmental fee statement to the owners or operators of licensed transportation facilities.
NR 663.13 NoteNote: The license application is considered to be complete when the environmental fee and the completed and signed license application or renewal form are received by the department.
NR 663.13 HistoryHistory: CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06; correction in (1) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2013 No. 687.
