NR 662.020(5)(b) (b) The generator maintains a copy of the reclamation agreement in its files for a period of at least 3 years after termination or expiration of the agreement.

NR 662.020(6) (6) The requirements of this subchapter and s. NR 662.032 (2) do not apply to the transport of hazardous wastes on a public or private right-of-way within or along the border of contiguous property under the control of the same person, even if such contiguous property is divided by a public or private right-of-way. Excluding s. NR 663.10 (1), the generator or transporter shall comply with the requirements for transporters set forth in ss. NR 663.30 and 663.31 in the event of a discharge of hazardous waste on a public or private right-of-way.

NR 662.020 History History: CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (1) (b) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776; correction in (1) (b) made under ss. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. and 35.17, Stats., Register April 2021 No. 784.

NR 662.021 NR 662.021 Manifest tracking numbers, manifest printing, and obtaining manifests.

NR 662.021(1) (1) 

NR 662.021(1)(a) (a) A registrant may not print, or have printed, the manifest for use or distribution unless it has received approval from the EPA Director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery to do so under subs. (3) and (5).

NR 662.021 Note Note: This section is based on 40 CFR 262.21 and is administered and enforced by EPA. Wisconsin has adopted these requirements into its rules for the convenience of the regulated community.

NR 662.021(1)(b) (b) The approved registrant is responsible for ensuring that the organizations identified in its application are in compliance with the procedures of its approved application and the requirements of this section. The registrant is responsible for assigning manifest tracking numbers to its manifests.

NR 662.021(2) (2) A registrant shall submit an initial application to the EPA Director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery that contains all of the following information:

NR 662.021(2)(a) (a) Name and mailing address of registrant.

NR 662.021(2)(b) (b) Name, telephone number and email address of contact person.

NR 662.021(2)(c) (c) Brief description of registrant’s government or business activity.

NR 662.021(2)(d) (d) EPA identification number of the registrant, if applicable.

NR 662.021(2)(e) (e) Description of the scope of the operations that the registrant plans to undertake in printing, distributing, and using its manifests, including all of the following:

NR 662.021(2)(e)1. 1. A description of the printing operation. The description should include an explanation of whether the registrant intends to print its manifests in-house or through a separate and unaffiliated printing company. If the registrant intends to use a separate printing company to print the manifest on its behalf, the application shall identify this printing company and discuss how the registrant will oversee the company. If this includes the use of intermediaries, such as prime and subcontractor relationships, the role of each must be discussed. The application shall provide the name and mailing address of each company. It also shall provide the name and telephone number of the contact person at each company.

NR 662.021(2)(e)2. 2. A description of how the registrant will ensure that its organization and unaffiliated companies, if any, comply with the requirements of this section. The application shall discuss how the registrant will ensure that a unique manifest tracking number will be pre-printed on each manifest. The application shall describe the internal control procedures to be followed by the registrant and unaffiliated companies to ensure that numbers are tightly controlled and remain unique. In particular, the application shall describe how the registrant will assign manifest tracking numbers to its manifests. If computer systems or other infrastructure will be used to maintain, track, or assign numbers, these should be indicated. The application shall also indicate how the printer will pre-print a unique number on each form, such as crash or press numbering. The application also shall explain the other quality procedures to be followed by each establishment and printing company to ensure that all required print specifications are consistently achieved and that printing violations are identified and corrected at the earliest practicable time.

NR 662.021(2)(e)3. 3. An indication of whether the registrant intends to use the manifests for its own business operations or to distribute the manifests to a separate company or to the general public for purchase.

NR 662.021(2)(f) (f) A brief description of the qualifications of the company that will print the manifest. The registrant may use readily available information to do so, such as corporate brochures, product samples, customer references, or documentation of ISO certification, so long as such information pertains to the establishments or company being proposed to print the manifest.

NR 662.021(2)(g) (g) Proposed unique three-letter manifest tracking number suffix. If the registrant is approved to print the manifest, the registrant shall use this suffix to pre-print a unique manifest tracking number on each manifest.

NR 662.021(2)(h) (h) A signed certification by a duly authorized employee of the registrant that the organizations and companies in its application will comply with the procedures of its approved application and the requirements of this section and that it will notify the EPA Director of the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery of any duplicated manifest tracking numbers on manifests that have been used or distributed to other parties as soon as this becomes known.

NR 662.021(3) (3) EPA will review the application submitted under sub. (2) and either approve it or request additional information or modification before approving it.

NR 662.021(4) (4) 

NR 662.021(4)(a) (a) Upon EPA approval of the application under sub. (3), EPA will provide the registrant an electronic file of the manifest, continuation sheet, and manifest instructions and ask the registrant to submit 3 fully assembled manifests and continuation sheet samples, except as noted in par. (c). The registrant’s samples shall meet all of the specifications in sub. (6) and be printed by the company that will print the manifest as identified in the application approved under sub. (3).

NR 662.021(4)(b) (b) The registrant shall submit a description of the manifest samples as follows:

NR 662.021(4)(b)1. 1. Paper type including the manufacturer and grade of the manifest paper.

NR 662.021(4)(b)2. 2. Paper weight of each copy.

NR 662.021(4)(b)3. 3. Ink color of the manifest’s instructions. If screening of the ink was used, the registrant shall indicate the extent of the screening.

NR 662.021(4)(b)4. 4. Method of binding the copies.

NR 662.021(4)(c) (c) The registrant need not submit samples of the continuation sheet if it will print its continuation sheet using the same paper type, paper weight of each copy, ink color of the instructions, and binding method as its manifest form samples.