Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Changed Sept. 5, 2006

As a result, there are no more Texas Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest forms. (Available in PDF. Help with PDF.)

EPA revised the Hazardous Waste Manifest Forms used to track hazardous waste from a generator’s site to the site of its disposition. Handlers of waste can obtain manifest forms from any source that has registered with EPA to print and distribute the form. Use of the new form became mandatory on September 5, 2006.

How do I submit manifest copies to Texas?

The TCEQ does not currently require that a copy of the manifest be sent to the state. Manifests in Texas will continue to be processed as in the past: the generator originates the manifest, keeping a copy for his records. The manifest remains with the waste throughout transit to the final destination. The manifest is signed and the copy is returned to the generator.

What are Texas specific waste codes?

Texas has its own 8-digit waste code that identifies each waste stream. The Texas waste code will still go on the manifest - regardless of if the waste is hazardous or not. Use two of the 6 waste code blocks in Item 13 for the Texas Waste Code. For hazardous waste, up to 4 applicable EPA codes (e.g., D001, F001, etc) will go in the remaining waste code boxes. The formula for the Texas waste code is:

The 4-digit sequence number + the 3-digit form code + the 1-digit classification code.

The rules corresponding to this formula can be found in 30 TAC Section 335.501 - .521 (Subchapter R). The regulatory guidance RG-022, Guidelines for the Classification and Coding of Industrial and Hazardous Wastes is the best resource for Texas Waste Code information. If you are shipping only non-hazardous waste, enter the 5-digit Texas Registration numbers instead of the EPA ID numbers for generator, transporter and receiver.

Who is the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s contact regarding manifest requirements?

The Registration & Reporting Section can be contacted by phone, 512-239-6413 or by email, wasteval@tceq.state.tx.us.

Do I use the Texas Registration Numbers OR EPA ID numbers?

If one or more hazardous waste are being shipped, EPA ID numbers will be entered for the Generator, Transporter and Receiver. If no hazardous waste is being shipped on the manifest, the 5 digit Texas registration numbers will be used.

How can manifest forms be acquired?

EPA has changed the way the manifest are printed and distributed. If you use manifests, please note these important changes:

• Distributors (printers) of the manifest must be registered with the EPA.
• Registered printers—not the EPA—will distribute copies of the new manifest.
• If you wish to print your own manifests, you must become a registered printer with the EPA.
• The EPA will oversee the printing requirements and ensure that registered printers follow them.
• The TCEQ purchased a small quantity of manifests for distribution to only active Texas Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQGs). To order manifest forms, please complete form TCEQ-20060. We ask that you order only the amount you believe you will actually use in a year - a maximum of 25. When TCEQ runs out of manifests, SQGs or CESQGs will need to contact a registered printer for manifests.
• All other users of the manifest system, Large Quantity Generators, Transporters, Consulting/Remediation firms, etc., should contact EPA for a list of approved manifest providers or register with EPA to become an approved registrant to print manifests. ( Click here for the EPA manifest website.)

TCEQ Revised Manifest Rules

As a result of these changes, TCEQ has made revisions to the Texas waste manifest rules (Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 335). The rules were adopted at the August 9, 2006 Commissioners' agenda. The adopted revisions and Executive Summary are available for viewing. Specifically, we are continuing to use the new Manifests in Texas to track nonhazardous Class 1 waste.

Why the Manifest Changed

According to the EPA’s summary of these changes and list of frequently asked questions, these changes have two main purposes:

• Establish a single form that can be used nationwide. This will reduce the burden on transporters who operate in more than one state.
• Improve the tracking of “problem wastes”—for example, hazardous wastes that destination facilities reject, waste residues from hazardous waste containers that were not completely empty, or wastes entering or leaving the United States.