Final Rule: Integrating e-Manifest with Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Manifest Amendments, and Technical Corrections (Third Rule)
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Rule Summary
On July 26, 2024, EPA published the final Third Rule. This rule amends certain aspects of the hazardous waste manifest regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, specifically about the e-Manifest system. A manifest accompanies shipments of hazardous waste.
This rule is intended to reduce the reporting burden on industry and states, increase information availability, improve compliance monitoring, and prepare for future potential integration with biennial reporting requirements. EPA aims to modernize and streamline the manifest process, increasing expected benefits of the e-Manifest system and encouraging further adoption of electronic manifests through increased utility of the system.
The final rule:
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Incorporates hazardous waste export manifests into the e-Manifest system, which includes designating the exporter as the entity responsible for submitting the manifest and paying the requisite user fee.
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Expands the required international shipment data elements on the manifest form.
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Revises the movement document requirements to more closely link the manifest data with the movement document data for manifest tracking purposes as well as to assist with integration of EPA’s Waste Import Export Tracking System into RCRAInfo.
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Integrates Exception Reports, Discrepancy Reports, and Unmanifested Waste Reports into e-Manifest.
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Requires small and large quantity generators to register for access to e-Manifest to obtain their final signed manifest copies from the system.
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Requires entities to correct manifest data errors.
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Makes conforming changes to polychlorinated biphenyl manifest regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and other technical corrections to remove obsolete requirements, correct typographical errors, establish definitions, and/or improve alignment with the e-Manifest program.
Read the final rule in the Federal Register.
Technical Corrections
On October 31, 2024, EPA published four minor corrections to the e-Manifest Third Rule. Read the corrections rule.
Rule History
On April 1, 2022, EPA proposed the Third Rule. EPA received comments through August 1, 2022.
Pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, Public Law 112-195, EPA launched e-Manifest, a system for electronically tracking hazardous waste shipments nationwide. Initial implementation was limited to the collection of domestic and import shipments. With promulgation of this third final rule, starting December 1, 2025, manifests accompanying exported hazardous waste must be submitted to the e-Manifest system by the exporter. EPA expects approximately 22,000 export manifests annually will be available in e-Manifest for industry, states, and the public.
Additional Resources
Find out more about the requirement to correct errors in manifest data submitted to EPA.