Region 5 RCRA Compliance Assistance

Region 5 Waste Areas

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On March 4, 2005, U.S. EPA published the final Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest regulations. The standardized manifest form streamlines the process, helps interstate commerce, and reduces regulatory paperwork. A streamlined process will save waste handlers and regulators time and money while guaranteeing the continued, safe management of hazardous waste. The effective date of this final rule is September 5, 2005. The compliance date for this rule is September 5, 2006. On September 5, 2006, the new manifest form must be used. The new manifest forms can only be obtained from registered locations that have been approved by the U.S. EPA.
These regulations affect all hazardous waste handlers and are found in 40 CFR Parts 262-265 and Part 271. The final rule is designed to provide regulatory relief to more than 139,000 businesses that perform RCRA hazardous waste manifest-related activities. To obtain a copy of the final March 4, 2005, FEDERAL REGISTER “Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations,” please go to U.S. EPA’s web site at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-WASTE/2005/March/Day-04/f1966.htm
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - replaces the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS was developed jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.
The RCRA Air Emission Fact Sheet (EPA 530-F-98-011) - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Organic Air Emission Standards for Treatment, Storage & Disposal facilities and hazardous waste Generators (Subpart CC of the Code of Federal Regulations). To order copies of this document, the general public can contact the RCRA Hotline at 1-800-424-7672 outside the Washington DC area (or TDD at 1-800-412-7672). EPA Regional staff can call the RCRA Docket at 1-703-603-9230 to order additional copies. To access the RCRA Air Emission Fact Sheet online, go to the OSW Homepage, click on "Publications", choose "R", and you will see the Air Emission document listed.
There are small business Compliance Assistance Centers that currently have webpages for several different sectors, providing guidance in pollution prevention, and environmental and regulatory issues. They are:

EPA Websites
EPA offers a great deal of compliance assistance and other environmental information and materials on the following Websites:

If you have any questions or need additional information regarding Compliance Assistance, please contact Uylaine E. Barringer.

Region 5 RCRA Compliance Assistance

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