Auto Recycling Plain Language Guide to Regulations
Solid/Hazardous Waste Management
4. Obtaining an EPA Identification Number
RCRA regulations
require Small Quantity Generators ( SQG)
and Large Quantity Generators ( LQG)
to obtain an EPA identification number. Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generators ( CESQG)
are exempt. EPA and states use these 12-character numbers to monitor
and track hazardous waste activities. You will need to use your identification
number when you send waste off site to be managed.
To
obtain an EPA ID number, you should:
- Call
or write your state hazardous waste management agency or the hazardous
waste division of your EPA Regional office (locate
phone numbers HERE) and ask for a copy of EPA Form 8700-12,
"Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity." (State offices can
be found using the State
Agency Locator). You will be sent a booklet that contains
a form with instructions and those portions of the regulations
that will help you identify your waste. (Note: A few states use
a form that is different from the federal form. Your state agency
will send you the appropriate form to complete.)
- Fill
in the form. To complete Item IX of the form, you will need to
identify your hazardous waste by its EPA Hazardous Waste Code.
For a complete list of waste codes, you should consult 40 CFR
Part 261, or call your state or regional EPA office or the RCRA
Hotline (800-424-9346 or in the Washington DC area call 703-412-9810).
The form you receive from your state may contain an additional
sheet that provides more space for waste codes. Complete one copy
of the form for each business site where you generate or handle
hazardous waste. Each site will receive its own EPA Identification
Number. Make sure you sign the certification in Item X.
- Send
the completed form to your state hazardous waste contact. This
address is listed in the information booklet that you will receive
with the form.
EPA
records the information on the form and assigns an EPA Identification
Number to the site identified on your form. The EPA number stays
with the property when ownership changes. If you move your business,
you must notify EPA or the state of your new location and submit
a new form. If another business previously handled hazardous waste
at this location and obtained an EPA Identification Number, you
will be assigned the same number after you have notified EPA that
you have moved to this location. Otherwise, EPA will assign you
a new identification number.
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