Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 662.042

Current through August 26, 2024
Section NR 662.042 - Exception reporting
(1)
(a) A large quantity generator that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 35 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter shall contact the transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste.
(b) A large quantity generator shall submit an exception report to the department if the generator has not received a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter. The exception report shall include all of the following:
1. A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery.
2. A cover letter signed by the generator or its authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the results of those efforts.
(2) A small quantity generator who does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 60 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter shall submit a legible copy of the manifest, with some indication that the generator has not received confirmation of delivery, to the department.

Note: The submission to the department need only be a handwritten or typed note on the manifest itself, or on an attached sheet of paper, stating that the return copy was not received.

(3) For rejected shipments of hazardous waste or container residues contained in non-empty containers that are forwarded to an alternate facility by a designated facility using a new manifest, the generator shall comply with the applicable requirements under sub. (1) or (2) for the shipment forwarding the material from the designated facility to the alternate facility instead of for the shipment from the generator to the designated facility. For purposes of sub. (1) or (2) for a shipment forwarding such waste to an alternate facility by a designated facility the generator shall do all of the following:
(a) The copy of the manifest received by the generator shall have the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the alternate facility in place of the signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility.
(b) The 35, 45, and 60 -day timeframes begin the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter forwarding the hazardous waste shipment from the designated facility to the alternate facility.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 662.042

CR 05-032: cr. Register July 2006 No. 607, eff. 8-1-06.
Adopted by, CR 19-082: cr. Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9-1-20; correction in (3) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2020 No. 776, eff. 9/1/2020

The exception reporting requirement for small quantity generators is in s. NR 662.193(2)