[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR273.39]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
                   CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 273--STANDARDS FOR UNIVERSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C--Standards for Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste
 
Sec. 273.39  Tracking universal waste shipments.

    (a) Receipt of shipments. A large quantity handler of universal 
waste must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste received at 
the facility. The record may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest, 
bill of lading, or other shipping document. The record for each shipment 
of universal waste received must include the following information:
    (1) The name and address of the originating universal waste handler 
or foreign shipper from whom the universal waste was sent;
    (2) The quantity of each type of universal waste received (e.g., 
batteries, pesticides, thermostats);
    (3) The date of receipt of the shipment of universal waste.
    (b) Shipments off-site. A large quantity handler of universal waste 
must keep a record of each shipment of universal waste sent from the 
handler to other facilities. The record may take the form of a log, 
invoice, manifest, bill of lading or other shipping document. The record 
for each shipment of universal waste sent must include the following 
information:
    (1) The name and address of the universal waste handler, destination 
facility, or foreign destination to whom the universal waste was sent;
    (2) The quantity of each type of universal waste sent (e.g., 
batteries, pesticides, thermostats);
    (3) The date the shipment of universal waste left the facility.
    (c) Record retention. (1) A large quantity handler of universal 
waste must retain the records described in paragraph (a) of this section 
for at least three years from the date of receipt of a shipment of 
universal waste.
    (2) A large quantity handler of universal waste must retain the 
records described in paragraph (b) of this section for at least three 
years from the date a shipment of universal waste left the facility.