[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR262.23]

[Page 163]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 262--STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart B--The Manifest
 
Sec. 262.23  Use of the manifest.

    (a) The generator must:
    (1) Sign the manifest certification by hand; and
    (2) Obtain the handwritten signature of the initial transporter and 
date of acceptance on the manifest; and
    (3) Retain one copy, in accordance with Sec. 262.40(a).
    (b) The generator must give the transporter the remaining copies of 
the manifest.
    (c) For shipments of hazardous waste within the United States solely 
by water (bulk shipments only), the generator must send three copies of 
the manifest dated and signed in accordance with this section to the 
owner or operator of the designated facility or the last water (bulk 
shipment) transporter to handle the waste in the United States if 
exported by water. Copies of the manifest are not required for each 
transporter.
    (d) For rail shipments of hazardous waste within the United States 
which originate at the site of generation, the generator must send at 
least three copies of the manifest dated and signed in accordance with 
this section to:
    (1) The next non-rail transporter, if any; or
    (2) The designated facility if transported solely by rail; or
    (3) The last rail transporter to handle the waste in the United 
States if exported by rail.
    (e) For shipments of hazardous waste to a designated facility in an 
authorized State which has not yet obtained authorization to regulate 
that particular waste as hazardous, the generator must assure that the 
designated facility agrees to sign and return the manifest to the 
generator, and that any out-of-state transporter signs and forwards the 
manifest to the designated facility.

    Note: See Sec. 263.20(e) and (f) for special provisions for rail or 
water (bulk shipment) transporters.

[45 FR 33142, May 19, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86973, Dec. 31, 1980; 55 
FR 2354, Jan. 23, 1990]