[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 24]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR263.22]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 263_STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart B_Compliance With the Manifest System and Recordkeeping
 
Sec. 263.22  Recordkeeping.

    (a) A transporter of hazardous waste must keep a copy of the 
manifest signed by the generator, himself, and the next designated 
transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility for a 
period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by 
the initial transporter.
    (b) For shipments delivered to the designated facility by water 
(bulk shipment), each water (bulk shipment) transporter must retain a 
copy of the shipping paper containing all the information required in 
Sec. 263.20(e)(2) for a period of three years from the date the 
hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
    (c) For shipments of hazardous waste by rail within the United 
States:
    (1) The initial rail transporter must keep a copy of the manifest 
and shipping paper with all the information required in Sec. 
263.20(f)(2) for a period of three years from the date the hazardous 
waste was accepted by the initial transporter; and
    (2) The final rail transporter must keep a copy of the signed 
manifest (or the shipping paper if signed by the designated facility in 
lieu of the manifest) for a period of three years from the date the 
hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.

    Note: Intermediate rail transporters are not required to keep 
records pursuant to these regulations.

    (d) A transporter who transports hazardous waste out of the United 
States must keep a copy of the manifest indicating that the hazardous 
waste left the United States for a period of three years from the date 
the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
    (e) The periods of retention referred to in this Section are 
extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement 
action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the 
Administrator.

[45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86973, Dec. 31, 1980]