Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
nanoscale.materials.become.more.prevalent.in.consumer.products,.one.can.expect.
increasing.questions.regarding.the.prudence.of.these.exemptions.[49].
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The.hazardous.waste.transporter.regulations.at.40.C.F.R..Part.263.are.designed.to.
ensure.the.safe.transport.of.hazardous.wastes.from.generators.to.treatment,.storage,.
and.disposal.facilities,.or.other.appropriate.destinations..A.hazardous.waste.trans-
porter.is.deined.as.“….a.person.engaged.in.the.offsite.transportation.of.hazardous.
waste.by.air,.rail,.highway,.or.water”.[50]..As.stated.in.this.deinition,.the.EPA.does.
not. regulate. the. on-site. movement. of. wastes. within. a. facility's. boundaries.. Trans-
porters.of.hazardous.wastes.generally.are.subject.to.regulation.under.RCRA.Subtitle.
C.if.the.shipment.requires.a.manifest.under.40.C.F.R..Part.262.
RCRA.hazardous.wastes.are.considered.“hazardous.materials”.under.the.U.S..
Department.of.Transportation.(DOT).regulations..Therefore,.hazardous.waste.trans-
porters.also.are.subject.to.DOT.regulations.[51]..RCRA.regulations.are.intended.to.
be.consistent.with.the.DOT.requirements.
The.RCRA.Subtitle.C.requirements.for.transporters.include:
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Obtaining.an.EPA.identiication.number
Complying.with.the.manifest.requirements
Taking.appropriate.action.(including.cleanup.and.reporting).in.the.event.of.
an.accident.and/or.release.of.a.hazardous.waste
Complying.with.recordkeeping.requirements
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In.some.circumstances,.the.transporter.may.wish.to.store.shipments.of.waste.for.
short. periods. of. time. incidental. to. transport.. Transporters. are. not. subject. to. the. 40.
C.F.R..Part.264.requirements.for.hazardous.waste.storage.facilities.if.a.manifested.ship-
ment.of.hazardous.waste.is.stored.at.a.transfer.facility.for.10.days.or.less.in.containers.
that.comply.with.40.C.F.R..Section.262.30..If.hazardous.wastes.are.stored.at.a.transfer.
facility.for.more.than.10.days,.however,.the.transfer.facility.becomes.a.hazardous.waste.
storage.facility.subject.to.Subtitle.C.permitting.and.storage.facility.standards.
Hazardous.waste.transporters.also.must.comply.with.all.other.applicable.RCRA.
Subtitle. C. requirements.. For. example,. transporters. must. comply. with. 40. C.F.R..
Part.266.when.managing.certain.recyclable.materials.or.military.munitions,.and.40.
C.F.R..Part.268.when.the.shipment.consists.of.wastes.subject.to.the.land.disposal.
restrictions.(LDRs)..In.addition,.transporters.of.universal.wastes.must.comply.with.
the.40.C.F.R..Part.273.standards..The.regulatory.requirements.for.universal.waste.
transporters.are.contained.in.Subpart.D.to.Part.273.
The.RCRA.regulations.require.that.hazardous.wastes.be.shipped.in.accordance.
with.DOT's.hazardous.materials.regulations.(HMRs),.at.40.C.F.R..Parts.100.through.
185..The.DOT.regulations.apply.to.parties.involved.with.shipping.hazardous.mate-
rials. by. highway,. rail,. air,. and. water.. All. shipments. of. hazardous. wastes. that. are.
subject. to. the. RCRA. manifest. requirements. are. subject. to. the. HMRs.. The. DOT.
requirements.contain.provisions.for.classifying,.packaging,.marking,.labeling,.plac-
arding,.and.handling.hazardous.waste.shipments..The.DOT.regulations.require.that.
