Section 30.1033 - Notification, Change of Status, and Closure(1) A small quantity handler of universal waste is not required to notify the Department of universal waste handling activities.(2) A small quantity handler who has not already notified the Department of its hazardous waste activities and anticipates accumulating 5,000 kilograms or more total of universal waste shall send written notification of universal waste management to the Department, and receive an EPA Identification Number, before meeting or exceeding the 5,000-kilogram limit. If the Department prescribes a form for such a notification, the handler submitting the notification shall use such form when making the notification. Such a notification, at a minimum, shall specify that the handler has become a large quantity handler and shall also specify that the handler is in compliance with 310 CMR 30.1040. Each notification shall be signed, certified and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 30.009. The handler shall not thereafter change status except as provided in 30.1043.(3) A small quantity handler of all universal wastes except batteries, who has already notified the Department of its hazardous waste activities and anticipates accumulating 5,000 kilograms or more total of universal waste, excluding batteries, shall submit to the Department, in writing, a change of status request. If the Department prescribes a form for such change of status requests, the handler submitting the change of status request shall use such form. Such a request, at a minimum, shall specify that the handler has become a large quantity handler and shall also specify that the handler is in compliance with 310 CMR 30.1040. Each change of status request shall be signed, certified and submitted in compliance with 310 CMR 30.006 and 30.009. The handler shall not thereafter change status except as provided in 310 CMR 30.1043. A small quantity handler of universal wastes batteries, who has already notified the Department of its hazardous waste activities and anticipates accumulating 5,000 kilograms or more of universal waste batteries, is not required to submit a change of status request.(4) A small quantity handler of universal waste who ceases operations shall comply with 310 CMR 30.689.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1404, eff. 11/15/2019.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1522, eff. 5/24/2024.