Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 722.142

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 722.142 - Exception Reporting

a) Generators of greater than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste in a calendar month.

1) A generator of 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month, or greater than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.131 or 721.133(e) in a calendar month, that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 35 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must contact the transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste.

2) A generator of 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) or greater of hazardous waste in a calendar month, or greater than 1 kg of acute hazardous waste listed in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721.131 or 721.133(e) in a calendar month, must submit an Exception Report to the Agency if the generator has not received a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter. The Exception Report must include the following documents:

A) A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have a confirmation of delivery; and

B) A cover letter signed by the generator or the generator's authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the result of those efforts.

b) A generator of greater than 100 kg (220 lbs) but less than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste in a calendar month that does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 60 days after the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter must submit a legible copy of the manifest to the Agency, with some indication that the generator has not received confirmation of delivery.

BOARD NOTE: The submission need be only a handwritten or typed note on the manifest itself, or on an attached sheet of paper, stating that the returned copy was not received.

c) A generator must comply with the requirements of subsection (a) or (b), as applicable, when a designated facility has forwarded a rejected shipment of hazardous waste or container residues contained in non-empty containers to an alternate facility using a new manifest (following the procedures of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 724.172(e)(1) through (e)(6) or 725.172(e)(1) through (e)(6)) . For purposes of generator compliance with subsection (a) or (b), when a designated facility forwards a shipment of rejected waste to an alternate facility, the following requirements apply:

1) The copy of the manifest received by the generator must have the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the alternate facility in place of the signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility; and

2) The 35-, 45-, or 60-day timeframes begin on the date that the initial transporter accepts the waste from the designated facility for shipment to the alternate facility.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 722.142

Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 17888, effective October 14, 2011

Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 22047, effective 11/19/2018