761.211—Unmanifested waste report.

(a) After April 4, 1990, if a PCB commercial storage or disposal facility receives any shipment of PCB waste from an off-site source without an accompanying manifest or shipping paper (where required in place of a manifest), and any part of the shipment consists of any PCB waste regulated for disposal, then the owner or operator of the commercial storage or disposal facility shall attempt to contact the generator, using information supplied by the transporter, to obtain a manifest or to return the PCB waste.
(b) If the owner or operator of the commercial storage or disposal facility cannot contact the generator of the PCB waste, he shall notify the Regional Administrator of the EPA region in which his facility is located of the unmanifested PCB waste so that the Regional Administrator can determine whether further actions are required before the owner or operator may store or dispose of the unmanifested PCB waste.
(c) Within 15 days after receiving the unmanifested PCB waste, the owner or operator shall prepare and submit a report to the Regional Administrator for the Region in which the commercial storage or disposal facility is located and to the Regional Administrator for the Region in which the PCB waste originated, if known. The report may be submitted on EPA Form 8700-13B, or by a written letter designated “Unmanifested Waste Report.” The report shall include the following information:
(1) The EPA identification number, name, and address of the PCB commercial storage or disposal facility.
(2) The date the commercial storage or disposal facility received the unmanifested PCB waste.
(3) The EPA identification number, name, and address of the generator and transporter, if available.
(4) A description of the type and quantity of the unmanifested PCB waste received at the facility.
(5) A brief explanation of why the waste was unmanifested, if known.
(6) The disposition made of the unmanifested waste by the commercial storage or disposal facility, including:
(i) If the waste was stored or disposed by that facility, was the generator identified and was a manifest subsequently supplied.
(ii) If the waste was sent back to the generator, why and when.

Code of Federal Regulations

[54 FR 52752, Dec. 21, 1989, as amended at 58 FR 34205, June 23, 1993]