La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § XIX-545

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XIX-545 - Manifest System

A. In order to adequately monitor the movement and disposal of E and P Waste, every shipment of E and P Waste transported to a commercial facility or transfer station shall be accompanied by a manifest entitled "E and P Waste Shipping Control Ticket." It is expressly forbidden to transport or accept E and P Waste without a properly completed manifest form, with the following exception: commercial facilities and transfer stations shall be allowed to accept E and P Waste when the Public Service Commission Permit Code Box found in Part II of the E and P Waste Shipping Control Ticket is either empty or improperly completed, so long as the remainder of the manifest, including the remainder of Part II, is properly completed.

B. For companies who do not possess an Office of Conservation operator code number, Form UIC-23 (or latest revision) must be approved prior to transporting E and P Waste (including Waste Type 99) to a commercial facility or transfer station.

C. For those generators who do possess an operator code number, authorization must be obtained prior to transporting Waste Type 99 to a commercial facility or transfer station.

D. At the time of transport, the generator shall initiate the manifest by completing and signing Part I. After the transporter completes and signs Part II, the generator shall retain Generator Copy No. 1 (green) for his files. All other copies shall accompany the E and P Waste shipment.

E. Upon delivery of the E and P Waste, the commercial facility or transfer station shall complete and sign Part III of the manifest. The transporter shall then retain the transporter's copy (pink) for his files.

F. Upon completion of the manifest, the commercial facility or transfer station operator shall mail Generator Copy No. 2 to the generator.

G. The original manifest for each load of E and P Waste received must be retained by the commercial facility or transfer station operator and stored in a secure and accurate filing system. In order to be available for review during site inspections, the manifests for the current months E and P Waste receipts and the prior months E and P Waste receipts must be maintained at the waste disposal facility (commercial facility or transfer station site) where the E and P Waste (and the manifest) was received (destination of the waste).

H. Original manifests must be retained for a period of not less than three years in a manner acceptable to the Commissioner of Conservation and made available for review or submitted to the Office of Conservation upon request.

I. The generator and transporter operator shall maintain file copies of completed manifests for a period of not less than three years.

J. Oil and gas, commercial facility, and transfer station operators who transport E and P Waste out-of-state to a permitted disposal facility or receive E and P Waste from out-of-state must comply with the manifest system requirements of this Section.

K. A monthly report of E and P Waste receipts shall be completed by each commercial facility, transfer station or DEQ permitted facility as defined by LAC 33:V and VII (that receives E and P Waste) on Form UIC-19, or latest revision. The original hard copy or original electronic copy Form UIC-19 monthly report(s) must be received by the Office of Conservation on or before 15 days of the end of each month. If delivered on the 15th day, the subject report(s) must be received by the Office of Conservation before the close of business, i.e., no later than 4:30 p.m. In the event that the 15th day of any given month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the reporting deadline shall be the following regularly scheduled business day, before the close of business.

L. A commercial facility or transfer station shall forward, by facsimile, a copy of any manifest accepted with an empty or improperly completed Public Service Permit Code Box to the Office of Conservation within 24 hours of its receipt. The commercial facility or transfer station shall mail the manifest to the Office of Conservation, immediately following its delivery via facsimile.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § XIX-545

Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 27:1911 (November 2001), amended LR 36:1017 (May 2010), Amended LR 461105 (8/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:4 et seq.