1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Env-Hw 504.04, Env-Hw 505.01(a), Env-Hw 505.02, Env-Hw 505.04, or (d), below, a generator shall notify the department of its hazardous waste activities by completing and submitting:

   1. (1) Form HWM-2 “RCRA C Site Identification Form” as amended August 2025; and
   2. (2) The following certification: “I certify, in accordance with Env-Hw 207, under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.”
2. (b) Such notification and certification shall serve as an application for an EPA identification number.
3. (c) A generator shall submit a separate notification for each site where activities regulated by the hazardous waste rules are conducted.

4. (d) A transporter that becomes a generator as specified in Env-Hw 501.01(k), by collecting curbside household hazardous waste, shall obtain an EPA identification number that is non-site specific by submitting to the department at least 30 days prior to the collection, the following information:

   1. (1) Generator name;
   2. (2) Generator mailing address;
   3. (3) The name, title, telephone number, and, if available, email address of a contact person;
   4. (4) A description of the regulated activity;
   5. (5) A description of the area(s) to be serviced;
   6. (6) The start date and expected completion date of the collection; and
   7. (7) The waste handling instructions provided by the generator to the household specifying how the household should handle its waste prior to acceptance by the generator.

5. (e) The following shall constitute a change in ownership of the generator and so requires the generator to file a new initial notification:

   1. (1) For a partnership, a change in 50% or more of general partners;
   2. (2) For a corporation, a transfer of all corporate assets or of a majority of voting shares to a new individual or entity;
   3. (3) For other organizations, a transfer of the control of the organization to a new individual or entity; and
   4. (4) For an individual, transfer of control to another individual or entity.
6. (f) Each initial notification of hazardous waste activity filed by a new generator shall be accompanied by the non-refundable fee of $150 established by RSA 147-A:6-a, I.

7. (g) Payment shall be submitted by one of the following methods:

   1. (1) Electronically by credit card or eCheck using Form HWM-2 “RCRA C Site Identification Form” as amended August 2025;

   2. (2) Checks or money orders made payable to “Treasurer, State of New Hampshire” and sent or delivered to:

      NHDES Waste Management Division – RIMS

      PO Box 95, 29 Hazen Dr

      Concord, NH 03302-0095; or

   3. (3) Cash payments only accepted in person at:

      NHDES Waste Management Division – RIMS

      29 Hazen Dr

      Concord, NH 03301

8. (h) Pursuant to RSA 147-A:6-a, II, political subdivisions of the state shall be exempt from paying the fee in (f), above.
9. (i) A recognized trader shall provide the notification required by Env-Hw 504.01(c) in accordance with (a), above.

Source. #5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; amd by #7578, eff 10-13-01; ss by #9215, INTERIM, eff 8-1-08; ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; amd by #10494, eff 1-1-14; ss by #12347, eff 8-14-17; amd by #12922, eff 11-23-19; ss by #13406, eff 7-23-22; ss by #14280, eff 8-1-25, EXPIRES: 8-1-35