1. (a) A very small quantity generator shall deliver or offer hazardous waste only as specified in the conditions for exemption in Env-Hw 508.02(g) through (i), as applicable.

2. (b) A small or large quantity generator shall deliver or offer hazardous waste only to:

   1. (1) A facility that has obtained an EPA identification number; or
   2. (2) A transporter that possesses an EPA identification number and a current and valid New Hampshire hazardous waste transporter registration.

3. (c) If a very small or small quantity generator does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 60 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, the very small or small quantity generator shall submit to the department:

   1. (1) A legible copy of the manifest; and
   2. (2) A handwritten or typed note, on the manifest itself or on an attached sheet of paper, indicating that the generator has not received confirmation of delivery.
4. (d) Beginning on December 1, 2025, a very small quantity generator may submit the documentation required in (c), above, to the electronic manifest system in lieu of submitting it to the department.
5. (e) Beginning on December 1, 2025, a small quantity generator shall submit the documentation required in (c), above, to the electronic manifest system instead of to the department.
6. (f) If a large quantity generator does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 45 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, the large quantity generator shall contact the transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility to determine the status of the hazardous waste.

7. (g) If a large quantity generator does not receive a copy of the manifest with the handwritten signature of the owner or operator of the designated facility within 60 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, the large quantity generator shall submit to the department an exception report consisting of the following:

   1. (1) A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery; and
   2. (2) A cover letter signed by the generator or their authorized representative explaining the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the results of those efforts.

8. (h) Beginning on December 1, 2025, instead of submitting an exception report to the department as required in (g), above, a large quantity generator shall submit to the electronic manifest system an exception report consisting of the following:

   1. (1) A legible copy of the manifest for which the generator does not have confirmation of delivery; and
   2. (2) An explanation of the efforts taken to locate the hazardous waste and the results of those efforts.

Source. #5053, eff 1-24-91; ss by #5886, eff 8-26-94; amd by #7208, eff 2-26-00; ss by #7333, eff 8-1-00; ss by #8714, INTERIM, eff 9-5-06, EXPIRES: 3-4-07; ss by #8790, eff 1-5-07; ss by #9367, eff 1-28-09; amd by #10205, eff 10-19-12; ss by #12347, eff 8-14-17; ss by #12922, eff 11-23-19; ss by #13406, eff 7-23-22; ss by #14280, eff 8-1-25, EXPIRES: 8-1-35