1. (a) The department shall compile a hazardous waste quarterly activity report summarizing hazardous waste manifest information from the electronic manifest system and mail or email the report to each generator that ships hazardous waste offsite using a manifest.
2. (b) If a generator ships hazardous waste offsite using a manifest and has not received a quarterly activity report within 45 days following the last day of the previous quarter, the generator shall ask the department to send a new report.

3. (c) The reporting quarters shall be as follows:

   1. (1) 1st Quarter - January 1 to March 31;
   2. (2) 2nd Quarter - April 1 to June 30;
   3. (3) 3rd Quarter - July 1 to September 30; and
   4. (4) 4th Quarter - October 1 to December 31.

4. (d) Quarterly activity reports shall include the following:

   1. (1) Reporting quarter;
   2. (2) Name, mailing address, site location, and EPA identification number of the generator;
   3. (3) Weight in pounds of the hazardous waste manifested during the reporting quarter, summarized by manifest tracking number and EPA or NH hazardous waste number;
   4. (4) Weight in pounds of the quarter’s manifested hazardous waste that is exempt from fees pursuant to RSA 147-B:9; and
   5. (5) Fee due to the state of New Hampshire.

5. (e) Unless exempt under (f), below, a generator that receives a hazardous waste quarterly activity report from the department shall, within 30 days of receipt of the report:

   1. (1) Review the report for accuracy;
   2. (2) Notify the department of any needed corrections;
   3. (3) Certify, as specified in Env-Hw 207, the report; and
   4. (4) Return a certified copy of the report to the department.
6. (f) Political subdivisions that generate less than 660 pounds of hazardous waste in a 3-month period shall be exempt from certifying and submitting a quarterly activity report pursuant to (e)(3) and (e)(4), above.
7. (g) A generator that generates equal to or greater than 660 pounds of hazardous waste in a 3-month period shall pay the quarterly hazardous waste generator fee established in RSA 147-B:8, subject to the exemptions established in RSA 147-B:9, to the department for deposit into the hazardous waste cleanup fund.

8. (h) Fees required by RSA 147-B:8 shall be assessed based on the weight of hazardous wastes calculated from information from the electronic manifest system, as follows:

   1. (1) The assessed weight of hazardous wastes shall be calculated from information from the electronic manifest system; and

   2. (2) If the generator inadvertently omits an exemption code in manifest item 13 as required by Env-Hw 510.03(b)(1), the hazardous waste shall not be exempt from the fee unless the generator corrects the error by:

      1. a. For exemption code “NHX1”, having the receiving facility submit a certification to the department that the waste was or will be recycled; or
      2. b. For exemption codes “NHX2” through “NHX6”, submitting documentation that demonstrates eligibility for the exemption.
9. (i) The generator shall submit to the department the appropriate fee within 30 days of receipt of the quarterly activity report.
10. (j) Failure to submit the fees due as specified in (i), above, within 60 days of the due date shall result in the assessment of interest pursuant to RSA 147-B:8, at the rate established by RSA 336:1, II.

11. (k) Payment shall be submitted by one of the following methods:

    1. (1) Electronically by credit card or eCheck using Form HWM-15 “Hazardous Waste Quarterly Activity Fee Payment 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

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