RCRA Subtitle C Reporting Instructions and Forms

EPA Forms 870012, 870013 A/B, 870023

(OMB #20500024; Expires 05/31/2020)

DISCLAIMER: This is an excerpt containing only the information pertinent to the Hazardous Waste Report (8700-13 A/B). The Instructions and Forms for all three forms can be found here:

https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/documents/rcra_subtitleC_forms_and_instructions.pdf

https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/documents/rcra_subtitleC_forms_and_instructions.pdf

Table of Contents

Introduction....................................................................................................................................................... 1 General Information ..................................................................................................................................................2 Where To Get Help....................................................................................................................................................2 Federal Regulations ...............................................................................................................................................2 RCRA Laws and Regulations...................................................................................................................................2 RCRA Online...........................................................................................................................................................3 State Contacts........................................................................................................................................................3 Compliance Assistance Centers .............................................................................................................................3 EPA Small Business Ombudsman Office ................................................................................................................3 Your Trade Association ..........................................................................................................................................3

Confidential Business Information (CBI)....................................................................................................................3 Filling Out the Forms .................................................................................................................................................4 Symbols..................................................................................................................................................................4 Alphanumeric Fields ..............................................................................................................................................4 Comments Section of Forms..................................................................................................................................4 Page Numbering of Forms .....................................................................................................................................5 Paper Form Reporting ...........................................................................................................................................5 Electronic Reporting ..............................................................................................................................................5

Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activities (Site Identification Form) .................................................................... 6 Authorization.............................................................................................................................................................7 Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................8 Determining If You Must Notify.................................................................................................................................8 How To Determine If You Must Notify EPA of Your Subtitle C Activities...............................................................8 How To Determine If you Must Notify EPA of Your Universal Waste Activities ..................................................10 How To Determine If you Must Notify EPA of Your Used Oil Management Activities ........................................11 Exemptions ..........................................................................................................................................................11

Filing a Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activities Form...........................................................................................12 Obtain or Update an EPA Id Number...................................................................................................................12 How Many Forms Should I File? ..........................................................................................................................13 Where Should I Send my Completed Form?........................................................................................................14

Instructions for Filling out the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form.................................................................14 Item 1 Reason for Submittal .............................................................................................................................14 Item 2 Site EPA ID Number ...............................................................................................................................17 Item 3 and 4 Site Name and Site Location Address ..........................................................................................17 Item 5 Site Mailing Address ..............................................................................................................................17 Item 6 Site Land Type .......................................................................................................................................17 Item 7 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) ..........................................................17 Item 8 Site Contact Information .......................................................................................................................18 Item 9 Legal Owner and Operator of the Site...................................................................................................18 Item 10 Type of Regulated Waste Activity (At Your Site) .................................................................................20 Item 11 Additional Regulated Waste Activities .................................................................................................25 Item 12 Eligible Academic Entities With Laboratories......................................................................................28 Item 13 Episodic Generation ............................................................................................................................29 Item 14 LQG Consolidation of VSQG Hazardous Waste ...................................................................................30 Item 15 Notification Of LQG Site Closure for a Central Accumulation Area (CAA) or Entire Facility................30 Item 16 Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity ...........................................................31 Item 17 Electronic Manifest Broker..................................................................................................................32

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Item 18 Comments ...........................................................................................................................................32 Item 19 Certification .........................................................................................................................................32

Addendum to the Site Identification Form: Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity.........33 You Must Fill Out this Addendum If:....................................................................................................................33 Item 1 Reason for Notification..........................................................................................................................34 Item 2 Description of Excluded Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity...............................................35

Addendum to the Site Identification Form: LQG Consolidation of VSQGs Hazardous Wastes .............................39 You Must Fill Out this Addendum If:....................................................................................................................39 Item 1 EPA ID Number ......................................................................................................................................39 Item 2 Site Name ..............................................................................................................................................39 Items 36 Site Location .....................................................................................................................................39 Item 79 Contact Information............................................................................................................................39

Addendum to the Site Identification Form: Episodic Generator.........................................................................40 You Must Fill Out this Addendum If:....................................................................................................................40 Item 12 Planned/Unplanned Event .................................................