United States 

Environmental Protection 

Agency 

November 2009 

Notification of 

RCRA Subtitle C 

Activity 

Instructions and Form 

EPA Form 8700-12 

(OMB Number; Expiration Date)
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) 

(5303P) 

Washington, DC 20460 

Notification of Subtitle C Activity 

Instructions and Form 

Section 3010 of Subtitle C of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires any person who generates, 

transports, or recycles regulated wastes or who owns or operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of 

regulated wastes to notify EPA of their activities, including the location and general description of the activities and 

the regulated wastes handled. Respondents must submit the information required in the Notification of Subtitle C 

Activity Instructions and Form booklet by completing the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form [EPA Form 

8700-12]. As required by statue, EPA promulgated regulations to implement these notification requirements at 40 

CFR Parts 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 270, 273, and 279. EPA needs this information to determine the 

universe of persons who generate, handle, and manage these regulated wastes; assign EPA Identification Numbers; 

and ensure that these regulated wastes are managed in a way that protects human health and the environment as 

required by RCRA. This is mandatory reporting by the respondents. 

EPA enters notification information submitted by respondents into RCRAInfo, the EPA national database, and 

assigns EPA Identification Numbers. EPA uses this information to identify the universe of regulated waste 

generators, handlers, and managers and their specific regulated waste activities. EPA also uses the information for 

tracking and for a variety of enforcement and inspection purposes. Finally, EPA uses this information to ensure that 

regulated waste is managed properly, that statutory provisions are upheld, and that regulations are adhered to by 

facility owners or operators. 

Section 3007(b) or RCRA and 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B, which defines EPA’s general policy on public disclosure 

of information, both contain provisions for confidentiality. However, the Agency does not anticipate that businesses 

will assert a claim of confidentiality covering all or part of the Notification or Subtitle C Activity. If such a claim 

were asserted, EPA must and will treat the information in accordance with the regulations cited above. EPA also 

will assure that this information collection complies with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular 108. 

Estimated Burden: The reporting burden for information collection requirements associated with initial notification 

requirements is estimated to be approximately 2 hours. The burden estimate includes time for reading the 

regulations and preparing and submitting the initial notification. The reporting burden for information collection 

requirements associated with subsequent notification is estimated to be approximately 1 hour. The burden estimate 

includes time for reading the regulations, preparing and submitting a subsequent notification. 

To comment on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any 

suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA 

has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number which is available for public viewing at the 

RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744 and the 

telephone number for the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270. An electronic version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at: http://www.epa.gov/dockets/regulations.htm. 

Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, 

and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 

“search”, then key in the docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 

20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID Number and OMB Control Number in 

any correspondence.
Table of Contents 

PURPOSE OF THE NOTIFICATION....................................................................................... 1 

Where To Get Help..................................................................................................................... 1 

Initial Notifications ..................................................................................................................... 2 

Subsequent Notifications ............................................................................................................ 3

DETERMINING IF YOU MUST NOTIFY............................................................................... 4 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your RCRA Subtitle C Activities ................... 4 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Universal Waste Activities..................... 5 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Used Oil Management Activities........... 6 

Who is Exempt From Used Oil Notification Requirements? ..................................................... 6 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Subpart K Laboratory Hazardous Waste 

Activities..................................................................................................................................... 7 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Hazardous Secondary Material Activities

..................................................................................................................................................... 7 

How Many Forms Should I File?................................................................................................ 7 

Can I Request That This Information Be Kept Confidential? .................................................... 8 

Where Should I Send My Completed Form?.............................................................................. 8 

Item-by-Item Instructions for Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activity Using the RCRA 

Subtitle C Site Identification Form............................................................................................. 8

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE RCRA SUBTITLE C SITE 

IDENTIFICATION (SITE ID) FORM....................................................................................... 9 

Who Must Submit This Form ..................................................................................................... 9

Purpose Of This Form................................................................................................................. 9 

How To Fill Out This Form........................................................................................................ 9 

Item-By-Item Instructions......................................................................................................... 11 

Item 1 – Reason for Submittal .............................................................................................. 11 

Item 2 – Site EPA ID Number .............................................................................................. 12 

Item 3 and 4 – Site Name and Location................................................................................ 13 

Item 5 – Site Land Type........................................................................................................ 13 

Item 6 – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s)....................... 13 

Item 7 – Site Mailing Address .............................................................................................. 13 

Item 8 – Site Contact Person................................................................................................. 14

Item 9 – Legal Owner and Operator of the Site.................................................................... 14 

Item 10 – Type of Regulated Waste Activity ....................................................................... 16 

Item 11 – Description of Hazardous Wastes......................................................................... 22 

Item 12 – Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity.......................... 23 

Item 13 – Comments............................................................................................................. 23 

Item 14 – Certification.......................................................................................................... 24
ADDENDUM TO THE SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM: NOTIFICATION OF 

HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIAL ACTIVITY....................................................... 25 

You Must Fill Out This Section If ............................................................................................ 25

Item 1 – Indicate Reason for Notification............................................................................. 25 

Item 2 – Description of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity ............................ 26 

Item 3 – Facility has Financial Assurance Pursuant to 40 CFR 261 Subpart H ................... 29

OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION AND CODE LISTS ............................................. 30 

Excluded Wastes....................................................................................................................... 31 

Definitions................................................................................................................................. 32 

EPA Hazardous Waste Codes................................................................................................... 41 

HSM Facility Codes.................................................................................................................. 42 

HSM Land-Based Unit Codes .................................................................................................. 43 
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PURPOSE OF THE NOTIFICATION 

OF RCRA SUBTITLE C ACTIVITIES 

This booklet is designed to help you determine if you are subject to requirements under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for notifying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

of your regulated waste activities. Regulated wastes are hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 261, 

universal wastes as defined by 40 CFR Part 263, and used oil as defined by 40 CFR Part 279. 

Furthermore, if you are managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) you also must notify under 40 CFR 260.42 using the RCRA Subtitle C Site 

Identification Form and Addendum to the Site Identification Form. The instructions contained in this 

booklet will assist you in obtaining an EPA Identification Number by completing and submitting the 

RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form (Site ID Form) [EPA Form 8700-12] for Initial Notifications or 

in revising your Site ID Form if you are required to submit a Subsequent Notification. RCRA is a Federal 

law. If you are regulated but do not comply with the RCRA notification requirements, you may be 

subject to civil penalties. 

NOTE 

• Although this booklet contains information and instructions for completing a 

Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activity, it should not be considered a substitute 

for the regulations in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR). Rather, 

this booklet serves as a supplement to the regulations and provides additional 

information not contained in 40 CFR. As a handler of regulated wastes, you are 

responsible for learning and complying with all requirements that apply to you and 

your regulated waste activities. 

• In addition, remember that this booklet and the regulations in 40 CFR address only 

the Federal hazardous waste program. Many States may have notification 

requirements that differ from the Federal requirements; those States may use the 

Site ID Form or they may use a similar State form that requires information not 

requested in the EPA form. Again, it is your responsibility to make sure that you 

have completed and submitted all forms required under the Federal or your State 

program. 

Where To Get Help 

We realize that the regulations are complex. Although we are not providing reprints of the 40 CFR 

regulations in this booklet, copies of the Federal regulations are available from EPA (see below). We 

have listed the addresses and phone numbers of the contacts in each State who can answer your questions 

and help you understand the Federal and State requirements that apply to you. This contact list is located 

at: http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf.

 

In addition to these contacts, there are several other sources available to help with your questions and 

provide information on EPA regulations: 

 

RCRA Frequently Asked Questions. This allows users to find answers to commonly asked 

questions that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics. Find at: http://waste.custhelp.com/ 

 cgi-bin/php/enduser/entry.php. 
Purpose of the Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activities 

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RCRA Online. The RCRA Online database is designed to enable users to locate documents, 

including publications and other outreach materials that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and 

topics. Find at: http://www.epa.gov/rcraonline. 

 RCRA Regulations. The Federal regulations can be found at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/ 

 cfr/cfr-table-search.html. 

Compliance Assistance Centers. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sponsored 

partnerships with industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, and other agencies to 

launch sector-specific Compliance Assistance Centers (Centers). Each Center addresses real 

world issues in understandable language for you to understand Federal environmental 

requirements and how to save money through pollution prevention techniques. Visit the 

Compliance Assistance Centers at: http://www.assistancecenters.net. 

EPA National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is a comprehensive 

source of compliance assistance information and resources. Use links to Federal, State, local, and 

other compliance assistance providers to find the tools you need. Visit the Clearinghouse at: 

http://www.epa.gov/clearinghouse. 

EPA Small Business Ombudsman Office – 1-800-368-5888. 

Your Trade Association 

Initial Notifications 

If you do not currently have an EPA Identification Number and you handle regulated waste or hazardous 

secondary material, you must submit an initial notification. Please refer to information contained in pages 

4-7 of this booklet to help you determine whether you handle a regulated waste, whether any exemptions 

or exclusions apply to you, and how you should file the Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activity. 

Circumstances under which you should submit an initial notification include: 

1. If you generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. Refer to pages 4-5 for 

further information and a description of exclusions or exemptions; or 

2. If you recycle hazardous wastes. (Recyclable materials are defined as hazardous wastes that 

are recycled). The recycling process itself is exempt from regulation, but you must notify 

EPA and obtain an EPA Identification Number prior to recycling recyclable materials. Refer 

to pages 4-5 for further information and a description of exemptions; or 

3. If you are a large quantity handler of universal waste. Refer to page 5 for further information 

and a description of exemptions. (Notification is required for people who have not previously 

notified EPA of their hazardous waste activities or who have not already sent a notification to 

EPA as required by 40 CFR Part 273.32); or 

4. If you transport, process, or re-refine used oil; burn off-specification used oil for energy 

recovery; or market used oil. Refer to page 6 for further information and for a description of 

exemptions. (Notification is required for people who have not previously notified EPA of 

their hazardous waste activities or have not notified under 40 CFR Part 279 or under 40 CFR 

Part 266, Subpart E, which was replaced by 40 CFR Part 279.) 
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5. If you are an eligible academic entity opting into 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for managing 

laboratory hazardous wastes AND you have never before submitted site identification 

information, you must submit this form to notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional 

Office of your activities. Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are 

eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K in 

order for you to notify. 

6. If you will begin managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 

CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) you must submit this form, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42, to 

notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office of your activities. Note: You must

check with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary 

material under these exclusions in order for you to notify. 

7. If your business moves to another location and you are still conducting activities regulated 

under Subtitle C. 

Subsequent Notifications

Even if you have submitted an initial notification and have received an EPA Identification Number, you 

may be required to submit a subsequent notification. Please refer to pages 4-8 of this booklet for 

information on when and how to complete a subsequent notification. In general, you should submit a 

subsequent notification under the following circumstances: 

1. If the contact for your site changes. 

2. If the ownership of your site changes. 

3. If an additional owner has been added or replaced since you submitted your last notification. 

4. If the type of RCRA Subtitle C activity you conduct changes. 

5. If you have previously submitted site identification information and are an eligible academic 

entity opting into or withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for managing laboratory 

hazardous wastes, you must use this form. Note: You must check with your State to 

determine if you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 

262 Subpart K in order for you to notify. 

6. If you are managing or will stop managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 

261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25), you are required to re-notify by March 1 

of each even-numbered year pursuant to CFR 260.42. 
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DETERMINING IF YOU MUST NOTIFY 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your RCRA Subtitle C Activities 

All persons who generate, transport, recycle, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste are required to 

notify EPA (or their State agency if the State is authorized to operate its own hazardous waste program) 

of their hazardous waste activities. Furthermore, if you are managing hazardous secondary material under 

40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) you also must notify using the RCRA Subtitle 

C Site Identification Form and Addendum to the Site Identification Form. These persons must obtain an 

EPA Identification Number unless their solid waste has been excluded from regulation or their hazardous 

waste has been exempted as outlined below. These respective notification requirements are found in 40 

CFR Parts 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, and 266. 

In addition to the discussion below, you will need to refer to 40 CFR Part 261 to help you determine if the 

waste you handle is both a solid waste and a hazardous waste that is regulated under RCRA. If you need 

help making this determination after reading these instructions, contact the agency listed for your State. 

The list of contact names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail address is located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. 

NOTE 

Under the Hazardous Waste Import Regulations, 40 CFR Part 262.60, foreign generators 

should not apply for an EPA Identification Number. These regulations state that when 

filling out a U.S. manifest, you must include the name and address of the foreign generator, 

and the name, address, and EPA Identification Number of the importer. Please contact the 

U.S. firms involved with your shipments and determine which firm will serve as the U.S. 

Importer. 

To determine if you handle a solid waste that is also a hazardous waste and regulated under RCRA, ask 

yourself the following questions: 

A. Do I Handle a Solid Waste? 

40 CFR 261.2 defines “solid waste” as any discarded material that is not excluded under Part 

261.4(a) or that is not excluded by variance granted under Part 260.30 and 260.31. A 

discarded material is any material which is: 

• Abandoned, as explained in Part 261.2(b); or 

• Recycled, as explained in Part 261.2(c); or 

• Considered inherently waste-like as explained in Part 261.2(d); or 

• A military munition identified as a solid waste in Part 266.202. 

 

B. Has My Solid Waste Been Excluded from the Regulations under Part 261.4? 

The list of general exclusions can be found in 40 CFR 261.4. If the solid waste that you 

handle has been excluded, either by rule or special variance, then you do not need to notify 

EPA for that solid waste unless otherwise stated in the regulations. If your solid waste was 
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not excluded from regulation, you need to determine if it is a hazardous waste that EPA 

regulates. EPA regulates a solid waste as hazardous waste in two ways: 

• By specifically listing the solid waste as a hazardous waste and assigning it a unique 

EPA Hazardous Waste Code Number; or 

• By regulating it because it possesses any of four hazardous waste characteristics and 

assigning it a generic EPA Hazardous Waste Code Number. 

C. Is My Solid Waste Specifically Listed as a Hazardous Waste? 

Parts 261.30 through 261.33 identify certain solid wastes that EPA has specifically listed as 

hazardous. Persons who handle listed hazardous waste are subject to regulation and must 

notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities unless they are exempted as discussed below. 

Refer to these regulations to see if your solid waste is included as a “listed hazardous waste.” 

If you are handling a newly regulated hazardous waste and have already notified EPA prior to 

that hazardous waste being regulated and already have an EPA Identification Number, 

you do not need to submit a subsequent notification for that newly regulated hazardous waste. 

D. Does My Solid Waste Possess a Hazardous Characteristic? 

Even if your solid waste is not specifically listed as a hazardous waste, it may still be 

hazardous because it exhibits certain hazardous characteristics. These characteristics are: 

• Ignitability 

• Corrosivity 

• Reactivity 

• Toxicity 

Parts 261.20 through 261.24 explain each of the characteristics and outline the testing 

procedures you should use to determine if your solid waste meets these characteristics. 

Persons who handle characteristic hazardous waste that is regulated must notify EPA of their 

activities unless they are exempted, as discussed below. If you are handling a newly 

regulated hazardous waste and have already notified EPA prior to that hazardous waste being 

regulated and already have an EPA Identification Number, you do not need to submit a 

subsequent notification for that newly regulated hazardous waste. 

E. Has My Hazardous Waste Been Exempted from the Regulations under Parts 261.5 and 

261.6(a)(3)? 

Parts 261.5 and 261.6(a)(3) list certain hazardous wastes that are not subject to RCRA 

regulation. If the hazardous waste that you handle has been exempted, then you do not need 

to notify EPA for that hazardous waste. 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Universal Waste Activities 

Under 40 CFR Part 273, Subpart C, Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste (LQHUW) who 

accumulate a total of 5,000 kilograms or more of universal wastes at any time are required to notify EPA 

(or their State agency if the State is authorized to operate its own universal waste program) of their 

universal waste activities and obtain an EPA Identification Number, unless they have previously notified 

EPA of their hazardous waste activities. Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste must notify EPA of 

their universal waste activities and obtain an EPA Identification Number before meeting or exceeding the 
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5,000 kilogram storage limit. Small Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste are exempt from these 

notification requirements. 

NOTE Please refer to the regulations in 40 CFR Part 273 to ensure that you are aware of all the 

requirements that apply to your universal waste handling activities. 

 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Used Oil Management Activities 

Under 40 CFR Part 279, Subparts E, F, G, and H, respectively, persons who transport used oil; process or 

re-refine used oil; burn off-specification used oil for energy recovery; or market used oil fuel, are required 

to notify EPA (or their State agency if the State is authorized to operate its own used oil program) and 

obtain an EPA Identification Number, unless they are exempt as outlined below. Off-specification used 

oil may be burned for energy recovery in an industrial furnace, boiler, or hazardous waste incinerator 

subject to regulation under Subpart O of 40 CFR Part 264 or 265. 

Used oil transporters; used oil processors/re-refiners; off-specification used oil burners; and used oil fuel 

marketers who have not previously notified EPA of their hazardous waste activities or notified under 40 

CFR Part 266, Subpart E (replaced by Part 279) must notify EPA to identify their used oil management 

activities. 

NOTE Please refer to the regulations in 40 CFR Part 279 to ensure that you are aware of all the 

requirements that apply to your used oil management activities. 

Who is Exempt from Used Oil Notification Requirements? 

A. Persons who burn on-specification used oil fuel. Used oil that is to be burned for energy 

recovery and that meets the specification provided under Part 279.11 is exempt from the 

regulations. However, the person who first claims that the used oil meets the 

specification is subject to notification as a used oil fuel marketer and certain other 

requirements (see Part 279, Subpart H). The burner of fuel that meets the specification in 

Part 279.11 is not required to notify. 

B. Used oil generators are not required to notify EPA. 

C. Used oil generators operating used oil-fired space heaters. Persons who burn only used 

oil that they generate (or used oil received from household do-it-yourself used oil changers) 

in used oil-fired space heaters are exempt from the notification requirement provided that the 

device is vented to the outdoors and the device is not designed to have a capacity greater than 

0.5 million BTU/hour. 
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How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Subpart K Laboratory Hazardous 

Waste Activities 

Subpart K is an alternative set of generator requirements for managing laboratory hazardous waste at 

eligible academic entities. Generators that are eligible academic entities with laboratories may elect to 

opt into 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K and manage their laboratory hazardous waste under Subpart K in lieu 

of 40 CFR 262.34(c)(or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). In order for eligible academic entities (see 

definition) to opt into Subpart K or subsequently withdraw from Subpart K, they must use the Site ID 

Form to notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office. Refer to 40 CFR 262.203 and 262.204. 

Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous 

waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K and for any state-specific requirements. 

How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Hazardous Secondary Material 

Activities 

40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), and (25) exclude certain hazardous secondary material 

being reclaimed from the RCRA Subtitle C definition of solid waste, provided certain requirements and 

conditions are met. Hazardous secondary material is secondary material (e.g., spent material, by-product, 

or sludge) that, when discarded, would be identified as hazardous waste under 40 CFR 261. 

Facilities that will begin managing, are still managing, or will stop managing hazardous secondary 

material under these regulations must notify under 40 CFR 260.42 using the Site ID Form and the 

Addendum to the Site ID Form. Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to 

manage hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25). 

How Many Forms Should I File? 

A person who is subject to the hazardous waste, universal waste, or used oil management regulations 

under RCRA should submit one notification (Site ID Form) per RCRA site. If you manage academic 

laboratory waste under Subpart K or hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) you should submit one notification per site using the Site ID Form and, if 

appropriate, the Addendum to the Site ID Form. If you conduct any regulated waste activity or hazardous 

secondary material at more than one RCRA site, you must submit a separate notification for each RCRA 

site using the Site ID Form. 

If you only transport regulated wastes and do not generate, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes; do 

not qualify as a large quantity handler of universal wastes; or do not process/re-refine used oil, burn offspecification used oil fuel, or market used oil fuel, you may submit one notification that covers all 

activities your company conducts. This notification should be sent to the appropriate State or Regional 

Office (http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf.) that serves the State where 

your company has its headquarters or principal place of business. However, if you are a transporter who 

also engages in one or more of the regulated waste activities listed above, you must submit a separate 

notification for each RCRA site using the Site ID Form. 
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Can I Request That This Information Be Kept Confidential? 

All information you submit in an initial or subsequent notification can be released to the public, according 

to the Freedom of Information Act, unless it is determined to be confidential by EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 

Part 2. Since notification information is very general, EPA believes it is unlikely that any information in 

your notification could quality to be protected from release. However, you may make a claim of 

confidentiality by printing the word “CONFIDENTIAL” on all pages of the RCRA Subtitle C Site 

Identification Form and on any attachments. EPA will take action on the confidentiality claims in 

accordance with 40 CFR Part 2. 

Where Should I Send My Completed Form? 

We have provided an up-to-date list of the address for your State or EPA Regional Office where you 

should send your completed RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form. The contact list can be found at: 

http://www.epa.gov/osw/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. This list contains contact names, 

addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses that you can use to obtain additional information. 

Many States use the form included at the end of this booklet; some also require additional information. 

The other States require that you complete and submit a State-specific form. Information about which 

form to use is included with the contact list located at the web page noted above. Even if you use the 

included form, you should check with your State to determine if you need to submit additional 

information. Also, contact your State if you have any questions about your submission. 

After your completed Site ID Form for a notification is received and processed, you will be sent a written 

acknowledgement that will include your EPA Identification Number. You must use this number on all 

communications with EPA regarding your regulated waste and hazardous secondary material 

activities for this site. 

Item-by-Item Instructions for Notification of RCRA Subtitle C Activity Using the RCRA 

Subtitle C Site Identification Form

Please be sure to review the instructions carefully and complete all items on the form. After you have 

submitted the Site ID Form once, your State may allow you to attach a copy of your most recently 

submitted form. If so, circle item numbers for which any information has changed. Then enter the new 

information (and circle the item numbers) on the Site ID Form included in this booklet and provide the 

required signatures (no photocopied signatures) in Item 14 – Certification. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING OUT THE RCRA 

SUBTITLE C SITE IDENTIFICATION (SITE ID) FORM 

Who Must Submit This Form

All sites required to submit any of the following must submit the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification 

(Site ID) Form: 

• Initial Notification of Regulated Waste Activity 

• Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity 

• First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

• Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

• Hazardous Waste Report 

• Notification for eligible academic entities opting into or withdrawing from managing laboratory 

hazardous wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K (if in an eligible State) 

• Notification for facilities managing hazardous secondary material pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42 (if 

in an eligible State) 

Some States have requirements in addition to, or that are different from the Federal requirements. To 

obtain the appropriate forms or ask questions, refer to a list of contacts at: http://www.epa.gov/ 

osw/inforesources/data/form8700/contact.pdf. The list will tell you whether the Federal form or a State 

form is used, who to contact, and where to mail the completed form. 

Purpose Of This Form 

The Site ID Form provides site-specific information about your facility and is used to obtain an EPA 

Identification Number. The Site ID form also provides updated information for items that have changed 

at your site and verifies the information for those items that remain unchanged. 

How To Fill Out This Form 

Complete the following Site ID Form items, as applicable to your facility: 

• Item 1 – your reason for submitting the form 

• Item 2 – your site’s EPA Identification Number 

• Item 3 – the name of your site 

• Item 4 – the physical location of your site 

• Item 5 – the land type of your site 

• Item 6 – the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s) for your site 

• Item 7 – the mailing address for your site 

• Item 8 – name, title, address, phone number, fax, and e-mail of a contact person at your site 

• Item 9 – name, address, and phone number of the legal owner(s) and name of the operator(s) of 

your site 

• Item 10 – your site’s regulated waste activities (enter all that apply) 

• Item 11 – the description of hazardous waste
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• Item 12 – your site’s hazardous secondary material activity, if you manage any 

• Item 13 – additional comments on Items 1 – 12 

• Item 14 – certification that the information you provided throughout the form is truthful, accurate 

and complete 

• Addendum to the Site Identification Form – notification of hazardous secondary material activity 

Type or print, in black ink, all items except the Signature box in Item 14. Enter your site’s EPA 

Identification Number in the top left-hand corner on all pages of the form; for an Initial Notification for 

this site, leave the EPA Identification Number blank. Use Item 13 – Comments to clarify or provide 

additional information for any entry. When entering information in the comments section, enter the item 

number and box letter to which the comment refers. If you must use additional sheets for comments, 

enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand corner of each sheet. 
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Item-By-Item Instructions 

Item 1 – Reason for Submittal

Reason for Submittal: Place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) to indicate whether this form is your 

Initial Notification (i.e., this is your first time submitting site identification information / to obtain an EPA 

Identification Number for this location); a Subsequent Notification (to update your site identification 

information); a component of a First or a Revised Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application; or a 

component of the Hazardous Waste Report. 

• To provide an Initial Notification (first time submitting site identification information / to 

obtain an EPA Identification Number for this location). 

o If your waste activity is regulated under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA) and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Act (specifically 40 

CFR Parts 260-299), you must submit this form to notify the appropriate State or EPA 

Regional Office of your regulated waste activities and obtain an EPA Identification 

Number. 

 

o If you are an eligible academic entity opting into 40 CFR 262 Subpart K for managing 

laboratory hazardous wastes AND you have never before submitted site identification 

information, you must submit this form to notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional 

Office of your activities. Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are 

eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K in 

order for you to notify. 

o If you will begin managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) AND you have never before submitted site 

identification information, you must submit this form, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42, to 

notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office of your activities. Note: You must

check with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary 

material under these exclusions in order for you to notify. 

• To provide a Subsequent Notification (to update site identification information for this 

location). 

o You must use this form to submit a subsequent notification if your site already has an 

EPA Identification Number and you wish to change information (e.g., generator status, 

new site contact person, new owner, new mailing address, new regulated waste activity, 

etc.). 

 

o If you have previously submitted site identification information and are an eligible 

academic entity opting into or withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for 

managing laboratory hazardous wastes, you must use this form. Note: You must check 

with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste 

pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K in order for you to notify. 

o If you have previously submitted site identification information and are notifying (or renotifying) that you will begin managing, are managing, or have stopped managing 

hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), 
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or (25), you must submit this form, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42, to notify the appropriate 

State or Regional Office of your activities. Note: You must check with your State to 

determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under these 

exclusions in order for you to notify. 

• As a component of a First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. If your site 

is planning to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste on-site in a unit that is not exempt from 

obtaining a hazardous waste permit, you must submit this form as part of the Part A Permit 

Application. Also, if the activity at this site (treatment, storage, or disposal) became newly 

regulated under RCRA Subtitle C and the rules promulgated pursuant to the Act (specifically 40 

CFR Parts 260-299), you must submit this form as part of the Part A Permit Application. 

• As a component of a Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. If you 

must submit a revised Part A Permit Application to reflect changes that have occurred at your 

site, you must submit this form as part of your revised Part A Permit Application. Examples of 

site changes requiring a revised Part A Permit Application include managing new wastes not 

identified in the first submission of the form or changes to existing waste treatment processes. 

When submitting a revised Part A Permit Application, please include the Amendment number in 

the appropriate space. 

• As a component of the Hazardous Waste Report. (If “X”, see box below). If you are required 

to submit a Hazardous Waste Report indicating the amount of hazardous waste you generate, 

treat, recycle, dispose, ship off-site, or receive from off-site, you must fill out this form. A Site 

ID Form submitted with a Hazardous Waste Report is equivalent to a Subsequent Notification. 

o Site was a TSD facility and/or generator of ≥ 1,000 kg of hazardous waste, > 1 kg of 

acute hazardous waste, or > 100 kg of acute hazardous waste spill cleanup in one or 

more months of the report year (or State equivalent LQG regulations). The purpose 

of this check box is to distinguish between sites that meet the criteria and are required to 

file a report versus those who file voluntarily or by State-only requirement but were not a 

TSD facility or a Large Quantity Generator (LQG) during the report year. Sites required 

to file the report should place an “X” in this box while non-LQG/TSD sites should not. 

For more information about who must file a report, refer to Who Must File the Hazardous 

Waste Report. 

Item 2 – Site EPA ID Number

Provide your EPA Identification Number in Item 2 for this site. The first two characters of the EPA ID 

Number must be a valid state postal code. Be sure to include your EPA Identification Number at the top 

of all pages of the form (as well as on any attachments to the Site ID Form). 

NOTE If this is your Initial Notification for this site, leave the EPA Identification Number blank 

and proceed to Item 3. 
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Item 3 and 4 – Site Name and Location

Provide the legal name of your site and a complete location address. Please note that the address you give 

for Item 4, Site Location, must be a physical address, not a post office box or route number. Only foreign 

hazardous waste transporters, with their headquarters located outside the U.S., may provide a Site 

Location Country outside of the U.S. 

NOTE A new EPA Identification Number is required if you change the location of your site. 

Item 5 – Site Land Type 

Place an “X” in the box that best describes the land type of your site. Select only one type: Private, 

County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, or Other. If your site’s Land Type could 

be described as Municipal and as County, as District, or as Tribal, do not place an “X” in Municipal. 

Instead, choose the other appropriate code; you may explain this in Item 13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized American 

Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Item 6 – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code(s)

Box A must be completed. Completing Boxes B-D is recommended, if applicable. 

Box A Provide the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code that 

best describes your site’s primary business production process for your products 

or services. Referencing the latest NAICS codes, use the 6-digit code (most 

specific description) if available for your business; if not, use the 5-digit code; do 

not enter any four (4) or less digit codes. 

Boxes B – D List other NAICS codes that describe the other business production processes for 

your site. Referencing the latest NAICS codes, use the 6-digit code (most 

specific description) if available for your business; if not, use the 5-digit code; do 

not enter any four (4) or less digit codes. 

Check with your accounting or business staff to determine your NAICS code(s); the NAICS code is used 

in tax reporting and other business reports. You can obtain additional information about NAICS codes at 

http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics. 

Item 7 – Site Mailing Address 

Please enter the Site Mailing Address. If the Mailing Address and the Location of Site (Item 4) are the 

same, you can enter “Same as Item 4” in the box for Item 7. 
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Item 8 – Site Contact Person

Enter the name, title, business address, telephone number, extension, fax number, and e-mail address of 

the individual who should be contacted regarding the information submitted in the Site ID Form. A 

Subsequent Notification is recommended when the Site Contact Person changes. Do not enter other 

contact persons here; if there are other persons, who may be contacted about this submission, list them 

and their other contact information in Item 13. If the person completing the Hazardous Waste Report is 

not the primary site RCRA hazardous waste contact, enter the primary site RCRA hazardous waste 

contact here and add the contact information for the person completing the Hazardous Waste Report in 

Item 13 – Comments. 

Note: This is NOT the Facility Permit Contact information. The Facility Permit Contact information 

should be entered on the RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. 

Item 9 – Legal Owner and Operator of the Site

This section should be used to indicate all owners and operators of this site. 

A. Name of Site’s Legal Owner: Provide the name of your site’s legal owner(s). This includes 

owner(s) of the building(s) and land. Please review these definitions: 

Owner – The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This 

includes the owner(s) of the building(s) and/or land. This may be an individual, 

company, or business name. See Person. 

Person – An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation, 

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 

commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. 

Date Became an Owner: Indicate the date on which the above entity became the owner of 

your site. Enter dates as in this example: For April 22, 2009, enter 04/22/2009. This is a 

required field and a date must be reported. 

Owner Type: Place an “X” in the box that best describes the owner type of your site. 

Select only one type: Private, County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, 

or Other. If your site’s Owner Type could be described as Municipal and as County, as 

District, or as Tribal, do not place an “X” in Municipal. Instead, choose the other appropriate 

code; you may explain this in Item 13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized 

American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Legal Owner Address: Enter the address of the legal owner. If the address and the 

Location of Site (Item 4) are the same, you can enter “Same as Item 4” in the box for Item 9. 

 Use the Comments section in Item 13 to list any additional owners, their names, the dates 

they became owners, owner type, mailing address, and which owner(s), if any, are no longer 

owners since your last submission of this form. If necessary, attach a separate sheet of paper. 
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Remember to enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand corner of each 

sheet. 

B. Name of Site’s Operator. Provide the name of your site’s operator. Please review these 

definitions. 

Operator – The person responsible for the overall operation of a RCRA site. Note: This 

is the legal entity which controls the RCRA site operation rather than the plant or site 

manager. This is usually a company or business name, but may be an individual. See 

Person.

 Person – An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation, 

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, municipality, 

commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body. 

 Date Became an Operator: Indicate the date on which the above entity became the operator 

of your site. Enter dates as in this example: For April 22, 2009, enter 04/22/2009. This is a 

required field and a date must be reported. 

Operator Type: Place an “X” in the box that best describes the operator type of your site. 

Select only one type: Private, County, District, Federal, Tribal (see below), Municipal, State, 

or Other. If your site’s Operator Type could be described as Municipal and as County, as 

District, or as Tribal, do not place an “X” in Municipal. Instead, choose the other appropriate 

code; you may explain this in Item 13 – Comments. 

Tribal – A member of one of the tribes/entities on the list of federally recognized 

American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native entities located at: 

http://www.epa.gov/tribal/whereyoulive/tribes-a-z.htm. 

Use the Comments section in Item 13 to list any additional operators, their names, the dates 

they became operators, operator type, mailing address, and which operator(s), if any, are no 

longer operators since your last submission of this form. If necessary, attach a separate sheet 

of paper. Remember to enter your site’s EPA Identification Number in the top left-hand 

corner of each sheet. 

NOTE 

A subsequent notification is recommended when the owner or operator of a site changes. 

Because an EPA Identification Number is site-specific, the new owner will keep the 

existing EPA Identification Number for that location. If your business moves to another 

location, the owner or operator must notify the State or EPA Regional Office of this 

change. Since your business has changed locations, a new EPA Identification Number will 

be assigned. 
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Item 10 – Type of Regulated Waste Activity

Mark box “Yes” or box “No” as appropriate for all current activities (as of the date submitting the 

form) at this site; complete any additional boxes as instructed. Current activities mean activities that are 

in effect when the form is submitted or those that the site plans to begin after EPA Identification Number 

assignment. The information you provide in Item 10 will be considered current as of the date you certify 

the form. If the site is no longer a generator as of the date you certify the form, you should mark the “No” 

(not a generator) box for Generator of Hazardous Waste. 

NOTE 

You must report your current regulated waste activities as of the date of submitting the Site 

ID Form. For the Hazardous Waste Report, your current status may be different than the 

status requiring the report during the calendar year. 

A. Hazardous Waste Activities (Complete all parts 1 through 7): 

NOTE 

Listed below are the Federal generator status definitions. If, however, the 

State where your site is located has definitions different from the Federal 

definitions, you must use the State definitions. 

1. Generator of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you generate a hazardous waste 

that is listed in 40 CFR 261.31 through 261.33 or identified by one or more 

hazardous waste characteristic(s) contained in 40 CFR 261.21 through 261.24, place 

an “X” in the appropriate box for the quantity of hazardous waste that is generated 

per calendar month. The regulations for hazardous waste generators are found in 40 

CFR Part 262. Consult these regulations and your State for details about how the 

regulations apply to your situation. Below is a brief description of the three types of 

hazardous waste generators. 

 

 If “Yes”, place an “X” in only one of the following – a, b, or c. 

a. LQG: Large Quantity Generator 

This site is a Large Quantity Generator if the site meets any of the following 

criteria: 

i) Generates, in any calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of nonacute RCRA hazardous waste; or

ii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more than 

1 kg (2.2 lbs) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or

iii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more then 

100 kg (220 lbs.) of spill cleanup material contaminated with RCRA 

acute hazardous waste. 
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NOTE 

If, in addition to being an LQG, you recycle hazardous 

wastes at your site, mark both this box and Item 10.A.4. 

Hazardous secondary material managed under 40 CFR 

261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) DOES 

NOT count towards your generator status. However, you 

must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to 

manage hazardous secondary material under these 

exclusions. 

b. SQG: Small Quantity Generator 

This site is a Small Quantity Generator if the site meets all of the following 

criteria: 

i) Generates, in any calendar month, 100 kg (220 lbs.) but less than 1,000 

kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste; and

ii) Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time, 

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste; and 

iii) Does not generate more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the 

cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous waste. 

OR, the site is Small Quantity Generator if the site: 

i) Meets i) and iii) of the Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

criteria (see below), but 

ii) Is storing more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste onsite. If the site accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) 

of RCRA hazardous waste, the site must apply for an EPA ID Number 

using this form. 

c. CESQG: Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 

 This site is a CESQG if the site does all of the following: 

i) Generates no more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste in 

any calendar month; and

ii) Does not accumulate, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of 

RCRA hazardous waste; and

iii) Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time, 

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste and no more than 100 

kg (220 lbs.) of material from the cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous 

waste. 

NOTE 

If you generate acute hazardous wastes listed in 40 CFR 261.31, 

261.32, or 261.33(e), please refer to 40 CFR 261.5(e) to determine the 

circumstances under which you must notify the EPA. 

If you marked “Yes” above, indicate your other generator activities. Mark “Yes” or 

“No” for the other hazardous waste activities listed below that may occur at this site. 

Complete all parts 1.d-f, and 2-7. 
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d. Short-Term Generation

Mark “Yes” if your reported hazardous waste generator status is determined 

from a short-term or one-time event and not from on-going processes. If you 

mark “Yes”, you must provide an explanation of your short-term or one-time 

generation in Item 13 - Comments. 

e. United States Importer of Hazardous Waste

Mark “Yes” if you import hazardous waste from a foreign country into the 

United States. Refer to 40 CFR 262.60 for additional information. 

f. Mixed Waste Generator

Mark “Yes” if you are a generator of mixed waste (waste that is both 

hazardous and radioactive). RCRA defines “mixed waste” as waste that 

contains both hazardous waste and source, special nuclear, or by-product 

material subject to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), RCRA Section 1004(41), 

42 U.S.C. 6903 (63 FR 17414; April 9, 1998). See the Definitions section. 

2. Transporter of Hazardous Waste: If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Transporter 

You transport hazardous waste within the United States. The Federal 

regulations for hazardous waste transporters are found in 40 CFR Part 263. 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

You are a hazardous waste transfer facility, at your site, if you hold 

manifested hazardous waste(s) at your site for a period of ten (10) days or 

less while the waste is in transit. The Federal regulations for hazardous 

waste transfer facilities are found in 40 CFR Part 263.12. 

3. Treater, Storer, or Disposer of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you treat, 

store, or dispose of hazardous waste, mark “Yes”. A RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit 

is required for this activity. Contact the appropriate office for your State for more 

information. The Federal regulations for owners and operators of permitted 

treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are found in 40 CFR Parts 264, 

265, 266, and 270. 

Mark “No” if any of the following conditions are true for your facility: 

• This facility does not receive hazardous waste from other generators and 

ships all waste off-site for management within the regulatory timeframe. 

 

• This facility is only involved with on-going post-closure activities, corrective 

actions under HSWA, or a consent order under a non-traditional permit or 

without a RCRA permit being required. 

• Receives waste from off-site but does not store greater than 10 days before 

re-shipping (i.e., transfer facility). 
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NOTE 

If your site is a destination facility for universal wastes in addition to 

being a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for other RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 10.B.2. 

4. Recycler of Hazardous Waste (at your site): If you recycle regulated hazardous 

wastes (recyclable materials) at your site, mark “Yes”. The Federal regulations for 

owners and operators of sites that recycle hazardous waste are found in 40 CFR 

261.6. You also may be subject to other Federal and State regulations; in some cases 

a permit is required. 

NOTE 

If your site, in addition to being a recycling site for hazardous waste, 

is a treater, storer, or disposer of hazardous waste, mark “Yes” for 

both this box and Item 10.A.3. If your site is a destination facility 

for universal wastes in addition to being a recycling site for other 

RCRA hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 

10.B.2. 

5. Exempt Boiler and/or Industrial Furnace (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in 

all that apply. 

a. Small Quantity On-Site Burner Exemption 

You burn small quantities of hazardous waste in an on-site boiler or 

industrial furnace in accordance with the conditions in 40 CFR 266.108, 

place an “X” in the box to indicate that you qualify for the Small Quantity 

On-Site Burner Exemption. 

b. Smelting, Melting, and Refining 

You process hazardous wastes in a smelting, melting, or refining furnace 

solely for metals recovery, as described in 40 CFR 266.100(d), or to recover 

economically significant amounts of precious metals, as described in 40 CFR 

266.100(g), or if you process hazardous wastes in a lead recovery furnace to 

recover lead, as described in 40 CFR 266,100(h), place an “X” in the box to 

indicate that you qualify for the Smelting, Melting, and Refining Furnace 

Exemption. 

6. Underground Injection Control (at your site): If you generate, treat, store, or 

dispose of hazardous waste and there is an underground injection well located at your 

site, mark “Yes”. The Federal regulations for owners and operators of underground 

injection wells are found in 40 CFR Part 148. 

7. Receives Hazardous Waste From Off-site (at your site): If you received 

hazardous waste from another site, whether this waste was received as a commercial 

transaction or waste received from a restricted group of off-site generators, mark 

“Yes”. 
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 In addition to the above, mark “Yes” or “No” for the other regulated waste activities listed 

below that may occur at this site. Complete Items B, C, and D as appropriate. 

B. Universal Waste Activities (at your site): Refer to your State-specific requirements and 

definitions for universal waste. Also, refer to 40 CFR 261.9 and 40 CFR Part 273 for the 

Federal regulations covering universal waste. Complete parts 1 and 2.

1. Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste (LQHUW): You are an LQHUW if 

you accumulate a total of 5,000 kg or more total of universal wastes (batteries, 

pesticides, mercury-containing equipment, or lamps - calculated collectively) at any 

time. This designation is retained through the end of the calendar year in which the 

5,000 kg limit is met or exceeded. If “Yes”, place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) 

to indicate the type(s) of universal wastes managed at your site. If your State has 

other additional universal wastes, indicate what they are by placing an “X” in the 

corresponding box(es) (10.B.1.e, f, or g.). 

2. Destination Facility for Universal Waste: Mark “Yes” if you treat, dispose, or 

recycle universal wastes on-site. A hazardous waste permit is required if you treat or 

dispose of universal wastes; a permit may be required if you recycle universal wastes. 

NOTE 

If your site, in addition to being a destination facility for universal 

wastes, is also a treatment, storage, or disposal facility for RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” for both this box and Item 10.A.3. In 

addition, if your site recycles RCRA hazardous wastes, mark “Yes” 

for both this box and Item 10.A.4. 

C. Used Oil Activities: Mark the appropriate box(es) to indicate which used oil management 

activities are taking place at this site. The Federal regulations for used oil management are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279. Complete all parts 1 through 4.

1. Used Oil Transporter: If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Transporter 

You transport used oil within the United States. The Federal regulations for 

used oil transporters are found in 40 CFR Part 279.40-47. 

b. Transfer Facility (at your site) 

You own or operate a used oil transfer facility. The Federal regulations for 

used oil transfer facilities are found in 40 CFR Part 279.40-47. 

2. Used Oil Processor and/or Re-refiner (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in all 

that apply. 

a. Processor 

You process used oil. The Federal regulations for processors of used oil are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279.50-59. 
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b. Re-Refiner 

You refine used oil. The Federal regulations for re-refiners of used oil are 

found in 40 CFR Part 279.50-59. 

3. Off-Specification Used Oil Burner (at your site): You burn off-specification used 

oil fuel, mark “Yes” to indicate this used oil management activity. 

4. Used Oil Fuel Marketer (at your site): If “Yes”, place an “X” in all that apply. 

a. Marketer Who Directs Shipment of Off-Specification Used Oil to OffSpecification Used Oil Burners 

You are a marketer who directs shipment of off-specification used oil to offspecification used oil burners. The Federal regulations for off-specification 

used oil are found in 40 CFR Part 279.70-75. 

b. Marketer Who First Claims the Used Oil Meets the Specification 

You are the first to claim that used oil meets the used oil specification 

established in 40 CFR 279.11. 

NOTE 

If either of these boxes is marked, you must also notify (or have 

previously notified) as a used oil transporter, used oil processor/rerefiner, or off-specification used oil fuel burner, unless you are a 

used oil generator. (Used oil generators are not required to notify.) 

D. Eligible Academic Entities with Laboratories – Notification for opting into or 

withdrawing from managing laboratory hazardous wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 

Subpart K: Note: You must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to 

manage laboratory wastes pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K and for any state-specific 

requirements. Subpart K is an optional alternative set of requirements for eligible academic 

entities with laboratories. Certain generators (i.e., eligible academic entities defined under 

(1) below) are eligible to operate under Subpart K for management of their hazardous wastes 

in laboratories in lieu of 40 CFR 262.34(c) (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). Eligible 

academic entities with laboratories that generate hazardous waste that elect to opt into 

Subpart K, are currently operating under Subpart K, or subsequently withdraw from Subpart 

K must complete this section to meet the notification requirements of this Subpart. Refer to 

40 CFR 262.203 and 262.204. 

NOTE 

Eligible academic entities with laboratories must complete a separate Site ID 

Form for each site (i.e., EPA ID number) that is managing hazardous waste 

under Subpart K. All laboratories with the same EPA ID number will be 

regulated under this Subpart. If eligible academic entities with laboratories 

withdraw from Subpart K, all laboratories with the same EPA ID number 

associated with the withdrawal from Subpart K will be regulated under 40 

CFR 262.34(c) requirements (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). 
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1. Opting Into or Currently Operating Under 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the 

Management of Hazardous Wastes in Laboratories: Place an “X” in this box if 

you are an eligible academic entity and you elect to opt into or are currently operating 

under 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the hazardous wastes generated in your 

laboratories. If you place an “X” in this box, you must place an “X” in at least one of 

the following to indicate your type of eligible academic entity. Place an “X” in all 

that apply: 

 

a. College or University. You are an eligible college or university if you are a 

private or public, post-secondary, degree-granting, academic institution, that 

is accredited by an accrediting agency listed annually by the U.S. Department 

of Education. 

b. Teaching Hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation 

agreement with a college or university: You are an eligible teaching 

hospital if you are a hospital that trains students to become physicians, 

nurses, or other health personnel and is either: (1) owned by a college or 

university, or (2) has a master affiliation agreement and program letter of 

agreement, as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical 

Education, with an accredited medical program or medical school. 

c. Non-profit Institute that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation 

agreement with a college or university: You are an eligible non-profit 

institute if you are an organization that conducts research as its primary 

function and files as a non-profit organization under the tax code of 26 

U.S.C. 501(c)(3) and is either: (1) owned by a college or university, or (2) 

has a formal written affiliation agreement with a college or university that 

establishes a relationship between institutions for the purposes of research 

and/or education and is signed by authorized representatives from each 

institution. A relationship on a project-by-project or grant-by-grant basis is 

not considered a formal written affiliation agreement.

2. Withdrawing from 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K for the Management of 

Hazardous Wastes in Laboratories: Place an “X” in this box if you have 

previously elected to opt into 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K and are now withdrawing 

from participation in this optional set of alternative requirements for hazardous waste 

generation in laboratories. Withdrawing generators will automatically revert to 

regulation under 40 CFR 262.34 (c) requirements (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). 

Item 11 – Description of Hazardous Wastes

Complete this item if you marked “Yes” for any activity 1 (a-c), 3, 4, or 5 in Item 10.A You will need to 

refer to 40 CFR Part 261 to complete this item. Part 261 identifies those solid wastes which the EPA 

defines as hazardous and regulates under RCRA. If you need help completing this section, please contact 

your State Office. 

A. Waste Codes for Federally Regulated Hazardous Wastes: Please list the waste codes of 

the Federal hazardous wastes (described in 40 CFR Part 261) handled at your site. List them 
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in the order they are presented in the regulations using the appropriate 4-digit code(s) (e.g., 

D001, D003, F007, U112). 

NOTE 

EPA Hazardous Waste Codes. If you handle more hazardous wastes than 

will fit under Item 11.A, please continue under Item 13 – Comments or on an 

extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the 

top of each page. If you handle a large number of codes, you may copy the 

list in this booklet and mark the ones that you handle. Attach any additional 

sheets to the Site ID Form. Remember to include your EPA Identification 

Number on the top of each page. 

 

B. Waste Codes for State-Regulated (i.e., non-Federal) Hazardous Wastes: If you manage 

State-regulated hazardous wastes that have a State waste code, enter the appropriate code(s) 

in the box(es) provided. Please list the waste codes of the State-regulated hazardous wastes 

handled at your site in the order they are presented in the regulations. 

NOTE 

State Hazardous Waste Code. If you handle more hazardous wastes than will 

fit under Item 11.b, please continue under Item 13 – Comments or on an 

extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the 

top of each page. 

Item 12 – Notification of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity

Mark “Yes” if you are notifying under 40 CFR 260.42 that you will begin managing, are still managing, 

or will stop managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), 

(24), or (25). Mark “No” if you are not notifying under 40 CFR 260.42. Note: You must check with 

your State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under these 

regulations. 

NOTE If you mark “Yes”, you must fill out the Addendum to the Site ID Form: Notification of 

Hazardous Secondary Material Activity. See instructions for this Addendum after Item 14. 

Item 13 – Comments 

Use this section as needed to provide additional information for Items 1 through 12. Include the item 

number and box letter (if any) for each comment you make. You may attach additional sheets if needed. 

Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top of each page. 
Site ID Form 

(continued) 

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Item 14 – Certification 

This certification must be signed and dated by the owner(s), operator(s), responsible official(s), or 

authorized representative(s) of the site. (See 40 CFR 270.11 for more information on signatories in 

general. See also 40 CFR 270.10(b) for additional Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application signatory 

specifics.) An “authorized representative” is a person responsible for the overall operation of the site (i.e., 

a plant manager or superintendent, or a person of equal responsibility). 

NOTE All Site ID Form submissions must include this certification to be complete. 
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ADDENDUM TO THE SITE IDENTIFICATION FORM: 

NOTIFICATION OF HAZARDOUS SECONDARY MATERIAL 

ACTIVITY 

You Must Fill Out This Section If: 

You will begin managing, are still managing, or will stop managing hazardous secondary material under 

40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) and must notify the appropriate State or 

Regional Office of your activities, pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. These regulations exclude certain 

hazardous secondary material being reclaimed from the RCRA Subtitle C definition of solid waste 

provided certain requirements and conditions are met. Complete all parts 1-3. 

NOTE 

You must check with your State to determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous 

secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25). (See also 

http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/statespf.htm.) 

You must be managing hazardous secondary material, which is secondary material (e.g., 

spent material, by-product, or sludge) that when discarded, would be identified as 

hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261. Do not include any information regarding your 

hazardous wastes in this section.

You must submit a completed Site ID Form, including this Addendum, prior to operating 

under the exclusion(s) and by March 1 of each even-numbered year thereafter to your 

regulatory authority using the Site ID Form as pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. Persons who 

must satisfy this notification requirement can submit this information at the same time as 

their Biennial Report (which is also due by March 1 of each even-numbered year). 

If you stop managing hazardous secondary material in accordance with the exclusion(s) 

and do not expect to manage any amount of hazardous secondary material under the 

exclusion(s) for at least one year, you must also submit a completed Site ID Form, 

including this Addendum, within thirty (30) days pursuant to 40 CFR 260.42. 

Remember to include your EPA Identification Number on the top of each page. 

Item 1 – Indicate Reason for Notification (include dates where requested): 

Place an “X” in the box for the reason that applies to you: 

• Notifying that the facility will begin managing hazardous secondary material as of 

(mm/dd/yyyy): Place an “X” in this box if you are notifying that you will begin managing 

hazardous secondary material under the exclusion(s). 

i) Facilities must notify prior to operating under the exclusion(s). 
Addendum to the Site ID Form 

(continued) 

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ii) If placing an “X” in this box, list the date (mm/dd/yyyy) when you will begin 

managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25). Note: If the facility had previously notified that it will 

stop managing hazardous secondary material in the past but will now begin anew, list 

the next planned start date. 

• Re-notifying that the facility is still managing hazardous secondary material: Place 

an “X” in this box if you are re-notifying that you are still managing hazardous secondary 

material under the exclusion(s). 

i) Facilities must notify by March 1st of each even-numbered year. 

 

ii) If placing an “X” in this box, you do not have to list a date. 

• Notifying that the facility has stopped managing hazardous secondary material as of 

(mm/dd/yyyy): Place an “X” in this box if you are notifying that you have stopped 

managing hazardous secondary material under the exclusion(s) and do not expect to 

manage any amount of hazardous secondary material for at least one year (pursuant to 40 

CFR 260.42(b)). List the date when you stopped managing hazardous secondary material. 

Enter the date in “mm/dd/yyyy” format. 

i) Facilities must notify within 30 days of when they stopped managing hazardous 

secondary material. You are considered to have stopped managing hazardous 

secondary material if: 1) you stop managing hazardous secondary material completely 

(e.g., you cease operations); 2) you choose to manage the hazardous secondary 

material as hazardous waste; 3) you undergo closure and request release from financial 

assurance per 40 CFR 261.143(h); or 4) you temporarily suspend management of 

hazardous secondary material for at least one year. 

 

ii) Only place an “X” in this box if you have stopped managing all hazardous secondary 

material under the exclusion(s). For example, if your facility only stopped managing 

one hazardous secondary material, but continued to manage another hazardous 

secondary material, you would leave this box blank since your facility continues to 

manage some amount of hazardous secondary material. 

iii) If you submit a notification that you have stopped managing hazardous secondary 

material, you do not need to renotify (unless you choose to manage hazardous 

secondary material again, in which case you would have to submit a notification prior 

to managing). After submitting a stop notification, you can leave the Addendum 

blank for subsequent submissions, including any subsequent biennial report 

submissions. 

 

Item 2 – Description of Hazardous Secondary Material (HSM) Activity 

In the table provided on the Addendum to the Site ID Form, list your appropriate facility code, each waste 

code for the hazardous secondary material you manage, the estimated and actual quantities in short tons 

for each hazardous secondary material, and the appropriate land-based unit code for how you mange the 
Addendum to the Site ID Form 

(continued) 

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hazardous secondary material. Do not include any information regarding your hazardous wastes in this 

section. See examples below on how to answer this question.

a. Facility Code: Using the facility codes, found in the Code List section of these 

instructions, enter the appropriate 2-digit code(s) that correctly describes your facility. If 

more than one code applies to your facility, enter each 2-digit code on a separate row. 

Each hazardous secondary material should be reported by facility code. 

 

b. Waste Codes(s) for Hazardous Secondary Material: Use the box provided to enter the 

appropriate 4-digit hazardous waste code(s) that would apply to your hazardous secondary 

material if you managed it as hazardous waste (i.e., the waste code(s) that would apply if 

you did not manage your material in accordance with 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 

261.4(a)(23),(24), or (25)). 

NOTE

If you list more codes or manage more hazardous secondary material than 

will fit in the table under Item 2, please continue under Item 13 – 

Comments, or on an extra sheet. Remember to include your EPA ID 

number on the top of each page. 

c. Estimated Short Tons of Hazardous Secondary Material to be Managed Annually: In 

the box provided, enter your estimated tonnage (using short tons) of hazardous secondary 

material you expect to manage annually. Convert all physical quantities (e.g., gallons, 

cubic yards, kilograms, metric tons, etc.) to short tons (1 short ton = 2,000 pounds) and 

round to the nearest ton (no decimals). Note: Your estimated tonnage should be for the 

entire amount of hazardous secondary material to be reclaimed (NOT just the quantity of 

constituent or product reclaimed). 

d. Actual Short Tons of Hazardous Secondary Material Managed During the Most 

Recent Odd-Numbered Year: Report the tonnage (using short tons) of each hazardous 

secondary material you actually managed during the most recent odd-numbered year. For 

example, if you are submitting this notification on February 20, 2010, enter the amount 

you actually managed during 2009 (i.e., the tonnage you managed from January 1, 2009 to 

December 31, 2009). Convert all physical quantities (e.g., gallons, cubic yards, kilograms, 

metric tons, etc.) to short tons (1 short ton = 2,000 pounds) and round to the nearest ton (no 

decimals). Note: Your actual tonnage should be for the entire amount of hazardous 

secondary material that was sent for reclamation (NOT just the quantity of constituent or 

product reclaimed). If this is your initial notification, enter “0”. 

e. Land-Based Unit Code: Using the land-based unit codes, found in the Code List section 

of these instructions, enter in the 2-digit code that best describes the land-based unit you 

use or will use to manage the hazardous secondary material. If you do not use any landbased units, enter “NA”. If you use the code “OT” (Other), please describe your landbased unit in Item 13 – Comments. If more than one land-based unit code applies to a 

hazardous secondary material, list it separately using another row.
Addendum to the Site ID Form 

(continued) 

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Examples for Reporting Hazardous Secondary Material Activity: 

EXAMPLE 1: A pharmaceutical manufacturer generates spent solvents that are characteristic for 

ignitability (D001). He plans to manage his spent solvents under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 

261.4(a)(24). He will send some amount to a reclaimer within his own company and the rest off-site to a 

reclamation facility within the United States. He will not manage any spent solvents in a land-based unit. 

Following the regulations, he is submitting his initial notification prior to managing his spent solvents 

under the exclusions. He reports his hazardous secondary material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

02 D001 15 0 NA 

06 D001 40 0 NA 

EXAMPLE 2: A steel manufacturer generates electric arc furnace dust and spent pickle liquor from one 

of its steel operations. He sends his electric arc furnace dust (K061) off-site to a reclamation facility 

within the U.S. and reclaims his spent pickle liquor (K062) on-site. He does not manage either hazardous 

secondary material in a land-based unit. The steel manufacturer has managed both hazardous secondary 

material under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years and it is now time to renotify. The facility would report his hazardous secondary material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

01 K062 60 52 NA 

06 K061 20,000 22,468 NA 

EXAMPLE 3: A reclamation facility has been receiving and reclaiming spent solvents under 40 CFR 

261.2(a)(2)(ii) and 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years. He receives and reclaims spent solvents from 

multiple hazardous secondary material generators, some of which are within his same company. He does 

not manage any spent solvents in a land-based unit. It is now time to re-notify. He would report his 

hazardous secondary material activity as follows: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

03 D001;F002;F003;F005 6,000 7,533 NA 

03 D001;D038;F002;F003 1,500 918 NA 

07 D001;F002;F003;F005 3,000 3,509 NA 

07 D001;D038;F002;F003 1,000 523 NA 
Addendum to the Site ID Form 

(continued) 

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EXAMPLE 4: A smelting operation generates furnace bricks that are characteristic for chromium 

(D007) and sends them off-site for reclamation. Before shipping the bricks off-site, the facility manages 

some of the bricks in a containment building and the rest in a pile on the land. The facility has been 

managing the bricks under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) for a number of years and must now re-notify. He 

reports his activity as such: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

06 D007 200 235 NA 

06 D007 115 126 PL 

EXAMPLE 5: An intermediate facility has been managing wastewater treatment sludges from 

electroplating operations (F006) for the past seven years but, due to company consolidation, it will soon 

shut down. In accordance with 40 CFR 260.42, the facility notifies that he will stop managing hazardous 

secondary material. He reports his activity as such: 

a. Facility code

(answer using codes 

listed in the Code List 

section of the 

instructions) 

b. Waste Code(s) for 

hazardous secondary 

material (HSM) 

c. Estimated 

short tons of 

HSM to be 

managed 

annually 

d. Actual short tons 

of HSM that was 

managed during the 

most recent oddnumbered year 

e. Land-based unit 

code (answer using 

codes listed in the 

Code List section of 

the instructions) 

08 F006 0 5,034 NA 

Item 3 – Facility has Financial Assurance Pursuant to 40 CFR 261 Subpart H 

Financial assurance is required for reclaimers (07, 11) and intermediate (08) facilities managing 

hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) and (25).

• Mark “Yes”, if you have financial assurance pursuant to Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 261 

AND you use at least one facility code that is 07, 08, or 11 in Item 2.a above. For 

example, the facilities in Examples 3 and 5 above are required to have financial assurance 

because the facility codes are 07 and 08, respectively. 

 

• Mark “No”, if you do NOT have financial assurance pursuant to Subpart H of 40 CFR Part 

261. Note: Reclaimers (07, 11) and intermediate (08) facilities must have financial 

assurance in order to manage hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) 

and (25). Answering “No” to this question may mean you are in violation of these 

regulations if you report facility codes 07, 08, or 11. For example, the facilities in 

Examples 1, 2, and 4 above are not required to have financial assurance because these 

facilities did not report facility codes of 07, 08, or 11. 
Notification of RCRA 

Subtitle C Activity 

OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION 

AND 

CODE LISTS 
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EXCLUDED WASTES 

This section presents a partial list of excluded materials and wastes. This list includes materials excluded 

from the definition of solid waste in 40 CFR 261.4(a) and solid wastes excluded from the definition of 

hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.4(b). In addition, it also includes specific solid waste samples that are 

excluded from the definition of hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.4(d)-(f). Finally, this list includes 

specific hazardous wastes, as described in 40 CFR 261.4(c), that are exempted from certain RCRA 

Subtitle C regulations. 

Agricultural Waste Fertilizer 

§261.4(b)(2) 

Analytical Samples 

§261.4(d) 

Arsenic Treated Wood and Wood 

Products 

§261.4(b)(9) 

Cement Kiln Dust

§261.4(b)(8) 

Coking By-products

§261.4(a)(10) 

Comparable/Syn gas Fuels 

§261.4(a)(16) 

Domestic Sewage

§261.4(a)(1) 

Dredged Material

§261.4(g) 

Drilling Fluid

§261.4(b)(5) 

Excluded Scrap Metal Being Recycled

§261.4(a)(13) 

Exported Wastes

§262.56 

Fossil Fuel Emission Control Waste

§261.4(b)(4) 

Hazardous Secondary Material 

Generated and Reclaimed Under the 

Control of the Generator 

40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(23) 

Hazardous Secondary Material 

Transferred Off-site for Reclamation 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) 

40 CFR 261.4(a)(25)

Household Waste

§261.4(b)(1)(i)-(ii) 

HTMR Condenser Residue

§261.4(a)(11) 

In situ Mining Materials

§261.4(a)(5) 

Irrigation Return Flows 

§261.4(a)(3) 

Kraft Mill Steam Stripper 

Condensates 

§261.4(a)(15) 

Leachate 

§261.4(b)(15) 

Mining and Mineral Process Wastes 

§261.4(b)(7) 

Mining Overburden

§261.4(b)(3) 

Nuclear Material

§261.4(a)(4) 

Oil Filters 

§261.4(b)(13) 

Petrochemical Recovered Oil 

§261.4(a)(18) 

Petroleum-contaminated Media and 

Debris

§261.4(b)(10) 

Petroleum Refining 

§261.4(a)(12) 

Pulping Liquor

§261.4(a)(6) 

Refrigerants

§261.4(b)(12) 

Secondary Material Returned to 

Original Process 

§261.4(a)(8) 

Secondary Material from Mineral 

Processing

§261.4(a)(17) 

Shredded Circuit Boards Being 

Recycled 

§261.4(a)(14) 

Spent Caustics from Petroleum 

Refining 

§261.4(a)(19) 

Spent Wood Preserving Solutions and 

Wastewaters 

§261.4(a)(9) 

Sulfuric Acid 

§261.4(a)(7) 

Treatability Study Samples 

§261.4(e) 

Treatability Studies at Laboratories 

and Testing Facilities 

§261.4(f) 

Trivalent Chromium Waste 

§261.4(b)(6) 

Used Oil Distillation Bottoms

§261.4(b)(14) 

Wastes Generated in Storage Tanks, 

Transport Vehicles, Pipelines, or 

Manufacturing Process Units 

§261.4(c) 

Wastewater Point Source Discharge

§261.4(a)(2) 
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DEFINITIONS 

This section contains definitions of terms helpful for completing the form. For terms defined in the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), the appropriate citation is provided. 

Accumulation A site that does not hold RCRA Interim Status or a RCRA permit may 

accumulate hazardous waste for a short period of time before shipping it

off-site. The waste must be accumulated in either tanks or containers; it

may not be accumulated in surface impoundments. 

Generators of more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste per month 

may accumulate their waste for up to 90 days before shipping it off-site. 

Generators of 100 kg (220 lbs) to 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs) of hazardous waste

per month may accumulate their waste for up to 180 days before shipping it

off-site. If the nearest treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling facility to

which they can send their waste is more than 200 miles away, they may

accumulate their waste for 270 days. See 40 CFR 262.34. 

 

Act or RCRA The Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation

and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.

 

Acute Hazardous Waste Any hazardous waste with an EPA hazardous waste code beginning with the 

letter “P” (40 CFR 261.33(e)) or any of the following “F” codes: F020,

F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 (40 CFR 261.31). These wastes are

subject to stringent quantity standards for accumulation and generation (40

CFR 261.5(e)). 

 

Authorized 

Representative

 The person responsible for the overall operation of the site or an operational

unit (i.e., part of a site), e.g., superintendent or plant manager, or person of

equivalent responsibility. 

 

Authorized State A State that has obtained authorization from the EPA to direct its own

RCRA program. 

 

Boiler An enclosed device using controlled flame combustion and having the

following characteristics: 

1. The unit has physical provisions for recovering and exporting

energy in the form of steam, heated fluids, or heated gases; 

2. The unit's combustion chamber and primary energy recovery

section(s) are of integral design (i.e., they are physically formed into

one manufactured or assembled unit); 

3. The unit continuously maintains an energy recovery efficiency of at 

least 60 percent, calculated in terms of the recovered energy

compared with the thermal value of the fuel; 

4. The unit exports and utilizes at least 75 percent of the recovered

energy, calculated on an annual basis (excluding recovered heat

used internally in the same unit, for example, to preheat fuel or

combustion air or drive fans or feedwater pumps); or 

5. The unit is one which the Regional Administrator has determined, 

on a case-by-case basis, to be a boiler, after considering the 

standards in 40 CFR 260.32 
Definitions 

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By-product Material A by-product material is (1) any radioactive material (except special nuclear

material) yielded in or made radioactive by exposure to the radiation

incident to the process of producing or utilizing special nuclear material; 

and (2) the tailings or wastes produced by the extraction or concentration of

uranium or thorium from any ore processed primarily for its source material

content (defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954). 

 

Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR)

 Codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal

Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal

Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas

subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters that usually 

bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into

parts covering specific regulatory areas. The CFR title applicable for the

Hazardous Waste Report is “40,” as in “40 CFR 262.34.” 

 

Conditionally Exempt 

Small Quantity 

Generator (CESQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets the following criteria:

In every month during the year, the site did all of the following: 

1. Generates no more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous 

waste in any calendar month; and

2. Did not accumulate, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of

RCRA hazardous waste; and

3. Did not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulate at any time,

more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste, and no more 

than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the cleanup of a spill of

acute hazardous waste. 

 

Confidential Business 

Information (CBI)

 Information a facility does not wish to make available to the general public

for competitive business reasons. Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

may be claimed for certain information in your submittal. A claim may be 

made in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. 

 

Delisted Waste Site-specific wastes excluded from regulation under 40 CFR 260.20 and

260.22. A waste at a particular generating site may be excluded by

petitioning the EPA Administrator for a regulatory amendment. These

wastes are listed in Appendix IX of 40 CFR Part 261. 

 

Disposal The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of

any solid waste or hazardous waste into or on any land or water so that such

solid waste or hazardous waste or any constituent thereof may enter the

environment or be emitted into the air or discharged into any waters,

including ground waters. 

 

Eligible Academic Entity A college or university, or a non-profit research institute that is owned by or

has a formal written affiliation with a college or university, or a teaching

hospital that is owned by or has a formal written affiliation with a college or

university pursuant to 40 CFR Part 262 Subpart K (See 40 CFR 262.200). 
Definitions 

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Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA)

 EPA, also called U.S. EPA, means the United States Environmental

Protection Agency. Some State environmental authorities may be called the 

EPA also, as in “Illinois EPA.” 

 

EPA Identification (ID) 

Number

 The number assigned by the EPA to each hazardous waste generator,

hazardous waste transporter, and treatment, storage, or disposal facility;

United States importer of hazardous waste; mixed waste (hazardous and

radioactive) generator; recycler of hazardous waste; exempt boiler and/or

industrial furnace burning or processing hazardous waste; large quantity

handler of or destination facility for universal wastes; disposer of hazardous 

waste with an underground injection permit; used oil transporter, used oil

processor/re-refiner, off-specification used oil fuel burner, used oil fuel 

marketer; eligible academic entity managing laboratory hazardous waste

under Subpart K; or site undergoing corrective action. Additionally, 

facilities that must notify using the Site ID Form and Addendum to the Site

ID Form that they are managing hazardous secondary material will also be

assigned an EPA ID number. 

 

Excluded Wastes Wastes excluded from the definition of solid or hazardous waste under 40 

CFR 261.3 and 261.4. For a partial listing, see the “Other Reference 

Information” section of this booklet. 

 

Hazardous Waste A hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261.3. 

 

Hazardous Secondary 

Material (HSM) 

 A secondary material (e.g., spent material, by-product, or sludge) that, when 

discarded, would be identified as hazardous waste under 40 CFR Part 261.

Facilities managing hazardous secondary material under 40 CFR

261.2(a)(2)(ii), 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), (24), or (25) must complete the

Addendum to the Site Identification Form: Notification for Managing

Hazardous Secondary Material. You must check with your State to 

determine if you are eligible to manage hazardous secondary material under

these exclusions (see also http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/ 

statespf.htm). 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Generator

 Any person, by site, whose act or process produces hazardous waste

identified or listed in 40 CFR Part 261. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Number or Code, EPA

 The number (or code) assigned by the EPA to each hazardous waste listed in

40 CFR Part 261, Subpart D and to each characteristic identified in 40 CFR

Part 261, Subpart C. The codes consist of one letter (D, F, P, U, or K) and 

three numbers. For a list of EPA hazardous waste codes see the “Other

Reference Information” section of this booklet. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Number or Code, State

 The number (or code) assigned by the State to each hazardous waste listed

in the State regulations. Obtain a list of the States waste codes from your

State. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Storage

 The holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period, at the end of which

the hazardous waste is treated, disposed of, or stored elsewhere. 

 
Definitions 

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Hazardous Waste 

Transfer Facility

 Refer to “Transfer Facility" definition. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Transporter

 Refer to “Transporter" definition. 

 

Hazardous Waste 

Treatment

 Any method, technique, or process, including neutralization, designed to

change the physical, chemical, or biological character or composition of any 

hazardous waste so as to neutralize such hazardous waste, or so as to

recover energy or material resources from the hazardous waste, or so as to

render such hazardous waste nonhazardous, or less hazardous; safer to 

transport, store or dispose of; or amenable for recovery, amenable for

storage, or reduced in volume. Such term includes any activity or

processing designed to change the physical form or composition of

hazardous waste so as to render it nonhazardous. 

 

Incineration Burning of certain types of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials; or a treatment

technology involving destruction of waste by controlled burning at high

temperatures (e.g., burning sludge to remove the water and reduce the

remaining residues to a safe, non-burnable ash that can be disposed safely 

on land, in some waters, or in underground locations). 

 

Industrial Furnace Any of the following enclosed devices that are integral components of

manufacturing processes and that use thermal treatment to accomplish 

recovery of materials or energy: cement kilns; lime kilns; aggregate kilns;

phosphate kilns; coke ovens; blast furnaces; smelting, melting and refining

furnaces; titanium dioxide chloride process oxidation reactors; methane 

reforming furnaces; pulping liquor recovery furnaces; combustion devices

used in the recovery of sulfur values from spent sulfuric acid; halogen acid

furnaces, as defined under industrial furnace in 40 CFR 260.10; and such

other devices as the Administrator may add to this list. 

 

Interim (Permit) 

Status

 Period during which the owner/operator of an existing TSD facility is

treated as having been issued a RCRA permit even though he/she has not

yet received a final determination. An existing facility should have 

automatically qualified for interim status if the owner/operator filed both

timely “notification” and the first part (Part A) of the RCRA permit

application. Interim status continues until a final determination is made to

issue or deny the permit. Owner/operator of new facilities cannot by 

definition qualify for interim status; rather, they need a RCRA permit prior

to beginning construction of a hazardous waste management facility. 

 

Large Quantity 

Generator (LQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets any of the following criteria: 

1. Generates, in a calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of

non-acute RCRA hazardous waste; or

2. Generates, in a calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more

than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of RCRA acute hazardous waste; or

3. Generates, in a calendar month, or accumulates at any time, more

than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of spill cleanup material contaminated with

RCRA acute hazardous waste. 
Definitions 

(continued) 

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Large Quantity Handler 

of Universal Waste 

(LQHUW) 

 A universal waste handler (as defined in 40 CFR 273.9) who accumulates 

5,000 kg or more total of universal wastes (batteries, pesticides, mercurycontaining equipment, or lamps – calculated collectively) at any time. This 

designation is retained through the end of the calendar year in which the 

5,000 kg limit is met or exceeded. 

 

Management, or 

Hazardous Waste 

Management

 Systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage,

transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, or disposal of hazardous

waste (40 CFR 260.10). 

 

Manifest, Uniform 

Hazardous Waste

 The shipment document EPA form 8700-22 and, if necessary, Form 8700-

22A, originated and signed by a generator in accordance with the

instructions included in the appendix to 40 CFR Part 262. The “cradle-tograve” paperwork must accompany a shipment of hazardous waste as it

moves from the generator to the transporter and eventually to the hazardous

waste management facility. 

 

Mixed Waste Waste that contains both hazardous and source, special nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), RCRA section

1004(41), 42 U.S.C. 6903 (63 FR 17414; April 9, 1998). 

 

Municipality A city, village, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, Indian

tribe or authorized Indian tribal organization, designated and approved

management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, or any other

public body created by or under State law and having jurisdiction over

disposal of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes. 

 

Off-site Facility A hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located at

a place away from the generating site. 

 

Off-Specification Used 

Oil Burner

 A site where used oil not meeting the specification requirements in 40 CFR

279.11 (off-specification used oil) is burned for energy recovery in devices

identified in Section 279.61(a). 

 

Off-Specification Used 

Oil Fuel

 Used oil fuel that does not meet the specification provided under 40 CFR

279.11. 

 

On-site Facility A hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located on 

the generating site. 

 

On-Specification Used 

Oil Fuel

 Used oil fuel that meets the specification provided under 40 CFR 279.11. 

 

Operator The person responsible for the overall operation of a RCRA site. 

Note: This is the legal entity which controls the RCRA site operation rather

than the plant or site manager. This is usually a company or business name,

not an individual. See Person. 

 

Owner The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This 

includes the owner(s) of the building(s) and/or land. This may be an 

individual, company, or business name. See Person. 
Definitions 

(continued) 

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Person An individual, trust, firm, joint stock company, Federal Agency, corporation

(including a government corporation), partnership, association, State, 

municipality, commission, political subdivision of a State, or any interstate

body.

 

Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act 

(RCRA)

 The Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended by the Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act (RCRA) (40 CFR 270.2). It is the Federal statute that

regulates the generation, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, and/or

transportation of solid and hazardous waste. 

 

RCRA Interim (Permit) 

Status

 Refer to “Interim (Permit) Status” definition. 

 

RCRA Permit A complete RCRA permit is comprised of an operating permit for hazardous

waste treatment, storage, and disposal, and a corrective action permit

addressing releases from solid waste management unit (SWMUs). To apply

for a permit, a site must file a two-part application (Part A and Part B). A 

facility is not considered to have a complete RCRA permit until both parts

have been issued. 

 

RCRA Subtitle C Site 

(RCRA Site or Site) 

The physical plant or location at which one or more of the following 

regulated waste activities occurs: the generation, transportation, treatment,

storage, or disposal of hazardous wastes; recycling of hazardous wastes;

United States importer of hazardous waste; mixed waste (hazardous and

radioactive) generator; exempt boiler and/or industrial furnace burning or

processing hazardous waste; large quantity handler of or destination facility

for universal wastes; disposing hazardous waste with an underground

injection permit; the transportation (and temporary storage during 

transportation), processing/re-refining, burning, or marketing of used oil; 

eligible academic entity managing laboratory hazardous waste under

Subpart K; facility managing hazardous secondary material being reclaimed

that must comply with certain requirements and conditions; or undergoing 

corrective action. 

A site may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational

units. For entities that only transport regulated wastes, the term site refers to

the headquarters of that entity’s operations. 

 

Recycling Use, reuse, or reclamation of a material (40 CFR 261.1(c)(7)).

“Reclamation” is the processing or regeneration of a material to recover a

usable product (e.g., recovery of lead values from spent batteries,

regeneration of spent solvents) (40 CFR 261.1(c)(4)). A material is “used or

reused” if it is either: (1) employed as an ingredient (including use as an

intermediate) in an industrial process to make a product (e.g., distillation

bottoms from one process used as feedstock in another process) (40 CFR

261.1(c)(5)). However, a material will not satisfy this condition if distinct

components of the material are recovered as separate end products (as when

metals are recovered from metal-containing secondary material); or (2) 

employed in a particular function or application as an effective substitute for

a commercial product (e.g., spent pickle liquor used as phosphorous

precipitant and sludge conditioner in wastewater treatment). 
Definitions 

(continued) 

38

Small Quantity 

Generator (SQG) of 

Hazardous Waste

 A generator that meets all the following criteria: 

1. Generates, in any calendar month, more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) but 

 less than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste; and

2. Does not generate, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any

time, more than 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of acute hazardous waste and 

3. Does not generate more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of material from the 

cleanup of a spill of acute hazardous waste. 

OR, a site is a Small Quantity Generator if the site: 

1. Meets 1) and 3) of the Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity 

Generator criteria (see definition), but 

2. Is storing more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous

waste on-site. If the site accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000

kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste, the site must apply for

an EPA ID Number using this form. 

 

Small Quantity On-Site 

Burner Exemption

 The persons who burn small quantities of hazardous waste in an on-site 

boiler or industrial furnace, in accordance with 40 CFR 266.108, are

conditionally exempt from regulation for that activity. 

 

Smelting, Melting, and 

Refining Furnace 

Exemption

 Under 40 CFR 266.100(c), owners or operators of smelting, melting, and

refining furnaces that process hazardous wastes solely for metals recovery

are conditionally exempt from regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.101 and

266.112, provided they comply with limited requirements set forth in

Section 266.100(c). Similarly, 40 CFR 266.100(f) provides that owners or

operators of smelting, melting and refining furnaces that process hazardous 

wastes for the recovery of precious metals are conditionally exempt from

regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.112, provided they comply with limited

requirements specified in Section 266.100(f). 

 

Solid Waste Any garbage, refuse, or sludge, or other materials not excluded under 40 

CFR 261.4(a). Exclusions include, for example, domestic sewage and any

mixture of other wastes that pass through a sewer system to a publicly

owned treatment works (POTWs); industrial wastewater discharges that are 

point source discharges subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act;

irrigation return flows; nuclear materials defined by the Atomic Energy Act;

and in situ mining materials (see the “Other Reference Information” section 

of this booklet.). Wastewaters being collected, stored, or treated before 

discharge and sludges generated by wastewater treatment are not excluded.

The EPA defines hazardous waste as a subset of solid waste. 

 

Source Material As defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: (1) Uranium, thorium, or

any other material determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

pursuant to the provisions of Section 2091 of this title to be source material;

or (2) ores containing one or more of the foregoing materials in such

concentration as the Commission may by regulation determine from time to

time. 

 
Definitions 

(continued) 

39

Special Nuclear Material As defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: (1) plutonium, uranium

enriched in the isotope 233 or in the isotope 235, and any other material

which the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, pursuant to the provisions of

Section 2071 of this title, determines to be special nuclear material, but does

not include source material; or (2) any material artificially enriched by any

of the foregoing, but does not include source material. 

 

Subpart K An alternative set of generator requirements for managing laboratory

hazardous waste at eligible academic entities. Generators that are eligible

academic entities with laboratories may elect to opt into 40 CFR Part 262

Subpart K and manage their laboratory hazardous waste under Subpart K in

lieu of 40 CFR 262.34(c) (or 40 CFR 261.5 for CESQGs). In order for

eligible academic entities (see definition) to opt into Subpart K or

subsequently withdraw from Subpart K, they must use the Site ID Form to 

notify the appropriate State or EPA Regional Office. Refer to 40 CFR

262.203 and 262.204. Note: You must check with your State to determine 

if you are eligible to manage laboratory hazardous waste pursuant to 40

CFR Part 262 Subpart K and for any state-specific requirements. 

 

Tolling Tolling arrangements describe a particular type of recycling contract

between two companies. Specifically, the “tolling” company certifies that it

has a contract with a manufacturer to produce a product, and that

manufacturing process generates a residual material that can be recycled by

the tolling company. If the tolling company certifies that the contract

specifies that the tolling company owns and has responsibility for the

recyclable material once it is generated, and the material is returned to the 

tolling company for reclamation, and subsequently recycled, the material is

excluded from regulation (under 40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) or 261.4(a)(23)),

provided certain requirements are met. 

 

Transfer Facility Any transportation-related facility including loading docks, parking areas,

storage areas, and other similar areas where shipments of hazardous waste

are held for 10 days or less during the normal course of transportation (40

CFR 260.10 and 40 CFR 263.12). 

 

Transporter A person engaged in the off-site transportation of hazardous waste by air, 

rail, highway, or water. 

 

Underground Injection 

Control

 The subsurface emplacement of fluids through a bored, drilled or driven

well; or through a dug well, where the depth of the dug well is greater than

the largest surface dimension. Underground injection wells are regulated

under both the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act (see 40 CFR Part 148). 

 

United States Importer Any person who imports hazardous waste from a foreign country into the

United States. This does not include hazardous waste shipped from a

foreign Department of Defense site, Maquiladora, United States territory or

protectorate. 

 
Definitions 

(continued) 

40

Universal Waste Any of the following hazardous wastes that are managed under the universal

waste requirements of 40 CFR Part 273: batteries, pesticides, mercurycontaining equipment, and lamps. Some States may have State-specific 

universal wastes defined as well. 

 

Used Oil Any oil that has been refined from crude oil, or any synthetic oil, that has

been used, and as a result of such use, is contaminated by physical or

chemical impurities. 

 

Used Oil Fuel Marketer Any person who conducts either of the following activities: 

1. Directs a shipment of off-specification used oil from their site to an 

off-specification used oil burner; or 

2. First claims that used oil that is to be burned for energy recovery

meets the used oil fuel specifications set forth in 40 CFR 279.11. 

 

Used Oil Management 

Activities

 For the purposes of the Site ID Form, includes used oil transportation; used 

oil processing and re-refining; burning off-specification used oil fuel; and 

used oil fuel marketing. 

 

Used Oil Processing Chemical or physical operations designed to produce from used oil, or to

make used oil more amenable for production of, fuel oils, lubricants, or

other used oil-derived products. Processing includes, but is not limited to:

blending used oil with virgin petroleum products, blending used oils to meet 

the fuel specification, filtration, simple distillation, chemical or physical

separation, and re-refining. 

 

Used Oil Processor A site that processes on- specification or off-specification used oil. 

 

Used Oil Re-Refiner A site that produces lubricating oils and greases, industrial fuel, asphalt

extender, gasoline, and other products from on- specification or offspecification used oil. 

 

Used Oil Transfer 

Facility

 Any transportation-related facility, including loading docks, parking areas, 

storage areas, and other areas where shipments of used oil are held for more

than 24 hours during the normal course of transportation and not longer than

35 days. Transfer facilities that store used oil for more than 35 days are 

subject to regulation under 40 CFR Part 279, Subpart F. 

 

Used Oil Transporter Any person who transports used oil, any person who collects used oil from

more than one generator and transports the collected oil, and owners and

operators of used oil transfer facilities. Used oil transporters may

consolidate or aggregate loads of used oil for purposes of transportation but,

with the following exception, may not process used oil. Used oil

transporters may conduct incidental processing operations that occur in the 

normal course of used oil transportation (e.g., settling and water separation),

but that are not designed to produce (or make more amenable for production

of) used oil-derived products or used oil fuel. 
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EPA HAZARDOUS WASTE CODES 

A list of all the hazardous waste codes is shown below. See the regulations for details. 

CHARACTERISTICS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE (SEE 

40 CFR 261.24) – DXXX 

HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM NON-SPECIFIC 

SOURCES (SEE 40 CFR 261.31) – FXXX 

HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM SPECIFIC SOURCES 

(SEE 40 CFR 261.32) - KXXX

DISCARDED COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 

OFF-SPECIFICATION SPECIES, CONTAINER 

RESIDUALS, AND SPILL RESIDUES THEREOF – 

ACUTE HAZARDOUS WASTE (SEE 40 CFR 261.33) – 

PXXX 

DISCARDED COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, 

OFF-SPECIFICATION SPECIES, CONTAINER 

RESIDUES, AND SPILL RESIDUES THEREOF – 

TOXIC WASTES (SEE 40 CFR 261.33) - UXXX

D001 

D002 

D003 

D004 

D005 

D006 

D007 

D008 

D009 

D010 

D011 

D012 

D013 

D014 

D015 

D016 

D017 

D018 

D019 

D020 

D021 

D022 

D023 

D024 

D025 

D026 

D027 

D028 

D029 

D030 

D031 

D032 

D033 

D034 

D035 

D036 

D037 

D038 

D039 

D040 

D041 

D042 

D043 

F001 

F002 

F003 

F004 

F005 

F006 

F007 

F008 

F009 

F010 

F011 

F012 

F019 

F020 

F021 

F022 

F023 

F024 

F025 

F026 

F027 

F028 

F032 

F034 

F035 

F037 

F038 

F039 

K001 

K002 

K003 

K004 

K005 

K006 

K007 

K008 

K009 

K010 

K011 

K013 

K014 

K015 

K016 

K017 

K018 

K019 

K020 

K021 

K022 

K023 

K024 

K025 

K026 

K027 

K028 

K029 

K030 

K031 

K032 

K033 

K034 

K035 

K036 

K037 

K038 

K039 

K040 

K041 

K042 

K043 

K044 

K045 

K046 

K047 

K048 

K049 

K050 

K051 

K052 

K060 

K061 

K062 

K069 

K071 

K073 

K083 

K084 

K085 

K086 

K087 

K088 

K093 

K094 

K095 

K096 

K097 

K098 

K099 

K100 

K100 

K101 

K102 

K103 

K104 

K105 

K106 

K107 

K108 

K109 

K110 

K111 

K112 

K113 

K114 

K115 

K116 

K117 

K118 

K123 

K124 

K125 

K126 

K131 

K132 

K136 

K141 

K142 

K143 

K144 

K145 

K147 

K148 

K149 

K150 

K151 

K156 

K157 

K158 

K159 

K161 

K169 

K170 

K171 

K172 

K174 

K175 

K176 

K177 

K178 

K181 

P001 

P002 

P003 

P004 

P005 

P006 

P007 

P008 

P009 

P010 

P011 

P012 

P013 

P014 

P015 

P016 

P017 

P018 

P020 

P021 

P022 

P023 

P024 

P026 

P027 

P028 

P029 

P030 

P031 

P033 

P034 

P036 

P037 

P038 

P039 

P040 

P041 

P042 

P043 

P044 

P045 

P046 

P047 

P048 

P049 

P050 

P051 

P054 

P056 

P057 

P058 

P059 

P060 

P062 

P063 

P064 

P065 

P066 

P067 

P068 

P069 

P070 

P071 

P072 

P073 

P074 

P075 

P076 

P077 

P078 

P081 

P082 

P084 

P085 

P087 

P088 

P089 

P092 

P093 

P094 

P095 

P096 

P097 

P098 

P099 

P101 

P102 

P103 

P104 

P105 

P106 

P108 

P109 

P110 

P111 

P112 

P113 

P114 

P115 

P116 

P118 

P119 

P120 

P121 

P122 

P123 

P127 

P128 

P185 

P188 

P189 

P190 

P191 

P192 

P194 

P196 

P197 

P198 

P199 

P201 

P202 

P203 

P204 

P205 

U001 

U002 

U003 

U004 

U005 

U006 

U007 

U008 

U009 

U010 

U011 

U012 

U014 

U015 

U016 

U017 

U018 

U019 

U020 

U021 

U022 

U023 

U024 

U025 

U026 

U027 

U028 

U029 

U030 

U031 

U032 

U033 

U034 

U035 

U036 

U037 

U038 

U039 

U041 

U042 

U043 

U044 

U045 

U046 

U047 

U048 

U049 

U050 

U051 

U052 

U053 

U055 

U056 

U057 

U058 

U059 

U060 

U061 

U062 

U063 

U064 

U066 

U067 

U068 

U069 

U070 

U071 

U072 

U073 

U074 

U075 

U076 

U077 

U078 

U079 

U080 

U081 

U082 

U083 

U084 

U085 

U086 

U087 

U088 

U089 

U090 

U091 

U092 

U093 

U094 

U095 

U096 

U097 

U098 

U099 

U101 

U102 

U103 

U105 

U106 

U107 

U108 

U109 

U110 

U111 

U112 

U113 

U114 

U115 

U116 

U117 

U118 

U119 

U120 

U121 

U122 

U123 

U124 

U125 

U126 

U127 

U128 

U129 

U130 

U131 

U132 

U133 

U134 

U135 

U136 

U137 

U138 

U140 

U141 

U142 

U143 

U144 

U145 

U146 

U147 

U148 

U149 

U150 

U151 

U152 

U153 

U154 

U155 

U156 

U157 

U158 

U159 

U160 

U161 

U162 

U163 

U164 

U165 

U166 

U167 

U168 

U169 

U170 

U171 

U172 

U173 

U174 

U176 

U177 

U178 

U179 

U180 

U181 

U182 

U183 

U184 

U185 

U186 

U187 

U188 

U189 

U190 

U191 

U192 

U193 

U194 

U196 

U197 

U200 

U201 

U202 

U203 

U204 

U205 

U206 

U207 

U208 

U209 

U210 

U211 

U213 

U214 

U215 

U216 

U217 

U218 

U219 

U220 

U221 

U222 

U223 

U225 

U226 

U227 

U228 

U234 

U235 

U236 

U237 

U238 

U239 

U240 

U243 

U244 

U246 

U247 

U248 

U249 

U271 

U278 

U279 

U280 

U328 

U353 

U359 

U364 

U367 

U372 

U373 

U387 

U389 

U394 

U395 

U404 

U409 

U410 

U411 
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HSM FACILITY CODES 

Facility codes describe the specific regulation a facility uses to manage its hazardous secondary material 

(HSM) and the type of activity the facility performs under that regulation (e.g., generator, reclaimer). 

Review the groups and pick the appropriate code. If more than one facility code applies to you, enter 

each code on a separate row under Item 2 of the Addendum to the Site ID Form. 

Under Control of the Generator Exclusion (40 CFR 261.2(a)(2)(ii) or 261.4(a)(23)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

01 

HSM Generator reclaiming HSM “on-site”: This code applies if you generate and reclaim hazardous 

secondary material at your generating facility. See also paragraph (1) in the Federal definition of 

“Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR 

Part 260.10

02 

HSM Generator transferring HSM to reclaimer within the “same company”: This code applies if 

you generate hazardous secondary material and send the material for reclamation to a different facility 

that is either controlled by you or controlled by the same person that controls your generating facility. See 

also paragraph (2) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed 

under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

03 

Reclaimer receiving HSM from HSM generator within the “same company”: This code applies if 

you receive and reclaim hazardous secondary material from a different facility that either controls you or 

is controlled by the same person that controls you. See also paragraph (2) in the Federal definition of 

“Hazardous secondary material generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR 

Part 260.10.

04 

Tolling Contractor reclaiming HSM pursuant to a tolling contract: This code applies if you are a 

tolling contractor that reclaims hazardous secondary material pursuant to a written contract with a toll 

manufacturer. See also paragraph (3) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material 

generated and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

05 

Toll Manufacturer managing HSM pursuant to a tolling contract: This code applies if you generate 

and send hazardous secondary material for reclamation to a tolling contractor pursuant to a written 

contract. See also paragraph (3) in the Federal definition of “Hazardous secondary material generated 

and reclaimed under the control of the generator” in 40 CFR Part 260.10.

Transfer-based Exclusion (40 CFR 261.4(a)(24)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

06 

HSM Generator transferring HSM off-site to a domestic reclamation facility: This code applies if 

you generate and send hazardous secondary material for reclamation to an off-site domestic reclamation 

facility.

07 Reclaimer receiving HSM from off-site: This code applies if you reclaim hazardous secondary material 

received from an off-site domestic hazardous secondary material generator or other domestic facility. 

08 

Intermediate facility: This code applies if you receive hazardous secondary material from an off-site 

domestic hazardous secondary material generator or another domestic facility and you store it for more 

than ten days. This code does not apply if you generate or reclaim the hazardous secondary material.

Imports/Exports (40 CFR 261.4(a)(24) or (25)) 

Code Facility Code Description 

09 HSM Generator exporting HSM off-site to a foreign reclamation facility: This code applies if you 

generate and export hazardous secondary material for reclamation to a foreign reclamation facility.

10 

HSM Generator importing HSM from a foreign entity to send to another domestic reclamation 

facility: This code applies if you import hazardous secondary material from a foreign entity and send the 

material for reclamation to a domestic reclamation facility.

11 HSM Generator AND Reclaimer of imported HSM: This code applies if you import hazardous 

secondary material from a foreign entity and reclaim the material at your facility.
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HSM LAND-BASED UNIT CODES

A 2-digit code that best describes the land-based unit you use or will use to manage the hazardous 

secondary material. 

Code Land-based Unit Code Description 

NA Do not use land-based units to manage hazardous secondary material. 

SI 

Use surface impoundment(s) to manage hazardous secondary material. A surface impoundment 

is a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation or diked area formed primarily of 

earthen materials (although it may be lined with man-made materials), which is designed to hold 

an accumulation of liquid hazardous secondary materials or materials containing free liquids and 

which is not an injection well. 

PL 

Use pile(s) to manage hazardous secondary material. Pile means any non-containerized 

accumulation of solid, nonflowing hazardous secondary material that is used for storage and is 

not a containment building. 

OT Use other land-based unit(s) to manage hazardous secondary material.