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This version is an update for the Notification of Regulated Waste 

Activity. There are some minor changes from the March 2005 

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Notification of 

Regulated Waste 

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Instructions and Form 

EPA Form 8700-12 

(OMB# 2050-0028; Expires - date as approved from OMB)
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Notification of Regulated Waste 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 Regulated Waste 

Activity Instructions and Form booklet by completing the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form [EPA Form 8700-12]. 

 As required by statute, EPA promulgated regulations to implement these notification requirements at 40 CFR Parts 

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) of 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 of Regulated Waste 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. 

 Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any 

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

Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 

Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB Control Number 2050-0028 in any correspondence. Do not send the 

completed form to this address. 

 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 OMB Control 

Number 2050-0028 in any correspondence.

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Notification of Regulated Waste 

Activity 

Instructions and Form

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 273, and used 

oil as defined by 40 CFR Part 279. 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 Identification Form or Site ID Form) [EPA Form 8700-12] for Initial 

Notifications or in revising your Site Identification 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. 

Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste and Used Oil Handlers have the option of 

submitting either the Site Identification Form or a letter to notify EPA of their regulated waste 

activities, including both initial and subsequent notifications. As noted above, the instructions in 

this booklet refer only to completing and submitting the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification 

Form. However, the circumstances under which these handlers must notify EPA of their 

regulated waste activities, the data they must provide, and the procedures they must follow, as 

described in this booklet, apply to submitting the Site Identification Form or a letter. 

Note: Although this booklet contains information and instructions for completing a 

Notification of Regulated Waste 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 the 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 Site Identification 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.
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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 
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answer your questions and help you understand the Federal and State requirements that apply to 

you; these are in the contact list found on the Internet at: 

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/forms.htm#links 

Click on the document under the section: 

Where can I obtain assistance with the Notification of Regulated 

Waste Activity requirements and the RCRA Subtitle C Site 

Identification Form? Where should 

I send my completed form?

In addition to those contacts, there are several other sources available to help with your 

questions and provide information on EPA regulations: 

· RCRA Frequently Asked Questions Internet Page. 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/waste.cfg/php/enduser/entry.php 

· 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/ 

· EPA Internet page for RCRA regulations at:

http://www.epa.gov/docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info/ 

· 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 

There are several Centers listed; you may find one for your business. If not, you may want 

to review “Do I Need a Hazardous Waste Generator Identification Number?” and other 

questions at: http://www.transource.org/hazmatz.htm 

· EPA National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse is a 

comprehensive source of compliance assistance information and resources. Use Internet 

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 
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Initial Notifications

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

you must submit an initial notification. Please refer to information contained in Sections 1 

through 3 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 Notification of Regulated 

Waste Activity. Circumstances under which you should submit an initial notification include: 

1. If you generate, transport, treat, store, or dispose of hazardous wastes. Refer to Section 1 

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 Section 1 for further information and a description of exemptions; or 

3. If you are a large quantity handler of universal waste. Refer to Section 2 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 Section 3 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.) 

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 Sections 1 

through 3 and 5 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 your business moves to another location; or 

2. If the contact for your site changes; or 

3. If the ownership of your site changes; or 

4. If an additional owner has been added or replaced since you submitted your initial 

notification; or 

5. If the type of regulated waste activity you conduct changes. 
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Contents of This Booklet

Following is a list of the sections contained in this booklet and the information covered in 

those sections: 

Section 1. How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Hazardous Waste Activities 

Section 2. How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Universal Waste Handling 

Activities 

Section 3. How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your Used Oil Management Activities 

Section 4. How to File Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Information on how and where 

to file your form and where you can get additional information.) 

Section 5. Item-by-item Instructions for Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Using 

the RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form (The blank form is provided at the 

end of this booklet.) 

Section 6. Definitions (These are provided to help you understand and complete your 

Notification of Regulated Waste Activity.) 

Section 7. EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for Waste Streams Commonly Generated 

by Small Quantity Generators 

Appendix 1- Typical Hazardous Waste Streams Produced by Small Quantity Generators 

Appendix 2- Typical Hazardous Waste Streams and EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers 

RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form (Site ID Form) - a copy of the blank form for filing a 

 Notification of Regulated Waste Activity 

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

sent a written acknowledgment that will include your EPA Identification Number. You must use 

this number on all communications with EPA regarding your regulated waste activities.
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1. How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your 

Hazardous Waste 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. 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 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 in Section 4 of these instructions. 

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: 

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

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

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

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

If you do not handle a solid waste, you do not need to notify EPA. 

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. If your solid waste was not excluded from regulation, you need to determine 
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if it is a hazardous waste that EPA regulates. EPA regulates a solid waste as hazardous waste in 

two ways: 

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

EPA Hazardous Waste Code Number; or 

2. 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: 

1. Ignitability; 

2. Corrosivity; 

3. Reactivity; and 

4. 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. 
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2. How to Determine if You Must Notify EPA of Your 

Universal Waste Handling Activities

Under 40 CFR Part 273, Subpart C, Large Quantity Handlers of Universal Waste 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 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.

3. 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 
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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. 

4. How to File Notification of Regulated Waste Activity

Initial Notifications

If you do not currently have an EPA Identification Number and you handle a regulated 

waste, you must submit an initial notification for your regulated waste activities. Please refer to 

Sections 1 through 3 of this booklet for more information on whether you must notify EPA of 

these regulated waste activities. You can satisfy this initial notification requirement by completing 

and signing the enclosed RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form (Site Identification Form) 

[EPA Form 8700-12] and submitting it to the appropriate address (see Section C below). 

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. 

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 information 

contained in Sections 1 through 3 and Section 5 of this booklet for instructions on when and how 

to complete a subsequent notification. 

A. 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 Identification Form) per RCRA site. 

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management activities - at more than one RCRA site, you must submit a separate notification 

using the Site Identification Form for each RCRA site. 

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

hazardous wastes; qualify as a large quantity handler of universal wastes; or process/re-refine used 

oil, burn off-specification used oil fuel, or market used oil fuel, you may submit one notification 

that covers all transportation activities your company conducts. This notification should be sent 

to the appropriate address (see subsection C below) 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 complete and 

submit a separate notification using the Site Identification Form to cover each RCRA site. 

B. 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 qualify to be protected from release. 

However, you may make a claim of confidentiality by printing the word "CONFIDENTIAL" on 

both sides of 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. 

C. Where Should I Send My Completed Form?

We have provided an up to date list of the address for your State Office where you should 

send your completed RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form. Also listed is the phone number 

you can call for additional information; in some cases there also is an e-mail address. This contact 

list can be found on the Internet at: 

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/form8700/forms.htm#links 

Click on the document under the section: 

Where can I obtain assistance with the Notification of Regulated 

Waste Activity requirements and the RCRA Subtitle C Site 

Identification Form? Where Should I Send My Completed Form?

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. The 

Contact List notes which form to use; 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. 
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5. Item-by-item Instructions for Notification of Regulated 

Waste 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 Identification Form once, your State may allow you to attach a 

copy of your most recently submitted form. If so, circle items numbers for which any information 

has changed. Then enter the new information (also circle the item numbers) on the Site 

Identification Form included in this booklet and provide the required signatures in Item 13 - 

Certification. 

Note: Be sure to use your most recently submitted form; it may have been submitted for a 

Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, the Hazardous Waste Report, or a previous 

RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application. 
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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 

You must complete all the items on the Site ID Form. 

PURPOSE OF THIS FORM

For purposes of the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, the Site ID Form provides site-specific 

information about a facility for obtaining an EPA Identification Number and submitting Initial Notification of 

Regulated Waste Activity. For purposes of a Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, the Site 

ID Form provides updated site-specific information for those items that have changed at your site and verifies 

the information for those items that remain unchanged. For the purposes of the RCRA Hazardous Waste Part 

A Permit Application and the Hazardous Waste Report, you must also complete the Site ID Form to update 

your site information. 

HOW TO FILL OUT THIS FORM

Complete all of the Site ID Form items. 

 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 and phone number of a contact person at your site 
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 Item 9 - names of the operator and the legal owner(s) of your site 

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

 Item 11 - the description of hazardous waste if you handle any 

 Item 12 - additional comments on Items 1 through 11 

 Item 13 - certification that the information you provided throughout the form is truthful, accurate 

and complete 

Type or print in black ink all items except the Signature box in Item 13. Enter your site’s EPA ID Number in 

the top left-hand corner on the second and third pages of the form; for Initial Notification for this site, leave 

the EPA Identification Number blank. Use Item 12 - 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 ID 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 to indicate whether this form is your 

Initial Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (to obtain an EPA Identification Number); a 

Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (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. 

 For Initial Notification of Regulated Waste Activity to provide site identification 

information and obtain an EPA Identification Number for hazardous waste, universal 

waste, or used oil activities. 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. 

 For Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity to update site identification 

information. 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.). 

 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 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. 

NOTE You will report your current Hazardous Waste Generator status as of the date of submitting 

the Site Identification Form in Item 10.A.1 - Generator of Hazardous Waste. Your status may 

have changed since your last submission (unless this is an Initial Notification of Regulated 

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Item 2 -- Site EPA ID Number: 

Provide your EPA Identification Number in Item 2 for this site. Also, be sure to include your EPA 

Identification Number at the top of pages 2 and 3 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. 

Items 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.

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, Indian (see Indian Country below), Municipal, State, or Other. 

If your site’s Land Type could be described as Municipal and as County, as District, or as Indian, 

do not mark Municipal. Instead choose the other appropriate code; you may explain this in Item 

12 - Comments.

Indian Country - Land governed by an entity on the list of Federally recognized American Indian 

tribes and Alaskan Native entities at: http://www.epa.gov/edr/fdetribal.pdf 

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. Use the six (6) digit code (most specific description) if 

available for your business; if not, use the five (5) digit code; do not enter 

any four (4) or less digit code. 

 

Boxes B - D List other NAICS codes that describe the primary business production 

processes for your site. Use the 6 or 5 digit codes that apply to your site. 

 

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. A list of the acceptable codes is on the Internet 

at - 

http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/br03/forms.htm 

You can obtain additional information about NAICS codes from the Internet at - 

http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/ 
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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. 

 

Item 8 -- Site Contact Person: 

 

Enter the name, business telephone number, and extension of the individual who should be 

contacted regarding the information submitted in the Site ID Form. You may also enter an email 

address; if you want to be contacted by fax, enter that number in Item 12 - Comments. 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 12. An example would be a 

contact specifically for the Hazardous Waste Report. Note that the Facility Permit Contact 

information for the RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application is entered in Items 1 and 2 

of the Hazardous Waste Permit Information Form. 

 

 

NOTE

It is assumed that the Site Contact Person will receive mail at the Site Mailing Address provided 

in Item 7. If this is not the case, please provide the mailing address for the Site Contact Person 

in Item 12 - Comments. 

Item 9 -- Operator and Legal Owner of the Site:

This section should be used to indicate all the operators and owners of this site. 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, not an individual. See Person. 

 

Owner - The person who owns a RCRA site or part of a RCRA site. Note: This includes the 

property owner. 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. 

A. Name of Site’s Operator: Provide the name of your site’s operator. 

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, 2005, enter 04/22/2005. 
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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, Indian (see below), Municipal, 

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

County, as District, or as Indian, do not mark Municipal. Instead choose the other 

appropriate code; you may explain this in Item 12 - Comments. 

Indian - A member of an entity on the list of Federally recognized American Indian tribes 

and Alaskan Native entities at: http://www.epa.gov/edr/fdetribal.pdf 

 

Use the Comments section in Item 12 to list any additional operators, their names, the 

dates they became operators, operator type, and mailing address. If necessary, attach a 

separate sheet of paper. 

 

B. 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. 

 

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, 2005, enter 04/22/2005.

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, Indian (see below), Municipal, 

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

as District, or as Indian, do not mark Municipal. Instead choose the other appropriate 

code; you may explain this in 

Item 12 - Comments.

Indian - A member of an entity on the list of Federally recognized American Indian tribes 

and Alaskan Native entities at: http://www.epa.gov/edr/fdetribal.pdf

Use the Comments section in Item 12 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. 

Legal Owner Address: Please enter this information if your State requires it; see your State’s 

specific instructions if any. 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. 

NOTE

A subsequent notification is recommended when the operator or owner 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 

operator or owner 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 

 Place an “X” in box “Yes” or in box “No” as appropriate for activities at this site; 

 complete any additional boxes as instructed.

A. Hazardous Waste Activities: Complete all parts 1 through 6.

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: 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 nonacutely 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”, mark 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 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 than 100 kg (220 lbs.) 

of spill cleanup material contaminated with RCRA acute hazardous waste. 

NOTE

If, in addition to being an LQG, you recycle hazardous wastes at your site, mark both this box 

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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, more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) but less than 1,000 kg 

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

ii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, no 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. 

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

i) Meets all other criteria for a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (see below), 

but 

ii) Accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste. 

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) Accumulates, at any time, no more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste; 

and

iii) Generates, in any calendar month, or accumulates at any time, no 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 acutely 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. 

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

that may occur at this site. Complete 1.d and e, and 2 through 6.

d. 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. 

e. 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 on pages 39, 42, 

and 43. 
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2. Transporter of Hazardous Waste: Mark “Yes” if you transport hazardous waste within the 

United States. The Federal regulations for hazardous waste transporters are found in 40 CFR 

Part 263. 

3. Treater, Storer, or Disposer of Hazardous Waste: 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 operators and 

owners of permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) are found in 40 CFR 

Parts 264, 265, 266, and 270. 

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 both this box and Box 

B.2 below. 

4. Recycler of Hazardous Waste: If you recycle regulated hazardous wastes (recyclable 

materials), mark “Yes”. The Federal regulations for operators and owners 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 both this box and Box A.3 above. If your site is a 

destination facility for universal wastes in addition to being a recycling site for other RCRA 

hazardous wastes, mark both this box and Box B.2 below. 

5. Exempt Boiler and/or Industrial Furnace:

If you mark “Yes”, mark each that applies. 

a. If 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, mark “Yes” to indicate that you qualify for 

the Small Quantity On-Site Burner Exemption. 

b. If 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: 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 operators or owners of underground injection wells are found in 40 CFR Part 

148. 

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 and C.
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B. Universal Waste Activities: 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 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 of any universal wastes (calculated collectively) at any 

time. If “Yes”, place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) to indicate the type(s) of universal 

wastes you generate at your site. If your State has additional universal wastes, indicate what they 

are and place an “X” in the corresponding box(es). 

2. Destination Facility: Mark “Yes” if you treat, dispose of, 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 both this box and Box A.3 

above. In addition, if your site recycles RCRA hazardous wastes, mark both this box and Box 

A.4 above. 

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 1 through 4.

1. Used Oil Transporter: If you transport used oil and/or own or operate a used oil transfer 

facility, mark “Yes” and place an “X” in the appropriate box(es) to indicate this used oil 

management activity. 

2. Used Oil Processor/Re-Refiner: If you process and/or re-refine used oil, mark “Yes” and place 

an “X” in the appropriate box(es) to indicate this used oil management activity. 

3. Off-Specification Used Oil Burner: If you burn off-specification used oil fuel, mark “Yes” to 

indicate this used oil management activity. 

4. Used Oil Fuel Marketer: Mark “Yes” if you market used oil fuel. If you market offspecification used oil directly to a burner, place an “X” in Box 4.a. If you are the first to claim 

the used oil meets the used oil specification established in 40 CFR 279.11, place an “X” in Box 

4.b. If either of these boxes is marked, you also must notify (or have previously notified) as a 

used oil transporter, used oil processor/re-refiner, or off-specification used oil fuel burner, unless 

you are a used oil generator. (Used oil generators are not required to notify.)
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Item 11 -- Description of Hazardous Wastes:

Complete this item if you marked “Yes” for any activity in Item 10. A. and if your State requires it. 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. Federally Regulated Hazardous Wastes: If you handle hazardous wastes that are described in 40 

CFR Part 261, enter the appropriate 4-digit code(s) in the box(es) provided. 

NOTE

EPA Hazardous Waste Codes. If you handle more hazardous wastes than will fit under Item 

11.A., please continue listing the hazardous waste codes on an extra sheet. 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 Identification Form. 

B. State-Regulated 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. 

Item 12 -- Comments:

Use this section as needed to provide additional information for Items 1 through 11. Include the item number 

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

Item 13 -- Certification:

This certification must be signed by operator(s), owner(s), or authorized representative(s) of the site. 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). For the RCRA Hazardous 

Waste Part A Permit Application, all operator(s) and owner(s) of the site must sign (see 40 CFR 

270. 10 (b) and 270.11). 

 

 

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6. Definitions

The following definitions are included to help you to understand and complete the RCRA 

Subtitle C Site Identification Form: 

Accumulation: See 40 CFR 262.34. 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. 

Act or RCRA means 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 means 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 means the person responsible for the overall operation of the RCRA site or an 

operational unit (i.e., part of a RCRA site), e.g., superintendent or plant manager, or person of 

equivalent responsibility. 

Authorized State means a State that has obtained authorization from the EPA to direct its own RCRA 

 program. 

Boiler means 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 

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By-product Material means material that is 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) means the 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 means 

a generator that meets the following criteria: 

 

In every month during the year, the site did all of the following: 

 

1. Generated no more than 100 kg (220 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste in a calendar 

month; and 

 

2. Generated, in a calendar month, or accumulated at any time, no 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; and 

 

3. Accumulated, at any time, no more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of hazardous waste. 

 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) means information a site 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 report. A claim may be 

made in accordance with 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. 

 

Delisted Wastes means a 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 means 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. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), also called U.S. EPA, means the United States 

Environmental Protection 

Agency. Some State 

environmental authorities 

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EPA Identification (ID) Number means 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; or site undergoing corrective action. 

Excluded Wastes means wastes excluded from the definition of solid or hazardous waste under 

40 CFR 261.3 and 261.4.

Hazardous Waste means a hazardous waste as defined in 40 CFR 261.3. 

Hazardous Waste Generator means 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, means 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. 

Hazardous Waste Storage means the holding of hazardous waste for a temporary period, at the end of 

which the hazardous waste is treated, disposed of, or stored elsewhere. 

Hazardous Waste Transporter means a person engaged in the off-site transportation of hazardous waste 

by air, rail, highway, or water. 

Hazardous Waste Treatment means 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 means the 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 means 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 

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Interim (Permit) Status means the period during which the operator/owner 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 operator/owner 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. Operator/owner 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 means a generator that meets any 

of the following criteria: 

 

1. Generates, in a calendar month, 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) or more of RCRA hazardous 

waste, during one or more months in a year; 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.

Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste means a universal waste handler (as defined in 40 CFR 

273.6) who accumulates 5,000 kilograms or more total of universal waste (batteries, pesticides, or 

thermostats, collectively) at any time. This designation is retained through the end of the calendar year 

in which 5,000 kilograms or more of universal wastes are accumulated. 

Management or Hazardous Waste Management means the 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, means the shipping 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-to-grave” 

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 means a 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 means 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 

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Off-Specification Used Oil Burner means a RCRA 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 means used oil fuel that does not meet the specification provided under 

40 CFR 279.11.

On-Specification Used Oil Fuel means used oil fuel that meets the specification provided under 

40 CFR 279.11. 

Off-site Facility means a hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located 

at a place away from the generating site.

On-site Facility means a hazardous waste treatment, storage, disposal, or recycling area located 

on the generating site.

Operator means 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 means a person who owns a RCRA site or part of a site. Note: This includes the property owner. 

 This may be an individual, company, or business name. See Person.

Person means 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) means 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.” 

 

RCRA Permit means 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) means 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; or 

undergoing corrective action. 

A site may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units. For entities that 

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Recycling means the 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 materials); 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). 

 

Small Quantity Generator (SQG) of Hazardous Waste means a generator that meets all 

the following criteria: 

 

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

(2,200 lbs.) of RCRA hazardous waste, during one or more months in a year; and 

 

2. Generates, in a calendar month, or accumulates at any time, no 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. 

 

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

 

1. Meets all other criteria for a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator, but 

 

2. Accumulates, at any time, more than 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of hazardous waste. 

 

Small Quantity On-Site Burner Exemption means that 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 means that: owners or operators of smelting, melting, 

and refining furnaces that process hazardous waste solely for metal recovery are conditionally exempt 

from regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.101 and 266.112, provided they comply with the 

requirements in Section 266.100(d); owners or operators of smelting, melting and refining furnaces 

that process hazardous waste for recovery of precious metals are conditionally exempt from 

regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.112, provided they comply with the requirements in Section 

266.100(g); and owners or operators of lead recovery furnaces that process hazardous waste for 

recovery of lead and that are subject to regulation under the Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP are 

conditionally exempt from regulation, except for 40 CFR 266.101, provided they comply with the 

requirements in Section 266.100(h). 

Solid Waste means 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 also page 33). Wastewaters being collected, 

stored, or treated before discharge and sludges generated by wastewater treatment are not 
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Source Material that material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954: (1) Uranium, 

thorium, or any other material determined by the 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. 

 

Special Nuclear Material means that materia 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 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. 

Transfer Facility means any transportation-related facility including loading docks, parking 

areas, storage areas, and other similar areas where shipments of hazardous waste are held 

during the normal course of transportation (40 CFR 260.10).

Underground Injection Control means 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 means 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. 

Universal Waste means any of the following hazardous wastes that are managed under the 

universal waste requirements of 40 CFR Part 273: batteries, pesticides, thermostats, and lamps.

Used Oil means 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 means any person who conducts either of the following activities: 

1. Directs a shipment of off-specification used oil from their RCRA 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 Identification Form, include used oil 

transportation; used oil processing and re-refining; burning off-specification used oil fuel; and used oil 

fuel marketing. 
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Used Oil Processing means 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 means a RCRA site that processes on- or off-specification used oil. 

Used Oil Re-Refiner means a RCRA site that produces lubricating oils and greases, industrial fuel, asphalt 

extender, gasoline, and other products from on- or off-specification used oil. 

Used Oil Transfer Facility means 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 means 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 

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7. EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for Waste Streams 

Commonly Generated by Small Quantity Generators 

EPA recognizes that generators of small quantities of hazardous waste, many of which are small 

businesses, may not be familiar with the manner in which hazardous waste materials are identified in the 

Code of Federal Regulations. In order to aid small quantity generators in determining the EPA Hazardous 

Waste Numbers for their hazardous wastes that are needed to complete EPA Form 8700-12, two appendices 

are enclosed. 

Appendix 1 lists 18 general industry categories that contain small quantity generators. For each of 

these categories, commonly generated hazardous wastes are identified. Appendix 2 lists EPA Hazardous 

Waste Numbers for each hazardous waste stream identified in Appendix 1. 

To use these appendices: 

1. Locate your industry in Appendix 1 to identify the hazardous waste streams common to your 

activities. 

2. Find each of your hazardous waste streams in Appendix 2, and review the more detailed descriptions 

of typical hazardous wastes to determine which hazardous waste streams actually result from your 

activities. 

3. If you determine that a hazardous waste stream does apply to you, report the 4-digit EPA Hazardous 

Waste Number in Item 11 of EPA Form 8700-12. 

The industries and hazardous waste streams described here do not provide a comprehensive list but 

rather serve as a guide to potential small quantity generators in determining which of their solid wastes, if 

any, are hazardous. Except for the pesticide category, this insert does not include EPA Hazardous Waste 

Numbers for commercial chemical products that are hazardous when discarded unused. These chemicals and 

their EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers are listed in 40 CFR 261.33. 

If the specific Hazardous Waste Number that should be applied to your hazardous waste stream is 

unclear, please refer to 40 CFR Part 261. Copies of Part 261 and other EPA regulations in 40 CFR are 

available at most libraries and on EPA’s Internet page at: 

http://www.epa.gov/docs/epacfr40/chapt-I.info/

In those cases where more than one Hazardous Waste Number is applicable, all should be used. If you 

have any questions, or if you are unable to determine the proper EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for your 

hazardous wastes, contact your State Office (see page 2). 
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Appendix 1

Typical Hazardous Waste Streams Produced by Small Quantity Generators

LABORATORIES

Acids/Bases, Heavy Metals/Inorganics, 

Ignitable Wastes, Reactives, Solvents 

PRINTING AND ALLIED INDUSTRIES

Acids/Bases, Heavy Metals/Inorganics, 

Ink Sludges, Spent Plating Wastes, Solvents 

PESTICIDE END USERS AND 

APPLICATION

Heavy Metals/Inorganics, Services, Pesticides, 

Solvents 

CONSTRUCTION

Acids/Bases, Ignitable Wastes, Solvents 

EQUIPMENT REPAIR

Acids/Bases, Ignitable Wastes, 

Lead Acid Batteries, Solvents 

FURNITURE/WOOD 

MANUFACTURING & REFINISHING

Ignitable Wastes, Solvents 

OTHER MANUFACTURING (textiles, 

plastics, leather)

Heavy Metals/Inorganics, Solvents 

LAUNDRIES AND DRY CLEANERS

Dry Cleaning Filtration Residues, 

Solvents 

EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL 

SHOPS

Acids/Bases, Ignitable Wastes, Pesticides, 

Reactives, Solvents 

BUILDING CLEANING AND 

MAINTENANCE

Acids/Bases, Solvents 

VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

Acids/Bases, Heavy Metals/Inorganics, 

Ignitable Wastes, Lead Acid Batteries, Solvents 

WOOD PRESERVING

Preserving Agents 

MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINALS AND 

RAILROAD

Acids/Bases, Transportation, Heavy 

Metals/Inorganics, Ignitable Wastes, 

Lead Acid Batteries, Solvents 

FUNERAL SERVICES

Solvents (formaldehyde) 

METAL MANUFACTURING

Acids/Bases, Cyanide Wastes, Heavy 

Metals/Inorganics, Ignitable Wastes, 

Reactives, Solvents, Spent Plating Wastes 

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS

Acids/Bases, Cyanide Wastes, Heavy 

Metals/Inorganics, Ignitable Wastes, 

Reactives, Solvents 

CLEANING AGENTS AND COSMETICS

Acids/Bases, Heavy Metals/Inorganics, 

Ignitable Wastes, Pesticides, Solvents 

FORMULATORS

Acids/Bases, Cyanide Wastes, Heavy 

Metals/Inorganics, Ignitable Wastes, Pesticides, 

Reactives, Solvents 
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Appendix 2 

Typical Hazardous Waste Streams and EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers

ACIDS/BASES:

Acids, bases or mixtures having a pH less than or equal to 2 or greater than or equal to 12.5, and liquids that corrode 

steel at a rate greater than 0.25 inches per year are considered to be corrosive (for a complete description of corrosive 

wastes, see 40 CFR 261.22, Characteristic of Corrosivity). All corrosive materials and solutions have the EPA 

Hazardous Waste Number D002. The following are some examples of the more commonly used corrosives: 

Examples of Corrosive Waste Streams

Acetic Acid 

Ammonium Hydroxide 

Chromic Acid 

Hydrobromic Acid 

Hydrochloric Acid 

Hydrofluoric Acid 

Nitric Acid 

Oleum 

Perchloric Acid 

Phosphoric Acid 

Potassium Hydroxide 

Sodium Hydroxide 

Sulfuric Acid 

DRY CLEANING FILTRATION RESIDUES:

Cooked powder residue (perchloroethylene plants only), still residues, and spent cartridge filters containing 

perchloroethylene or valclene are hazardous and have an EPA Hazardous Waste Number of F002. Still residues 

containing petroleum solvents with a flash point less than 140°F are also considered hazardous and have an EPA 

Hazardous Waste Number of D001. 

HEAVY METALS/INORGANICS:

Heavy Metals and other inorganic waste materials exhibit the characteristic of TCLP Toxicity and are considered hazardous if the extract from a representative sample of the waste has any of the specific constituent concentrations as 

shown in 40 CFR 261.24, Table 1. This may include dusts, solutions, wastewater treatment sludges, paint wastes, waste 

inks, and other such materials which contain heavy metals/inorganics (note that wastewater treatment sludges from 

electroplating operations containing nickel and cyanide are identified as F006). The following are TCLP Toxic: 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Arsenic 

Barium 

Cadmium 

Chromium 

Lead 

Mercury 

Selenium 

Silver 

D004 

D005 

D006 

D007 

D008 

D009 

D010 

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IGNITABLE WASTES:

Ignitable wastes include any flammable liquids, non-liquids, and contained gases that have a flashpoint less than 140°F 

(for a complete description of ignitable wastes see 40 CFR 261.21, Characteristic of Ignitability). Examples 

are spent solvents (see also solvents), solvent still bottoms, ignitable paint wastes (paint removers, brush cleaners, and 

stripping agents), epoxy resins, and adhesives (epoxies, rubber cements, and marine glues), and waste inks containing 

flammable solvents. Unless otherwise specified, all ignitable wastes have an EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D001. 

Some commonly used ignitable compounds are: 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Acetone 

Benzene 

n-Butyl Alcohol 

Chlorobenzene 

Cychlohexanone 

Ethyl Acetate 

Ethylbenzene 

Ethyl Ether 

Ethylene Dichloride 

Methanol 

Methyl Isobutyl-Ketone 

Petroleum Distillates 

Xylene 

F003 

D001 

F003 

F002 

F003 

F003 

F003 

F003 

D001 

F003 

F003 

D001 

F003 

INK SLUDGES CONTAINING CHROMIUM AND LEAD:

This includes solvent washes and sludges, caustic washes and sludges, and water washes and sludges from cleaning 

tubs, and equipment used in the formulation of ink from pigments, driers, soaps, and stabilizers containing chromium 

and lead. All ink sludges have an EPA Hazardous Waste Number of K086. 

LEAD ACID BATTERIES:

Used lead acid batteries should be reported on the notification form only if they are not recycled. Used lead acid 

batteries that are recycled do not need to be counted in determining the quantity of waste that you generate per month, 

nor do they require a hazardous waste manifest when shipped off your premises. (Note: Special requirements do apply 

if you recycle your batteries on your own premises -- see 40 CFR 266.80.) 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Lead Dross 

Spent Acids 

Lead Acid Batteries 

D008 

D002 

D008, D002 

ORGANIC WASTES:

See 40 CFR 261.24, Table 1 - Maximum Concentration of Contaminants for the Toxicity Characteristic for a list of 

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PESTICIDES:

Pesticides, pesticide residues, washing and rinsing solutions, and dips which contain constituent concentrations at or 

above Toxicity Characteristic regulatory levels (see 40 CFR 261.24) are hazardous waste. Pesticides that have an oral 

LD50 toxicity (rat) < 50 mg/kg, inhalation LC50 toxicity (rat) < 2 mg/L, or a dermal LD 50 toxicity (rabbit) < 200 

mg/kg are hazardous materials. The following pesticides would be hazardous waste if they are technical grade, unused, 

and disposed. For a more complete listing, see 40 CFR 261.32-33 for specific listed pesticides, discarded commercial 

chemical products, and other wastes, wastewaters, sludges, and by-products from pesticide production. 

(Note that while many of these pesticides are no longer in common use, they are included here for those cases where they 

may be found in storage.) 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Aldicarb 

Aldrin 

Amitrole 

Arsenic Pentoxide 

Arsenic Trioxide 

Cacodylic Acid 

Carbamic Acid, Methylnitroso-Ethyl Ester 

Chlordane 

Copper Cyanides 

1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane 

1,2-Dichloropropane 

1,3-Dichloropropene 

2,4-Dichlorophenoxy Acetic Acid 

DDT 

Dieldrin 

Dimethoate 

Dimethylcarbamoyl Chloride 

Dinitrocresol 

Dinoseb 

Disodium Monmomethane arsonate 

Disulfoton 

Endosulfan 

Endrin 

Ethylmercuric Chloride 

Famphur 

Nepthachlor 

Hexachlorobenzene 

Kepone 

Lindane 

2-Methoxy Mercuric Chloride 

Methoxychlor 

Methyl Parathion 

Monosodium Methanearsonate 

Nicotine 

Parathion 

Pentachloronitrobenzene 

Pentachlorophenol 

Phenylmercuir Acetate 

Phorate 

Strychnine 

Thallium Sulfate 

Thiram 

P070 

P004 

U011 

P011 

P012 

U136 

U178 

U036 

P029 

U066 

U083 

U084 

U240 

U061 

P037 

P044 

U097 

P047 

P020 

D004 

P039 

P050 

P051 

D009 

P097 

P059 

U127 

U142 

U129 

D009 

D014 

P071 

D004 

P075 

P089 

U185 

U242 

D009 

P094 

P108 

P115 

U244 
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Warfarin 

P123 

U248 
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REACTIVES:

Reactive wastes include reactive materials or mixtures which are unstable, react violently with or form explosive 

mixtures with water, generate toxic gases or vapors when mixed with water (or when exposed to pH conditions 

between 2 and 12.5 in the case of cyanide- or sulfide-bearing wastes), or are capable of detonation or explosive 

reaction when irritated or heated (for a complete description of reactive wastes, see 40 CFR 261.23, Characteristic of 

Reactivity). Unless otherwise specified, all reactive wastes have an EPA Hazardous Waste Number of D003. The 

following materials are commonly considered to be reactive: 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Acetyl Chloride 

Chromic Acid 

Cyanides 

Organic Peroxides 

Perchlorates 

Permanganates 

Hypochlorites 

Sulfides 

D003 

D003 

D003 

D003 

D003 

D003 

D003 

D003 

SOLVENTS:

Spent solvents, solvent still bottoms, and mixtures containing solvents are often hazardous. This includes solvents used 

in degreasing and paint-brush cleaning and the distillation residues from reclamation. The following are some 

commonly used hazardous solvents (see also Ignitable Wastes for other hazardous solvents and 40 CFR 261.31 for 

most listed hazardous waste solvents): 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Benzene 

Carbon Disulfide 

Carbon Tetrachloride 

Chlorobenzene 

Cresols 

Cresylic Acid 

O-Dichlorobenzene 

Ethanol 

Ethylene Dichloride 

Isobutanol 

Isopropanol 

Kerosene 

Methyl Ethyl Ketone 

Methylene Chloride 

Naphtha 

Nitrobenzene 

Petroleum Solvents 

 (Flash-point less than 140°F) 

Pyridine 

1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane 

Tetrachloroethylene 

Toluene 

Trichloroethylene 

Trichlorofluoromethane 

D001 

F005 

F001 

F002 

F004 

F004 

F002 

D001 

D001 

F005 

D001 

D001 

F005 

F001 (Sludges), F002 (Still Bottoms) 

D001 

F004 

D001 

F005 

F001 (Sludges), F002 (Still Bottoms) 

F001 (Sludges), F002 (Still Bottoms) 

F005 

F001 (Sludges), F002 (Still Bottoms) 

F002 
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Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number

Trichlorotrifluoroethane 

White Spirits 

F002 

D001 
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SPENT PLATING AND CYANIDE WASTES:

Spent plating wastes contain cleaning solutions and plating solutions with caustics, solvents, heavy metals, and 

cyanides. Cyanide wastes may also be generated from heat treatment operations, pigment production, or manufacturing 

of anti-caking agents. Plating wastes are generally Hazardous Waste Numbers F006-F009. Heat treatment wastes are 

generally Hazardous Waste Numbers F010-F012. See 40 CFR 261.31 for a more complete description of plating 

wastes. 

WOOD PRESERVING AGENTS:

Compounds or mixtures used in wood preserving, including the wastewater treatment sludge from wastewater 

treatment operations, are considered hazardous wastes. Bottom sediment sludges from the treatment of wastewater 

from wood preserving processes that use creosote or pentachlorophenol are hazardous and have an EPA Hazardous 

Waste Number of K001. In addition, wastewaters, process residuals, preservative drippage, and spent formulations 

from certain wood preserving processes are also hazardous wastes and carry EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers F032, 

F034, or F035, depending on the contaminants they contain. Unless otherwise indicated, specific wood preserving 

components are as follows: 

Waste Stream EPA Hazardous Waste Number(s)

Chromated Copper Arsenate 

Creosote 

Pentachlorophenol 

D004, F035 

K001, F034 

K001, F032 
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RCRA Subtitle C Site Identification Form

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SEND COMPLETED 

FORM TO: 

The Appropriate State or 

EPA Regional Office. 

 

United States Environmental Protection 

Agency 

 

RCRA SUBTITLE C SITE 

IDENTIFICATION FORM 

 

 

1. Reason for 

 Submittal 

 (See instructions 

 on page 13.) 

 

 MARK ALL BOX(ES) 

 THAT APPLY 

 

Reason for Submittal: 

 To provide Initial Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (to obtain an EPA ID 

Number for hazardous waste, universal waste, or used oil activities) 

 To provide Subsequent Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (to update site 

identification information) 

 As a component of a First RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

 As a component of a Revised RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application 

(Amendment #______) 

 As a component of the Hazardous Waste Report 

 

2. Site EPA ID 

 Number (page 14) 

 

EPA ID Number

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3. Site Name 

 (page 14) 

Name: 

Street Address: 

City, Town, or Village: State: 

4. Site Location 

 Information 

 (page 14) 

County Name: Zip Code: 

5. Site Land Type 

 (page 14)

Site Land Type:  Private  County  District  Federal  Indian  Municipal 

  State  Other 

A. 

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B. 

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 Code(s) for the Site 

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 (page 15) Phone Number: Extension: 

Email address: 

 

A. Name of Site's Operator: 

 

 

Date Became 

Operator 

(mm/dd/yyyy): 

 

Operator Type:  Private  County  District  Federal  Indian  

Municipal  State  Other 

 

B. Name of Site's Legal Owner: 

 

 

Date Became 

Owner 

(mm/dd/yyyy): 

 

9. Operator and 

 Legal Owner 

 of the Site 

 (pages 15 and 16) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owner Type:  Private  County  District  Federal  Indian  

Municipal  State  Other 

 

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Street or P. O. Box: 

 

City, Town, or Village: 

 

State: 

 

9. Legal Owner 

 (Continued) 

 Address 

 

Country: Zip Code: 

 

10. Type of Regulated Waste Activity 

Mark “Yes” or “No” for all activities; complete any additional boxes as instructed. (See instructions on pages 17 to 20.) 

 A. Hazardous Waste Activities 

 Complete all parts for 1 through 6. 

 

 

 

Y  N  1. Generator of Hazardous Waste 

 If “Yes”, choose only one of the following - a, b, or c. 

 

  a. LQG: Greater than 1,000 kg/mo (2,200 lbs./mo.) 

of non-acute hazardous waste; or 

 

  b. SQG: 100 to 1,000 kg/mo (220 - 2,200 lbs./mo.) 

 of non-acute hazardous waste; or 

 

  c. CESQG: Less than 100 kg/mo (220 lbs./mo.) 

 of non-acute hazardous waste 

 

 In addition, indicate other generator activities. 

 

 Y  N  d. United States Importer of Hazardous Waste 

 

 Y  N  e. Mixed Waste (hazardous and radioactive) Generator 

 

Y  N  2. Transporter of Hazardous Waste 

 

Y  N  3. Treater, Storer, or Disposer of 

Hazardous Waste (at your site) 

Note: A hazardous waste permit is 

required for this activity. 

 

Y  N  4. Recycler of Hazardous Waste (at 

your site) 

 

Y  N  5. Exempt Boiler and/or Industrial 

Furnace 

If “Yes”, mark each that applies. 

 a. Small Quantity On-site Burner 

 Exemption 

 b. Smelting, Melting, and Refining 

 

Y  N  6. Underground Injection Control 

 B. Universal Waste Activities 

 

Y  N  1. Large Quantity Handler of Universal Waste (accumulate 

5,000 kg or more) [refer to your State regulations to 

determine what is regulated]. Indicate types of 

universal waste generated and/or accumulated at 

your site. If “Yes”, 

mark all boxes that apply: 

 Generate 

 

 a. Batteries  

 b. Pesticides  

 c. Mercury containing equipment  

 d. Lamps  

 e. Other (specify) ________________  

 C. Used Oil Activities 

 Mark all boxes that apply. 

 

Y  N  1. Used Oil Transporter 

 If “Yes”, mark each that applies. 

  a. Transporter 

  b. Transfer Facility 

 

Y  N  2. Used Oil Processor and/or Rerefiner 

 If “Yes”, mark each that applies. 

  a. Processor 

  b. Re-refiner 

 

Y  N  3. Off-Specification Used Oil Burner 

 

Y  N  4. Used Oil Fuel Marketer 
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 f. Other (specify) ________________  

 g. Other (specify) ________________  

 

 

Y  N  2. Destination Facility for Universal Waste

 Note: A hazardous waste permit may be required for this activity. 

 If “Yes”, mark each that applies. 

  a. Marketer Who Directs Shipment of 

Off-Specification Used Oil to 

Off-Specification Used Oil Burner 

  b. Marketer Who First Claims the 

Used Oil Meets the Specifications 

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11. Description of Hazardous Wastes (See instructions on page 21.) 

 A. Waste Codes for Federally Regulated Hazardous Wastes. Please list the waste codes of the Federal hazardous wastes 

handled at your site. List them in the order they are presented in the regulations (e.g., D001, D003, F007, U112). Use an additional 

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 B. Waste Codes for State-Regulated (i.e., non-Federal) Hazardous Wastes. Please list the waste codes of the Stateregulated 

 hazardous wastes handled at your site. List them in the order they are presented in the regulations. Use an additional page if 

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12. Comments (See instructions on page 21.) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13. Certification. I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or 

supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information 

submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the 

information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are 

significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations. 

For the RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application, all operator(s) and owner(s) must sign (see 40 CFR 270.10 (b) and 270.11). 

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Date Signed 

(mm/dd/yyy

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