South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.262 - STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE › Subpart H - TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE FOR RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL › Section 61-79.262.H.83 - Exports of hazardous waste

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) General export requirements. Except as
				  provided in paragraphs (a)(5) and (6) of this section, exporters that have
				  received an AOC from EPA before December 31, 2016, are subject to that approval
				  and the requirements listed in the AOC that existed at the time of that
				  approval until such time the approval period expires. All other exports of
				  hazardous waste are prohibited unless:
(1)
				  The exporter complies with the contract requirements in paragraph (f) of this
				  section;
(2) The exporter complies
				  with the notification requirements in paragraph (b) of this section;
(3) The exporter receives an AOC from EPA
				  documenting consent from the countries of import and transit (and original
				  country of export if exporting previously imported hazardous waste);
(4) The exporter ensures compliance with the
				  movement documents requirements in paragraph (d) of this section;
(5) The exporter ensures compliance with the
				  manifest instructions for export shipments in paragraph (c) of this section;
				  and
(6) The exporter or a U.S.
				  authorized agent:
(i) For shipments initiated
				  prior to the AES filing compliance date, does one of the following:
(A) Submits Electronic Export Information
				  (EEI) for each shipment to the Automated Export System (AES) or its successor
				  system, under the International Trade Data System (ITDS) platform, in
				  accordance with
				  15
				  CFR 30.4(b), and includes
				  the following items in the EEI, along with the other information required under
				  15 CFR
				  30.6:
(1)
				  EPA license code;
(2) Commodity
				  classification code for each hazardous waste per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(12);
(3) EPA consent number for each hazardous
				  waste;
(4) Country of ultimate
				  destination code per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(5);
(5) Date of export per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(2);
(6) RCRA hazardous waste manifest tracking
				  number, if required;
(7) Quantity
				  of each hazardous waste in shipment and units for reported quantity, if
				  required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity
				  classification number are in units of weight or volume per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(15); or
(8) EPA net quantity for each hazardous waste
				  reported in units of kilograms if solid or in units of liters if liquid, if
				  required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity
				  classification number are not in units of weight or volume.
(B) Complies with a paper-based
				  process by:
(1) Attaching paper documentation
				  of consent (i.e., a copy of the EPA Acknowledgment of Consent, international
				  movement document) to the manifest, or shipping papers if a manifest is not
				  required, which must accompany the hazardous waste shipment. For exports by
				  rail or water (bulk shipment), the primary exporter must provide the
				  transporter with the paper documentation of consent which must accompany the
				  hazardous waste but which need not be attached to the manifest except that for
				  exports by water (bulk shipment) the primary exporter must attach the paper
				  documentation of consent to the shipping paper.
(2) Providing the transporter with an
				  additional copy of the manifest, and instructing the transporter via mail,
				  email, or fax to deliver that copy to the U.S. Customs official at the point
				  the hazardous waste leaves the United States in accordance with
				  263.20(g)(4)(ii).
(ii) For shipments initiated on or after the
				  AES filing compliance date, submits Electronic Export Information (EEI) for
				  each shipment to the Automated Export System (AES) or its successor system,
				  under the International Trade Data System (ITDS) platform, in accordance with
				  15
				  CFR 30.4(b), and includes
				  the following items in the EEI, along with the other information required under
				  15 CFR
				  30.6:
(A)
				  EPA license code;
(B) Commodity
				  classification code for each hazardous waste per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(12);
(C) EPA consent number for each hazardous
				  waste;
(D) Country of ultimate
				  destination code per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(5);
(E) Date of export per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(2);
(F) RCRA hazardous waste manifest tracking
				  number, if required;
(G) Quantity
				  of each hazardous waste in shipment and units for reported quantity, if
				  required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity
				  classification number are in units of weight or volume per
				  15 CFR
				  30.6(a)(15); or
(H) EPA net quantity for each hazardous waste
				  reported in units of kilograms if solid or in units of liters if liquid, if
				  required reporting units established by value for the reported commodity
				  classification number are not in units of weight or volume.