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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2020–0075; FRL–10007–
13–OLEM]
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest
System (‘‘e-Manifest’’) Advisory Board;
Revised Notice of Public Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Revised notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) will convene the
Hazardous Waste Electronic System (‘‘eManifest’’) Advisory Board for a three
day virtual public meeting (held
remotely via webcast and phone) to seek
the Board’s consultation and
recommendations regarding the eManifest system (Meeting Theme:
‘‘Reengineering Electronic Signatures
for Generators and Transporters to
Increase Adoption of Electronic
Manifests’’). This notice is a revision of
the notice published in the Federal
Register (FR) of February 20, 2020,
announcing the e-Manifest public
meeting. Due to potential impacts from
the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–
19), EPA is converting this public eManifest Advisory Board meeting from
an in-person meeting to a fully virtual
meeting and is thus updating
information accordingly.
DATES: The e-Manifest Advisory Board
meeting announced on February 20,
2020 (85 FR 9763) has been converted
to a three-day virtual public meeting
which will be held on April 14–16,
2020, from approximately 10:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. (EDT) each day.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting will be
conducted entirely via internet
webcasting and telephone. Please refer
to the e-Manifest website at
www.epa.gov/e-manifest for information
on how to access the live webcasting of
this public meeting.
Special accommodations. For
information on access or services for
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individuals with disabilities, and to
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten (10)
days prior to the meeting to give the
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wishes
further information should contact the
e-Manifest Advisory Board DFO, Fred
Jenkins, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, (MC:
5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703–
308–7049; or by email: jenkins.fred@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting access: This meeting will be
open to the public. The full agenda and
meeting materials will be available in
the docket for the meeting and at the eManifest website at www.epa.gov/emanifest. This public meeting will be
conducted entirely virtually via the
internet and by telephone. Please refer
to the e-Manifest website at
www.epa.gov/e-manifest for information
on how to access the live webcasting of
this public meeting. For questions on
document availability, or if you do not
have access to the internet, consult with
the DFO, Fred Jenkins, listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. In the event the Agency needs
to make subsequent changes to this
meeting, the Agency will post future
notices to its e-Manifest website
(www.epa.gov/e-manifest). The Agency
strongly encourages the public to refer
to the e-Manifest website for the latest
meeting information, as sudden changes
may be necessary.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may be of
particular interest to persons who are or
may be subject to the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Establishment (eManifest) Act.
B. How may I participate in this
meeting?
You may participate in this meeting
by following the instructions in this
document. To ensure proper receipt of
your public comments by the EPA, it is
imperative that you identify docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OLEM–2020–0075.
1. Oral comments. To pre-register to
make oral comments, please contact the
DFO, Fred Jenkins, listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests
to present oral comments during the
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meeting will be accepted up until
Tuesday April 7, 2020. To the extent
that time permits, interested persons
who have not pre-registered may be
permitted by the e-Manifest Advisory
Board Chair to present oral comments
during the virtual meeting at the
designated time on the agenda. Oral
comments before the e-Manifest
Advisory Board are limited to
approximately five (5) minutes per
individual and/or organization unless
prior arrangements have been made.
2. Written comments. The Agency
encourages written comments for the
virtual webcast meeting be submitted
via regulations.gov under docket
number EPA–HQ–OLEM–2020–0075 on
or before April 7, 2020, to provide the
e-Manifest Advisory Board the time
necessary to consider and review the
written comments. The e-Manifest
Advisory Board may not be able to fully
consider written comments submitted
after April 7, 2020. Written comments
are accepted until the date of the
meeting, but anyone submitting written
comments after April 7, 2020, should
contact the DFO listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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C. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. If your
comments contain any information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected, please contact the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT to obtain special instructions
before submitting your comments.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see Tips for Effective
Comments at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets/comments.html.
C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory
Board
The Hazardous Waste Electronic
Manifest System Advisory Board is
established in accordance with the
provisions of the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act,
42 U.S.C. 6939g, and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5
U.S.C. App.2. The e-Manifest Advisory
Board is in the public interest and
supports the EPA in performing its
duties and responsibilities.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will
provide recommendations on matters
related to the operational activities,
functions, policies, and regulations of
the EPA under the e-Manifest Act,
including: The effectiveness of the eManifest IT system and associated user
fees and processes; matters and policies
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related to the e-Manifest program;
regulations and guidance as required by
the e-Manifest Act; actions to encourage
the use of the electronic (paperless)
system; changes to the user fees as
described in e-Manifest Act Section 2
(c)(3)(B)(i); and issues in the e-Manifest
area, including those identified in the
EPA’ s E-Enterprise strategy that
intersect with the e-Manifest system,
such as: Business-to-business
communications; performance
standards for mobile devices; and the
EPA’s Cross Media Electronic Reporting
Rule (CROMERR) requirements.
The sole duty of the Advisory Board
is to provide advice and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator. As required by the eManifest Act, the e-Manifest Advisory
Board is composed of nine (9) members.
One (1) member is the EPA
Administrator (or a designee), who
serves as Chairperson of the Advisory
Board. The rest of the committee is
composed of:
• At least two (2) members who have
expertise in information technology;
• At least three (3) members who
have experience in using or represent
users of the manifest system to track the
transportation of hazardous waste under
the e-Manifest Act;
• At least three (3) members who are
state representatives responsible for
processing manifests.
All members of the e-Manifest
Advisory Board, except for the EPA
Administrator, are appointed as Special
Government Employees or
representatives.
D. Public Meeting
EPA launched the e-Manifest system
on June 30, 2018. e-Manifest enables
those persons required to use a Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act manifest
under either federal or state law to have
the option of using electronic manifests
to track shipments of hazardous waste
and to meet certain RCRA requirements.
By enabling the transition from a paperintensive process to an electronic
system, the EPA estimates e-Manifest
will ultimately save state and industry
users more than $50 million annually,
once electronic manifests are widely
adopted.
EPA will convene its next public
meeting of the e-Manifest System
Advisory Board from April 14–16, 2020.
The purpose of this meeting is for the
Board to advise the Agency on its
proposed additional methods for
increasing the use of electronic
manifests, which include reengineering
electronic signatures for generators and
transporters to reduce the
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administrative burdens and barriers to
electronic manifesting.
Since the launch of e-Manifest, the
Agency has learned through experience
that it can likely increase adoption of
electronic manifests by providing
generators and transporters more
flexibility in their methods for
performing electronic signatures. This is
supported by the final recommendations
of the e-Manifest Advisory Board,
following its June 2019 Advisory Board
meeting, which was focused on
increasing adoption of the e-Manifest
system. In its final recommendations,
delivered to the Agency on September
23, 2019, the Advisory Board identified
numerous challenges with generator and
transporter adoption of electronic
manifests. In particular, the Advisory
Board asked the Agency to reevaluate its
signature requirements and stated that
the Agency should consider the costs
and benefits, given the diversity of
roles/types of users.
The Agency is thus considering
additional methods available for
generator and transporter electronic
signatures and will consult the Advisory
Board on these methods during the
April 2020 Advisory Board meeting.
Specifically, EPA will present three
methods for generator/transporter
electronic signature, which could
potentially all be available for
generators and transporters to use.
A first method for generators and
transporters is to require at least one
person (per respective generator and
transporter) to become registered in
EPA’s RCRAInfo system as a ‘‘Site
Manager.’’ (Note: The Agency is not
intending at this time to make any
changes to the current registration
process for Site Managers as this role
allows users to manage permissions
within their organization with respect to
other modules in EPA’s RCRAInfo
system, in addition to e-Manifest.)
Under this method, the Site Manager
would identify/confirm/update the
specific personnel (e.g., employee on
the loading dock, driver) on the
electronic manifest who will have
firsthand knowledge of the manifest
shipment, and who will be responsible
for electronically signing the generator
certification or transporter
acknowledgment of receipt by
identifying/confirming/updating the
name and either a phone number or
email address associated with that
name. The system would then send a
link to that phone number/email of the
individual employee, who could then
simply click a link to electronically sign
the electronic manifest.
A second method for generators and
transporters is to require at least one
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person to become registered in EPA’s
RCRAInfo system as a ‘‘Site Manager’’
for their respective sites, and have all
other personnel become registered in
the same way as ‘‘Preparers’’ are
registered. These personnel would
receive a username and password using
the current registration process and
would then request access to their
site(s), as appropriate, but would not
need to undergo further identity
proofing. Generator and transporter
personnel that are registered could then
log in with their username/password
and could create and edit electronic
manifests for their sites. Electronic
signatures under this method for
generators and transporters would
consist of, after logging in to their
account, clicking a button to
electronically sign.
A third method is for generators and
transporters to use digitized signature
pads that have been approved by the
Agency under its CROMERR program.
This method would require generators
and transporters to possess units that
allow them to capture a physical
signature electronically, for example,
using a stylus.
The Agency intends to provide more
detail regarding these methods in its
meeting materials, which will be
published in the docket for the meeting.
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E. e-Manifest Advisory Board
Documents and Meeting Minutes
The meeting background paper,
related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the
Advisory Board membership roster (i.e.,
members attending this meeting), and
the meeting agenda are available in the
docket for this meeting. In addition, the
Agency may provide additional
background documents as the materials
become available. You may obtain
electronic copies of these documents,
and certain other related documents that
might be available at https://
www.regulations.gov/ and the eManifest Advisory Board website at:
https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/
hazardous-waste-electronic-manifestsystem-e-manifest-advisory-board.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will
prepare meeting minutes summarizing
its recommendations to the Agency
approximately ninety (90) days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted on the e-Manifest Advisory
Board website or may be obtained from
the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov/.
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Dated: March 23, 2020.
Donna Salyer,
Acting Director, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Office of Land
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2020–06515 Filed 3–26–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreements
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit
comments, relevant information, or
documents regarding the agreements to
the Secretary by email at Secretary@
fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime
Commission, Washington, DC 20573.
Comments will be most helpful to the
Commission if received within 12 days
of the date this notice appears in the
Federal Register. Copies of agreements
are available through the Commission’s
website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting
the Office of Agreements at (202)-523–
5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 201338.
Agreement Name: Caribbean and
Central American Emergency
Cooperative Working Agreement.
Parties: Crowley Caribbean Services
LLC and Crowley Latin America
Services, LLC (acting as a single party);
King Ocean Services Limited, Inc.; and
Seaboard Marine Ltd.
Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor.
Synopsis: The Agreement would
authorize the parties to discuss and
agree upon the removal of one or more
vessels from the Trade or a portion
thereof; the coordination of their
respective shipping timetables, sailing
dates, dates of call, frequency of sailings
or calls, and the carrying capacity
offered by each of them in the trade
between the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts and Central America. It would
also authorize the parties to charter
space to/from one another on a
voluntary basis. The parties request
expedited review.
Proposed Effective Date: 5/7/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.
Agreements.Web/Public/Agreement
History/27486.
Agreement No.: 011666–007.
Agreement Name: West Coast North
America/Pacific Islands Vessel Sharing
Agreement.
Parties: Maersk A/S and The China
Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd.
Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen
O’Connor.
Synopsis: The amendment changes
the name of the Maersk entity that is a
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party to the Agreement from Maersk
Line A/S to Maersk A/S.
Proposed Effective Date: 3/23/2020.
Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.
Agreements.Web/Public/Agreement
History/795.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
Rachel Dickon,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Solicitation of Applications for
Membership on the Community
Advisory Council
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board)
established the Community Advisory
Council (the ‘‘CAC’’) as an advisory
committee to the Board on issues
affecting consumers and communities.
This Notice advises individuals who
wish to serve as CAC members of the
opportunity to be considered for the
CAC.
DATES: Applications received between
Monday, April 6, 2020 and Friday, June
5, 2020 will be considered for selection
to the CAC for terms beginning January
1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Individuals who are
interested in being considered for the
CAC may submit an application via the
Board’s website or via email. The
application can be accessed at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/secure/CAC/
Application/. Emailed submissions can
be sent to CCA-CAC@frb.gov. The
information required for consideration
is described below.
If electronic submission is not
feasible, submissions may be mailed to
the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, Attn: Community
Advisory Council, Mail Stop I–305, 20th
Street and Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Fernandez, Community
Development Analyst, Division of
Consumer and Community Affairs,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20551, or (202) 452–2412, or CCA–
CAC@frb.gov. Telecommunications
Device for the Deaf (TDD) users may
contact (202) 263–4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
created the Community Advisory
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0075; FRL-10007-13-OLEM]
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'')
Advisory Board; Revised Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Revised notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene the
Hazardous Waste Electronic System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory Board for a
three day virtual public meeting (held remotely via webcast and phone)
to seek the Board's consultation and recommendations regarding the e-
Manifest system (Meeting Theme: ``Reengineering Electronic Signatures
for Generators and Transporters to Increase Adoption of Electronic
Manifests''). This notice is a revision of the notice published in the
Federal Register (FR) of February 20, 2020, announcing the e-Manifest
public meeting. Due to potential impacts from the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19), EPA is converting this public e-Manifest Advisory
Board meeting from an in-person meeting to a fully virtual meeting and
is thus updating information accordingly.
DATES: The e-Manifest Advisory Board meeting announced on February 20,
2020 (85 FR 9763) has been converted to a three-day virtual public
meeting which will be held on April 14-16, 2020, from approximately
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EDT) each day.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting will be conducted entirely via internet
webcasting and telephone. Please refer to the e-Manifest website at
www.epa.gov/e-manifest for information on how to access the live
webcasting of this public meeting.
Special accommodations. For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten (10) days prior to
the meeting to give the EPA as much time as possible to process your
request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wishes
further information should contact the e-Manifest Advisory Board DFO,
Fred Jenkins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5303P), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 703-308-7049; or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Meeting access: This meeting will be open to the public. The full
agenda and meeting materials will be available in the docket for the
meeting and at the e-Manifest website at www.epa.gov/e-manifest. This
public meeting will be conducted entirely virtually via the internet
and by telephone. Please refer to the e-Manifest website at
www.epa.gov/e-manifest for information on how to access the live
webcasting of this public meeting. For questions on document
availability, or if you do not have access to the internet, consult
with the DFO, Fred Jenkins, listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. In the event the Agency needs to make subsequent changes to
this meeting, the Agency will post future notices to its e-Manifest
website (www.epa.gov/e-manifest). The Agency strongly encourages the
public to refer to the e-Manifest website for the latest meeting
information, as sudden changes may be necessary.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to persons who are or may be subject to the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment (e-Manifest) Act.
B. How may I participate in this meeting?
You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions
in this document. To ensure proper receipt of your public comments by
the EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2020-0075.
1. Oral comments. To pre-register to make oral comments, please
contact the DFO, Fred Jenkins, listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments during the
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meeting will be accepted up until Tuesday April 7, 2020. To the extent
that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may
be permitted by the e-Manifest Advisory Board Chair to present oral
comments during the virtual meeting at the designated time on the
agenda. Oral comments before the e-Manifest Advisory Board are limited
to approximately five (5) minutes per individual and/or organization
unless prior arrangements have been made.
2. Written comments. The Agency encourages written comments for the
virtual webcast meeting be submitted via regulations.gov under docket
number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0075 on or before April 7, 2020, to provide the
e-Manifest Advisory Board the time necessary to consider and review the
written comments. The e-Manifest Advisory Board may not be able to
fully consider written comments submitted after April 7, 2020. Written
comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, but anyone
submitting written comments after April 7, 2020, should contact the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit CBI information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. If your comments contain any information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to obtain special
instructions before submitting your comments.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When preparing and submitting
your comments, see Tips for Effective Comments at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html.
C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory Board
The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board is
established in accordance with the provisions of the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, 42 U.S.C. 6939g, and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2. The e-Manifest Advisory
Board is in the public interest and supports the EPA in performing its
duties and responsibilities.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will provide recommendations on
matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and
regulations of the EPA under the e-Manifest Act, including: The
effectiveness of the e-Manifest IT system and associated user fees and
processes; matters and policies related to the e-Manifest program;
regulations and guidance as required by the e-Manifest Act; actions to
encourage the use of the electronic (paperless) system; changes to the
user fees as described in e-Manifest Act Section 2 (c)(3)(B)(i); and
issues in the e-Manifest area, including those identified in the EPA' s
E-Enterprise strategy that intersect with the e-Manifest system, such
as: Business-to-business communications; performance standards for
mobile devices; and the EPA's Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule
(CROMERR) requirements.
The sole duty of the Advisory Board is to provide advice and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator. As required by the e-Manifest
Act, the e-Manifest Advisory Board is composed of nine (9) members. One
(1) member is the EPA Administrator (or a designee), who serves as
Chairperson of the Advisory Board. The rest of the committee is
composed of:
At least two (2) members who have expertise in information
technology;
At least three (3) members who have experience in using or
represent users of the manifest system to track the transportation of
hazardous waste under the e-Manifest Act;
At least three (3) members who are state representatives
responsible for processing manifests.
All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, except for the EPA
Administrator, are appointed as Special Government Employees or
representatives.
D. Public Meeting
EPA launched the e-Manifest system on June 30, 2018. e-Manifest
enables those persons required to use a Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act manifest under either federal or state law to have the
option of using electronic manifests to track shipments of hazardous
waste and to meet certain RCRA requirements. By enabling the transition
from a paper-intensive process to an electronic system, the EPA
estimates e-Manifest will ultimately save state and industry users more
than $50 million annually, once electronic manifests are widely
adopted.
EPA will convene its next public meeting of the e-Manifest System
Advisory Board from April 14-16, 2020. The purpose of this meeting is
for the Board to advise the Agency on its proposed additional methods
for increasing the use of electronic manifests, which include
reengineering electronic signatures for generators and transporters to
reduce the administrative burdens and barriers to electronic
manifesting.
Since the launch of e-Manifest, the Agency has learned through
experience that it can likely increase adoption of electronic manifests
by providing generators and transporters more flexibility in their
methods for performing electronic signatures. This is supported by the
final recommendations of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, following its
June 2019 Advisory Board meeting, which was focused on increasing
adoption of the e-Manifest system. In its final recommendations,
delivered to the Agency on September 23, 2019, the Advisory Board
identified numerous challenges with generator and transporter adoption
of electronic manifests. In particular, the Advisory Board asked the
Agency to reevaluate its signature requirements and stated that the
Agency should consider the costs and benefits, given the diversity of
roles/types of users.
The Agency is thus considering additional methods available for
generator and transporter electronic signatures and will consult the
Advisory Board on these methods during the April 2020 Advisory Board
meeting. Specifically, EPA will present three methods for generator/
transporter electronic signature, which could potentially all be
available for generators and transporters to use.
A first method for generators and transporters is to require at
least one person (per respective generator and transporter) to become
registered in EPA's RCRAInfo system as a ``Site Manager.'' (Note: The
Agency is not intending at this time to make any changes to the current
registration process for Site Managers as this role allows users to
manage permissions within their organization with respect to other
modules in EPA's RCRAInfo system, in addition to e-Manifest.) Under
this method, the Site Manager would identify/confirm/update the
specific personnel (e.g., employee on the loading dock, driver) on the
electronic manifest who will have firsthand knowledge of the manifest
shipment, and who will be responsible for electronically signing the
generator certification or transporter acknowledgment of receipt by
identifying/confirming/updating the name and either a phone number or
email address associated with that name. The system would then send a
link to that phone number/email of the individual employee, who could
then simply click a link to electronically sign the electronic
manifest.
A second method for generators and transporters is to require at
least one
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person to become registered in EPA's RCRAInfo system as a ``Site
Manager'' for their respective sites, and have all other personnel
become registered in the same way as ``Preparers'' are registered.
These personnel would receive a username and password using the current
registration process and would then request access to their site(s), as
appropriate, but would not need to undergo further identity proofing.
Generator and transporter personnel that are registered could then log
in with their username/password and could create and edit electronic
manifests for their sites. Electronic signatures under this method for
generators and transporters would consist of, after logging in to their
account, clicking a button to electronically sign.
A third method is for generators and transporters to use digitized
signature pads that have been approved by the Agency under its CROMERR
program. This method would require generators and transporters to
possess units that allow them to capture a physical signature
electronically, for example, using a stylus.
The Agency intends to provide more detail regarding these methods
in its meeting materials, which will be published in the docket for the
meeting.
E. e-Manifest Advisory Board Documents and Meeting Minutes
The meeting background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Board membership roster
(i.e., members attending this meeting), and the meeting agenda are
available in the docket for this meeting. In addition, the Agency may
provide additional background documents as the materials become
available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and
certain other related documents that might be available at https://www.regulations.gov/ and the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at:
https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will prepare meeting minutes
summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately ninety (90)
days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the e-
Manifest Advisory Board website or may be obtained from the docket at
https://www.regulations.gov/.
Dated: March 23, 2020.
Donna Salyer,
Acting Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office
of Land and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-06515 Filed 3-26-20; 8:45 am]
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