Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 851 - STANDARDS FOR GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Section 096-851-9 - Record keeping and Reporting

Universal Citation: 06 ME Code Rules ยง 096-851-9

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

A. A generator shall keep a copy of all test results, waste analyses and other determinations made in accordance with Section 5 of this Chapter for a period of time not less than ten (10) years from the date that the waste was last sent to on-site or off-site handling.

B. A generator shall retain copies of all reports filed with the Department or the United States Environmental Protection Agency for a period of time not less than ten (10) years from the due date of the report.

C. A generator shall retain the log books required under Section 13(D) of this Chapter for a minimum of one (1) year.

D. The periods of retention referred to in the Sections 9(A) through (C) of this Chapter are extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding regulated activity or as requested by the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection or by the Regional Administrator or Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

E. A generator who removes or allows the removal of hazardous waste from the site of its generation shall submit an Annual Report:

(1) On forms specified by the Department and containing information required by the Department as specified on those forms.

NOTE: Required information must include that information required by EPA Form 8700-13A and 40 C.F.R. §§262.41 as a minimum.

(2) To the Department;

(3) No later than March 1st for the preceding calendar year.

F. A generator who handles hazardous waste on the site of its generation shall submit an Annual Report covering those wastes including any universal wastes:

(1) In accordance with the provisions of 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 854, § 6(C)(11);

(2) To the Department;

(3) No later than March 1st for the preceding calendar year.

Except that a generator shall not be required to file an annual report if the only hazardous wastes generated are universal wastes.

G. A generator shall comply with the applicable reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 06-096 C.M.R. chs. 852, 854, 856, and 857.

H. The Department, as it deems necessary for the effective management of hazardous waste, may require generators to furnish additional reports concerning quantities and handling of wastes identified or listed in 06-096 C.M.R. ch. 850 of the Department's rules.

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