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RCRA Online Number: 14975
Title: Executing Electronic Waste Manifests Under Superfund Contracts, Enforcement Models, and Interagency Agreements
Document Date: 2026-02-17
To: Superfund and Emergency Management Division Directors, Regions 1 – 10
From: Busterud
Organization of Recipient: EPA
Description: The purpose of this memorandum is to direct EPA Regions on the steps required to achieve 100% use of electronic manifests for tracking hazardous waste shipments on EPA-involved cleanups as soon as possible. EPA Regions are to integrate electronic manifest-specific language into all relevant contracts, enforcement models, and interagency agreements (IAs). Additionally, this memo provides clarification on manifest signatory authority for EPA-involved cleanups and removal actions where EPA’s Federal Partner Agencies are involved. (Additional keywords: electronic manifest, e-Manifest, contracts, EPA Regions, technical direction, superfund, EPA-led cleanups)
Official ORCR Policy: Yes
Associated Topic(s): Cleanup, Cleanup (RCRA), Disposal, EPA Forms, Exports, Generators, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Data, Manifest, PCBs, Procurement, Storage, Transporters, Treatment, TSDFs