You are receiving this email because your email address is listed as a contact on the record of an active hazardous waste generator in the jurisdiction of the San Bernardino County Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA). Please note the following regulatory announcement:

September 5, 2006 --New Manifest Requirements
Effective September 5, 2006, a new Hazardous Waste Manifest form must be used nationwide by all generators, transporters and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. (Shipments initiated before September 5, 2006 must use the prior manifest form.) The nationwide Hazardous Waste Manifest requirements are described at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/gener/manifest/index.htm. For the State of California with its specific manifesting requirements, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has done some outreach by mail, has held several training sessions, and has information regarding these manifest changes on their web site. For more information go to http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/IDManifest/Manifests.cfm. The primary DTSC Contact for this change is Ann Carberry, Manifest Enforcement Coordinator, ACarberr@dtsc.ca.gov, Phone 916-255-3660/ Fax 916-255-6446.

For More Information
*Your registered hazardous waste transporter should also be able to provide you with more specific information on how this change will affect you in your situation.

*Attached are supplemental California manifest instructions including a sample of the new form and a more extensive summary of the changes to the manifest requirements. DTSC has been the source of this information for generators in California, so we urge you to use the resources available from their web site.

To avoid any frustration in trying to contact us, please note that our office is closed on Monday, September 4, 2006 in observance of Labor Day.

Marilyn Kraft, MBA, REHS
San Bernardino County Fire Department
Hazardous Materials Division
620 South E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0153
Phone: (909) 386-8401; Fax: (909) 386-8460
Email: mkraft@sbcfire.org
http://www.sbcfire.org/hazmat/index.asp