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e-Manifest Rule and Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

e-Manifest Rule

At the start of 2022, DEQ implemented the Environmental Protection Agency's Hazardous Waste Management System; User Fees for the Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest System and Amendments to Manifest Regulations. This fact sheet describes EPA's e-Manifest user fees rule in more detail.

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System User Fees Rule

EPA assesses and collects user fees on all permitted treatment, storage, disposal facilities and other receiving facilities. These facilities must submit all manifest data to the new e-Manifest system. This rule establishes the methodology and process EPA uses to determine and revise user fees it deems necessary to recover the costs of developing and operating the national e-Manifest system.

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  • All receiving facilities are required to register for e-Manifest if they accept state or federal hazardous waste shipped on a uniform hazardous waste manifest. Registration is required for invoicing user fees, submitting manifests electronically and submitting post-receipt data corrections to manifests.

  • Generators and transporters must register for e-Manifest to electronically create and sign manifests in the system. Registration is also required to view manifest records or submit post-receipt data corrections to manifests.

  • Brokers must register for e-Manifest to create manifests electronically for their clients.​

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  • Cost savings - estimated by EPA at $66 million over a 6-year analysis period across government and industry.

  • Added transparency - Federal and state government Resource Conservation and Recovery Act enforcement officials, emergency responders, research institutions and the public should benefit from the centralized storage of manifest data and its greater accessibility under e-Manifest.

  • ​​Improved data management - Stakeholders will see an enhanced ability to track and extract data on waste shipments by storing and distributing it in a central, accessible location.

  • Better tracking - Members of industry that use the manifest for tracking waste shipments will know the status of their shipments faster than under the paper-based system.​


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To register for e-Manifest, you must do the following:

  1. Obtain an EPA RCRA identification number.

    • Establish a use​r account and obtain an EPA RCRA ID through DEQ's electronic system, Your DEQ Online.

  2. Register for e-Manifest in RCRAInfo, EPA's comprehensive information system for RCRA.

    • Review​ user registration video for instructions on the registration process.

  3. Assign a site manager for your site. EPA encourages each site to register at least two site managers before registering for other permission levels.

    • A site ma​nager has special permission, which allows that person to view, create and sign electronic forms for e-Manifest and manage and approve permissions for other users in their organization.

    • Fo​r receiving fa​cilities, site managers can view billing invoices for their site and submit payments.

  4. EPA, DEQ or the site manager approves the registration. 

DEQ encourages the hazardous waste industry to adopt fully electronic manifesting as soon as possible so industry members can take maximum advantage of the benefits and cost savings. However, DEQ recognizes it will take time for the industry to transition completely to electronic manifests.​​

Where to find more information?​

See Federal R​egister Vol 83​, No 2​ for EPA's e-Manifest User Fees Rule and OAR 340-100-0002 for DEQ's adoption by reference on EPA e-Manifest page.​


Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest

Oregon Requirements for Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest 

Hazardous waste manifests provide the mechanism for “cradle-to-grave" tracking of hazardous waste. All hazardous waste shipments must be accompanied by the manifest unless they meet the exception listed in the Code of Federal Regulations – 40 CFR 262.20(f). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (EPA Forms 8700-22 and 8700-22A) is used by hazardous waste generators, hazardous waste transporters and hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities in Oregon and the rest of the nation.

In addition to federal requirements found in the Appendix to 40 CFR Part 262, Oregon has additional manifest requirements, which are listed in this fact sheet. More information about the federal requirements can be found on EPA's Web page.

​No. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality does not require copies of Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifests. DEQ collects information from manifests on the annual hazardous waste report submitted by hazardous waste generators, hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and designated hazardous waste recycling facilities. Requirements to complete DEQ's annual hazardous waste report replace EPA Biennial Report requirements. See Oregon Administrative Rule 340-102-0041 for Oregon reporting requirements.​​​

​Beginning January 2025, LQGs and SQGs are required to maintain an e-Manifest account where they can routinely check the status of their manifests.

Beginning January 2025, receiving facilities are no longer required to mail completed manifests back to LQGs and SQGs. Arrangements can be made with the receiving facility to supply the generator with paper copies of completed manifests. ​​​

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Beginning Dec. 1, 2025, generators must submit all Exception Reports electronically through e-Manifest unless the generator is categorized as a VSQG or PCB generator.

Also, as of Jan. 22, 2025, the timeframe requirements for Exception Reports have changed to be:

  • If a signed copy of the manifest has not been submitted within 45 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, LQGs must inquire of the transporter or designated facility on the status of its waste.

  • If a signed copy of the manifest has not been submitted within 60 days of the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter, LQGs and SQGs must submit an Exception Report.

Please note, with paper manifests, receiving facilities have up to 30 days from delivery to submit its final copy to e-Manifest. After being received by EPA, scanned image uploads of the paper manifests need additional time to be processed and entered into the system.

Are there state-specific hazardous waste codes in Oregon?
Yes. If your waste is neither a federally listed nor characteristic hazardous waste, it may be a “State Only" hazardous waste. Waste codes that are considered hazardous waste only in Oregon, as identified in OAR 340-101-0033. 

Where do I get additional information?
For additional questions about Oregon-specific requirements for the EPA Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest, email hazwaste@deq.oregon.gov or call 1-844-841-4938.​​


Oregon “State-Only” Waste Codes