Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-14-4-.01 - General

(1) Scope.

(a)335-14-4 establishes standards which apply to persons transporting hazardous waste within the State of Alabama if the transportation requires a manifest under Chapter 335-14-3 and except as provided otherwise in Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-30-21, as amended.

(b)335-14-4 does not apply to on-site transportation of hazardous waste by generators or by owners or operators of permitted hazardous waste management facilities.

(c) A transporter of hazardous waste must also comply with Chapter 335-14-3, Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste, if he:

1. Transports hazardous waste into the United States from abroad; or

2. Mixes hazardous wastes of different DOT shipping descriptions by placing them into a single container.

(d) A transporter of hazardous waste that is being imported from or exported to any other country for purposes of recovery or disposal is subject to 335-14-4-.01 and to all other relevant requirements of 335-14-3-.09, including, but not limited to, the requirements for movement documents in 335-14-3-.09(5).

(e) The regulations in 335-14-4-.01 do not apply to transportation during an explosives or munitions emergency response, conducted in accordance with 335-14-5-.01(1) (g)8. (i) (IV) or (iv) or 335-14-6-.01(1)(c)11.(i)(IV) or (iv), and 335-14-8-.01(1) (c)3. (i) (IV) or (iii).

(f) 335-14-7-.13(4) identifies how the requirements of 335-14-4-.01 apply to military munitions classified as solid waste under 335-14-7-.13(3).

(2) EPA identification number and Alabama Hazardous Waste Transport Permit.

(a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator or the authorized State in which the base of operations is located. If the transporter's base of operations is located within the State of Alabama, such application shall be submitted to the Department.

(b) A transporter who has not received an EPA identification number may obtain one by applying to the Administrator or the authorized State in which the base of operations is located using EPA Form 8700-12 or the authorized State's equivalent.

(c) A non-rail transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an Alabama Hazardous Waste Transport Permit in compliance with Rules 335-14-8-.09 through 335-14-8-.13.

(3) [Reserved].

(4) Annual Submission of ADEM Form 8700-12, Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and Certifications of Waste Management.

(a) A transporter whose base of operations is located within the State of Alabama must submit a correct and complete ADEM Form 8700-12 (including all appropriate attachment pages and fees) reflecting current waste activities to the Department annually. The Department must receive the ADEM Form 8700-12 (including all appropriate attachment pages and fees) no later than the 15^th day of the specified month in the specified month schedule located at rule 335-14-1-.02(1)(a).

(b) The ADEM Form 8700-12, Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, is not complete without payment of all the appropriate fees specified in Chapter 335-1-6 of the ADEM Administrative Code.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 335-14-4-.01

November 19, 1980. Amended: April 9, 1986; February 15, 1988; August 24, 1989; January 1, 1993. Amended: Filed February 21, 1997; effective March 28, 1997. Amended: Filed February 20, 1998; effective March 27, 1998. Amended: Filed March 9, 2001; effective April 13, 2001. Amended: Filed February 8, 2002; effective March 15, 2002. Amended: Filed February 24, 2005; effective March 31, 2005. Amended: Filed February 23, 2011; effective March 30, 2011. Amended: Filed February 28, 2012; effective April 3, 2012. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 05, February 28, 2018, eff. 4/7/2018.

Authors: Stephen C. Maurer; Amy P. Zachry, Michael B. Champion, C. Edwin Johnston, Bradley N. Curvin, Heather M. Jones, James K. Burgess, Vernon H. Crockett

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-30-11, 22-30-12, 22-30-15, 22-30-21.