A.
Packaging. Before transporting hazardous waste or offering hazardous waste for
transportation off-site, a generator shall package the waste in accordance with
the applicable Department of Transportation regulations on packaging under 49
CFR
173,
178, and
179.
B. Labeling.
Before transporting or offering hazardous waste for transportation off-site, a
generator shall label each package in accordance with the applicable Department
of Transportation regulations on hazardous materials, under 49 CFR
172.
C. Marking.
(1) Before transporting or offering hazardous
waste for transportation off-site, a generator shall mark each package of
hazardous waste in accordance with the applicable Department of Transportation
regulations on hazardous materials under 49 CFR
172 .
Agency Note: See COMAR
26.13.04.02 a A(5) or (6) for
special provisions for rail or water (bulk shipment) transporters who deliver
hazardous waste by rail or water to the designated facility.
(2) Except as provided in §C(4) of this
regulation, before transporting hazardous waste or offering hazardous waste for
transportation off-site, a generator shall mark each container of 119 gallons
or less used in the transportation with the following words and information
displayed in accordance with the requirements of
49 CFR §
172.304:
"HAZARDOUS WASTE-Federal Law Prohibits Improper Disposal.
If found, contact the nearest police or public safety authority or the U. S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
Generator's Name and Address
_________________________.
Generator's EPA Identification Number
_________________________.
Manifest Tracking Number
___________________________________________.
EPA Hazardous Waste Number(s)
___________________________________________.
"
(3) To satisfy the
requirement of §C(2) of this regulation to mark a container with the EPA
hazardous waste numbers of the wastes in the container, a generator may use an
electronic system for data capture, storage, and retrieval, such as bar coding,
if the electronic system allows the destination facility to be informed of the
container's contents for the purposes of compliance with applicable hazardous
waste management regulations.
(4) A
generator is not required to mark EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers on a lab pack
container that will be incinerated in compliance with
40 CFR §
268.42(c), except for EPA
Hazardous Waste Numbers D004, D005, D006, D007, D008, D010 and D011, when
applicable.
D.
Placarding. Before transporting hazardous waste or offering hazardous waste for
transportation off-site, a generator shall placard or offer the initial
transporter the appropriate placards according to U.S. Department of
Transportation regulations for hazardous materials under 49 CFR Part
172,
Subpart F.
E. Returned, Rejected
Loads.
(1) A generator who sends a shipment
of hazardous waste to a designated facility with the understanding that the
designated facility can accept and manage the waste, and later receives that
shipment or part of that shipment back as a rejected load or residue in
accordance with the manifest discrepancy provisions of COMAR
26.13.05.05C,
COMAR
26.13.06.05A,
40 CFR §
264.72,
40 CFR §
265.72, or analogous regulations of the
designated facility's state, may accumulate the returned waste onsite in
accordance with Regulations .03-3-.03-10 of this chapter.
(2) Upon receipt of a shipment returned in accordance
with §E(1) of this regulation, the generator shall:
(a) Sign Item 18c of the manifest, if the
transporter returned the shipment using the original manifest; or
(b) Sign Item 20 of the manifest, if the
transporter returned the shipment using a new manifest.
Notes
Md. Code Regs.
26.13.03.05
Regulations .05
adopted as an emergency provision effective November 18, 1980 (7:25 Md. R.
S-1); adopted permanently effective April 3, 1981 (8:7 Md. R. 642)
Regulations .05E amended effective February 13, 1984 (11:3 Md. R.
202)
Regulations .05D, E amended effective January 18, 1982 (9:1
Md. R. 20)
Regulations .05E; amended, effective July 30, 1984
(11:15 Md. R. 1330); amended effective
48:9
Md. R. 359, eff. 5/3/2021
