Notification and Recordkeeping for Used, Intact CRTs Exported for Reuse

TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD SUBCHAPTER c: HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS PART 721 IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SECTION 721.141 NOTIFICATION AND RECORDKEEPING FOR USED, INTACT CRTS EXPORTED FOR REUSE Section 721.141  Notification and Recordkeeping for Used, Intact CRTs Exported for Reuse a)         A CRT exporter that exports used, intact CRTs for reuse must send a notification to the Agency and USEPA.  This notification may cover export activities extending over a 12-month or lesser period. 1)         The notification must be in writing, signed by the exporter, and include the following information: A)        Name, mailing address, telephone number, and USEPA identification number (if applicable) of the exporter of the used, intact CRTs; B)        The estimated frequency or rate at which the used, intact CRTs are to be exported for reuse and the period of time over which they are to be exported; C)        The estimated total quantity of used, intact CRTs specified in kilograms; D)        All points of entry to and departure from each transit country through which the used, intact CRTs will pass, a description of the approximate length of time the used, intact CRTs will remain in that country, and the nature of their handling while there; E)        A description of the means by which each shipment of the used, intact CRTs will be transported (e.g., mode of transportation vehicle (air, highway, rail, water, etc.), types of container (drums, boxes, tanks, etc.)); F)         The name and address of the ultimate destination facility or facilities where the used, intact CRTs will be reused, refurbished, distributed, or sold for reuse and the estimated quantity of used, intact CRTs to be sent to each facility, as well as the name of any alternate destination facility or facilities; G)        A description of the manner in which the used, intact CRTs will be reused (including reuse after refurbishment) in the foreign country that will be receiving the used, intact CRTs; and H)        A certification signed by the CRT exporter that states as follows: "I certify under penalty of law that the CRTs described in this notice are intact and fully functioning or capable of being functional after refurbishment and that the used CRTs will be reused or refurbished and reused.  I certify under penalty of law that I have personally examined and am familiar with the information submitted in this and all attached documents and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible for obtaining the information, I believe that the submitted information is true, accurate, and complete.  I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment." 2)         Notifications submitted by mail should be sent to the following mailing address: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Office of Federal Activities International Compliance Assurance Division (Mail Code 2254A) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC  20460 Hand-delivered notifications should be sent to the following address: Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Office of Federal Activities International Compliance Assurance Division (Mail Code 2254A) Environmental Protection Agency William Jefferson Clinton Building, Room 6144 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC  20004 In either case, the following must be prominently displayed on the front of the envelope: "Attention:  Notification of Intent to Export CRTs". A notification submitted to the Agency by mail or hand-delivered must be sent to the following mailing address: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bureau of Land Pollution Control 2520 West Iles Avenue PO Box 19276 Springfield, Illinois  62794-9276 b)         A CRT exporter that exports used, intact CRTs for reuse must keep copies of normal business records, such as contracts, demonstrating that each shipment of exported used, intact CRTs will be reused.  This documentation must be retained for a period of at least three years from the date the CRTs were exported.  If the documents are written in a language other than English, a CRT exporter of used, intact CRTs sent for reuse must provide both the original, non-English version of the normal business records, as well as a third-party translation of the normal business records into English, within 30 days after a request by USEPA.