Required Notices

(1) The owner or operator of a facility that has arranged to receive hazardous waste, other than State-only hazardous waste, from a source outside the United States should be aware of the need to notify the Regional Administrator of EPA in writing at least four weeks in advance of the date the hazardous waste is expected to arrive at the facility pursuant to 40 CFR 264.12. The owner or operator of a facility that has arranged to receive State-only hazardous waste from a source outside the United States shall notify the Department in writing at least four weeks in advance of the date the hazardous waste is expected to arrive at the facility. Advance notice of subsequent shipments of the same type of waste from the same source is not required. (2) The owner or operator of a facility that receives hazardous waste from an off-site source shall inform the generator in writing prior to the first shipment that he has the appropriate license and will accept the waste the generator is shipping. The owner or operator shall keep a copy of this written notice as part of the operating record of the facility. The owner or operator shall also inform the generator, in writing, within seven days of receiving notice from the Department of any change in the facility's license status that affects the facility's authority to accept the generator's waste.