§ 66264.12. Required Notices.

(a)(1) The owner or operator of a facility that has arranged to receive hazardous waste from a foreign source shall notify the Department in writing at least four weeks in advance of the date the waste is expected to arrive at the facility. Notice of subsequent shipments of the same waste from the same foreign source is not required. The notification shall be sent to the Import/Export Coordinator, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Hazardous Waste Management Program, Statewide Compliance Division, Chatsworth Regional Office, 9211 Oakdale Avenue, Chatsworth, CA 91311-6505.

(2) The owner or operator of a recovery facility that has arranged to receive hazardous waste subject to 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart H or this article shall provide a copy of the tracking document bearing all required signatures to the notifier, to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Enforcement Planning, Targeting and Data Division (2222A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460; and to the competent authorities of all other concerned countries within three working days of receipt of the shipment. The original of the signed tracking document shall be maintained at the facility for at least three years.

(b) The owner or operator of a facility that receives hazardous waste from an off-site source (except where the owner or operator is also the generator) shall inform the generator in writing that the owner or operator has the appropriate permit(s) for, 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.

(c) Before transferring ownership or operation of a facility during its operating life, or of a disposal facility during the post-closure care period, the owner or operator shall notify the new owner or operator in writing of the requirements of this chapter and chapter 20 of this division. An owner's or operator's failure to notify the new owner or operator of the requirements of this chapter shall not relieve the new owner or operator of the obligation to comply with all applicable requirements.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 5-24-91; effective 7-1-91 (Register 91, No. 22).

2. Change without regulatory effect redesignating subsection (a) as new subsection (a)(1) and adding new subsection (a)(2) filed 8-20-97 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 97, No. 34).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) and Note filed 8-24-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 34).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1)-(2) filed 11-21-2011 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2011, No. 47).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Sections 25150 and 25159, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 25159 and 25159.5, Health and Safety Code; and 40 Code of Federal Regulations Section 264.12.