EPA Amends Import/Export Codes for Hazardous Waste to Conform to Canadian Changes
The Environmental Protection Agency is amending its regulations on hazardous waste export and import notices to conform codes for 12 import-export recovery and disposal operations to their Canadian equivalents, EPA said. The final rule is necessary because of changes to…
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the relevant Canadian regulations in March that take effect Oct. 31. The changes “will ensure that the disposal and recovery operation codes listed in U.S export notices proposing exports to Canada facilities and subsequent movement documents will continue to reflect the accurate Canadian code numbers and description of the operations, enabling matching to the information listed in the Canadian import notices and movement documents,” EPA said. “These revised codes and descriptions will be automatically available for exporters and importers to use in EPA’s [Waste Import Export Tracking System (WIETS)] on October 31, 2021 when they create export or import notices to submit to EPA.”