Notice2025-14977
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (“e-Manifest”) Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting
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August 7, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene the Hazardous Waste Electronic System ("e-Manifest") Advisory Board for a three (3) day virtual public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is for EPA to seek the Board's consultation and recommendations regarding the e-Manifest system (Meeting Theme: "Accelerating the Future: Phasing out Paper Manifests to Unlock the Full Potential of e-Manifest").
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 150 (Thursday, August 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38146-38147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14977]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391; FRL-12904-01-OLEM]
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System (``e-Manifest'')
Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will convene the
Hazardous Waste Electronic System (``e-Manifest'') Advisory Board for a
three (3) day virtual public meeting. The purpose of the meeting is for
EPA to seek the Board's consultation and recommendations regarding the
e-Manifest system (Meeting Theme: ``Accelerating the Future: Phasing
out Paper Manifests to Unlock the Full Potential of e-Manifest'').
DATES: The meeting will be held on September 23-25, 2025, from
approximately 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT on each day.
ADDRESSES: This public meeting will be conducted virtually.
Registration is required to attend and/or participate (as public
commenter) in this public meeting. Please refer to the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a> for information on
how to register either as a public audience attendee or as an oral
public commenter.
Comments: To make oral comments during the public meeting and be
included on the meeting agenda, please register by noon on September
16, 2025. Registration instructions will be posted on the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>. Any written
comments submitted for the e-Manifest Advisory Board meeting on or
before September 16, 2025, should be submitted in the public docket
under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>. Written comments submitted to the public docket
on or before September 16, 2025, will be provided to the e-Manifest
Advisory Board for their consideration before the meeting. Anyone who
wishes to submit comments after September 16, 2025, must send their
written public comments or their oral comment requests directly to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. For additional instructions, see section I.B. under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Special accommodations: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting to give the EPA as
much time as possible to process your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, DFO, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone number: (202)
566-0344, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a505f5451535449145c485f5e7a5f4a5b145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9939c979290978ad79f8b9c9db99c8998d79e968f">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be open to the public. The
full agenda and meeting materials will be available in the docket for
the meeting and at the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>. This public meeting will be conducted
virtually. Registration is required to attend and/or participate in
this public meeting. Registration instructions will be posted on the e-
Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>.
In the event the Agency needs to make subsequent changes to this
meeting, the Agency will post future notices to its e-Manifest Advisory
Board meeting website (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>). The Agency
strongly encourages the public to refer to the e-Manifest website for
the latest meeting information, as sudden changes may be necessary.
General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general. This action may
be of particular interest to persons who are or may be subject to the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) Establishment Act.
B. How may I participate in this meeting?
You may participate in this meeting by providing public comments
via the instructions in this document. To ensure proper receipt of your
public comments by the EPA, it is imperative that you submit your
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391, at https:/
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www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary submission (e.g., on the web,
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
Written comments: The Agency encourages written comments be
submitted electronically via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, into Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391 on or before September 16, 2025, to
provide the e-Manifest Advisory Board the time necessary to consider
and review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until
the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after
September 16, 2025, should contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Oral comments: The Agency encourages each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to the e-Manifest Advisory Board to
please register as an oral commenter for the meeting at the e-Manifest
Advisory Board website, <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>, by noon on
September 16, 2025, to be included on the meeting agenda. Anyone
submitting oral public comments request after September 16, 2025,
should also contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until the
date of the meeting. Registration is required to attend and/or
participate as an oral public commenter in this public meeting. Please
refer to the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a> for information on how to register either as an oral
public commenter or public audience attendee. To the extent that time
permits, the Chair of the e-Manifest Advisory Board may permit the
presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who
have not previously requested time. The request should identify the
name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if
any) that the individual represents, and any requirements for
audiovisual presentation support. Oral comments before the e-Manifest
Advisory Board are limited to approximately five (5) minutes unless
prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker should
provide a copy of their comments and presentation to the DFO so that
they can be distributed to the e-Manifest Advisory Board at the
meeting.
C. Purpose of the e-Manifest Advisory Board
The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board is
established in accordance with the provisions of the Hazardous Waste
Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (e-Manifest Act), 42 U.S.C.
6939g, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board is in the public interest and supports
the EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities. The Advisory
Board shall meet annually to discuss, evaluate the effectiveness of,
and provide recommendations about the system to the EPA Administrator.
The sole duty of the Advisory Board is to provide advice and
recommendations to the EPA Administrator or designee. As required by
the e-Manifest Act, the e-Manifest Advisory Board is composed of nine
(9) members. One (1) member is the EPA Administrator (or a designee),
who serves as Chairperson of the Advisory Board. The rest of the
committee is composed of:
<bullet> At least two (2) members who have expertise in information
technology;
<bullet> At least three (3) members who have experience in using or
represent users of the manifest system to track the transportation of
hazardous waste under the e-Manifest Act;
<bullet> At least three (3) members who are State representatives
responsible for processing manifests.
All members of the e-Manifest Advisory Board, except for the EPA
Administrator, are appointed as Expert members or Representative
members.
D. Public Meeting
As directed by Congress, EPA launched ``e-Manifest'' in 2018 to
modernize the nation's cradle-to-grave hazardous waste tracking
process. By enabling the transition from a paper-intensive process to
an electronic system, the EPA estimates e-Manifest will ultimately save
state and industry users more than $50 million annually, once
electronic manifests are widely adopted. However, only a very small
fraction of the two million manifests received annually by EPA are
electronic manifests, despite years of system improvements and outreach
to industry. EPA seeks to establish a clear timeline for phasing out
paper manifests, providing a consistent goalpost for industry and
propelling the program forward to the future of electronic manifests.
E. e-Manifest Advisory Board Documents and Meeting Minutes
The meeting background paper, related supporting materials, charge/
questions to the Advisory Board, the Advisory Board membership roster
(i.e., members attending this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be
available by approximately mid-August of 2025. In addition, the Agency
may provide additional background documents as the materials become
available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and
certain other related documents that might be available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a> via the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391 and at
the e-Manifest Advisory Board website at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-e-manifest-advisory-board</a>.
The e-Manifest Advisory Board will prepare meeting minutes
summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately ninety (90)
days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the e-
Manifest Advisory Board website, or they may be obtained from the
public docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a> via the Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391.
Dated: July 30, 2025.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2025-14977 Filed 8-6-25; 8:45 am]
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