Notice2026-02343
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Program (“e-Manifest”): Request for Public Input on Charge Questions to the e-Manifest Advisory Board and on a Potential Topics of e-Manifest System Industry Users Conference
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Published
February 6, 2026
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the public to: Provide input for potential charge questions and/or charge question topics which EPA could consider when consulting the e-Manifest Advisory Board ("Advisory Board") regarding the operations of EPA's hazardous waste electronic manifest system ("e-Manifest"). Relevant topics could include matters related to the operational activities, functions, policies, and regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest Act, and provide input on topics for an EPA sponsored e-Manifest Industry Users Conference.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5473-5474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02343]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0301; FRL-13189-01-OLEM]
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Program (``e-Manifest''):
Request for Public Input on Charge Questions to the e-Manifest Advisory
Board and on a Potential Topics of e-Manifest System Industry Users
Conference
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Public notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the
public to:
Provide input for potential charge questions and/or charge question
topics which EPA could consider when consulting the e-Manifest Advisory
Board (``Advisory Board'') regarding the operations of EPA's hazardous
waste electronic manifest system (``e-Manifest''). Relevant topics
could include matters related to the operational activities, functions,
policies, and regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest Act, and provide
input on topics for an EPA sponsored e-Manifest Industry Users
Conference.
DATES: Advisory Board charge question and/or charge question topics
recommendations and e-Manifest users conference topics recommendations
comments must be received on or before March 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Advisory Board charge question recommendations and e-
Manifest Users conference topics recommendations should be submitted to
the public docket under docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2026-0301 at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 566-0344, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afc5cac1c4c6c1dc81c9ddcacbefcadfce81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e444b404547405d00485c4b4a6e4b5e4f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The e-Manifest Advisory Board was established pursuant to the
Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act (e-Manifest Act),
and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA). The purpose of the Advisory Board is to provide
recommendations to the EPA Administrator on matters related to the e-
Manifest program activities, functions, policies, and regulations of
the EPA under the e-Manifest Act. EPA consults the Advisory Board at
least annually. EPA is inviting the public to provide input for
potential charge questions and/or charge question topics which EPA
could consider when consulting the Advisory Board.
To further our outreach and engagement efforts, EPA's e-Manifest
program is exploring the possibility of hosting an e-Manifest industry
users conference. The purpose of a potential e-Manifest industry users
conference would be to provide a forum for
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industry (non-regulatory) users such as waste generators, transporters,
TSDFs, and brokers to participate in moderated discussions centered on
the electronic manifest workflow. EPA is requesting the public to
provide topics for EPA to consider for an e-Manifest industry users
conference.
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) and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The Advisory Board is in the public
interest and supports the EPA in performing its duties and
responsibilities. The Advisory Board meets annually to discuss, to
evaluate the effectiveness of, and to provide recommendations about the
system to the EPA Administrator. For more information, please visit the
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>.
To help ensure that the e-Manifest system is meeting the needs of
its user community, EPA is inviting the public to suggest potential
charge questions and/or charge question topics for which the Agency
could consider asking the Advisory Board to address during future
public meetings of the Advisory Board. A charge includes focused
questions on a specific topic upon which the Agency could seek to
obtain advice or recommendations from the Advisory Board. Relevant
topics could include matters related to the operational activities,
functions, policies, and regulations of EPA under the e-Manifest Act.
For an example of a focused set of charge questions please visit the
following document at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391-0004">https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0391-0004</a>. The topic of this example set of charge questions posed
to the Board by EPA was ``Accelerating the Future: Phasing out Paper
Manifest to Unlock the Full Potential of e-Manifest''. This example
topic was from the September 23-24, 2025, e-Manifest Advisory Board
public meeting. For more information about this example, please visit:
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-advisory-board-virtual-meeting-september-23">https://www.epa.gov/e-manifest/hazardous-waste-electronic-manifest-system-advisory-board-virtual-meeting-september-23</a>.
Also, in support of meeting the needs of the e-Manifest user
community, EPA is exploring hosting a potential e-Manifest industry
users conference. The purpose of the industry users conference would be
to provide a forum for industry (non-regulatory) users such as waste
generators, transporters, TSDFs, and brokers to participate in
moderated discussions centered on the electronic manifest workflow. EPA
is requesting the public to provide topics for EPA to consider for an
e-Manifest industry users conference.
While EPA is soliciting public input on potential future charge
questions for the Advisory Board and topics for considerations for a
future potential e-Manifest users conference, EPA notes the Agency has
sole discretion in determining charge questions ultimately posed to the
Advisory Board as well as topics selected at an e-Manifest Users
conference. EPA also notes that the Advisory Board only provides advice
and recommendations to EPA, and EPA in turn considers such advice when
making decisions pertaining to the e-Manifest system.
Andrew Baca,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-02343 Filed 2-5-26; 8:45 am]
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