---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 263.22"
title: "40"
number: "263.22"
heading: "Recordkeeping."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/263.22"
---

# §263.22. Recordkeeping.

- (a) A transporter of hazardous waste must keep a copy of the manifest signed by the generator, himself, and the next designated transporter or the owner or operator of the designated facility for a period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (b) For shipments delivered to the designated facility by water (bulk shipment), each water (bulk shipment) transporter must retain a copy of the shipping paper containing all the information required in [§ 263.20(e)(2)](/cfr/40/263.20.md?p=e-2) for a period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (c) **For shipments of hazardous waste by rail within the United States—**
  - (1) The initial rail transporter must keep a copy of the manifest and shipping paper with all the information required in [§ 263.20(f)(2)](/cfr/40/263.20.md?p=f-2) for a period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter; and
  - (2) The final rail transporter must keep a copy of the signed manifest (or the shipping paper if signed by the designated facility in lieu of the manifest) for a period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (d) A transporter who transports hazardous waste out of the United States must keep a copy of the manifest indicating that the hazardous waste left the United States for a period of three years from the date the hazardous waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (e) The periods of retention referred to in this Section are extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the Administrator.

## Notes

### Amendments

[45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86973, Dec. 31, 1980]

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938, and 6939g.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, as amended at 45 FR 86973, Dec. 31, 1980]