---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 761.214"
title: "40"
number: "761.214"
heading: "Retention of manifest records."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/761.214"
---

# §761.214. Retention of manifest records.

- (a)
  - (1) A generator must keep a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with [§ 761.210(a)](/cfr/40/761.210.md?p=a) for three years or until they receive a signed copy from the designated facility which received the PCB waste. This signed copy must be retained as a record for at least three years from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter. A generator subject to annual document requirements under [§ 761.180](/cfr/40/761.180.md) shall retain copies of each manifest for the period required by [§ 761.180(a)](/cfr/40/761.180.md?p=a).
  - (2) A transporter of PCB 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 PCB 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 [§ 761.211(e)(2)](/cfr/40/761.211.md?p=e-2) for a period of three years from the date the PCB waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (c) **For shipments of PCB 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 [§ 761.211(f)(2)](/cfr/40/761.211.md?p=f-2) for a period of three years from the date the PCB 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 PCB waste was accepted by the initial transporter.
- (d) A generator must keep a copy of each Exception Report for a period of at least three years from the due date of the report.
- (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

[77 FR 54833, Sept. 6, 2012, as amended at 88 FR 59694, Aug. 29, 2023]

### Source

Source: 54 FR 52752, Dec. 21, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2611, 2614, and 2616 and 42 U.S.C. 6939g.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 7156, Feb. 17, 1978, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[77 FR 54833, Sept. 6, 2012, as amended at 88 FR 59694, Aug. 29, 2023]