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EPA IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS -� <br />Fact Sheet <br />DTSC is one of six <br />Boards and <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Departments within <br />the California <br />Environmental <br />The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) prepared this fact sheet to <br />Protection Agency. <br />provide general information about EPA Identification Numbers. Throughout the <br />The Department's <br />online version of this fact sheet numbers in blue (! 6 2.12) represent citations from <br />the California Code of Regulations or the California Health and Safety Code. Clicking <br />mission is to restore, <br />protect and enhance <br />on the blue numbers will take you to sites containing the regulations. If you generate <br />the environment, <br />hazardous waste, you should consult with your Certified Unified Program Agency <br />to ensure public health, <br />(CUPA). Finally, DTSC strongly encourages all businesses that generate hazardous <br />environmental <br />waste to consider waste minimization, source reduction, and pollution prevention. <br />quality and <br />What is an EPA ID Number? <br />economic vitality, <br />by regulating <br />hazardous waste, <br />This number, issued either by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA <br />conducting and <br />ID Number), or by DTSC (California ID Number), identifies each handler of <br />overseeing <br />hazardous waste on hazardous waste manifests and other paperwork. The ID Number <br />cleanups, and <br />enables regulators to track the waste from its origin to final disposal ("cradle to <br />developing <br />grave".) With the exceptions discussed later in this guidance, most hazardous waste <br />and promoting <br />generators must have an ID Number before a registered hazardous waste transporter <br />pollution prevention. <br />will accept the waste for shipment. All hazardous waste transporters and permitted <br />treatment, storage and disposal facilities must have ID numbers. <br />State of California Are State and Federal laws the same? <br />The federal hazardous waste law (the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or <br />"RCRA") allows states to enact their own hazardous waste laws, which must be at <br />=1% least as stringent as the federal laws. The requirements under California law are more <br />stringent than the federal criteria. Wastes that pass the federal hazardous waste criteria <br />California but fail the California criteria are called "non-RCRA" or "California -only" hazardous <br />Environmental wastes. Wastes containing corrosive solids, asbestos, nickel or zinc are examples of <br />Protection Agency common California -only hazardous wastes. Other states may not consider California - <br />only wastes hazardous. Federal law also exempts generators of small quantities of <br />waste from many federal waste management requirements. <br />The energy challenge facing California is real. Every Californian needs to take immediate action to reduce energy consumption. <br />For a list of simple ways you can reduce demands and cut your energy costs, see our website at http://www.dtsc.ca.4ov/. <br />