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Wastes that are parked at exempt transfer facili- ties must remain under the control and custody of the transporter as designated on the mani- fest.24 A transporter must have a valid EPA identification number, and be registered with DTSC to transport hazardous wastes in Califor- nia. For further information about hazardous waste transporter registration and requirements, see DTSC's fact sheet on "Transporter Re- quirements." Permitted Transfer Facilities A hazardous waste facility that obtains a Re- source Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or Standardized permit to receive hazardous wastes from an offsite location may ONLY ac- cept, transfer and store hazardous wastes as specified in the permit. The permit specifies the types and quantities of hazardous wastes that may be accepted for transfer, storage and treat- ment or disposal. RCRA Permit A RCRA Permitted Transfer Facility is an off-site facility at which RCRA regulated wastes may be stored in authorized areas, re -packaged, con- solidated into larger containers or held in stor- age tanks prior to shipment to another location. When wastes arrive at the designated facility, it constitutes completion of the transportation phase and the facility operator must acknowl- edge receipt of the wastes by signing the mani- fest. Permitted facilities are authorized to receive hazardous wastes from offsite locations to bulk, repackage or consolidate provided: • The loading and unloading is not prohib- ited or otherwise limited by the facility's permit; • Wastes are not held on the vehicle for more than 10 days in the loading and unloading areas; • Wastes are moved directly between an authorized unit and the transport vehicle; • Loading and unloading is done within the boundaries of the facility; • The facility's permitted storage capacity would not be exceeded by the amount of waste being loaded and unloaded; and, • Any areas used for loading and unload- ing have secondary containment. Wastes may remain on the transport vehicle for up to 10 days after arrival at a facility but, once off-loaded from the vehicle, the waste must be moved directly to an authorized waste manage- ment unit.25 As specified in the facility's permit, waste must be placed into the appropriate unit authorized for waste sampling and or storage. Sampling can not be done outside of the author- ized units. If the wastes are subsequently re- jected by the facility operator, a new manifest must be prepared.26 Waste leaving a permitted transfer facility, must be moved directly from an authorized unit to the transport vehicle, except for the incidental period of time necessary to safely move the waste between the authorized unit and a transport vehicle. Standardized Permit The primary difference between facilities with a RCRA and Standardized Permit is that the RCRA permitted facility can use stationary tanks for storing RCRA hazardous wastes. Standard- ized Permit facilities may bulk transfer RCRA wastes between transport vehicles but may only store non RCRA hazardous wastes. An opera- tor of a facility with a Standardized Permit must place wastes in an authorized unit as specified in the permit prior to sampling or transferring the contents. A facility with a Standardized Permit operating an used oil transfer facility may transfer used oil into stationary tanks with secondary containment but the used oil may not be stored longer than 35 days without triggering additional require- ments under RCRA.27 24 By definition, a transfer facility must be owned and operated by a transporter company as defined in 40 CFR section 263.12. Although section 66263.18 does not explicitly state that only a transporter com- pany can operate an exempt transfer facility, the Final Statement of Reasons (R-89-17), introductory para- graph, states that the SOR only explains those in- stances where regulations differ from the corresponding federal regulation because these are the only instances where the state could be creating new regulatory requirements. In the adoption of sec- tion 66263.18, DTSC did not make a distinction be- tween the federal language contained in section 263.12 and the state's language. 25 Health & Saf. Code section 25200.19(c)(1) 26 Health & Saf. Code section 25160.4 27 40 CFR section 279.45 (a)