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emergency ID numbers are issued for one-time only situations and are valid for 90 days. A special provi- sional number is issued for asbestos containing wastes generated in the course of residential removals. For further information about ID numbers; to obtain provisional or emergency numbers; or to obtain an application for a permanent ID number, contact the DHS at (916) 324-1781. The generator and disposal site operator must, on a monthly basis, return a copy of each manifest used to the Department. Department of Health Services Toxic Substances Control Division P.O. Box 3000 Sacramento, CA 95812 Generators send to: Department of Health Services Toxic Substances Control Division P.O. Box 400 Sacramento, CA 95802 For copies of blank manifests write to: Department of Health Services Toxic Substances Control Division Attn: Manifest Order Unit 714/744 P Street P.O. Box 942732 Sacramento, CA 94234-7320 Pursuant to changes published in the Federal Register (Vol. 51, No. 225, November 21, 1986, page 42175) and corrected in the Federal Register of February 17, 1987 (Vol 52, No. 31, page 4824) the proper U.S. DOT description for waste asbestos is: S Pursuant to Section 25143.7 of the Health and Safety Code, wastes containing asbestos may be disposed of at any landfill which has waste discharge requirements issued by a Regional Water Quality Control Board that allow the disposal of such waste, provided that the wastes are handled and disposed of in accordance with the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469) and all applicable laws and regulations: Provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are found in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 763. Other applicable laws and regulations include the Clean Air Act's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), and Title 22, California Code of Regulations, Division 4, Chapter 30 (Minimum Standards for the Management of Hazardous and Extremely Hazardous Wastes). The National Emission Standard for Asbestos is found in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61, Subpart M. The Department does not mantain a list of disposal sites accepting asbestos waste. For information on disposal sites, contact the Regional Water Quality Control Board nearest you (see telephone directory for local listing). Specific requirements for the operation of active and inactive disposal sites are found in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61, Subpart M. Additional .guidance on disposal is found in the May 1985 "Asbestos Waste Management Guidance" by EPA (EPA 530- SW -007). The Department does not require Class III facilities or monofills accepting asbestos to obtain hazardous waste facility permits. Pursuant to the Hazardous Waste Management Act of 1986 (Roberti, 1986) the Department is required to adopt treatment standards for all hazardous wastes by May 8, 1990, including hazardous asbestos wastes. The Department is developing a staff report which will identify appropriate treatment for asbestos waste. Generators of asbestos wastes will only be required to use treatment technologies which have been demon- strated and which are available.