# a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with § 262.23(a) — How long federal regulations require records to be kept: retention periods, what starts the clock, and who they bind

For a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with § 262.23(a), regulation is 40 CFR 262.40; regulator / programme is EPA (RCRA); retention period is for three years or until he receives a signed copy from the designated facility which received the waste; who it binds is a generator; exceptions and notes is the periods of retention are extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the Administrator, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Regulation:** 40 CFR 262.40 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulator / programme:** EPA (RCRA) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Record type:** a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with § 262.23(a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Retention period:** for three years or until he receives a signed copy from the designated facility which received the waste _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Who it binds:** a generator _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exceptions and notes:** the periods of retention are extended automatically during the course of any unresolved enforcement action regarding the regulated activity or as requested by the Administrator

## What the source says

> ( a ) A generator must keep a copy of each manifest signed in accordance with <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/section-262.23#p-262.23(a)> § 262.23(a) for three years or until he receives a signed copy from the designated facility which received the 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.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-262/subpart-D/section-262.40

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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