the signed copy of each manifest received from the designated facility
For the signed copy of each manifest received from the designated facility, regulation is 40 CFR 262.40; regulator / programme is EPA (RCRA); retention period is at least three years; when the clock starts is from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter; who it binds is a generator, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Regulation
- 40 CFR 262.40 verified
- Regulator / programme
- EPA (RCRA) our reading
- Record type
- the signed copy of each manifest received from the designated facility
- Retention period
- at least three years verified
- When the clock starts
- from the date the waste was accepted by the initial transporter verified
- Who it binds
- a generator
- 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
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
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.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40/chapter-I/subchapter-I/part-262/subpart-D/section-262.40