40 CFR § 263.11 - EPA identification number.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s263.11"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "40 CFR § 263.11 - EPA identification number."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "263.11"
section_name: "EPA identification number."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SOLID WASTES"
part_number: "263"
part_name: "STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, 6938, and 6939g."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 33151, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "263"
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# 263.11 EPA identification number.

(a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator.

(b) A transporter who has not received an EPA identification number may obtain one by applying to the Administrator using EPA Form 8700-12. Upon receiving the request, the Administrator will assign an EPA identification number to the transporter.