eManifest Pilot Project Overview Michael Beaulac, Michigan DEQ

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e-Manifest PilotProject OverviewMichael
Beaulac, Michigan DEQ

• 2008 Exchange Network National Meeting
• April 29 May 1

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Project Objectives

• Pilot an electronic manifest process using the
  Exchange Network as the enabler
• Through the pilot, demonstrate
• Burden reduction for industry and state
  regulators by eliminating paper based processes
  where possible
• Enhanced cradle to grave tracking of hazardous
  waste by providing comprehensive and timely
  access to data consumers
• Complement federal rulemaking process so that
  both initiatives are coordinated and jointly
  support the implementation of a subsequent
  national e-Manifest system

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State Burden

• Michigan DEQ
• Receives 40,000 paper manifests per month
  (2,000/day)
• Transfer to electronic formats (scanning,
  microfilm, data entry)
• Manual QA/QC and validation
• Massachusetts DEQ
• Receives 33,300 paper manifests per month
• New Jersey DEP
• Receives 7,080 paper manifests per month
• Minnesota PCA
• Receives 3,920 paper manifests per month

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Stakeholders

• State Environmental Agencies
• Michigan DEQ
• Massachusetts DEP
• New Jersey DEP
• Minnesota PCA
• US EPA Office of Solid Waste
• Industry Representatives
• Access Business Group (Generator)
• ADAC Automotive (Generator)
• Clean Harbors (Transporter/TSDF)
• Consumers Energy (Generator)
• Environmental Quality (TSDF)
• Safety-Kleen (Transporter/TSDF)
• Valley City Environmental Services (Transporter)
• Veolia Environmental Services (Transporter/TSDF)
• Windsor Solutions

These representatives were involved in F2F
meetings and deliverable reviews. Including
survey participants, the pilot project has
involved about 30-40 organizations.
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Industry Involvement

• Industry stakeholder requirements questionnaire
• Face-to-face central system requirements meeting
• Mobile device technology survey
• Face-to-face central system design meeting
• Deliverable reviews
• Web Service and Mobile device interface testing
• Pilot process

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Project Status

• Central system requirements definition
  (Completed)
• State readiness assessments (Completed)
• Central system design (Completed)
• State data flow design (Completed)
• Central system development (Present May 08)
• State data flow development (March 08 July
  08)
• e-Manifest pilot system user testing (June 08
  August 08)
• e-Manifest pilot period (September 08 November
  08)

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Central System Design
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User Interfaces

• Central and Mobile Web Site user interfaces
  require live connection
• Smart Mobile Client can operate with or without
  live connection
• Smart Mobile Client interfaces with central
  system via Web Services
• Full feature set of e-Manifest pilot available
  through Central Web Site
• Subset of e-Manifest pilot feature set through
  available through mobile user interfaces

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System Interfaces

• Industry can send manifest data to central system
  via available Web Services interface
• Subset of e-Manifest pilot feature set through
  available through Web Services interface
• Allows multiple-record (bulk) transactions

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e-Signature Options

• Electronic signatures available via multiple user
  interfaces
• PIN/Password and digitized signature methods will
  be piloted
• PIN/Password method requires an Internet
  connection, but digitized signatures supported in
  online and offline modes
• Pilot evaluating the use of existing industry
  mobile solutions to sign electronic manifests

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State Data Flow Design

• Manifest XML payload submitted to State Node via
  Exchange Network
• Utilizes eUHWM XML Schema
• XML transformed into relational staging database
• State agency specific QA/QC executed against
  staged data
• Manifest data loaded into State agency hazardous
  waste manifest databases

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State Data Flow DesignMichigan DEQ Example
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Next Steps

• Central system and State data flow development
• State agency and industry user testing planned
  for summer 2008
• Pilot activity detailed planning
• e-Manifest pilot scheduled for fall 2008

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Project Contacts

• Michael Beaulac
• Michigan DEQ
• beaulacm_at_michigan.gov
• [phone]

Jason Bunker Windsor Solutions jason_bunker_at_winds
orsolutions.com [phone] Ext. 203
Project Website http//emanifest.windsorsolutions
.biz