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In the final e-Manifest User Fee Rule issued in January, 2018, EPA explained that the scope of the e-Manifest requirements and system did not extend to export shipments of hazardous wastes from the U.S. Export shipments were excluded from e-Manifest in that final rule, because EPA had not determined which entity in the export process would be responsible for submitting export manifests to the e-Manifest system and paying the associated user fees. Also, the "receiver pays" approach that was generally applicable to domestic shipments in that final rule was not suitable in the export context, as the receiver of exported wastes is a foreign entity. Thus, in this action EPA is pursuing a new regulatory change to address which entity involved in the export supply chain is best suited to submit export manifests to EPA and pay the requisite user fee for the processing of export manifests. This action will also address the several manifest-related reports that are required when there are specific manifested waste shipment problems. The current regulations require the following reports to be submitted in writing: (1) an Exception Report from generators when a signed manifest confirming the receipt of wastes by the designated facility is overdue; (2) a Discrepancy Report from the designated receiving facility when the waste received differs significantly in quantity or type from the waste that the generator indicated was shipped; and (3) an Unmanifested Waste Report from a receiving facility when a shipment arrives at the receiving facility that was not accompanied by a manifest, but should have been tracked with a RCRA manifest. Since much of the manifest information that is the basis for these separate reports will be available and trackable in e-Manifest, this action will pursue certain regulatory changes so that these reports can be transmitted electronically and more efficiently in e-Manifest rather than as separate, written reports. This action will also provide an opportunity to address other technical regulatory changes that may be suggested by stakeholders.