The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to issue its final rule on import and export requirements of hazardous waste that will have an effective of December 31, 2016.  The final rule is to provide for improved export and import shipment tracking, consolidated and streamlined requirements, mandatory electronic reporting and linking the consent to export with the electronic export information submitted to U.S. Customs.  Detail is available at: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/final-rule-hazardous-waste-export-import-revisions