BR Search User Guide
The Biennial Report (BR) is the current mechanism utilized by EPA's Office of Solid Waste (OSW) to collect and report biennial data on hazardous waste generation and management. The information in BR is used to support the development of the National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report. Additionally, BR data are provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). This allows NTIS to respond to requests from the public and industry for RCRAInfo or BR data. BR includes data on handler identification and certification, waste generation and management, waste receipt from off-site, waste treatment, disposal or recycling, and off-site installations and transporters.
This is a brief user's guide to the BR Search. Select between a variety of different search options and output options detailed below. Contact us if you have any suggestions for improvements to these pages.
Facility Identification Search Option
Handler Name
Enter the complete or partial handler name to retrieve all facilities with that name. Select the "Containing" option when entering a partial name for a better retrieval the first time you access the data. When an "Exact Match" option is specified for a handler name, only facilities that exactly match the name as entered will be retrieved.
Handler ID
Enter the complete or partial Handler ID to retrieve all facilities with that ID. Select the "Containing" option when entering a partial ID for a better retrieval the first time you access the data. When an "Exact Match" option is specified for a Handler ID, only facilities that exactly match the ID as entered will be retrieved.
Geography Search Option
Select from the following geographical search options: ZIP Code, Address, City, County, and State.
ZIP Code
The entry can be one or more digits. It allows you to enter the zip plus-4 extension as well.
Address
Enter a complete or partial street address.
City
Enter a complete or partial city name. Entering the two-character state postal abbreviation will help to narrow the search.
County
Enter a complete or partial county name and a two-character state postal abbreviation. Entering the two-character state postal abbreviation will help to narrow the search
State
Enter a two-character state postal abbreviation. A list of the postal abbreviations and the state names is provided below:
Postal Abbreviations and State Names | ||
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AK = Alaska | AL = Alabama | AR = Arkansas |
AS = American Samoa | AZ = Arizona | CA = California |
CN = Canada | CO = Colorado | CT = Connecticut |
DC = District of Columbia | DE = Delaware | FL = Florida |
FM = Federated States of Micronesia | GA = Georgia | GU = Guam |
HI = Hawaii | IA = Iowa | ID = Idaho |
IL = Illinois | IN = Indiana | KS = Kansas |
KY = Kentucky | LA = Louisiana | MA = Massachusetts |
MD = Maryland | ME = Maine | MH = Marshall Island |
MI = Michigan | MN = Minnesota | MO = Missouri |
MP = Northern Mariana Islands | MS = Mississippi | MT = Montana |
NC = North Carolina | ND = North Dakota | NE = Nebraska |
NH = New Hampshire | NJ = New Jersey | NM = New Mexico |
NV = Nevada | NY = New York | OH = Ohio |
OK = Oklahoma | OR = Oregon | PA = Pennsylvania |
PR = Puerto Rico | PW = Palau, Republic of | RI = Rhode Island |
SC = South Carolina | SD = South Dakota | TN = Tennessee |
TX = Texas | UT = Utah | VA = Virginia |
VI = Virgin Islands | VT = Vermont | WA = Washington |
WI = Wisconsin | WV = West Virginia | WY = Wyoming |
Note: We strongly recommend that you enter a small geographical area to begin the search since Envirofacts contains a large number of facilities.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Search Option
NAICS Description
Enter a complete or partial NAICS description to obtain a list of all NAICS codes that fit under the description. For example, entering "Accommodation" will retrieve all facilities with NAICS codes that have "Accommodation" somewhere in the NAICS description.
NAICS Code
Enter the complete NAICS Code as search criteria for your search. You do not need to enter any other search criteria in conjunction with the NAICS Code.
The individual digits within the NAICS code indicate different levels of granularity in identifying a business. Here is an example of the granularity the individual digits provide:
No. | Example | |
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Digits | NAICS | Definition / Granularity |
- - - - - | - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Two | 31xxxx | Manufacturing |
Three | 311xxx | Food Manufacturing |
Four | 3115xx | Food Manufacturing, Diary Products |
Five | 31151x | Food Manufacturing, Diary Products, (Not Frozen) |
Six | 311511 | Food Manufacturing, Diary Products, (Not Frozen), Fluid Milk |
Note: If both NAICS Code and NAICS Code Description are entered, only NAICS Code will be used in the search.
Other Search Options
Choose from the drop-box one of the years from which you want to generate a report. Data is available from reporting years 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. The default year is 2009.
Enter the code for the major categories of waste handling and management. Click on the circle button next to either All, Offsite, Onsite, or Not Managed Onsite or Shipped Offsite. The default is "All".
Enter a value for the Management Method. If you enter this criteria, the Management Location will default to "Onsite."
Describes how the waste originated at the reporting site as either "Received" or "Generated". Click on the circle button next to either "Wastes generated onsite," "Wastes received from offsite facility," or "Both," which will retrieve data from both categories.
The EPA hazardous waste code and the hazardous waste sequence number for each waste reported at each site. You may enter up to three codes or sequence numbers in the spaces provided.
The code, short name, and long description for the specific category of the physical form or chemical composition of the hazardous waste. You may enter codes for up to three categories.
The code for the specific category of source process for the waste being reported.
BR Search Results
The BR Search Results provide a list of EPA-regulated facilities in Envirofacts that match the criteria you selected. Click on the hyperlinked FACILITY ID for BR Reports. The information given for these facilities in the search results page includes:
- HANDLER ID
- HANDLER NAME
- The ADDRESS is a combination of the following individual attributes in BR:
- COUNTY NAME
- GENERATOR STATUS
BR Reports
The BR Reports include a BR Facility Summary Report and a BR Facility Waste Detail Report. The BR Facility Summary Report provides the following information:
- Facility Information:
- Mailing Information:
- Basic Waste Information:
The BR Facility Waste Detail Report provides the following information:
- Generated Waste Shipped to Offsite Facilities:
- OFFSITE FACILITY ID
- NAME
- The ADDRESS is a combination of the following individual attributes in BR:
- TONS SENT
- TONS GENERATED
- FORM CODE
- SOURCE CODE
- WASTE CODE
Five columns are available for Waste Codes. If the complete waste code description is not given in the column, the Waste Code will be hotlinked to the complete description. - REMAINING WASTE CODES
If there are more than five waste codes listed for this handler, click on the hotlink for the complete list of waste code information of generated waste shipped to offsite facilities. - HAZARDOUS WASTE STREAMS
- MGT METHOD
- Generated Waste Managed Onsite:
- TONS MANAGED
- TONS GENERATED
- FORM CODE
- SOURCE CODE
- WASTE CODE
Five columns are available for Waste Codes. If the complete waste code description is not given in the column, the Waste Code will be hotlinked to the complete description. - REMAINING WASTE CODES
If there are more than five waste codes listed for this handler, click on the hotlink for the complete list of waste code information of generated waste managed onsite. - HAZARDOUS WASTE STREAMS
- SYSTEM TYPE PAGE NUMBER
- MGT METHOD
- Waste Received from Offsite Facilities:
- OFFSITE FACILITY ID
- NAME
- The ADDRESS is a combination of the following individual attributes in BR:
- TONS RECEIVED
- FORM CODE
- WASTE CODE
Five columns are available for Waste Codes. If the complete waste code description is not given in the column, the Waste Code will be hotlinked to the complete description. - REMAINING WASTE CODES
If there are more than five waste codes listed for this handler, click on the hotlink for the complete list of waste code information of generated waste received from offsite facilities. - HAZARDOUS WASTE STREAMS
- FORM WR WASTE SUBPAGE NUMBER
Usage Constraints
Information in the BR database can be freely accessed through the use of this search. The complexity of the search is up to the user. Searches that return a large volume of data may terminate prematurely due to system limitations. Develop searches that return small batches of data and terminate the session as soon as the searches have been executed, so that others can access the database.