104 STAT. 3256 PUBLIC LAW 101-615—NOV. 16, 1990 "(3) DISCRETIONARY FILINGS.—The Secretary may require each person who carries out one or more of the following activities to file a registration statement with the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of this subsection: "(A) Transporting or causing to be transported or shipped in commerce hazardous materials and who is not required to file a registration statement under paragraph (1). "(B) Manufacturing, fabricating, marking, maintaining, reconditioning, repairing, or testing packages or containers which are represented, marked, certified, or sold by such person for use in the transportation in commerce of hazardous materials designated by the Secretary. "(4) REQUIREMENT.— No person required to file a registration statement by or under this subsection may transport or cause to be transported or shipped hazardous materials, or manufacture, fabricate, mark, maintain, recondition, repair, or test packages or containers for use in the transportation of hazardous materials, unless such person has on file a registration statement in accordance with this subsection. " (5) FiuNG DEADLINES. — "(A) INITIAL FILINGS.— Each person who is required to file a registration statement by or under this subsection shall file an initial registration statement by March 31, 1992. The Secretary may extend such date to September 30, 1992, with respect to the requirements of paragraph (1). "(B) RENEWALS.— Subject to the provisions of this subsection, each person who is required to file a registration statement by or under this section shall renew such registration statement periodically in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary, but no less frequently than every 5 years and no more frequently than annually. "(6) AMENDMENTS. —The Secretary shall by regulation determine when and under what circumstances a registration statement filed under this subsection with the Secretary must be amended and the procedures to be followed in amending such statement. "(7) CONTENTS. — A registration statement under this subsection shall be in such form and contain such information as the Secretary may require by regulation. The Secretary may utilize existing forms of the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out this subsection. At a minimum, such statement shall include— "(A) the registrant's name and principal place of business; "(B) a description of each activity the registrant carries out for which filing of a registration statement is required by or under this section; and "(C) the State or States in which such person carries out each such activity. "(8) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF FIUNGS. —A person who carries out more than one activity for which filing of a registration statement is required by or under this subsection only needs to file one registration statement in order to comply with this subsection. "(9) STREAMUNED PROCESS. —The Secretary may take such action as may be necessary to streamline and simplify the registration process under this subsection and to minimize with
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