The data fields associated with the tables in the Financial Assurance Module are documented, by table, below.
| English Name | Description |
| EPA Handler ID | Unique RCRA identification number assigned by the implementing State or Region to each RCRA site (e.g., generators; transporters; and treatment, storage, disposal facilities). Note: Handlers associated with Navajo Nation should be assigned Handler Ids beginning with "NN" regardless of where the handler is physically located. |
| Cost Estimate Activity Location | Indicates the location of the agency regulating the activity. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Financial Assurance Type | Code indicating the type of financial assurance information that is being recorded. |
| Cost Estimate Responsible Agency | Code indicating the agency responsible for overseeing the review of the cost estimate. [S-State; E-EPA] |
| Cost Coverage Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a cost estimate. |
| Cost Estimate Responsible Person Owner | Indicates the agency that defined the Cost Estimate Responsible Person. |
| Cost Estimate Responsible Person | The person currently responsible for the cost estimate. |
| Cost Estimate Amount | The dollar amount of the cost estimate or liability amount for a given financial assurance type. Note: The cost estimate also includes the facility's third-party liability limitations. Annual inflation adjustments to the cost estimate are optional. |
| Cost Estimate Date | The date when the cost estimate for a given financial assurance type was submitted, adjusted, approved, or required to be in place. |
| Cost Estimate Reason | The reason the cost estimate for a financial assurance type is being reported. |
| Current Cost Estimate | System-generated indicator to show which cost estimate(s) is/are considered to be the "current" cost estimate information. [Y-Yes; N-No] |
| English Name | Description |
| Cost Estimate Handler ID | Unique RCRA identification number assigned by the implementing State or Region to each RCRA site (e.g., generators; transporters; and treatment, storage, disposal facilities). Note: Handlers associated with Navajo Nation should be assigned Handler Ids beginning with "NN" regardless of where the handler is physically located. |
| Cost Estimate Activity Location |
Indicates the location of the agency regulating the activity. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Financial Assurance Type | Code indicating the type of financial assurance information that is being recorded. |
| Cost Estimate Responsible Agency | Code indicating the agency responsible for overseeing the review of the cost estimate. |
| Cost Coverage Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a cost estimate. |
| Mechanism Handler ID |
Unique RCRA identification number assigned by the implementing State or Region to each RCRA site (e.g., generators; transporters; and treatment, storage, disposal facilities). Note: Handlers associated with Navajo Nation should be assigned Handler Ids beginning with "NN" regardless of where the handler is physically located. |
| Mechanism Activity Location |
Indicates the location of the agency regulating the activity. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Mechanism Agency | The agency responsible for overseeing the review of the mechanism. [S-State; E-EPA] |
| Mechanism Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a mechanism. |
| Mechanism Detail Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a mechanism detail. |
| English Name | Description |
| EPA Handler ID |
Unique RCRA identification number assigned by the implementing State or Region to each RCRA site (e.g., generators; transporters; and treatment, storage, disposal facilities). Note: Handlers associated with Navajo Nation should be assigned Handler IDs beginning with 'NN' regardless of where the handler is physically located. |
| Mechanism Activity Location |
Indicates the location of the agency regulating the activity. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Mechanism Agency | The agency responsible for overseeing the review of the mechanism. [S-State; E-EPA] |
| Mechanism Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a mechanism. |
| Mechanism Detail Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a mechanism detail. |
| Face Value Amount | The total dollar value of the financial assurance mechanism. Note: For a Test or Guarantee, this is the total dollar value of the Test or Guarantee and not the dollar value being assured in the state or region in which the Test or Guarantee is submitted. |
| Facility Face Value Amount | The dollar value of the financial assurance mechanism that applies specifically to this facility. Note: For a Test or Guarantee, this is the dollar value of the Test or Guarantee and not the dollar value being assured in the state or region in which the Test or Guar |
| Effective Date | The start date of the mechanism. |
| Expiration / Release Date | Records the date the instrument terminates or expires or the date that the mechanism is replaced by a different mechanism. |
| Financial Test / Corporate Guarantee Alternative | Indicates which alternative was used for the Financial Test or Corporate Guarantee. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Current Mechanism Detail | System-generated indicator to show which mechanism detail linked to a mechanism is considered to be the "current" detail information. [Y-Yes; N-No] |
| English Name | Description |
| EPA Handler ID |
Unique RCRA identification number assigned by the implementing State or Region to each RCRA site (e.g., generators; transporters; and treatment, storage, disposal facilities). Note: Handlers associated with Navajo Nation should be assigned Handler Ids beginning with "NN" regardless of where the handler is physically located. |
| Mechanism Activity Location |
Indicates the location of the agency regulating the activity. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Mechanism Agency | The agency responsible for overseeing the review of the mechanism. [S-State; E-EPA] |
| Mechanism Sequence Number | System-generated value used to uniquely identify a mechanism. |
| Mechanism Type Owner | Indicates the agency that defined the Mechanism Type. |
| Mechanism Type | The type of mechanism that addresses the cost estimate. [see nationally-defined values] |
| Provider | The name of the financial institution or insurance company that issued the financial assurance mechanism, such as a bank (letter of credit) or a surety (surety bond); also identifies the company who provided the financial test or corporate guarantee. |
| Provider Contact Name | Contact name of the provider. |
| Provider Contact Phone Number | The phone number and extension for the contact person of the provider. |
| Provider Contact Email | The email address for the contact person of the provider. |
| Active Mechanism | Indicates that the mechanism is active. [Y-Yes; N-No] |