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Uta h Departmen t

o f Environmenta l Qualit y Dianne R. Nielson, Ph.D. Executive Director DIVISIO N O F AIRQUALIT Y Richar d W
. Sprot t Director


### Ma y 8 , 200 6 JON M. HUNTSMAN, JR. Governor GARY HERBERT Lieutenant

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Richar d Long , Directo r Ai r an d Radiatio n Progra m U S EP A Regio n V m8P-A R 99 9 18 * Street , Suit e 30 0 Denver , C O 80202-246 6 Dear Mr
. Long : Enclose d ar e fiv e copie s of Administrativ e Documentatio n for th e revisio n o f

Utah' s Smok e Managemen t

rul e tha t wer e submitte d b y Governo r Huntsma n o n May 8 , 2006

. I f yo u hav e questions , yo u ca n reac h m e a

t (801 ) 536-4022

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forwar d t o workin g wit h yo u an dyou r

staf f towar d earl y approva l o f thi s submittal

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Rtetiir d W
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Robert E
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A 99 9 18t h Street , Suit e 30 0 Denver , Colorad o 80202-246 6 Dear Mr
. Roberts : I respectfull y reques t

tha t yo u approv e th e enclose d revisio n o f Utah' s Smok e Managemen t

Rule

. Th e Smok e Managemen t rul e ha s bee n revise d t o enhanc e Utah' s smok e managemen t

progra mb y providin g lan d manager s mor e flexibility whe n ignitin g smal l prescribe d fire s wit h minima l risk

. I n addition , t o bette r protec t th e publi c health , revision s t o thi s rul e wil l requir e lan d manager s t o submi t additiona l informatio n for wil d lan d fir

e us e events
. Further , ane w sectio n ha s bee n adde d t o clarif y th e procedure s for

ignitin g larg e prescribe d pil e fire s whic h wil l ai d i n reducin g th e ris k o f wil d lan d fires

. Finally , othe r change s wer e mad e t o thi s rul e t o ensur e consistency betwee n Utah' s Smok e Managemen t Pla n an d th e rule

. Th e Utah Departmen t o f Environmenta l Quality , Divisio n o f Ai r Quality , wil l submi t supportin g documentatio n for thi s revision

. If

yo u hav e question s regardin g thi s request , yo u may cal l Richar d W
. Sprott , Directo r ofth e Utah Divisio n o f

Ai r Quality , at

(801 ) 536-4022

. Sincerely , 

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Tabl e o f Content s Lega l Authorit y Utah Cod e Titl e 19 , Chapte r 2 , Ai r Conservatio n Ac t

1 Utah Cod e Titl e 63 , Chapte r 46a , Administrativ e Rulemakin g Ac t 1 9 Utah Administrativ e Code , RI5 , Administrativ e Rule s 3 0 Propose d fo r Publi c Commen t R307-204 : DA RBulleti n (Marc h 1 , 2006 ) Rul e Analysi s Form , DA R#2850 1 P - 1 Tex t o f rul e P- 2 Publi c Hearin g Affidavi t o f newspape r

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ENVIRONMENTA L QUALIT Y COD E

Chapte r 2 Ai r Conservatio

n Ac t Las t amende d April 22,200 5 19-2-101

. Shor t

titl e - Polic y of

stat e an d purpos e o

f chapte r - - Suppor t

o f local an d regiona l program s - - Provisio n o f coordinate d statewid e program . (1 ) Thi s chapte r i s know n a s th e "Ai r Conservatio n Act. " (2 ) I t i s th e policy o

f thi s stat e an d th e purpos e o

f thi s chapte

r t o achiev e an

d maintain level s o

f ai r qualit y which wil

l protec t huma n healt h an d safety , an

d to the greates t

degre e practicable , preven t injur y t o plan t an d anima l lif e an d property , foste

r the comfor

t an d convenienc e ofth e people , promot

e the economi c an

d socia l developmen

t of thi s state , an

d facilitat e th e enjoymen

t o f the natura l attraction s o

f thi s state
. (3 ) Loca l an d regiona l ai r pollutio n contro l program s shall b e supported t o th e exten t practicabl e a s essentia

l instrument s t o secur

e an d maintain appropriat

e level s o f air quality

. (4 ) Th e purpos e o

f thi s chapte

r i s to ; (a) provide fo

r acoordinate d statewide progra mo f ai r pollution prevention , abatement , an d control ; (b ) provid e fo

r a n appropriat

e distributio n o

f responsibilitie s amon

g th e stat e an d loca l unit s o f government ; (c ) facilitat e cooperation acros s jurisdictiona l line s i n dealing wit

h problem s o

f ai r pollutio n no t confined withi

n singl e jurisdictions ; an

d (d) provide aframewor

k within whic

h air qualit y ma y b e protected an

d consideratio n give

n to th e publi c interes t

a t all level s of

plannin g an

d developmen

t within the state
. 19-2-102

. Definitions

. A s used in thi s chapter : (1 ) "Ai r contaminant " mean s an

y particulat

e matte r o r an y gas , vapor , suspended solid , o r an y combinatio n of

them , excludin g stea

man d wate r vapors . (2 ) "Ai r contaminan

t source " mean s al

l source s o f emission o

f air contaminant s whethe

r privately o

r publicly owne

d o r operated

. (3 ) "Ai r pollution " mean s the presenc e i n the ambien

t air o f on e o r mor e ai r contaminant s i

n th e quantitie s an

d duration an

d unde r condition s an

d circumstance s as i s or

tend s t o b e injuriou s to huma n healt h o r welfare , anima

l o r plan t life , o r property , o

r woul d unreasonabl

y interfer e wit h th e enjoymen

t o f lif e o r us e o f property , a s determine d b

y th e rule s adopted b

y th e board

. (4 ) "Ambien

t air " mean s the surroundin g or outside air

. (5 ) "Asbestos " mean s th e asbestifor mvarietie s of

serpentine (chrysotile) , riebeckite (crocidolite) , cummingtonite-grunerite , anthophyllite , an dactinolite-tremolite

. (6 ) "Asbestos-containing material " mean s an y materia l containing mor

e tha n 1 % asbestos , a s determined usin g the metho d adopte d i n 4 0 CF RPar t 61 , Subpar

t M , Nationa

l Emissio n Standar

d fo r Asbestos

. (7 ) "Asbesto s inspection " mean s a n activit y undertaken to determine the presenc e or location , or t o asses s th e condition of

, asbestos-containin g materia l or suspected asbestos-containin g material , whethe

r b y visua l or physica l examination , or

b y takin g sample s o

f the material

. (8 ) (a ) "Board " mean s th e Ai

r Qualit y Board

. (b ) "Board " means , a s use

d i n Section s 19-2-12 3 through 19-2-126 , the Ai r Qualit y Boar d or

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. ^.- v (9 ) "Executiv e secretary " mean s the executiv e secretar y ofth e board

. ^ J (10 ) (a) "Facility " mean s machinery , equipment , structures , o r an y par t o r accessorie s o

f them , installe d o r acquire d fo

r the primar y purpos e o

f controllin g o

r disposing o

f ai r pollution

. (b ) "Facility " doe s not

includ e a n ai r conditioner , fan , o

r othe r simila r facilit y fo r the comfor

t ofpersonnel

. (11 ) "Friabl e asbestos-containing material " mean s an y materia l containing mor

e tha n 1 % asbestos , a s determine d usin g the method adopted i

n 4 0 CF RPar t 61 , Subpar

t M , Nationa

l Emissio n Standar

d fo r Asbestos , tha

t han d pressur e ca n crumble , pulverize , o

r reduc e t o powde r whe n dry

. (12 ) "hidirec t

source " mean s afacility , building , structure , o r installatio n whic

h attract s or ma y attrac t mobil e sourc e activit

y tha t result s i n emission s o

f apollutan t fo r which ther

e i s a nationa l standard

. (13 ) (a) "Pollutio n contro l facility " or "facility " means , as used i

n Section s 19-2-12 3 throug h 19-2-126 , an

y land , structure , building , installation , excavation , machinery , equipment , o r device , or an y additio n to , reconstruction , replacemen t o r improvemen

t of , lan d or a n existin g structure , building , installation , excavation , machinery , equipment , o r devic e reasonabl

y used , erected , constructed , acquired , or

installed b y an y perso n i f the primar y purpos e ofth e use , erection , construction , acquisition , o r installatio n i s th e prevention , control , o r reduction of

ai r o r wate r pollutio n by : (i ) the disposa

l o r elimination o

f o r redesig n t o eliminat

e wast e an d th e us e o f treatmen t works fo r industria l wast e as define d i n Titl e 19 , Chapte

r 5 , Wate r Qualit y Act ; or (ii ) th e disposal , elimination , or reductio n of

o r redesig n to eliminat

e o r reduc e air contaminant s or

ai r pollutio n o

r ai r contaminatio n source s an

d th e us e o f ai r cleanin g devices

. (b ) "Pollutio n contro l facility " o r "facility " doe s no t

includ e ai r conditioners , septi c tanks , o r othe r facilitie s fo

r huma n waste , nor

an y propert y installed , constructed , o

r used fo r th e movin g o f sewag e t o th e collectio n facilitie s o f apubU c or quasi-publi c sewerag e system
. 19-2-103

. Member s o

f board - Appointmen t

—Term s - - Organizatio n - Pe r die man d expenses . (1 ) The boar

d comprise s 1 1 members , one of who mshall b e th e executiv e director an d te n o f who mshall b e appointed b

y the governor

wit h the consen

t ofth e Senate

. (2 ) The member s shall b e knowledgeabl e of ai r pollutio n matter s an

d shall be : (a) apracticin g physicia

n an dsurgeon license d i

n the stat e no t connecte d wit

h industry ; (b ) aregistere d professiona

l enginee r who i s no t

fro mindustry ; (c ) arepresentativ e fro

mmunicipa

l government ; (d ) arepresentativ e fro

mcount y government ; (e ) arepresentativ e fro

magriculture ; (f ) arepresentativ e fromthe mining industry ; (g ) arepresentativ e frommanufacturing ; (h ) arepresentativ e fromthe fijel industry ; an d (i ) tw o representative s o

f the publi c no t

representin g o

r connecte d wit

h industry , a

t leas t on e o f who mrepresent s organized environmenta l interests

. (3 ) N o mor e tha n fiv e o f the appointed member s shall belon g to th e sam e politica l party
. (4 ) Th e majorit

y ofth e members ma

y no t deriv e an y significan

t portio n o f their incom e from person s subjec

t to permit s o

r order s unde

r thi s chapter

. An

y potentia l conflict of interes t o f an y membe r o r the executiv e secretary , relevant t o th e interest s o

f th e board , shall b e adequatel y disclosed

. (5 ) Members serving o

n the Ah " Conservatio n Committe e create d b y Chapte r 126 , Law s o

f Uta h 1981 , a s amended , shal

l serv e a s member s of

th e boar d throughout

th e term s fo

r whic h the y ^P % wer e appointed

. ^L y (6 ) (a) Except

a s required b y Subsectio n (6)(b) , member s shal l b e appointe d fo r ater mof fou r

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(b ) Notwithstandin g th

e requirement s o

f Subsection (6)(a) , the governo r shall , a t the tim e o f appointmen

t or reappointment , adjust

th e lengt h o f term s t o ensur

e tha t the term s o

f boar d member s ar

e staggered s o tha

t approximatel

y hal f o f th e boar d i s appointed ever

y tw o years . (7 ) Member s ma

y serve mor

e tha n on e term
. (8 ) Member s shal

l hol d office until the expiratio n o f thei r term s an d until thei r successor s ar

e appointed , but

not mor e tha n 9 0 day s afte

r the expiratio n of

thei r terms
. (9 ) Whe n avacancy occur s i

n the membershi

p fo r an y reason , the replacemen

t shal l b e appointe dfo

r th e unexpired term
. (10 ) The boar

d shal l elec t annuall y achai r an d avic e chai

r fromit s members

. (11 ) (a) Th e boar

d shal l mee t a t leas t quarterly , an

d specia l meeting s ma

y b e called b

y the chair upo n hi s ow n initiative , upo

n the reques t

ofth e executiv e secretary , or upo n th e reques t o f thre e member s of

th e board

. (b ) Thre e days ' notic e shall b e give n t o eac h membe r ofth e boar

d prior t o an y meeting

. (12 ) Si x member s constitut

e aquoru ma t an y meeting , an

d th e actio n o f amajorit y o f member s present i s th e actio n ofth e board

. (13 ) (a ) (i ) Member

s wh o ar e no tgovernmen

temployee

s shal l receiv e n o compensatio

n o r benefit s fo r thei r services , bu

tma y receiv e pe r die m an d expense s incurre d i n th e perfomianc

e of th e member' s officia

l dutie s a tth e rate s establishe

d b y th e Division o

f Financ e unde r Section s 63A-3-10 6 an

d 63A-3-107 . (ii ) Member s ma

y decline to receiv e pe

r die man d expense s fo

r thei r service

. (b ) (i ) Stat e governmen

toffice r an d employe e member s wh o d o no treceiv e salary , pe r diem, o r expense s fro m thei r agenc y fo r thei r servic e ma y receiv e pe r die m an d expense s incurre d i n th e performanc

e o f thei r officia l dutie s from th e boar d a tth e rate s establishe

d b y th e Division o

f Financ e unde r Section s 63A-3-10 6 an

d 63A-3-107 . (ii ) Stat e governmen

t office r an d employee member s ma

y declin e to receiv e pe

r die man d expense s fo

r their service

. (c) (i ) Loca

l governmen

tmember s wh o d o no treceiv e salary , pe r diem , o r expense s fro m th e entit y tha tthe y represen tfo r thei r servic e ma y receiv e pe r die m an d expense s incurre d i n th e performanc

e o f thei r officia l dutie s a tth e rate s establishe

d b y th e Division o

f Financ e unde r Section s 63A-3-10 6 an

d 63A-3-107 . (ii ) Loca l governmen

t members ma

y declin e t o receiv e pe

r die man d expense s fo

r thei r service

. 19-2-104

. Power s o

f board

. (1 ) Th

e boar d ma y mak e rule s i n accordanc e wit

h Titl e 63 , Chapte

r 46a , Uta h Administrativ e Rulemaking Act : (a ) regardin g the control , abatement , an d preventio n of

ai r pollutio n fro

mall source s an

d th e establishmen

t ofth e maximu

mquantit y of air contaminant s tha

t ma y b e emitted b

y an y ai r contaminan

t source ; (b ) establishin g air

qualit y standards ; (c ) requiring person s engage di n operation s which resul t

i n air pollutio n to : (i ) install , maintain , an

d us e emission monitorin g devices , a s the boar d finds necessary ; (ii ) file periodi c report s containing information relatin g t o th e rate , perio d o f emission , an

d compositio n ofth e ai

r contaminant ; an

d (iii ) provid e acces s to record s relatin g t o emission s which caus e o r contribut e t o ai r pollution ; (d ) implementing 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 e t seq . Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r I I - Asbesto s Hazar

d Emergency Response , an

d reviewin g an

d approving asbesto s managemen t plan s submitted b

y loca l education agencie s unde

r tha t act ; (e ) establishing arequiremen t fo r adiesel emissio n opacit

y inspectio n an

d maintenanc e progra mfo r diesel-powered moto

r vehicles ; (f ) implementin

g a n operating permit

progra ma s require d b

y an d in conformit

y wit h Title s I V

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dV o f the federa l Clea n Au

- Act Amendments o

f 1990 ; ^_^ ^ (g) establishing requirements for county emissions inspection and maintenance programs after L^j obtainin g agreemen

t fro mthe countie s tha

t woul d b e affecte

d b y the requirements ; ^ ^ (h ) wit h th e approva

l ofth e governor , implementing i n ai r qualit y nonattainmen

t area s employer-base d trip reduction program s applicabl e t o businesse s havin g mor e tha n 10 0 employee s a

t asingl e location an

d applicabl e to federal , state , an d loca l government s t o the exten

t necessar y t o attai n an

d maintai n ambien t au : qualit y standard s consisten

t wit h th e stat e implementatio n pla

n an d federa l requirement s unde

r the standard s se

t fort h in Subsectio n (2) ; an

d (i ) implementing lead-based pain t remediation training , certification , an d performanc e requirement s i

n accordanc e wit

h 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 et

seq. , Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r I V ~ Lea d Exposur e Reduction , Section s 40 2 an d 406

. (2 ) Whe n implementing Subsectio n (l)(h ) the boar d shal l tak e int o consideration : (a) th e impac t

ofth e busines s on overall air quality ; an

d (b ) the need o

f the busines s to us e automobile s i n orde r t o carr y ou t it s busines s purposes . (3 ) The boar

d may : (a) hold hearing s relatin g t o an y aspect o f o r matte r i n the administration of

thi s chapte

r an d compe l the attendanc e o

f witnesse s an

d the productio n o

f documents an

d other evidence , administe r oath s an d tak e testimony , an

d receiv e evidenc e a

s necessary ; (b ) issu e order s necessar

y t o enforc e the provision s o f thi s chapter , enforc e th e order s b y appropriat e administrativ e an

d judicial proceedings , an

d institut e judicia l proceeding s to secur

e complianc e wit

h thi s chapter ; (c ) settl e or

compromis e an

y civi l action initiate d t o compe l complianc e wit

h thi s chapte

r an d the rule s mad

e unde r thi s chapter ; (d ) secur e necessar y scientific , technical , administrative , an d operationa

l services , includin g laborator y facilities , b

y contrac t or otherwise ; ^... ^ (e) prepare and

develop a comprehensive plan or plans for the prevention, abatement, and mS) control of air pollution in this state; ^mm^ (f ) encourag e voluntar

y cooperatio n b

y person s an

d affecte d group s t o achiev e th e purpose s o

f thi s chapter ; (g ) encourag e loca

l unit s of governmen

t to handl e ai

r pollutio n withi

n their respectiv e jurisdiction s o

n acooperativ e basi s an

d provid e technica l an d consultativ e assistanc e to them ; (h ) encourag e an

d conduct studies , investigations , an

d research relatin g t o ai

r contaminatio n an dai r pollutio n an

d thei r causes , effects , prevention , abatement , an d control ; (i ) determine b

y mean s o f field studie s an

d sampling the degre e o

f ai r contaminatio n an

d air pollutio n i n all part s o

f the state ; (j ) monito r the effect s o f the emissio n o

f air contaminant s frommoto

r vehicle s o n the qualit

y ofth e outdoo

r atmospher

e i n all part s o

f thi s stat e an d tak e appropriat

e actio n wit

h respec t to them ; (k ) collec t an d disseminat

e information an

d conduc t educationa

l an d trainin g program s relatin g to ai r

contamination an

d air pollution ; (I) advise , consult , contract , an d cooperat e wit h othe r agencie s ofth e state , loca

l governments , i industries , othe

r states , interstat

e or interloca l agencies , the federa

l government , an

d wit h intereste d person s or

groups ; (m ) consuk , upo

n request , wit

h an y perso n proposin g t o construct , install , o r otherwis e acquir

e a n air contaminan

t sourc e i n th e stat e concernin g th e efficac

y o f an y propose d contro l device , or syste mfo r thi s source , o

r the air pollutio n problemwhich ma y b e relate d t o th e source , device , o r system , bu t aconsultatio n doe s no t

reliev e an y perso n fromcomplianc e wit h thi s chapter , the rule s adopted unde

r it , or an y other provisio n of

law ; (n ) accept , receive , an

d administe

r grant s o r othe r ftinds o r gifts frompubli c an

d privat e agencies , including the federa l government , fo

r the purpos e o

f carrying ou

t an y ofth e frinctions of thi s chapter ;

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o f eac h ne w sourc e whic h directl y emit s o r ha s th e potentia l t o emi t 10 0 ton s pe r

year o r mor e o f an y ai r contaminan t

o r th e owne r

o r operator o f eac h existin g sourc e whic h b y modificatio n wil l increas e emission s o r hav e th e potentia l o f

increasin g emission s b y 10 0 ton s pe r year or mor e o f any ai r contaminant , t o pay afe e sufficien t t o cove r th e reasonabl e cost s of

: (i ) reviewin g an d actin g upo n th e notic e require d unde r Sectio n 19-2-108 ; an d (ii ) implementin g an d enforcin g requirement s place d o n th e source s b y an y approva l orde r issue d pursuan t

t o notice , no t

includin g an y cour t

cost s associate d with any enforcemen t action ; (p ) asses s an d collec t

noncomplianc e penaltie s a s require d i n Sectio n 12 0 o f th e federal Clea n Ai r Act , 4 2 U.S.C

. Sec

. 7420 ; (q ) mee t th e requirement s o f

federal ai r

pollutio n laws ; (r ) establis h wor

k practice , certification , an d clearanc e ai r samplin g requirement s fo r person s who : (i ) contrac t

fo r hir e t o conduc t

demolition , renovation , salvage , encapsulatio n wor k involvin g friabl e asbestos-containin g materials , o r asbesto s inspections ; o r (ii ) conduc t

work describe d i n Subsectio n (3)(r)(i ) i n area s t o whic h th e genera l publi c ha s unrestraine d acces s o r

i n schoo l building s tha t

ar e subjec t

t o th e federal Asbesto s Hazar d Emergenc y Respons e Ac t o f 1986 ; (iii ) conduc t

asbesto s inspection s i n facilitie s subjec t t o 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 e t

seq. . Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r I I - Asbesto s Hazar d Emergenc y Response ; o r (iv ) conduc t

lea d pain t

inspection s i n facilitie s subjec t t o 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 e t

seq. . Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r I V ~ Lea d Exposur e Reduction ; (s ) establis h certificatio n requirement s for person s require d unde r

1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 e t

seq. . Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r I I - Asbesto s Hazar d Emergenc y Response , t o b e accredite d a s inspectors , managemen t planners , abatemen t

projec t designers , asbesto s abatemen t contractor s an d supervisors , o r asbesto s abatemen t

workers ; (t ) establis h certificatio n requirement s for asbesto s projec t

monitors , whic h shal l provid e fo r experience-base d certificatio n o f person s who , prio r

t o establishmen t

ofth e certificatio n requirements , ha d receive d relevan t asbesto s training , a s define d b y rule , an d ha d acquire d at leas t 1,()0 0 hour s o f experienc e a s projec t

monitors ; (u ) establis h certificatio n procedure s an d requirement

s fo r certificatio n o f

th e conversio n o f

a moto r vehicl e t o a clean-fue l vehicle , certifyin g th e vehicl e i s eligibl e for th e ta x credi tgrante d i n Sectio n 59-7-60 5 or 59-10-127 ; (v ) establis h aprogra mt o certif y privat e secto r

ai r qualit y permittin g professional s (AQPP) , a s describe d i n Sectio n 19-2-109.5 ; an d (w ) establis h certificatio n requirement s fo r person s require d unde r

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. 260 1 e t

seq. . Toxi c Contro l Act , Subchapte r I V ~ Lea d Exposur e Reduction , t o b e accredite d a s inspectors , ris k assessors , supervisors , projec t designers , o r

abatemen t

workers

. (4 ) An y rule s adopte d unde r thi s chapte r

shal l b e consisten t

wit h provision s o f

federal laws , i f any , relatin g t o contro l o f moto r vehicle s o r

moto r vehicl e emissions

. (5 ) Nothin g i n thi s chapte r authorize s th e boar d t o requir e installatio n o f o r paymen t fo r an y monitorin g equipmen t

b y th e owne r

o r operator o f asourc e i f

th e owne r

o r operato r ha s installe d o r i s operatin g monitorin g equipmen t tha t i s equivalen t

t o equipmen t

whic h th e boar d woul d requir e unde r

thi s section

. 19-2-105

. Dutie s o f

board

. Th e board , i n conjunctio n with th e governing bod y o f eac h count y identifie di n Sectio n 41-6a-164 3 an d othe r intereste d parties , shal l performa n evaluatio n ofth e inspectio n an d maintenanc e programdevelope d unde r Sectio n 41-6a-164 3 includin g issue s relatin g to : (1 ) th e implementatio n o f astandardize d inspectio n an d maintenanc e program ; (2 ) out-of-stat e registratio n o f vehicle s use d i n Utah ;

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f vehicle s use

d withi n th e area s require d to hav e a n inspection an d maintenanc e program ; (4 ) us e ofth e far

mtruc k exemption ; (5 ) mechani c training programs ; (6 ) emission s standards ; an

d (7 ) emission s waivers

. 19-2-106

. Rulemakin g authorit y an d procedure

. (1 ) Excep t a s provide d i

n Subsection (2) , n o rul e whic h th e boar d make s fo

r the purpos e o

f administering aprogra

munde r the federa l Clea n Air Ac t ma y b e mor e stringen t tha n th e corresponding federa

l regulation s which addres s the sam e circumstances

. I

n makin g rules , the boar

d ma y incorporat

e b y referenc e corresponding federa l regulations

. (2 ) Th e boar

dma y mak e rule s mor

e stringen t tha n corresponding federa

l regulation s fo

r th e purpos e described i

n Subsection (1) , onl

y i f i t make s awritten finding afte r publi c commen

t an d hearin g an d base d o n evidenc e i

n th e record , tha

t corresponding federa

l regulation s ar

e no t adequat e t o protect public healt

h an d th e environmen

t of the state
. Thos e findings shal l b e accompanie d b

y a n opinion referring t o an

d evaluating th e publi c healt h an d environmenta

l informatio n an

d studie s contained in th e recor d whic h for mthe basi s fo

r th e board' s conclusion

. 19-2-107

. Executiv e secretar y — Appointmen t

—Powers
. (1 ) Th

e executiv e secretar

y shal l b e appointe d b

y the executiv e director , wit h the approva

l o f the board , an

d shal l serv e unde

r the administrativ e direction o

f the executiv e director

. (2 ) Th e executiv e secretar

y may : (a) develop program s fo

r the prevention , control , an

d abatemen

t of ne w or existin g air pollutio n resource s o

f the state ; (b ) advise , consult , an

d cooperat e wit h othe r agencie s ofth e state , th e federa l government , other state s an d interstat e agencies , an

d wit h affecte d groups , politica

l subdivisions , an

d industrie s i

n fiirtherance ofth e purpose s o f thi s chapter ; (c ) employ full-tim

e employee s necessar

y to carr y out thi s chapter ; (d ) a s authorized b

y the board , subjec t

t o the provision s o

f thi s chapter , authoriz e an

y employe e o

r representativ e o

f the departmen

t to ente r a t reasonabl e tim

e an d upo n reasonabl e notic e i n o r upo n publi c o r privat e propert y fo r the purpose s o

f inspectin g an

d investigatin g condition s an

d plan t record s concernin g possibl e ai r pollution ; (e ) encourage , participat

e in , or conduc t studies , investigations , research , an d demonstration s relatin g t o ai

r pollution an

d cause s of

i t a s advisabl e an

d necessar y fo r th e discharg e o

f dutie s assigne d unde

r thi s chapter , includin g th e establishmen t o f inventorie s o

f pollutio n sources ; (f ) collec t an ddisseminat

e information relatin g t o air pollutio n an

d th e prevention , control , an d abatemen t o f it ; (g ) a s authorized b

y th e boar d subject t o th e provision s o

f thi s chapter , enforc e rule s through th e issuanc e o

f orders , including : (i ) prohibitin g or

abating discharge s o

f waste s affectin

g ambien t air ; (ii ) requirin g th e constructio n of ne w contro l facilitie s o

r an y part s o f ne w contro l facilitie s or th e modification , extension , o r alteratio n o

f existin g contro l facilitie s or an y part s o f ne w contro l facilities ; o

r (iii ) the adoption of

othe r remedia l measure s t

o prevent , control , o r

abat e ai r pollution ; (h ) review plans , specifications , or othe r datarelativ e to pollutio n contro l system s o r an y par t of th e system s provided i

n thi s chapter ; (i ) a s authorized b

y the board , subjec t

to th e provision s o

f thi s chapter , exercis e al l incidenta l power s necessar

y t o carr y ou t th e purpose s o

f thi s chapter , includin g certificatio n to an y stat e o r federa l authoritie s fo

r ta x purpose s th e fac

t o f construction , installation , o r acquisitio n o

f an y facility , land , building , machinery , or equipmen t o r an y par t o f them , i n conformit

y wit h thi s

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(j ) cooperat

e wit h an y perso n i n studie s an

d research regarding air

pollution , its control , abatement , an

d prevention ; an

d (k ) represen t th e stat e wit h the specifi c concurrenc e o f the executiv e director

i n al l matter s pertainin g t o interstat

e ai r pollution , includin g interstat e compact s an

d simila r agreements
. 19-2-108

. Notic e o

f constructio n o r

modificatio n o

f installation s require d - Authority o f executiv e secretar y t o prohibi t constructio n ~ Hearing s —Limitation s o n authorit y o f board

~ Inspection s authorized

. (1 ) Th e boar d shal l requir e tha t notic e b e give

n t o the executiv e secretar y b y an y person plannin g to construc t ane w installatio n whic

h will or migh t reasonabl y b e expecte d to b e asourc e o r indirec t sourc e of ai r pollutio n o

r t o mak e modification s to a

n existin g installatio n whic

h will o r migh t reasonabl y b e expected to increas e the amoun t o f o r chang e the characte

r o r effec t o f ai r contaminant s discharged , s o tha t the installatio n ma

y b e expecte d to b e asourc e o

r indirec t sourc e o f air pollution , o r

b y an y person planning t o install a n air cleanin g devic e o

r othe r equipmen t intended to contro l emissio n o f air contaminants

. (2 ) (a ) (i ) Th e executiv e secretar

y ma y require , a s acondition preceden t t o th e construction , modification , installation , o r establishmen

t ofth e ai r contaminan

t sourc e o r indirec t source , the submissio n o

f plans , specifications , and othe r informatio n a s he finds necessar

y to determine whethe r th e proposed construction , modification , installation , or establishmen

t wil l b e i n accor d wit h applicabl e rule s i

n forc e unde

r thi s chapter

. (ii ) Pla n approva l fo r a n indirec t sourc e ma

y b e delegate d b

y the executiv e secretar

y t o aloca l authorit y whe n requested an

d upo n assuranc e tha

t the loca l authorit y ha s an d wil l maintain sufficien t expertis e to insur

e tha t th e planne d installatio n wil l mee t the requirement s established b y law

. (b ) I f within 9 0 day s afte

r the receip t

o f plans , specifications , o

r othe r information required unde r thi s subsection , the executiv e secretar y determine s tha

t th e propose d construction , installation , o

r establishmen

t or an y par t o f i t will not b e i n accor d wit h th e requirement s o

f thi s chapte r o r applicabl e rule s or

tha t furthe r time , not exceeding thre e extension s o f 3 0 day s each , i s require d b y the boar d to adequately revie w the plans , specifications , or othe r information , h

e shal l issu e a n orde r prohibiting the construction , installation , o r establishmen

t o f the ai r contaminan

t sourc e o r source s i n whole o r i n part
. (3 ) I n addition t o an

y othe r remedies , an

y person aggrieved b

y th e issuanc e o

f a n orde r eithe r grantin g o r denyin g areques t fo r th e constructio n o

f ane w installation , an

d prior t o invokin g an y suc h othe r remedie s shall , upo

n request , i

n accordanc e wit

h the rule s o

f the board , b e entitle d t

o a hearing

. Following the hearing , the permit ma y b e affirmed , modified , or withdrawn

. (4 ) An y features , machines , an

d device s constitutin g part s of o r calle d fo r b y plans , specifications , o

r othe r information submitte d unde r Subsectio n (1 ) shall b e maintained i n goo d working order

. (5 ) Thi s section doe s no

t authoriz e th e boar

d t o requir e the us e of

machinery , devices , o

r equipmen t fro maparticula

r supplie r o r produced b

y aparticula

r manufacture

r i f the required performanc e standard s ma

y b e me t b y machinery , devices , o

r equipmen t otherwis e available

. (6 ) (a ) An y authorized officer , employee , o r representativ e ofth e boar

d ma y ente r an d inspect an y property , premise , o

r plac e o n o r a t whic h a n ai r contaminan

t sourc e i s locate d o

r i s being constructed , modified , installed , o r establishe d a

t an y reasonabl e tim

e fo r the puipos e of ascertaining the stat

e o f complianc e wit

h thi s chapte

r an d the rule s adopte d unde

r it

. (b ) (i ) A perso

n ma y no t refus e entr

y o r acces s to an

y authorize d representativ e ofth e boar d who request s entr

y fo r pmpose s o

f inspectio n an

d who present s appropriat

e credentials

. (ii ) A perso

n ma y no t obstruct , hamper , o

r interfer e wit h an y inspection

. (c ) I f requested , the owne

r or operato r o f the premise s shall receiv e arepor t settin g fort

h all fact s foun d whic h relat e t o complianc e status
.

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19-2-109

. Ai r

quality standard s - Hearing s o n adoptio n - - Order s o f executiv e secretar y - Adoptio n o

f emissio n contro l requirements

. (1 ) (a) Th e board , i n adopting standard s o

f qualit y fo r ambien t air , shall conduc t

publi c hearings

. (b ) Notic e o

f an y publi c hearing fo

r the consideration , adoption , o r amendmen

t of ai r qualit y standard s shal

l specif y th e location s to whic

h th e propose dstandard s appl y an d th e time , date , an dplac e ofth e hearing

. (c ) Th e notic e shall b e publishe d a t leas t twic e i n an y newspape

r o f genera l circulatio n i

n th e are aaffecte

d an d shal l b e mailed a

t leas t 2 0 day s befor

e th e publi c hearing t o th e chie f executiv e o f eac h politica l subdivisio n o

f the are aaffecte

d an d t o othe r person s the executiv e secretar y ha s reason to believ e will b e affecte d b y the standards

. (d) The adoption of

air qualit y standard s or

an y modification o r

change s to ai r

qualit y standard s shall b e b

y order o f the executiv e secretar

y followin g forma

l action o f th e boar d wit h respec t t o th e standards

. (e ) The orde

r shall b e publishe d i

n anewspape

r o f genera l circulatio n i

n the are aaffected

. (2 ) (a ) Th e boar d ma y establis h emission contro l requirement s b y rul e tha t i n it s judgment

ma y b e necessar

y t o prevent , abate , or

contro l ai r pollutio n tha

t ma y b e statewid

e o r ma y var y from are ato area , taking int o accoun t varyin g loca l conditions

. (b ) I n adopting thes e requirements , the boar d shall giv e notic e an

d conduct publi c hearing s in accordanc e wit

h th e requirement s i

n Subsection (1)

. 19-2-109.1

. Operatin g permi t require d - Emission s fee ~ Implementation

. (1 ) A s used i n thi s section an

dSection s 19-2-109. 2 an

d 19-2-1093 : (a) "EPA " mean s th e federa l Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency

. (b ) "199 0 Clea

n Air Act " mean s the federa

l Clea n Ai r Act a s amende

d i n 1990

. (c) "Operating permit"

means a permit issued

by the executive secretary to sources of air ^RK pollution that meet

the requirements of

Tides FV and V of the 1990Clean Air

Act. W) (d ) "Program " mean s the air pollutio n operating permit

progra mestablishe d unde

r thi s sectio n ^'-— ^ t o compl y wit h Titl e V ofth e 199 0 Clea

n Ai r Act

. (e ) "Regulated pollutant " ha s the sam e meaning a s defined in Tid e V ofth e 199 0 Clea n Ai r Ac t an d implementing federa

l regulations

. (2 ) (a) A perso n ma

y not operat e an y sourc e o f air pollutio n require d to have apermit unde r Titl e V o f the 199 0 Clea

n Air Act withou t having obtaine da

n operadn g permit

fromth e executiv e secretar

y unde r procedure s the boar

d establishe s b

y rule

. (b ) A perso n i s no t

requu-e d t o submi t a n operating permi t

applicatio n until th e governo r ha s submitted a

n operatin g permi t

progra mto the EPA

. (c ) An y operatin g permi t

issue d unde

r thi s section ma

y no t becom e effective unti l th e da

y afte r the EP A issue s approva

l o f th e permi t progra mo r Novembe r 15,1995 , whicheve

r occur s first

. (3 ) (a ) Operating permit s issued unde r thi s section shal l b e for

aperio d o f five year s unles s th e boar d make s awritten finding, afte r publi c commen

t an d hearing , an

d base d o n substantia

l evidenc e i n th e record , tha

t a n operating permi

t ter mof les s tha n five year s i s necessar

y t o protec t the publi c healt

h an d th e environmen

t o f th e state
. (b ) The executiv e secretar

y ma y issue , modify , or

rene w a n operating permit

onl y afte r providing publi c notice , a

n opportunit

y fo r publi c comment , and a

n opportunit

y fo r apubli c hearing

. (c ) The executiv e secretar

y shall , i n conformit

y wit h th e 199 0 Clea

n Ai r Ac t an d implementing federa

l regulations , revis e the condition s o f issue d operatin g permit s to incorporat e applicabl e federa

l regulation s i

n conformit

y wit h Sectio n 502(b)(9 ) o

f the 199 0 Clea

n Ai i Act , if the remaining perio d of

th e permit

i s thre e o r mor e years . (d) Th e executiv e secretar

y ma y terminate , modify , revoke , or reissu e a n operatin g permi t

fo r cause . (4 ) (a ) The boar d shall establis h aproposed annua l emission s fee tha

t conform s wit

h Titl e V of

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o obtain apermit

. Th

e emission s fe

e establishe d unde

r thi s section i s i

n addition to fee s assessed unde r Sectio n 19-2-10 8 fo

r issuanc e o

f a n approva l order

. (b ) I n establishin g the fe

e the boar d shall compl

y wit h the provision s o

f Sectio n 63-38-3. 2 tha

t requir e apubli c hearing an

d requir e the establishe d fe

e t o b e submitte

d t o the Legislatur

e fo r it s approva l a s par t o f the department' s annua

l appropriation s request
. (c ) Th e fe e shall cove

r al l reasonabl e direc t

an d indirec t costs required to develop an d administe r th e progra

man d the smal l busines s assistanc e progra mestablished unde

r Section 19

- 2-109.2

. Th e boar

d shall prepar

e a n annua l repor t o f the emission s fee s collecte d an d th e cost s covere d b y thos e fee s unde

r thi s subsection

. (d ) The fee shall b e established uniforml y fo r all source s required to obtai n a n operatin g permit unde r th e progra man d fo r all regulate d pollutants

. (e ) Th e fee ma

y no t b e assessed fo

r emission s o f

an y regulated pollutan

t if the emission s ar e alread y accounte d fo

r withi n th e emission s o

f anothe r regulated pollutant

. (f ) A n emission s fe

e ma y no t b e assesse d fo

r an y amoun t o f aregulated pollutan

t emitte d b y an y sourc e i n exces s o f 4,00 0 ton s pe

r yea r of tha t regulated pollutant

. (5 ) Emission s fee s fo

r the period : (a) of Jul y 1 , 1992 , throug

h June 30,1993 , shall b e based o n the mos t recen t emission s inventor y prepare d b

y the executiv e secretary ; (b ) o n an d afte r Jul y 1,1993 , bu

t prio r t o issuanc e o

f a n operating permit , shal

l b e base d o n th e most recen t emission s inventory , unles s asourc e elect s prior to Jul y 1 , 1992 , to bas e th e fe

e o n allowabl e emissions , i

f applicable fo

r aregulate d pollutant

. (6 ) Afte r a n operating permi

t i s issued the emission s fe

e shal l b e base d o n actua l emission s fo

r aregulate d pollutan

t unles s asourc e elects , prio r t o th e issuanc e o

r renewa l o f apermit , to bas e th e fe e durin g th e perio d ofth e permi t o n allowabl e emission s fo

r tha t regulate d pollutant

. (7 ) I f th e owne r or operator o f asourc e subject

t o thi s section fail s to timel y pa y a n annua l emission s fee , th e executiv e secretar y may : (a) impos e apenalt

y o f no t mor e tha n 50 % ofth e fee , i

n addition t

o the fee , plu s interes t

o n the fe e computed a

t 12 % annually ; o

r (b ) revok e th e operating permit

. (8 ) The owne

r o r operator o f asourc e subjec t

to thi s section ma

y contes t a n emission s fe

e assessmen t o r associate d penalt

y i n a n adjudicativ e hearin g unde r the Titl e 63 , Chapte

r 46b , Administrativ e Procedure s Act , a s provide d in thi s subsection

. (a) Th e owne

r or operato r must pa y the fe e unde r protes t prior t o being entitle d t o ahearing

. Paymen t of a n emission s fe

e o r penalt y unde r protes t i s no t awaive r ofth e right

t o contes t the fe e o r penalt y unde r thi s subsection

. (b ) A reques t

fo r ahearing unde

r thi s subsectio n shall b e mad e afte r paymen t o f th e emission s fe e an d within si x month s afte

r the emission s fe

e wa s due

. (9 ) T o reinstat

e a n operating permi

t revoke d unde

r Subsection (7 ) th

e owne r o r operator shal l pa y al l outstanding emission s fees , apenalt y of no t mor e tha n 50 % o f all outstanding fees , an

d interes t o n the outstanding emission s fee s compute d a t 12 % annually

. (10 ) Al l emission s fees an d penaltie s collected b

y th e departmen

tunde r thi s sectio n shal l be deposite d i n th e Genera l Fun d a s th e Ai r Pollutio n Operatin

g Permi tProgra m dedicate

d credi tt o b e use d solely t o pa y fo r th e reasonabl

e direc tan d indirec tcost s incuire d b y th e departmen

ti n developin g an d administerin

g th e progra m an d th e smal l busines s assistanc e progra m unde r Sectio n 19-2-109.2 . (11 ) Failur e o f the executiv e secretar

y t o ac t o n an y operating permi

t application o r

renewa l i s afinal administrativ e action onl y fo r th e purpos e o

f obtaining judicia

l revie w b y an y ofth e following person s t o requir

e the executiv e secretar

y t o tak e action o n the permi

t o r it s renewa l without additiona l delay : (a) the applicant ;

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process; orSf\ (c) any other

person who could

obtain judicial

review of that action under

applicable law. \ ^ 19-2-109.2

. Smal l busines s assistanc e program . (1 ) The boar d shal l establis h asmal

l busines s stationar y sourc e technica

l an d environmenta

l complianc e assistanc e progra mtha t conform s wit

h Titl e V o f the 199 0 Clea

n Ai r Ac t t o assis t smal l businesse s to compl

y wit h stat e an d federa l ai r pollutio n laws

. (2 ) Ther e i s created the Complianc e Advisor y Pane l t o advis e an

d monitor the progra mcreate d i n Subsectio n (1)

. Th

e seve n panel members are : (a) tw o members wh

o ar e not owner s o r representative s o

f owner s o f small busines s stationar

y air pollutio n sources , selected b y th e governor

to represen

t the genera

l public ; (b ) fou r members wh

o ar e owner s or

wh o represen t owner s o f smal l busines s stationar

y source s selecte d b

y leadershi p ofth e Uta

h Legislatur

e a s follows : (i ) one membe

r selected b y th e majorit

y leade r o f the Senate ; (ii ) one membe

r selected b y th e minorit

y leade r ofth e Senate ; (iii ) one membe

r selected b y th e majorit

y leade r ofth e Hous e o

f Representatives ; an

d (iv ) one membe

r selected b y th e minorit

y leade r ofth e Hous e o

f Representatives ; an

d (c ) one membe

r selected b y th e executiv e director

to represen

t th e Divisio n o

f Ai r Quality , Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Quality

. (3 ) (a) Excep t

a s required b

y Subsectio n (b) , a s terms of curren t panel member s expire , th e departmen t shall appoin

t eac h new membe

r o r reappointe d membe

r t o afour-yea

r term
. (b ) Notwithstanding th e requirement s o f Subsection (a) , the departmen t shall , a t th e time o f appointmen

t o r reappointment , adjust

th e lengt h o f term s t o ensur e tha t th e term s of

panel member s ar

e staggered s o tha

t approximately hal

f o f th e pane l i s appointe d ever

y tw o years . (4 ) Member s ma

y serv e mor

e tha n one term
. (5 ) Member s shall hold office unti l th e expiratio n o f their term s an d unti l thei r successor s ar

e appointed , bu

t not mor e tha n 9 0 day s afte

r the expiratio n of

their terms
. (6 ) Whe n avacanc y occur s i n the membershi

p fo r an y reason , the replacemen

t shall b e appointe d fo

r the unexpired term
. (7 ) Ever y tw o years , the panel shall elec t achai r fromit s members

. (8 ) (a) The pane

l shal l mee t a s necessar

y t o carr y ou t it s duties

. Meeting s ma

y b e called b

y the chair , the executiv e secretary , o r upon writte

n reques t o f thre e ofth e member s ofth e panel

. (b ) Thre e days ' notic e shal

l b e given to each membe

r ofth e panel prio r

t o ameeting

. (9 ) Fou r members constitut

e aquoruma

t an y meeting , an

d th e actio n o

f the majorit

y o f member s presen

t i s the action of

th e panel

. (10 ) (a ) (i ) Member

s wh o ar e no tgovernmen

temployee

s shal l receive n o compensatio

n o r benefit s fo r thei r services , bu

tma y receiv e pe r die m an d expense s incurre d i n th e performanc

e o f th e member' s officia

l dutie s a tth e rate s establishe

d b y th e Division of

Financ e unde r Section s 63A-3-10 6 an

d 63A.3-107 . (ii ) Members ma

y decline t o receiv e pe

r die man d expense s fo

r thei r service

. (b ) (i ) Stat e governmen

toffice r an d employe e member s wh o d o no treceiv e salary , pe r diem, o r expense s fro m thei r agenc y fo r thei r servic e ma y receiv e pe r die m an d expense s incurre d i n th e performanc

e o f thei r officia l dutie s from th e pane l a tth e rate s establishe

d b y th e Division o

f Financ e unde r Section s 63A-3-10 6 an

d 63A-3-107 . (ii ) Stat e governmen

t office r an d employe e members ma

y declin e t o receiv e pe

r die man d expense s fo

r thei r service

. (c ) Legislator s o

n the committe e shall receiv e compensatio n an d expense s a s provided by la w an d legislativ e rule

. 19-2-1093

. Publi c acces s \ o information

. A cop y of each permit

application , complianc e plan , emission s o

r complianc e monitorin g report , certification , an d eac h operating permit

issue d unde

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2 , Governmen t

Record s Acces s an d Managemen t Act

. 19-2-109.5

. Privat e secto r ai r qualit y permittin g professional s certificatio n program . (1 ) A s use d in thi s section , "AQPP " mean s a n ai r quality permittin g professional

. (2 ) Th e boar d ma

y establis h aprogra mt o certif y privat e secto r

AQPPs , includin g consultant s an d employee s o f

companie s tha t

may see k

ai r quaht y permit s fro mth e division

. An y progra m establishe d unde r

thi s sectio n shal l include : (a ) atrainin g progra mestablishe d an d operate d b y th e department , whic h describe s an d explain s th e stat e la w an d rule s regardin g th e ai r qualit y permi t

applicatio n an d approva l procedur e unde r

thi s chapter ; (b ) th e requiremen t

t o pas s a n exa mt o measur e qualification s o f AQP P applicants ; (c) a n optio n for

certificatio n o f

a n AQP P b y passin g th e examwithou t undergoin g an y trainin g require d unde r

th e program ; (d ) a n applicatio n process , includin g afe e establishe d unde r Sectio n 63-38-3. 2 tha t

cover s th e cost s o f th e training , testing , an d applicatio n proces s an d th e department' s maintenanc e of alis t o f certifie d AQPPs ; (e ) certificatio n o f

qualifie d AQP P applicants ; (f ) maintenanc e b y th e departmen t o f acurren t lis t o f certifie d AQPPs , whic h i s availabl e t o th e public ; an d (g ) procedure s fo r

th e expedite d revie w b y th e departmen t o f ai r quality permi t

applications submitte d b y certifie d AQPPs ; an d (h ) professiona l standard s fo r AQPPs

. (3 ) Th e boar d ma y no t

requir e AQP P certificatio n a s aconditio n o f preparin g o r

submittin g a notic e of inten t o r operatin g permi t

applicatio n unde r

thi s chapter

. (4 ) An y progra munde r

thi s sectio n shal l provid e fo r revocatio n o f

an y certificatio n issue d unde r thi s sectio n i f

th e departmen t

determines , throug h a n administrativ e hearin g conducte d unde r Tid e 63 , Chapte r

46b , Administrativ e Procedure s Act , tha t th e AQPP : (a) knowingl y o r

negligentl y submitte d fals e informatio n o r dat aa s par t

of a n ai r quality permi t application ; (b ) prepare d mor e than thre e ai r qualit y permi t

apphcation s i n on e calendar year i n amanne r tha t eac h di d no t

substantiall y compl y with departmen t applicatio n requirements ; (c) prepare d any ai r

quality permi t

applicatio n i n violatio n o f th e professiona l standard s define db y departmen t

rule

. 19-2-110

. Violation s - Notic e t o violato r ~ Correctiv e actio n order s - - Conference , conciliation , an d persuasio n b y board

. (1 ) (a ) Wheneve r th e executiv e secretary ha s reaso n t o believ e tha t

aviolatio n o f

an y provisio n o f

thi s chapte r

o r an y rul e issue d unde r

i t ha s occurred , h e may serv e writte n notic e ofth e violatio n upo n th e allege d violator

. Th e notic e shal l specif y th e provisio n o f

thi s chapte r

o r rul e allege d t o b e violated , th e fact s allege d t o constitut e th e violation , an dma y includ e a n orde r tha t necessar y correctiv e actio n b e take n withi n areasonabl e time. (b ) I n lie u o f beginnin g a

n adjudicativ e proceedin g under Subsectio n (l)(a) , th e boar d ma y initiate a n actio n pursuan

tt o Sectio n 19-2-115 . (2 ) Nothin g i n thi s chapte r prevent s th e boar d frommakin g effort s t o obtai n voluntary complianc e throug h warning , conference , conciliation , persuasion , o r othe r appropriat e means . (3 ) Hearing s may b e hel d before : (a ) th e board ; (b ) ahearin g examine r

o f th e board ; o r (c ) aboar d membe r

especially appointe d b y th e boar d t o hol d th e hearing

.

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. Review o f order s o f hearing examine r

—Procedure

. An

y person aggrieved b

y a n ^- ^ orde r of ahearin g examine

r ma y file amotion fo

r review o f th e orde r wit h th e board

. ^T ) 19-2-112

. Generalize d conditio n o f ai r pollutio n creatin g emergenc y - - Source s causin g imminen t dange r t o health » Power s o

f executiv e directo r

- Declaratio n o

f emergency . (1 ) (a) Titl e 63 , Chapte

r 46b , Administrativ e Procedure s Act , an d an y othe r provisio n of

la w t o th e contrar y notwithstanding , i

f th e executiv e director

finds tha t ageneralized conditio n o

f ai r pollutio n exist s an

d tha t i t create s a n emergency requirin g immediat e action t o protec t

huma n healt h or safety , the executiv e director , wit h the concurrenc e o

f the governor , shal

l orde r person s causin g o r contributin g t o th

e ai r pollutio n to reduc e o

r discontinu e immediatel

y the emissio n o

f air contaminants

. (b ) Th e orde

r shal l fix aplac e an

d time , no t

late r tha n 2 4 hour s afte

r it s issuance , fo

r ahearing t o b e heldbefor

e the governor . (c ) No t mor e tha n 2 4 hour s afte

r the commencemen

t of thi s hearing , an

d withou t adjournmen

t o f it , the governo

r shal l affirm , modify , o

r se t aside the orde

r o f the executiv e director

. (2 ) I n th e absenc e o f a generalize

d conditio n o f ai r pollutio n referre d t o i n Subsectio

n (1) , bu t i f th e executiv e directo r finds tha temission s fro m th e operatio n o f on e o r mor e ai r contaminan

t source s i s causin g imminen tdange r t o huma n healt h o r safety, h e ma y commenc

e adjudicativ

e proceeding

s unde r Sectio n 63-46b-20 . (3 ) Nothing i

n thi s section limit s an

y powe r tha t the governor

or an y othe r office r ha s to declar e a n emergency an

d act o n the basi s o

f tha t declaration

. 19-2-113. Variances -- Judicial review. (1) (a) Any person who owns or is in control

of any plant, building, structure, establishment, process, or equipment

may apply to the board

for a variance from its rules. ^-^ (b) The board

may grant

the requested

variance following an announced public meeting, if

it wi) finds, afte r considering the endangermen t to huma n healt h an d safet y an d othe r relevan t factors , ^- ^ tha t complianc e wit

h th e rule s fro

mwhic h varianc e i s sough

t woul d produc e seriou s hardship without equa l o r greate r benefit s t o th e public

. (2 ) A varianc e ma

y no t b e granted unde

r thi s sectio n unti l th e boar

d ha s considere d th e relativ e interest s o f the applicant , othe

r owner s o f propert y likely to b e affecte

d b y the discharges , an

d the genera] public

. (3 ) An y varianc e o

r renewa l o f avarianc e shall b e grante d withi n the requirement s o

f Subsection (1 ) an

d fo r time period s an

d unde r condition s consisten

t wit h th e reason s fo

r it , an d within the followin

g limitations : (a) i f the varianc e i s granted o

n the ground s tha

t ther e ar e n o practicabl e mean s know n o r availabl e fo

r the adequat

e prevention , abatement , o r contro l o f th e air pollution involved , i

t shall b e onl y unti l the necessar

y mean s fo

r prevention , abatement , o r

contro l becom

e know n an d available , an

dsubjec t t o the takin g o

f an y substitut e or alternate measure s tha

t the boar d ma y prescribe ; (b ) (i ) i f the varianc e i s grante d o

n th e ground s tha

t complianc e wit

h the requirement s from which varianc e i s sough

t wil l requir e tha t measures , becaus e o f

their exten t or cost , mus t b e sprea d ove r alon g perio d o f time, the varianc e shall b e grante d fo r areasonabl e tim

e that , i n the vie w o f th e board , i s require d fo

r implementatio n of

th e necessar

y measures ; an

d (ii ) avarianc e granted o

n thi s groun

d shall contain atimetabl e fo r the implementation o

f remedia l measure s i

n a n expeditiou s manne

r an d shal l b e conditione d o

n adherenc e t o th e timetable ; o

r (c ) i f the varianc e i s grante d o

n the ground tha

t i t i s necessar

y to reliev e o

r preven t hardshi p o f akin d othe r tha n tha t provide d fo

r i n Subsectio n (a) o r

(b) , i t shall not b e granted fo

r mor e tha n on e year . (4 ) (a ) An y varianc e grante d unde

r thi s section ma

y b e renewe d o

n term s an d condition s an

d

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r period s tha

t would b e appropriat

e fo r initially granting avariance

. (b ) I f acomplaint

i s mad e t o the boar d becaus e o

f the variance , arenewa

l ma y no t b e grante d unless , followin g a

n announce

d public meeting , the boar

d finds tha t renewa l i s justified

. (c ) T o receiv e arenewal , a

n applican t shal l submi t areques t fo r agenc y actio n t o the boar d requestin g arenewal

. (d) Immediately upo

n receipt o f a n applicatio n fo

r renewal , th

e boar d shal l giv e publi c notic e ofth e applicatio n a s requiredb y it s rules

. (5 ) (a) A varianc e o

r renewa l i s not arigh t o f the applican

t o r holde r bu t ma y b e grante d a

t the board' s discretion

. (b ) A perso n aggrieved b

y the board' s decisio n ma

y obtain judicia

l review

. (c ) Venu e fo

r judicia l revie w o f informa l adjudicative proceeding s i s i n the distric t

cour t i n whic h the ai r contaminan

t sourc e i s situated

. (6 ) (a) Th e boar

d ma y revie w an y varianc e during the ter

mfo r whic h i t was granted

. (b ) The revie w procedur

e i s the sam

e a s tha t fo r a n origina l application

. (c ) Th e varianc e ma

y b e revoked upo

n afinding that : (i ) the nature o

r amoun t o f emission ha s changed o

r increased ; o

r (ii ) i f fact s existin g a

t the dat e o f the review ha

d existe d a t th e tim e o f the origina

l application , the varianc e would no

t have bee n granted

. (7 ) Nothin g i

n thi s section an

d n o varianc e o

r renewa l granted pursuan

t to i t shall b e construed t o preven t o r limit the applicatio n o

f the emergency provision s an d procedure s o

f Section 19-2

- 11 2 to an y perso n o r property
. 19-2-114

. Activitie s no t

i n violatio n o

f chapte r o r rules

. The followin

g ar e no t aviolatio n o

f thi s chapte r o r of an y rule s mad

e unde r it : (1 ) bumin g inciden

t to horticultura

l o r agricultura

l operation s of

: (a) pruning s fromtrees , bushes , an d plants ; or (b ) dea d o r diseased trees , bushes , an

d plants , includin g stubble ; (2 ) bumin g of

wee d growt h alon g ditch bank s inciden

t t o clearin g thes e ditche s fo r irrigatio n purposes ; (3 ) controlle d heating o

f orchard s or

othe r crop s t o lessen the chance s o f their being frozen s o long a s the emission s fromthi s heating do no t violat e minimu mstandard s se

t b y the board ; an

d (4 ) the controlle d buming of no t mor e tha n tw o stmcture s pe

r yea r b y a n organized an

d operating fire departmen

t fo r the purpos e o

f trainin g fire servic e personnel whe n the United State s Weathe r Servic e clearin g inde

x i s abov e 500

. 19-2-115 . Violations - - Penaltie s - Reimbursemen tfo r expenses . (1 ) A s use

d i n thi s section , th e term s "knowingly, " "willfully, " an d "crimina l negligence " shal

l mea n a s define d i n Sectio n 76-2-103 . (2 ) (a ) A person who violate s thi s chapter , o r an y rule , order , or

permit issue d o r mad e unde r thi s chapte r i s subjec t i n acivi l proceedin g t o apenalt y no t t o exceed $10,00 0 per

da y fo r eac h violation

. (b ) Subsection (2)(a) als o applie s to rule s mad e unde r the authorit

y o f Sectio n 19-2-104 , fo

r implementation o

f 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 260 1 et

seq. . Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte r II - Asbesto s Hazar

d Emergency Response
. (c ) Penaltie s assessed fo

r violation s describe d i

n 1 5 U.S.C.A

. 2647 , Toxi c Substance s Contro l Act , Subchapte

r II - Asbesto s Hazar

d Emergenc y Response , ma y no t exceed th e amounts specifie di n tha t section an d shal l b e used i n accordanc e wit

h tha t section

. (3 ) A person i s guilt

y of aclas s A misdemeanor

an d i s subject

t o imprisonmen

t unde r Section 76-3-20 4 an dafine o f no t mor e tha n $25,00 0 pe

r da y of violatio n i

f tha t perso n knowingl

y violate s an y ofth e following unde

r thi s chapter : (a) a n applicable standar

d or limitation ;

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filing requirement. f j (4 ) A perso n i s guilt

y o f athir d degre e felon

y an d i s subject

t o imprisonmen

t unde r Section 76-3-20 3 andafine o

f no t mor e tha n $25,00 0 pe

r da y o f violatio n wh

o knowingly : (a) make s an

y fals e materia

l statement , representation , or certification , i

n an y notic e or

repor t require d b y permit ; o

r (b ) render s inaccurat

e an y monitoring devic e or

method required to b e maintaine d b y thi s chapte r or applicabl e rule s mad

e unde r thi s chapter

. (5 ) An y fine o r penalt y assesse d unde r Subsection

s (2 ) o r (3 ) i s i n lie u o f an y penalt y unde r Sectio n 19-2-109.1 . (6 ) A perso n wh

o willfull y violate s Section 19-2-12 0 i s guilt y o f aclas s A misdemeanor

. (7 ) A perso n wh

o knowingl

y violate s an

y requiremen

t o f a n applicable implementatio n pla n adopted b y th e board , mor

e tha n 3 0 day s afte

r having been notifie

d i n writing b y the executiv e secretar y tha t th e person i s violating the requirement , knowingl y violate s a

n orde r issue d unde

r Subsectio n 19-2-110(l)(a) , o r knowingl y handle s o

r dispose s o

f asbesto s i n violatio n o

f aml e mad e unde r thi s chapte

r i s guilt y o f athir d degre e felon

y an d subjec t t o imprisonmen

t unde r Section 76-3-20 3 an

d afine o f no t mor e tha n $25,00 0 pe

r da y o f violation i n th e cas e ofth e first offense , an

d no t mor e tha n $50,00 0 pe

r da y o f violatio n i n the cas e o

f subsequen

t offenses

. (8 ) (a) A s used i

n thi s section : (i ) "Hazardou s ai

r pollutant " mean s an

y hazardou s ai

r pollutan t listed unde

r 4 2 US C 741 2 o

r an y extremely hazardou s substanc e listed unde r 4 2 US C 11002(a)(2)

. (ii ) "Organization " mean s alega l entity , othe

r tha n agovernment , establishe d o r organized fo

r an y purpose , an

d include s acorporation , company , association , firm, partnership , join t stoc k company , foundation , institution , trust , society , union , o r an y othe r associatio n of

persons . (iii ) "Seriou s bodil

y injury " mean s bodil

y injur y which involve s asubstantia l risk o f death , —p

. unconsciousness , extrem

e physica l pain , protracte d an

d obviou s disfigurement , o r protracte d los s wT j o r impairmen

t o f the functio

n o f abodily member , organ , o r menta l faculty

. ^*.- ^ (b ) (i ) A perso n i s guilt

y o f aclas s A misdemeano

r an d subjec t t o imprisonmen

t unde r Section 76-3-20 4 an d afine of no t mor e tha n $25,00 0 per

da y o f violatio n i

f tha t perso n wit

h crimina l negligence : (A ) release s int

o th e ambien

t ai r an y hazardou s ai

r pollutant ; an

d (B ) place s anothe

r perso n i n imminen t dange r o f deat h o r seriou s bodil

y injury

. (ii ) A s used i

n thi s Subsectio

n (8)(b) , "person " doe s not

include a n employee who i s carryin g ou t th e employee' s norma

l activitie s an

d wh o i s not apar t o f senior managemen

t personnel o r

a corporat e officer

. (c ) A perso n i s guilt

y o f asecon d degre e felon

y an d i s subjec t t o imprisonmen

t unde r Section 76-3-20 3 an

d afine o f no t mor e tha n $50,00 0 per

da y o f violatio n i

f tha t person : (i ) knowingly release s int

o the ambien

t ai r an y hazardou s ai

r pollutant ; an

d (ii ) know s a

t the tim e tha t he i s placin g anothe

r perso n i n imminen t dange r o f deat h or seriou s bodil y injury

. (d ) I f aperso n i s a

n organization , i

t shall , upon convictio n of

violating Subsectio n (8)(c) , b e subject t o afine o

f no t mor e tha n $1,000,000

. (e ) (i ) A defendan

t wh o i s a n individua

l i s considere d to hav e acted knowingl y unde r Subsection s (8)(c ) an

d (d) , if : (A ) the defendant' s conduct placed anothe

r perso n i n imminen t dange r o f deat h o r seriou s bodil y injury ; and (B ) the defendan

t was awar e o f o r believe d tha

t there wa s a

n imminen t dange r of deat h o r seriou s bodily injur

y t o anothe

r person . (ii ) Knowledg e possessed b y aperso n othe

r tha n th e defendan

t ma y no t b e attribute d t o the defendant

. (iii ) Circumstantia

l evidenc e ma

y b e used t o prov e tha

t th e defendan

t possesse d actua

l

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t too k affirmativ e step s to b e shielded fro

m receivin g relevant

information

. (f ) (i ) I t i s a n affirmativ

e defens e to prosecutio n unde r thi s Subsection (8 ) tha

t th e conduct charge d wa

s freel y consented t o b

y the person endangeredan d tha t the dange r an d conduct charge d wer

e reasonabl

y foreseeabl e hazard s of

: (A ) a n occupation , abusiness , aprofession ; o r (B ) medica

l treatmen t o r medica l o r scientific experimentatio n conducted b y professionall

y approved method s an

d the othe r perso n wa

s awar e o f the risks involved prior

to giving consent
. (ii ) Th e defendan t has the burden o

f proo f to establis h an

y affirmative defens e unde

r thi s Subsectio n (8)(f

) an d must prov e tha t defens e b y apreponderanc e o

f the evidence

. (9 ) (a ) Except as provided i

n Subsectio n (9)(b) , an

d unles s prohibited b

y federa l law , all penaltie s assessed an

d collecte d unde

r the authorit

y o f thi s section shall b e deposited i n the Genera l Fund

. (b ) Th e departmen

t ma y reimburs e itself

an d loca l government s fro

mmonie s collecte d from civi l penaltie s fo

r extraordinar

y expense s incurred i

n environmenta

l enforcemen

t activities

. (c ) Th e departmen

t shal l regulate reimbursement s b y making rule s in accordanc e wit h Titl e 63 , Chapte r 46a , Uta h Administrativ e Rulemaking Act , that : (i ) defin e qualifying environmenta

l enforcemen

t activities ; an

d (ii ) defin e qualifyin g extraordinar

y expenses . 19-2-116 . Injunction o r othe r remedies t o preventviolation s - - Civi l actions notabridged . (1 ) Action unde

r Section 19-2-11 5 doe s not

ba r enforcemen

t o f thi s chapter , o

r an y ofth e mle s adopted unde

r i t o r an y order s mad

e unde r i t b y injunction o

r othe r appropriat e remedy

. The boar d has th e powe

r to institut e an d maintai n i n the nam e o f th e stat e an y an d all enforcemen

t proceedings

. (2 ) Thi s chapte

r doe s not abridge , limit , impair , create , enlarge , o r otherwis e affec

t substantively o

r procedurall

y th e right o f an y perso n to damage s or

othe r relief o n accoun t o f injur y to person s o

r propert y an d to maintain an

y actio n or

othe r appropriat

e proceeding fo

r thi s purpose . (3 ) (a ) I n addition t o an

y othe r remed y create d in thi s chapter , upo n failur e o f an y person to compl y wit h an y provision of

thi s chapte

r or an y rul e adopted unde

r i t o r an y final orde

r mad e b y the board , the executiv e secretary , o r the executiv e directo r

an d whe n i t appears necessar

y fo r th e protectio n of

healt h an d welfare , the boar

d ma y initiate throug

h it s executiv e secretar

y a n action fo r appropriat

e injunctive relie f (b ) The attome

y genera l shall brin g injunctiv e relie f action s o n request
. (c ) A bon di s no t required

. 19-2-117

. Attorne y genera l a s legal adviso r t o boar d —Dutie s o

f attorne y genera l an d count y attorneys
. (1 ) Th e attomey genera l i s th e lega

l advisor t o the boar

d an d it s executiv e secretar y an dshal l defen d themor an y o f the mi n all action s o

r proceeding s brough

t agains t them or an y o f them

. (2 ) The count

y attomey i

n th e count

y i n whic h acaus e o

f action arise s may , upo

n reques t o f th e boar d or it s executiv e secretary , bring an y action , civi l or

criminal , t o abat

e aconditio n which exist s i n violatio n of

, o r t o prosecute fo

r th e violatio n of

or to enforce , thi s chapte

r o r th e standards , orders , o

r rule s of the boar d o r the executiv e secretar

y issued unde

r thi s chapter

. (3 ) Th e boar d o r it s executiv e secretar

y ma y brin g an y actio n an

d b e represented b

y the attomey general

. (4 ) I n the even t an y perso n fail s t o compl

y wit h aceas e an

d desis t orde r of th e boar d o r it s executiv e secretar

y tha t i s no t subject t o asta y pendin g administrativ e o

r judicia l review , the boar d may , throug

h it s executiv e secretary , initiate a n actio n for , an

d i s entitled to , injunctive relie f t o preven t an y furthe r o r continue d violatio n ofth e order

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### 19-2-118

. Violatio n o f injunctio n evidenc e o

f contempt
. Failur

e to compl y wit h th e term s o

f an y injunction issued unde

r thi s chapte

r i s prim afacie evidenc e o

f contempt which i s punishabl e a s fo r othe r civi l contempts
. 19-2-119

. Civi l o r

crimina l remedie s no t

exclude d - Actionabl e rights unde r chapte r —N o liability fo r

act s o f Go d o r othe r catastrophes

. (1 ) Existin g civi l or crimina l remedie s fo

r an y wrongfu l action whic

h i s aviolatio n o

f an y par t ofth e la w ar e no t exclude d b

y thi s chapter

. (2 ) Person s othe

r tha n the stat e o r the boar d do no t acquir e actionabl e rights by virtu e o f thi s chapter

. (3 ) Th e liabilitie s imposed fo r violatio n o

f thi s chapte

r ar e no t imposed fo

r an y violatio n caused b y a n ac t o f God , war , strike , riot, o

r othe r catastrophe

. 19-2-120

. Informatio n require d o f owner s o r

operator s o

f ai r contaminan t

sources . Th e owne r o r operato r of an y stationar y ai r contaminan

t sourc e i n the stat e shall furnish t o the boar

d the report s required unde

r Section 19-2-10

4 an d an y othe r information th e boar

d finds necessar

y t o determine whethe

r the sourc e i s i

n complianc e wit

h stat e an d federa l regulation s an

d standards

. Th e information shall b e correlate d wit h applicable emission standard s o r limitation s an

d shall b e availabl e t o the publi c during norma

l busines s hours a

t the office o

f the department

. 19-2-121

. Ordinance s o

f politica l subdivision s authorized

. An y politica l subdivisio n o

f the stat e ma y enact an d enforc e ordinance s to contro l ai r pollutio n tha

t ar e consisten

t wit h thi s chapter

. 19-2-122

. Cooperativ e agreement s betwee n political subdivision s an d departmen t (1 ) An y politica l subdivision o

f the state ma

y ente r int o an d perfor mwit h othe r politica l subdivision s of th e stat e o r wit h the departmen

t contract s an

d agreement s a s the

y find prope

r fo r establishing , planning , operating , an

d financing air

pollutio n programs . (2 ) The agreement s ma

y provid e fo

r a n agenc y to : (a ) supervis e an

d operat e a n ai r pollutio n program ; (b ) prescribe , subject

t o th e approva

l ofth e board , th e agency' s power s an d duties ; an

d (c ) fix the compensation of

the agency' s members an

d employees

. 19-2-123

. Ta

x relie f t o encourage investmen t

i n facilitie s - - Sale s an d us e ta x exemption

. (1 ) I t i s i n the public interes t

of th e stat e to encourage , throug

h ta x relief , investmen

t i n pollutio n contro l an dpollution eliminatio n facilitie s while a t the sam e tim e making an

d keeping the stat

e a n attractiv e location fo

r continue d industria

l development , includin g th e expansio n o f existin g plants , thereby increasin g employmen t an d payroll s an

d upgradin g th e natura

l resource s o

f the state
. (2 ) Al l material s an

d equipmen

t purchased , leased , or

otherwis e procure d an

d service s utiUze

d fo r the constmction or

installatio n i

n apollutio n contro l facilit

y ar e exempt fro msale s an d us e taxe s impose

db y Titl e 59 , Chapte

r 12 , Sale s an

d Us e Ta x Act , upo n obtainin g acertificatio n o f pollutio n control facilit

y fromthe board

. 19-2-124

. Applicatio n fo r certificatio n o

f pollutio n contro l facilit

y —Refund s —Interest
. (1 ) (a) A perso

n wh o qualifie s under

Subsectio n (2 ) ma

y appl y t o th e boar

d fo r certificatio n o

f a pollutio n contto l facilit

y o r facilitie s erected , constructed , or installed , or

t o b e erected , constructed , o

r installe d i n th e stat e o n o r afte r Jul y 1 , 1986 , but

o n o r befor e June 30 , 2009

. (b ) Th e perso n ma y file th e applicatio n a

t an y time afte r afirmconstmctio n contrac t ha s bee n entered o r constmction ha s commenced

. (2 ) (a ) (i ) A person who applie s unde r Subsectio n (1 ) shall b e th e owne r o f atrade o r busines s

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use s propert y i n th e stat e requirin g apollutio n contro l facilit y t o preven t

o r minimiz e pollutio n o r

aperso n who , a s alesse e o r pursuan t t o a n agreement , conduct s th e trad e o r busines s tha t operate s o r

use s th e property
. (ii ) Fo r purpose s o f

thi s Subsectio n (2) , "owner " include s acontrac t purchaser

. (b ) Th e facility shal l b e owned , operated , o r lease d durin g apar

t ofth e ta x yea r

i n whic h th e exemptio n i s claimed

. (c ) A perso n wh o obtain s certificatio n for apollutio n contro l facilit y may clai ma

n exemptio n fro msale s an d us e taxe s a s provide d i n Section s 19-2-12 3 an d 59-12-10 4 onl y durin g th e time perio d beginnin g o n o r

after Jul y 1,1986 , an d endin g o n o r befor e Jun e 30 , 2009

. (d ) A perso n wh o pay s atax unde r Titl e 59 , Chapte r

12 , Sale s an d Us e Ta x Act , o n apurchas e o f tangibl e persona l property o r service s use d in th e constmctio n of o r incorporate d int o a pollutio n contro l facilit

y that : (i ) i s no t certifie d unde r

Sectio n 19-2-125 , ma

y obtai n arefun d ofth e tax if : (A ) th e boar d subsequentl y certifie s th e pollutio n contro l facility ; (B ) th e tangibl e persona l property o r service s mee t

th e requirement s for

exemptio n provide d i n Subsection s 19-2-123(2 ) an d 59-12-104(11) , excep t fo r th e certificatio n requirement ; an d (C ) th e perso n files aclai mfor th e refun d with th e Stat e Ta x Commissio n withi n th e lesse r of : (I ) thre e year s after

th e day o n whic h th e pollutio n contro l facility i s certifie d unde r Sectio n 19-2-125 ; o r (II ) si x year s after

th e day on whic h th e perso n pay s th e tax unde r Titl e 59 , Chapte r

12 , Sale s an d Us e Ta x Act ; o r (ii ) i s certifie d unde r

Sectio n 19-2-125 , ma

y obtai n arefun d ofth e tax if : (A ) th e tangibl e persona l property o r service s mee t

th e requirement s fo r

exemptio n provide d i n Subsection s 19-2-123(2 ) an d 59-12-104(11) ; an d (B ) th e perso n files aclai mfo r th e refun d with th e Stat e Ta x Commissio n withi n thre e year s afte r th e da y o n whic h th e perso n pay s th e tax unde r Titl e 59 , Chapte r

12 , Sale s an d Us e Ta x Act

. (e ) (i ) If aperso n files aclai mfo r arefun d o f

taxe s unde r

Subsectio n (2)(d)(i ) pai d o n a purchas e o f

tangibl e persona l propert y o r service s use d i n th e constmctio n o f o r incorporate d int o apollutio n contro l facility that wa s no t certifie d unde r

Sectio n 19-2-12 5 a

t th e tim e ofth e purchase : (A ) withi n 18 0 day s after th e da y o n whic h th e boar d certifie s th e pollutio n contro l facility , interes t shal l accm e t o th e amoun t ofth e refun d grante d b y th e Stat e Ta x Commission : (I ) a t th e rat e prescribe d i n Sectio n 59-1-402 ; an d (II ) beginnin g o n th e day o n whic h th e perso n pay s th e ta x unde r Tid e 59 , Chapte r

12 , Sale s an d Us e Ta x Act , for

whic h th e perso n i s claimin g arefiind ; o r (B ) mor e than 18 0 day s after th e da y o n whic h th e boar d certifie s th e pollutio n contro l facility , interes t shal l b e adde d t o th e amoun t ofth e refun d grante db y th e Stat e Ta x Commission : (I ) at th e rat e prescribe d i n Sectio n 59-1-402 ; an d (II ) beginnin g 3 0 day s afte r th e da y o n whic h th e perso n files th e clai mfo r arefun d unde r Subsectio n (2)(d)

. (ii ) I f aperso n files aclai mfo r arefun d o f

taxe s unde r

Subsectio n (2)(d)(ii) pai d o n apurchas e o f tangibl e persona l propert y o r service s use d i n th e constmctio n o f o r incorporate d int o a pollutio n contro l facility tha t wa s certifie d unde r

Sectio n 19-2-12 5 at

th e tim e ofth e purchase , interes t shal l accm e t o th e amoun t o f th e refun d grante d b y th e Stat e Ta x Commission : (A ) a t th e rat e prescribe d i n Sectio n 59-1-402 ; an d (B ) beginnin g 3 0 day s afte r th e da y o n whic h th e perso n files aclai mfo r arefun d unde r Subsectio n (2)(d)

. (3 ) (a ) Eac h applicatio n shal l b e i n aformat prescribe d b y th e board , contai n adescriptio n o f th e facilitie s an d material s incorporate d i n them , th e machiner y an d equipment , th e existin g o r propose d operationa l procedure , an d astatemen t o f th e purpos e o f

pollutio n prevention , control , o r reductio n serve d o r

t o b e serve d b y th e facility

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### (b ) The boar d ma y requir e an y furthe r information i t

finds necessar

y befor e issuanc e o

f a certificate

. 19-2-125

. Actio n on applicatio n fo r certification

. (1 ) (a

) I f the board , afte

r consultin g wit

h th e Stat e Ta x Commission , finds tha

t apollutio n contro l facilit

y o r apar t o f apollutio n contro l facility , fo r which application i s mad

e unde r Section 19-2-12

4 wa s o r i s to b e erected , constructed , acquired , o

r installed o n o r afte r July 1 , 1986 , but

o n o r befor e Jun e 30 , 2009 , an

d i s designe d an

d i s being operated o

r wil l operat e primaril y to prevent , control , o

r reduc e ai r o r wate r pollution , an

d tha t the applican

t qualifie s unde

r Section 19-2-124 , th

e boar d shall certif

y th e facility

. (b ) I f on e or mor e facilitie s constitut

e a n operationa

l unit , the boar

d ma y certif y thos e facilitie s unde r on e certificate

. (2 ) (a ) Th e boar d an d the Slat e Ta x Commission shal

l ac t o n a n application unde

r Sectio n 19

- 2-124 befor

e th e 120t h da y afte r filing. (b ) Failur e ofth e boar

d an d th e Stat e Ta x Commission t o timely act constitute s automati c acceptanc e ofth e application an d the boar d shall fumis

h acertificat

e to the apphcant

o n dememd

. 19-2-126

. Revocatio n o

f certificatio n - Ground s - - Procedure

. (1 ) (a) Th e board , afte r consultin g wit h th e Stat e Ta x Commission, ma

y revok e th e certificatio

n issue d unde r Sectio n 19 - 2-12 5 o f an y pollutio n contro l facilit

y i f i t finds tha t the : (i ) certificatio n wa

s obtained b

y fraud or gros s misrepresentation ; or (ii ) holde r o f the certificat

e has faile d substantially t o operat

e th e facilit y fo r th e purpos e of

, an d to th e exten

t necessar y t o prevent , control , o

r reduc e ai r o r wate r pollutio n a s specified i

n the certificate

. (b ) A shutdown o

f the facilit y du e to forc e majeure , includin g obsolescence , i s no t caus e to revok e certificatio n o

f an y facility

. (2 ) (a) Th e boar

d shal l provide notic e o

f th e revocatio n b

y issuing anotic e of

agency action

. (b ) The holde

r ofth e certificat

e ma y obtain judicial review ofth e revocation

. (c ) The revocatio n i s final an d conclusiv e unles s a

n appea l i s taken

. (d ) I f th e revocation i s affirme

d o n appeal , revocatio n i s final o n the dat e notic e o f revocatio n was received b

y the holder

. (3 ) A s soon a s arevocatio n unde r thi s sectio n i s final, th e boar d shall notif

y th e Stat e Ta x Commissio

n o f the revocation

. (4 ) (a ) I f the certification of

apollutio n contro l facilit

y i s revoked , al l prior

tax relie f provide d t o the holde

r becaus e ofth e certificat

e i s forfeited

. (b ) The Stat

e Ta x Commissio

n shal l collec t taxe s no t pai d b y th e holde r becaus e o f the ta x relief provided the holde

r to the exten

t permitte d b

y the applicabl e statut

e o f limitations

. 19-2-127

. Rule s fo r

administerin g certificatio n fo r ta x relief

. I n additio n t

o th e power s granted it , the boar

d ma y formulate , amend , o

r cancel mle s establishin g procedure s fo r processin g an d evaluating application s fo r certification , establishin g procedure s fo r the issuanc e an

d revocatio n o

f certificates , an

d all othe r matter s pertainin g t o th e boar d i n administerin g certification fo

r ta x relief o n pollutio n contro l facilities

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46 a(2005 )

^ Utah Administrativ e Rulemakin g Ac t 63-46a-l

. Shor

t title

. 63-46a-2

. Definitions

. 63-46a-3

. When rulemakin g i s required

. 63-46a-3.5

. Rule s havin g th e effec t o f law

. 63-46a-4

. Rulemakin g procedure

. 63-46a-5

. Publi c hearings

. 63-46a-6

. Change s i n rules

. 63-46a-7

. Emergenc y rulemakin g procedure

. 63-46a-8

. Divisio n t o provid e lis t o f rulemakin g activit

y to Offic e o f

Legislativ e Researc h an

d General Counsel

. [Repealed ] 63-46a-9

. Agenc y revie w o f rule s ~ Schedul e o f

filing s ~ Limite dexemptio n fo r certai n rules

. 63-46a-9.5

. Divisio n o f

Administrativ e Rule s create d - Appointment o f director

. 63-46a-9.6

. Uta

h Administrativ e Code ~ Organizatio n - Officia l compilation

. 63-46a-10

. Divisio n o f

Administrativ e Rule s ~ Dutie s generally

. 63-46a-10.5

. Repea

l andreenactmen t

o f Uta h Administrativ e Code

. 63-46a-11

. Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committee

. 63-46a-11.5

. Legislativ e reauthorizatio n o f agenc y rule s —Extensio n o f rule s b y governor . 63-46a-12

. Intereste dparties

. 63-46a-12.1

. Judicial challeng e t o administrativ e rules

. 63-46a-13

. Action s fo

r declarator

y judgmen t

t o determin e th e validit

y o f arule

. [Repealed ] 63-46a-14

. Time for

contestin g arul e ~ Statute o f limitations

. 63-46a-15

. Declarator

y ruling s b y agencies

. [Repealed ] 63-46a-16

. Uta

h Administrativ e Code a s officia l compilatio n o f

rule s - Judicial notice. 63-46a-17

. Electroni c record s an d conversio n o f writte n record s b y governmenta l agencies

.

^ 63-46a-l

. Shor t title. Thi s ac ti s know n a s th e "Uta h Administrativ

e Rulemakin

g Act. " (as enacted by U T L 198 5 c h 158 ) 63-46a-2

. Definitions

. A s use di n thi s chapter : (1 ) "Administrativ e record " mean s informatio n a n agenc y relie s upo n whe n makin g arul e unde r thi s chapte r including : (a ) th e propose d rule , chang e i n th e propose drule , and th e rul e analysi s form ; (b ) th e publi c commen

t receive dan d recorde d b y th e agenc y durin g th e publi c comment period ; (c ) th e agency' s respons e t o th e publi c comment ; (d ) th e agency' s analysi s o f th e publi c comment ; and (e ) th e agency' s repor

t o f it s decision-makin g process . (2 ) "Agency " mean s eac h state board , authority , commission , institution , department , division , officer

. o r other state government

entit y othe r tha n th e Legislature , it s committees , th e politica l subdivision s o f th e state , o r

th e courts , whic h i s authorize do r require d b y law to mak

e rules , adjudicate , gran t

o r withhol d licenses , grant

o r withhol drelie f

firomlegal obligations , o r perfor mother simila r action s o r

dutie s delegate d b y law

. (3 ) "Bulletin " mean s th e Utah State Bulletin

. (4 ) "Catchline " mean s ashor t summai y o f

eac h section , part , rule , o r

tid e ofth e cod e tha

t follow s th e section , part , rule , o r

titl e referenc e place dbefore th e tex t ofth e rul e an dserve s th e same fiinctio n a s boldfac e i n legislatio n a s describe d i n Sectio n 68-3-13

. (5 ) "Code " mean s th e body o f al l effectiv e rule s a s compile d an d organize db y th e divisio n an d entide d "Uta h Administrativ e Code. " (6 ) "Director " mean s th e directo r ofth e Divisio n o f Administrativ e Rules

. (7 ) "Division " mean s th e Divisio n o f Administrativ e Rules

. (8 ) "Effective " mean s operativ e an d enforceable

. (9 ) (a ) "File " mean s t o submi t adocumen t

t o th e divisio n a s prescribe db y th e division

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# o (b ) "Filin g date " mean s th e da y andtim e th e document i s recorde da s receive d b y th e division

. (10 ) "Intereste dperson " mean s an y perso n affecte db y o

r intereste di

n apropose drule , amendment t o a n existin g rule , o r

anonsubstantiv e chang e mad e unde r Sectio n 63-46a-10

. (11 ) "Order " mean s a

n agenc y actio n tha

t determine s th e legal rights , duties , privileges , immunities , o r

othe r interest s o f

one o r more specifi c persons , but

no t aclas s o f persons . (12 ) "Person " mean s an

y individual , partnership , corporation , association , governmenta l entity , o r

publi c o r privat e organizatio n o f

any characte r

othe r than a n agency . (13 ) "Publication " o r

"publish " mean s makin g a rul e availabl e t o th e publi c b y includin g th e rul e o r a summar y ofth e rul e i

n th e bulletin

. (14 ) "Publicatio n date " mean s th e inscribe d date ofth e bulletin

. (15 ) "Register " ma

y includ e a

n electroni c database

. (16 ) (a ) "Rule " mean s a

n agency' s writte n statement that : (i ) i s explicitl y o

r implicitl y require d b y state o r

federa l statute o r

othe r applicabl e law ; (ii ) implement s o

r interpret s astat e o r federa l lega l mandate ; and (iii ) applie s t o aclas s o f

person s o r another agency . (b ) "Rule " include s th e amendment o r repeal o f a n existin g rule

. (c ) "Rule " doe s no t

mean : (i ) orders ; (ii ) a n agency' s writte n statemen t tha t applie s only t o internal managemen t andthat doe s no t restric t th e legal rights o f

apubli c clas s o f person s o r

anothe r agency ; (iii ) th e governor' s executiv e order s o r proclamations ; (iv ) opinion s issue db y th e attome y general' s office ; (v ) declarator

y ruling s issue db y th e agenc y accordin g t o Sectio n 63-46b-2 1 excep t a s require d b y Sectio n 63-46a-3 ; (vi ) ruling s b y a

n agenc y i n adjudicativ e proceedings , excep t a s require d by Subsectio n 63-46a-3(6) ; o r (vii ) a n agenc y writte n statemen t tha t i s in violatio n o f

any state o r

federa l law

. (17 ) "Rul e analysis " mean s th e forma t prescribe d by th e divisio n t o simimariz e and analyz e rules

. (18 ) "Substantiv e change " mean s achang e i n a rul e tha t affect s th e applicatio n o

r result s o f agenc y actions

. (as las tamende d by U T L 200 3 c h 197 , effectiv e Ma y 5,2003 ) 63-46a-3

. Whe n rulemakin g i s required

. (1 ) Eac h agenc y shall : (a ) maintai n acurren t

versio n o f

it s rules ; and (b ) mak

e i t availabl e t o th e publi c fo

r inspectio n durin g it s regula r busines s hours

. (2 ) I n additio n t o other

rulemakin g require d b y law , eac h agenc y shal l mak e rule s whe n agenc y action : (a ) authorizes , requires , o r prohibit s a

n action ; (b ) provide s o r

prohibit s amaterial benefit ; (c ) applie s t o aclas s o f

person s o r

another agency ; an d (d ) i s explicitl y o r

implicitl y authorize d b y statute
. (3 ) Rulemakin g i s als o require d whe n a n agenc y issue s awritte n interpretatio n o f astat e o r federa l legal mandate

. (4 ) Rulemakin g i s no t

require dwhen : (a ) agenc y actio n applie s onl y t o internal agenc y management , inmate s o r resident s o f

a state correctional , diagnostic , o r detentio n facility , person s under

state lega l custody , patient s admitte dto astate hospital , member s ofth e state retiremen t system , o r

student s eitrolle d i n astate educatio n institution ; (b ) astandardize dagenc y manual applie s onl y t o interna

l fisca l o r administrativ e detail s o f governmental entitie s supervise d imder statute ; (c ) a n agenc y issue s polic y o r

othe r statement s tha

t ar e advisoiy , informative , o r descriptive , and d o no t

confor mt o th e requirement s o f

Subsection s (2 ) an d (3) ; o r (d ) a n agenc y make s nonsubstantiv e change s i n arule , excep t

tha t th e agenc y shal l fil e al l nonsubstantiv e change s i n arul e wit h th e division

. (5 ) A rul e shal l enumerate an y penalty authorize d b y statut e tha

t ma y resul t fro mit s violation

. (6 ) Eac h agenc y shal l enac t rule s incorporatin g th e principle s o f

la w no t already i n it s rule s tha

t are establishe d b y fina

l adjudicativ e decision s withi n 120 day s afte r th e decisio n i s announce di n it s cases . 

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^ (7 ) (a ) Eac h agenc y ma y enac t arul e tha t incorporate s b y reference :

(i ) al l o r an y par t ofanothe r

code , rule , o r regulatio n tha

t ha s bee n adopte db y a federa l agency , a

n agenc y o r

pohtica l subdivisio n o f

thi s state , a

n agenc y o f anothe r state , o r b y anationall y recognize d organizatio n o r

association ; (ii ) stat e agenc y implementatio n plan s mandate db y th e federa

l government

fo r participatio n in th e federa

l program ; (iii ) lists , tables , illustrations , o r simila r material s that

ar e subjec t

t o frequent change , full

y describe din the rule , andare availabl e fo

r publi c inspection ; o r (iv ) lists , tables , illustrations , o r simila r material s that

th e directo r

determine s are to o expensiv e t o reproduc e in th e administrativ e code

. (b ) Rule s incorporatin g material s by referenc e shall :

(i ) b e enacte daccordin g t o th e procedure s outline di n thi s chapter ; (ii ) stat e tha

t th e reference d materia

l i s incorporate db y reference ; (iii ) stat e th e date , issue , o r versio n o f th e material bein g incorporated ; and (iv ) defin e specificall y what material i s incorporate db y referenc e an didentif y an y agenc y deviation s fromit

. (c ) Th e agenc y shal l identif y an y substantiv e change s i n th e material incorporate d b y referenc e by followin g th e rulemakin g procedure s o f

thi s chapter

. (d ) Th e agenc y shal l maintai n acomplet e an dcurrent

cop y ofth e reference dmaterial availabl e fo

r publi c revie w at

th e agenc y anda

t th e division

. (8 ) (a) Thi s chapte r

i s no t intende dto inhibi t th e exercis e o f

agenc y discretio n withi n th e limit s prescribe db y statut e o r

agenc y rule

. (b ) A n agenc y may enac t

arul e creatin g a justifie d exceptio n t o arule

. (9 ) A n agenc y ma

y obtai n assistanc e fromth e attome y genera

l t o ensur e tha t

it s rule s meet

lega l an d constitutiona

l requirements

. (a s lastamende

d b y U T L 200 1 c

h 138 , effectiv e Apri

l 30,2001 ) 63-46a-3.5 . Rule s havin g th e effecto f law . (1 ) A n agency' s writte n statemen t i s arul e i f

i t conform s to the definitio n o f arul e unde r

Sectio n 63-46a-2 , bu t th e writte n statement

i s no t enforceabl e unles s i t i s mad e a s arul e in accordanc e wit h th e requirement s o f

thi s chapter

. (2 ) A n agency' s writte

n statemen

ttha ti s mad e a s a rul e in accordanc

e wit h th e requirement

s o f thi s chapte r i s enforceabl

e an d ha s th e effec to f law . (as lastamende

d by UT L 200 3 c

h 197 , effectiv e Ma

y 5,2003 ) 63-46a-4. Rulemakin g procedure

. (1 ) A n agenc y authorize d t o make rule s i s als o authorize dt o amend o r

repea l thos e rules

. (2 ) Excep t

a s provide din Section s 63-46a- 6 and 63-46a-7 , whe n making , amending , o r repealin g arul e agencie s shal l comply with :

(a ) th e requirement s o f

thi s section ; (b ) consisten t

procedure s require d b y othe r statutes ; (c ) applicabl e federa

l mandates ; an d (d ) rule s made b y th e divisio n t o implement thi s chapter

. (3 ) Subjec t

t o th e requirement s o f

thi s chapter , eac h agenc y shal l develo p andus e flexibl e approache s in draftin g rule s tha

t mee t th e need s ofth e agenc y an d tha t involv e person s affecte db y th e agency' s rules

. (4 ) (a ) Eac h agenc y shal l file it s propose drul e an d rul e analysi s wit

h th e division

. (b ) Rul e amendment s shal l b e marke dwit h ne w languag e underline d and delete dlanguag e struc k out
. (c ) (i ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e informatio n require d unde r thi s Subsectio n (4 ) o n th e rul e analysi s an dth e tex t o f th e propose drul e in th e nex t

issu e ofth e bulletin

. (ii ) Fo r rul e amendments , onl y th e sectio n o r subsectio n ofth e rul e bein g amende d nee d b e printed

. (iii ) Ifth e directo r

determine s tha

t th e rul e i s to o lon g to publish , th e directo r shal l publis h th e rul e analysi s an dshal l publis h th e rul e b y referenc e t o acop y o n file wit h th e division

. (5 ) Prio r t o filing arul e wit

h th e division , th e departmen t

headshal l consider

an d comment

o n th e fisca l impac t arul e ma y hav e o n businesses

. (6 ) Th e rul e analysi s shall contain : (a ) asummai y ofth e rul e o r change ; (b ) th e purpos e ofth e rul e o r reaso n fo r th e change ; (c ) th e statutor

y authorit y o r federa l requiremen t

for th e rule ;

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# o (d ) th e anticipate dcos t

o r saving s to : (i ) th e stat

e budget ; (ii ) local governments ; an d (iii ) other persons ; (e ) th e complianc e cos t

fo r affecte d persons ; (f ) ho w intereste dperson s ma y revie w th e fiill tex t o f th e rule ; (g ) ho w intereste d person s ma y presen t thei r view s o n th e rule ; (h ) th e tim e an

dplac e o f an y schedule d publi c hearing ; (i ) th e nam e an

dtelephon e number

o f a n agenc y employe e wh o ma y b e contacte d abou t

th e rule ; (j ) th e nam e ofth e agenc y heado r designe e wh o authorize d th e rule ; (k) th e date o

n whic h th e rul e ma

y becom e effectiv e followin g the publi c comment period ; an d (! ) comment s by th e department heado n th e fiscal impac t

th e rul e ma

y hav e on businesses

. (7 ) (a ) Fo r

arul e bein g repeale dan d reenacted , th e rul e analysi s shal l contai n asummar y tha t generall y include s the following :

(i ) asummar

y o f substantiv e provision s in th e repeale d rul e whic h ar e eliminate dfromth e enacte d rule ; an d (ii ) asummar

y o f ne w substantiv e provision s appearin g only i n th e enacte d rule

. (b ) Th e simimar

y require d unde r

thi s Subsectio n (7 ) i s t o ai di n revie w an dma y no t b e use d t o contes t

any rul e on th e groun d o f noncomplianc e wit

h th e procedural requirement s o f thi s chapter

. (8 ) A cop y ofth e rul e analysi s shal l b e maile dt o al l person s wh o hav e mad e timel y reques t ofth e agenc y for

advanc e notic e o f

it s rulemakin g proceeding s andt o any othe r perso n who , by statutor

y o r federa l mandat e o r

i n th e judgmen t

ofth e agency , shoul d als o receiv e notice

. (9 ) Followin g th e publicatio n date , th e agenc y shal l allo w a

t leas t 3 0 day s fo

r publi c comment

o n th e rule

. (10 ) (a ) Excep t

a s provide d in Section s 63-46a- 6 an d63-46a-7 , apropose drul e become s effectiv e o n an y dat e specifie db y th e agenc y tha t i s n o fewer tha n 3 0 no r more than 120 day s alte r

th e publicatio n date

. (b ) Th e agenc y shal l provid e notic e ofth e rule' s effectiv e dat

e t o th e divisio n in th e for m require d b y th e division

. (c ) Th e notic e o f

effectiv e date ma

y no t provid e fo r a n effectiv e date prio r

t o th e date i t

i s receive d b y the division

. (d) Th e divisio n shal l publis h notic e ofth e effectiv e date ofth e rul e in th e nex t issu e ofth e bulletin

. (e ) A propose drul e lapse s i f anotic e o f effectiv e date o r

achang e t o apropose d rul e i s no t filed wit h th e divisio n withi n 12

0 day s o f publication

. (a s las tamende d by U T L 200 5 c h 4 8 s 7 , effectiv e Ma y 2 , 2005 ) 63-46a-5

. Publi c hearings

. (1 ) Eac h agenc y ma

y hol d apubli c hearin g o n a propose drule , amendment t o arule , o r

repeal o f arul e durin g th e publi c comment period

. (2 ) Each agenc y shal l hol dapubli c hearin g o n a propose drule , amendment t o arule , o r

repeal o f arul e if : (a ) apubli c hearin g i s require d b y state o r federa l mandate ; (b ) (i ) another

state agency , te n intereste d persons , o r

a n intereste d associatio n havin g no t fewe r tha n te n member s reques t

apubli c hearing ; an d (ii ) th e agenc y receive s th e reques t in writin g no t

mor e tha n 1 5 day s afte

r th e publicatio n dat e ofth e propose drule

. (3 ) Th e agenc y shal l hol dth e hearing : (a ) befor e th e rul e become s effective ; an d (b ) n o les s than seve n day s no r mor e tha n 3 0 day s afte

r receip t ofth e reques t

fo r hearing

. (a s las tamende d b y U T L 1987 c h 241 ) 63-46a-6

. Change s i n rules

. (1 ) (a ) T o chang e apropose d rul e already publishe d in th e bulletin , a n agenc y shal l file wit

h th e division :

(i ) th e tex t ofth e change drule ; an d (ii ) arul e analysi s containin g a descriptio n ofth e chang e an d th e informatio n require d b y Sectio n 63-468-4

. (b ) A chang e t o apropose dnil e ma y no t b e filed more tha

n 12 0 day s afte

r publicatio n ofth e rul e bein g changed

. (c ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e rul e analysi s fo

r th e change drul e i n th e bulletin

. (d ) Th e change dpropose d rul e and it s associate d propose d rul e wil l become effectiv e on 

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### ^ adat e specifie dby th e agency , no t les s than 3 0 day s o r more tha n 12 0 day s afte r publicatio n o f th e las t chang e i n propose drule

. (e ) A change dpropose drul e an d it s associate dpropose d rul e laps e i f anotic e o f effectiv e dat e o r

another chang e to apropose d rul e i s no t filedwit h th e divisio n withi n 120 day s o f publicatio n ofth e las t

chang e i n propose d rule

. (2 ) Ifth e rul e chang e i s nonsubstantive : (a ) th e agenc y nee dno t

compl y wit

h th e requirement s o f

Subsectio n (1) ; an d (b ) th e agenc y shal l notif

y th e divisio n o f th e chang e i n writing

. (3 ) Ifth e rul e i s effective , th e agenc y shal l amen d th e rul e accordin g t o th e procedure s specifie d i n Sectio n 63-46a-4

. (a s lastamende

d by U T L 200 1 c

h 138 , effective Apri

l 30 , 2001 ) 63-46a-7

. Emergenc y rulemakin g procedure

. (1 ) Al l agencie s shal l comply wit h th e rulemakin g procedure s o f

Sectio n 63-46a- 4 unles s a n agenc y finds tha

t thes e procedure s would : (a ) caus e a

n imminen

t peri l t o th e publi c health , safety , o r

welfare ; (b ) caus e a

n imminen

t budge t reductio n becaus e o f

budge t restraint s o r

federa l requirements ; o r (c ) plac e th e agenc y i n violatio n o f federa l o r state law

. (2 ) (a ) When finding tha t it s rul e i s excepte d fromregula

r rulemakin g procedure s b y thi s section , th e agenc y shal l file wit h th e division : (i ) th e tex t ofth e rule ; an d (ii ) arul e analysi s tha

t include s th e specifi c reason s an d justification s for it s findings. (b ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e rul e i n th e bulleti n a s provide din Subsectio n 63-46a- 4 (4)

. (c ) Th e agenc y shal l notif

y intereste d person s a s provide din Subsectio n 63-46a-4(8)

. (d ) TTi e rul e become s effectiv e fo r aperio d no t exceedin g 120 day s on th e dat e o f filing o r any later date designate di

n the rule

. (3 ) Ifth e agenc y intend s th e rul e t o b e effectiv e beyon d120 days , th e agenc y shal l als o compl y wit h th e procedure s o f

Sectio n 63-46a-4

. (as las tamende

d b y UT L 200 5 c

h 4 8 s 8 , effectiv e Apri

l 30,2001 ; Boldfac e change

d fro m "Exception

s t o rulemakio

g procedure " a

tthe requestofth e Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committee , Januar y 14 , 2002 ) 63-46a-8

. Divisio n t o provid e lis t o f rulemakin g activit y t o Offic e o f

Legislativ e Researc h an d Genera l Counsel

. [Repealed ] (repeale d b y UT L 199

2 c h 146) 63-46a-9

. Agenc y revie w of rule s —Schedul e o f filings — Limite d exemptio n fo r

certai n rules

. (1 ) Eac h agenc y shal l revie w eac h o f it s rule s withi n five year s ofth e rule' s original effectiv e dat e o r withi n five year s ofth e filing ofth e las t five-year review , whichever

i s later

. Rule s effectiv e prio r t o 199 2 nee dno t

b e reviewe d unti l 1997

. (2 ) A n agenc y ma

y conside r

an y substantial revie w o f arul e t o b e afive-year

review

. Ifth e agenc y choose s to consider

arevie w afive-year

review , i t shal l follo w th e procedure s outline d in Subsectio n (3)

. (3 ) At th e conclusio n o f

it s review , th e agenc y shal l file anotic e o f

revie w o n o r

befor e th e anniversar y dat e indicatin g it s intent t o continue , amend , o r repeal th e rule

. (a ) Ifth e agenc y continue s th e rule , i t shal l file astatement

whic h includes : (i ) aconcis e explanatio n ofth e particula r statutor y provision s luide

r whic h th e rul e i s enacte d and ho w thes e provision s authoriz e o r

requir e th e rule ; (ii ) asummar y o f

writte n comment s receive d diuin g and sinc e th e las t five-year revie w ofth e rul e fromintereste dperson s supportin g o r

opposin g th e rule ; and (iii ) areasone djustificatio n fo r continuatio n ofth e rule , includin g reason s why th e agenc y disagree s wit h comment s in oppositio n t o th e rule , i f

any . (b ) Ifth e agenc y repeal s th e rule , i t shal l comply wit

h Sectio n 63-46a-4

. (c ) Ifth e agenc y amend s an dcontinue s th e rule , i t shal l compl y wit

h th e requirement s o f Sectio n 63-46a- 4 an d file th e statement require d i n Subsectio n (3)(a)

. (4 ) (a ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e notic e an d statement in th e bulletin

. (b ) Th e divisio n may schedul e th e publicatio n o f

agenc y notice s an d statements , provide d tha

t n o notic e an dstatement

shal l b e publishe d more tha

n on e year

afte r th e revie w deadlin e establishe dunde r Subsectio n (1)

. (5 ) Th e divisio n shal l notif y a n agenc y o f

rule s du e fo r revie w a t leas t 18 0 day s prio r

to the anniversar

y date

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# o (6 ) I f a n agenc y finds that

i t wil l no t meet th e deadlin e establishe di n Subsectio n (1) :

(a ) th e agenc y may file a

n extensio n prio r

t o th e anniversary date wit

h th e divisio n indicatin g th e reaso n for

th e extension ; an

d (b ) th e divisio n shal l publis h notic e ofth e extensio n in th e nex t

issu e o f th e bulletin

. (7 ) A n extensio n permit s th e agenc y t o file a notic e n o more than 120 day s afte r th e anniversar

y date

. (8 ) I f

a n agenc y fail s t o file anotic e o f revie w o r extensio n on o r

before th e dat e specifie din th e notic e mandate d i n Subsectio n (5) , th e divisio n shall :

(a ) publis h anotic e i n th e nex t issu e ofth e bulleti n tha

t th e rul e ha s expire d andi s n o longe r enforceable ; (b ) remov e th e rul e fromth e code ; and (c ) notif y th e agenc y tha

t th e rul e ha s expired

. (9 ) Afte r arul e expires , a

n agenc y mus t

compl y wit h th e requirement s o f

Sectio n 63-46a- 4 t o reenac t th e rule

. (10 ) (a ) Rule s issue dunde r th e followin g provision s relate dt o th e Department o f Workforc e Service s o r

Labo r Commissio n tha

t are i n effect on Jul y 1,1997 , ar e no t

subjec t t o th e requirement s o f

thi s sectio n unti l Jul y 1,1998 : (i ) Titi e 34 , Labo r

in General ; (ii ) Titi e 34A , Uta

h Labo r Code ; (iii ) Titl e 35A , Uta

h Workforc e Service s Code ; (iv ) Titl e 40 , Chapte r

2 , Coa l Mines ; and (v ) Titi e 57 , Chapter 21 , Uta h Fai r Housin g Act

. (b ) Any rul e describe d in Subsectio n (10)(a ) tha t woul dhav e expire do n o r afte r July 1,199 7 bu t befor e Jul y 1,1998 , expire s Jul y 1,1998 , unles s fo r that rul e th e Departmen t

o f Workforc e Service s o r

Labo r Commissio n files: (i ) th e notic e o f

review , describe din Subsectio n (3) ; o r (ii ) a n extensio n describe

d in Subsection (6) . (a s las tamende d b y UT L 1998 c

h 13 , effectiv e Ma

y 4,1998 ; an

d U T L 1998 c h 332 , effectiv e Jul

y 1,1998 ) 63-46a-9.5

. Divisio n of

Administrativ e Rule s create d—Appointmen t

o f director

. (1 ) Ther e i s create dwithi n th e Department o f Administrativ e Service s th e Divisio n o f Administrativ e Rules , t o b e administere db y adirector

. (2 ) Th e directo r o f administrativ

e rule s shal l be appointe d b y th e executive directo

r wit h the approva

l ofth e governor, (as enacted by U T L 198

7 c h 241 ) 63-46a-9.6

. Uta h Administrativ e Cod e — Organizatio n —Officia

l compilation

. (1 ) Th e Uta

h Administrativ e Cod e shal l b e divide dinto thre e parts :

(a ) titles, whos e number

shal l begi n wit

h "R" ; (b ) rules ; and (c ) sections

. (2 ) Al l section s containe d in th e cod e ar e reference d b y athree-par

t number indicatin g it s locatio n in th e code

. (3 ) Th e divisio n shall maintai n th e officia l compilatio n ofth e code an di s th e state-designate d repositor y fo r administrativ e rules

. If

adisput e arise s i n whic h there i s mor

e tha n on e versio n o f

arule , th e lates t effectiv e versio n o

n file wit h th e divisio n i s considere d th e correct , current version

. (a s las tamende d 'j y U T L 199 6 c

h 60 ) 63-46a-10

. Divisio n of

Administrativ e Rule s — Dutie s generally

. (1 ) Th e Divisio n o f

Administrativ e Rule s shall : (a ) establis h al l filing, publication , an d hearin g procedure s necessar y t o make rule s unde r thi s chapter ; (b ) record in aregiste r

th e receip t

o f al l agenc y rules , rul e analysi s forms , an d notice s o f effectiv e dates ; (c ) mak e th e register , copie s o f

al l propose d rules , an d rulemakin g dociunent s availabl e fo r publi c inspection ; (d ) publis h al l propose d rules , rul e analyses , notice s o f effectiv e dates , andrevie w notice s in th e bulleti n a

t leas t monthly , excep t

that th e divisio n ma

y publis h th e complete tex t o f any propose d rul e tha

t th e directo r

determine s i s to o lon g t o prin t

o r to o expensiv e t o publis h b y referenc e t o th e tex t

maintaine db y th e division ; (e ) compile , format , number , an dinde x al l effectiv e rule s in a

n administrativ e code , an d periodicall y publis h tha

t code an d supplement s o r revision s t o it ; (f ) publis h adiges t

o f al l rule s an d notice s containe d i n th e mos t

recent bulletin ; (g ) publis h a

t leas t annuall y a

n inde x o f al l change s t o th e administrativ e cod e an dth e effectiv e date o f

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# d (h ) print , o r contrac t to print , al l rulemakin g publication s th e divisio n determine s necessar y to implement

thi s chapter ; (i ) distribut e without

charg e th e bulleti n an d administrativ e cod e t o state-designate d repositories , th e Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committee , th e Offic e o f

Legislativ e Researc h an d General Counsel , andth e tw o house s ofth e Legislature ; (j ) distribut e withou t

charg e th e diges t

an d inde x t o state legislators , agencies , political subdivision s on request , andth e Offic e o f Legislativ e Researc h an

d Genera l Counsel ; (k) distribute , a

t price s coverin g publicatio n costs , all pape r

rulemakin g publication s t o al l othe r requestin g person s and agencies ; (1 ) provid e agencie s assistanc e in rulemaking ; an d (m ) administe r

thi s chapter

an drequir e stat e agencie s t o compl y wit

h filing, publication , an d hearin g procedures

. (2 ) Th e divisio n ma

y afte r notifyin g th e agenc y mak e nonsubstantiv e change s t o rule s filedwit h th e divisio n o r

publishe d in th e bulleti n o r cod e by : (a ) implementin g aunifor

msyste mo f formatting , pimctuation , capitalization , organization , munbering , andwording ; (b ) correctin g obviou s error s an d inconsistencie s i n punctuation , capitalization , numbering , referencing , andwording ; (c ) changin g acatchlin e t o more accuratel y reflec t th e substanc e o f

eac h section , part , rule , o r titie; (d ) updatin g o r

correctin g annotation s associate dwit

h asection , part , rule , o r

title; an d (e ) mergin g o r

determinin g priority o f

an y amendment , enactment , o r repeal t o th e same rul e o r sectio n mad e effectiv e b y a n agency . (3 ) I n addition , th e divisio n ma y make th e followin g nonsubstantiv e change s wit h th e concurrenc e ofth e agency :

(a ) eliminate duplicatio n withi n rules ; (b ) eliminate obsolete and redundan t words ; and (c ) correctin g defectiv e o r inconsisten t sectio n an dparagrap h structur e in arrangemen t o f th e subjec t

matte r o f rules

. (4 ) Fo r nonsubstantiv e change s mad e i n accordanc e wit

h Subsectio n (2 ) o r

(3 ) afte r publicatio n ofth e rul e i n th e bulletin , th e divisio n shal l publis h a lis t o f nonsubstantiv e change s in th e bulletin

. Fo r eac h nonsubstantiv e change , the lis t shal l include : (a ) th e affectedcod e citation ; (b ) abrie f

descriptio n ofth e change ; and (c ) th e dat e th e chang e wa s made

. (5 ) All ftind s appropriate d o r collecte dfo

r publishin g th e division' s publication s shal l b e nonlapsing

. (a s las tamende d b y UT L 200 1 c

h 138 . effectiv e Apri

l 30,2001 ) 63-46a-10.5

. Repea l an d reenactmen t o f Uta h Administrativ e Code

. (1 ) Whe n th e directo r

determine s tha

t th e Uta h Administrativ e Code require s extensiv e revisio n an d reorganization , th e divisio n ma y repeal th e cod e and reenac t ane w cod e accordin g t o th e requirement s o f thi s section

. (2 ) Th e divisio n may : (a ) reorganize , reformat , an drenumber th e code ; (b ) require each agenc y to revie w it s rule s andmak e an y organizational o

r substantiv e change s accordin g to th e requirement s o f Sectio n 63-46a-6 ; an d (c ) require each agenc y t

o prepar e abrie f summar y o f al l substantiv e change s mad e b y th e agency . (3 ) Th e divisio n ma

y make nonsubstantiv e change s i n th e cod e by : (a ) adoptin g aunifor

msyste mo f punctuation , capitalization , numbering , and wording ; (b ) eliminatin g duplication ; (c ) correctin g defectiv e o r inconsisten t sectio n and paragrap h structure i n arrangement o f th e subjec t

matte r o f rules ; (d ) eliminatin g al l obsolet e o r redundan t words ; (e ) correctin g obviou s error s an d inconsistencie s i n punctuation , capitalization , numbering , referencing , an dwording ; (f ) changin g acatchlin e t o more accuratel y reflec t th e substanc e o f

eac h section , part , rule , o r titie ; (g ) updatin g o r

correctin g atmotation s associate d wit

h asection , part , rule , o r

titie; an d (h ) mergin g o r

determinin g priorit

y o f an y amendment , enactment , o r repeal t o th e same rul e o r sectio n mad e effectiv e b y a n agency .

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# Q (4 ) (a ) T o infor

mthe publi c abou t

th e propose d cod e reenactment , th e divisio n shal l publis h i n th e bulletin : (i ) notic e ofth e cod e reenactment ;

(ii ) th e date , time , an dplac e o f a publi c hearin g where member s ofth e publi c ma y comment

o n th e propose dreenactmen t ofth e code ; (iii ) location s where th e propose d reenactmen t

ofth e cod e ma

y b e reviewed ; an d (iv ) agenc y summarie s o f substantiv e change s i n the reenacte dcode , (b ) T o infor

mth e publi c abou t

substantiv e change s i n agenc y rule s containe d i n th e propose d reenactment , eac h agenc y shall :

(i ) maketh e tex t

o f thei r reenacte d rule s available :

(A ) fo r publi c revie w durin g regula r busines s hours ; an d (B ) i n a n electroni c version ; an d (ii ) compl y wit h th e requirement s o f Subsectio n 63-46a-4(8)

. (5 ) Th e divisio n shal l hol dapubli c hearin g on th e propose dcod e reenactment n o fewe r than 3 0 day s no r mor e than 4 5 day s afte

r th e publicatio n require d b y Subsectio n (4)(a)

. (6 ) Th e divisio n shal l distribut e complet e tex t o f th e propose dcod e reenactment withou t charg e to : (a ) state-designate drepositorie s i n Utah ; (b ) th e Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committee ; and (c ) th e Offic e o f

Legislativ e Researc h an d General Counsel

. (7 ) Th e forme

r cod e i s repeale dan dth e reenacte d cod e i s effectiv e a

t noo n on adat e designate db y th e divisio n tha

t i s no t fewe r tha n 4 5 day s no r

mor e tha n 9 0 day s afte r th e publicatio n date require db y thi s section

. (8 ) Repeal an

d reenactment

ofth e cod e meet s th e requirement s o f

Sectio n 63-46a- 9 for

arevie w o f

al l agenc y rules

. (a s lastamende

d b y UT L 200 5 c

h 4 8 s 9 , effectiv e Ma

y 2,2005 ) 63-46a-ll . Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committee . (1 ) (a ) Ther

e i s create da

n Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committe e ofte n permanen t member s an dfou r ex offici o members

. (b ) (i ) Th

e committee' s permanen t member s shal l b e compose do f five member s ofth e Senate , appointe db y th e presiden t ofth e Senate , an d five member s o f th e House , appointe db y th e speaker ofth e House , wit

h n o more than thre e senator s an d thre e representative s fromth e same political party
. (ii ) Th e permanen t

member s shal l conven e a t leas t onc e eac h mont

h a s a committe e t o revie w ne w agenc y rules , amendment s t o existin g agenc y rules , an d repeal s o f existin g agenc y rules

. Meeting s may b e suspende da

t th e discretio n ofth e committe e chairs

. (iii ) Member s shal l serv e fo r two-yea r term s o r unti l thei r

successor s are appointed

. (iv ) A vacanc y exist s whenever a committe e membe r

cease s t o b e amembe

r o f th e Legislature , o r

whe n amember

resign s fromth e committee

. Vacancie s shal l b e filledb y th e appointin g authority , andth e replacemen t

shal l serv e ou t

th e unexpire d term
. (c ) Whe n th e committe e review s existin g rales, th e committee' s permanen t member s shal l invit e th e Senate an d Hous e chairme n ofth e standin g committe e an d th e Senate andHous e chairme n ofth e appropriatio n subconnmittee tha t hav e jurisdictio n ove r

th e agenc y whos e existin g rales are bein g reviewe dt o participat e a s nonvoting , e x offici o member s wit h th e committee

. (d ) Thre e representative s an d thre e senator s fromth e permanen t

member s ar e aquorumfo r th e transactio n o f

busines s a

t an y meeting

. (2 ) Each agenc y rale a s define din Sectio n 63-46a- 2 shal l b e submitte dt o th e committe e a t th e same tim e publi c notic e i s give n imder Sectio n 63-46a-4

. (3 ) (a ) Th e committe e shal l exercis e continuou s oversigh t ofth e proces s o f

ralemaking. (b ) Th e committe e shal l examin e rales submitte d b y eac h agenc y t o determine :

(i ) whethe r

o r no t the y ar e authorize d b y statute ; (ii ) whethe r

o r no t the y comply wit

h legislativ e intent ; (iii ) thei r impac t o n th e econom

y and th e governmen t

operation s ofth e state and local politica l subdivisions ; and (iv ) thei r impac t o n affected persons . (c ) T o can y ou t

thes e duties , th e committe e ma y examin e an y othe r

issue s tha

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^ necessary . Th e committe e ma y als o notif

y an d refer rales t o th e chairmen ofth e interi m committe e whic h ha s jurisdictio n over aparticula

r agenc y whe n th e committe e determine s tha t a n issu e involve din a

n agency' s rales ma

y b e mor e appropriatel y addresse d by tha t committee

. (d ) I n reviewin g the rales, th e committe e shal l follo w generall y accepte dprinciple s o f statutor y constraction

. (4 ) Th e committe e ma

y reques t tha t th e Office o f th e Legislativ e Fisca l Analys t prepar e afiscal note o n an y rale, (5 ) In orde r

t o accomplis h it s oversigh t functions , th e conuTiittee ha s al l th e power s grante d t o legislativ e interi mcommittee s a s set

fort h i n Sectio n 36-12-11

. (6 ) (a) Th e committe e ma y prepar e writte n findings o f

it s revie w o f

eac h rale an dma

y includ e an y recommendations , includin g legislativ e action

. (b ) Th e committe e shal l provid e t o th e agenc y tha

t enacte dth e rale: (i ) it s findings, i f

any ; an d (ii ) areques t

tha t the agenc y notif

y th e committe e o f

an y change s i t

make s in th e rale. (c ) Th e committe e shal l provid e it s findings t o an y member ofth e Legislatur e an dt o an y perso n affecte d b y th e rale wh o request s th e findings. (d ) Th e committe e shal l provid e it s findings t o th e presidin g officer s o f bot h th e Hous e an

d th e Senate , Senate an

dHous e chair s ofth e standin g committee , an dth e Senate an dHous e chair s o f th e Appropriatio n Subcommitte e tha t hav e jurisdictio n ove r

th e agenc y whos e rales are th e subjec t ofth e findings. (7 ) (a) Th e committe e ma y submi t arepor t on it s revie w o f

state agenc y rales t o eac h membe r o f th e Legislature a

t eac h regula

r session

. (b ) Th e repor

t shal l include : (i ) th e findings an drecommendation s made b y th e committe e unde r Subsectio n (6) ; (ii ) any actio n take n b y a n agenc y in respons e to committe e recommendations ; an d (iii ) an

y recommendation

s by th e committe e fo r legislation , (a s lastamende

d by UT L 200 2 c

h 18 5 s 40 , effectiv e Ma

y 6,2002 )

^ 63-46a-n.S

. Legislativ e reauthorizatio n o f agenc y rule s —Extensio n o f

rule s b y governor . (1 ) Al l grant s o f

ralemaking power

fromth e Legislatur e t o astat e agenc y i n an y statute are made subjec t t o th e provision s o f

thi s section

. (2 ) (a ) Excep t

a s provide d in Subsectio n (2)(b) , every agenc y rale tha

t i s in effect

on Febraar

y 2 8 o f any calenda

r yea r expire s o n Ma y 1 o f tha t year unles s i t ha s bee n reauthorize d b y th e Legislature

. (b ) Notwithstandin g th e provision s o f Subsectio n (2)(a) , a

n agency' s rales d o no t

expire if : (i ) th e rale i s explicitl y mandate db y a federa l la w o r regulation ; o r (ii ) aprovisio n o f

Utah' s constitutio n vest s th e agenc y wit

h specifi c constimtional authority to regulate

. (3 ) (a ) Th e Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committe e shal l hav e omnibu s legislatio n prepare dfor

consideratio n b y th e Legislature durin g it s annual genera

l session

. (b ) Th e omnibu s legislatio n shal l b e substantiall y in th e followin g form : "All rales o f Uta h stat e agencie s are reauthorize d excep t fo r th e following:"

. (c ) Before sendin g th e legislatio n t o th e governo r for hi s action , th e Administrativ e Rule s Revie w Committe e ma

y sen d aletter

t o th e governo r an d t o th e agenc y explainin g specificall y wh y th e committe e believe s an y rale shoul dno t

b e reauthorized

. (d ) Fo r th e purpos e o f

thi s section , th e entir e rale, asingl e section , o r an y complete paragrap h o f

arale ma y b e excepte dfo

r reauthorizatio n in th e omnibu s legislatio n considere d b y th e Legislature

. (4 ) Th e Legislature' s reauthorizatio n o f arale b y legislatio n doe s no t

constitute legislativ e approva l o f th e rale, no r

i s i t admissibl e i

n any proceedin g a s evidenc e o f

legislativ e intent

. (5 ) (a ) I f

a n agenc y believe s tha

t arale tha t ha s no t bee n reauthorize d b y th e Legislature o r that wil l b e allowe d t o expire shoul dcontinu e i n full forc e an d effec t

andi s arale withi n thei r authorize dralemaking power , th e agenc y ma y seek th e governor' s declaratio n extendin g th e rale beyon dth e expiratio n date

. (b ) I n seekin g th e extension , th e agenc y shal l submi t

apetitio n t o th e governor

tha t affirmativel y states : (i ) tha t th e rale i s necessary ; an

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(ii ) acitatio n to th e sourc e o f it s authorit

y t o mak e th e rale. (c ) (i ) Ifth e governo r

finds tha t th e necessit y doe s exist , an dtha

t th e agenc y ha s th e authorit

y t o mak e th e rale, h e ma

y declare th e rale t o b e extende db y publishin g tha t declaratio n i n th e Administrativ e Rule s Bulleti n on o r

befor e Apri l 1 5 o f

tha t year . (ii ) Th e declaratio n shal l se t fort h th e rale to b e extended , th e reason s th e extensio n i s necessary , an dacitatio n t o th e sourc e ofth e agency' s authorit y t o make th e rale. (d ) Ifth e omnibu s bil l require db y Subsectio n (3 ) fail s t o pas s bot h house s ofth e Legislature o r

i s foun d t o hav e atechnical lega

l defec t preventin g reauthorizatio n o f administrativ e rales intende dt o b e reauthorize d b y th e Legislature , th e governo r ma y declare al l rales t o b e extende db y publishin g asingl e declaratio n in th e Administrativ e Rule s Bulleti n on o r befor e Jun e 1 5 withou t

meetin g requirement s o f

Subsection s (5)(b ) and(c)

. (as las tamende

d by UT L 1998 c

h 332 , effectiv e Jul

y 1,1998 ) 63-46a-12

. Intereste dparties

. (1 ) A n intereste dperso n ma

y petitio n a

n agenc y requestin g th e making , amendment , o r repeal o f arale. (2 ) Th e divisio n shal l prescrib e b y rale th e for m fo r petition s and th e procedure fo r thei r submission , consideration , an

ddisposition

. (3 ) A statement

shal l accompany th e propose d rale, o r amendment

o r repea l o f arale, demonstratin g tha t th e propose dactio n i s withi n th e jurisdictio n ofth e agenc y an dappropriate t o th e power s ofth e agency . (4 ) Withi n 3 0 day s afte

r submissio n o f

apetition , th e agenc y shal l eithe r

deny th e petitio n in awritin g statin g it s reason s fo

r th e denial , o r

initiat e ralemaking proceeding s in accordanc e wit h Sectio n 63-46a-4

. (as enacted b y IT

T L 1987 c

h 241 ) 63-46a-12.1

. Judicia l challeng e t o administrativ e rules

. (1 ) (a ) Any perso n aggrieve db y arale ma y obtai n judicia l revie w ofth e rale b y filing a complaint wit h th e count

y cler k i n th e distric t cour t where th e perso n reside s o r i n th e distric t cour t in Salt Lake Coimty

. (b ) An y perso n aggrieve db y a

n agency' s failure t o comply wit

h Sectio n 63-46a- 3 ma

y obtai n judicia l revie w ofth e agency' s failur e t o compl y by filing acomplaint wit h th e cler k ofth e distric t court where th e perso n reside s o r in th e distric t cour t in Salt Lak e County

. (2 ) (a ) Excep t

a s provide di n Subsectio n (2)(b) , aperso n seekin g judicia l revie w unde r thi s sectio n shal l exhaus t

tha t person' s administrativ e remedie s b y complyin g wit h th e requirement s o f Sectio n 63-46a-1 2 befor

e filing th e complaint

. (b ) Whe n seekin g judicia l revie w o f arale, th e perso n nee d not

exhaus t that person' s administrativ e remedie s if : (i ) les s than si x month s ha s passe d sinc e th e dat

e tha t th e rale becam e effectiv e an d th e perso n ha

dsubmitte dverbal o r writte n comment s on th e rale t o th e agenc y durin g th e publi c commen t period ; (ii ) astatute grantin g ralemaking authority expressl y exempt s rales mad e unde r authorit y o f tha t statut e from complianc e wit

h Sectio n 63-46a-12 ; o r (iii ) complianc e wit

h Sectio n 63-46a-1 2 woul d caus e th e perso n irreparabl e harm

. (3 ) (a ) In additio n t o th e informatio n require d b y th e Utah Rule s o f

Civi l Procedure , acomplain t filed imde r

thi s sectio n shal l contain : (i ) th e nam e and mailin g addres s ofth e plaintiff; (ii ) th e nam e an

d mailin g addres s o f th e defendan

t agency ; (iii ) the nam e an d mailin g addres s o f an y othe r part y joine din th e actio n a s a defendant ; (iv ) the tex t

ofth e rale o r

propose d rale, i f any ; (v ) a n allegatio n that

th e perso n filing th e complaint

ha s either exhauste dth e administrativ e remedie s b y complyin g wit h Sectio n 63-46a-1 2 o r

me t th e requirement s for waive r o f exhaustio n o f

administrativ e remedie s establishe db y Subsectio n (2)(b) ; (vi ) th e relief

sought ; an d (vii ) factua

l an dlegal allegation s supportin g th e relie f

sought , (b ) (i ) Th e plaintif

f shal l serv e asummon s an d acop y ofth e complaint a s require d b y th e Uta h Rule s o f

Civi l Procedure

. (ii ) Th e defendant s shal l file a responsiv e pleadin g a s require d b y th e Uta h Rule s o f Civi l Procedures

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^ (iii ) Th e agenc y shal l file th e administrativ e recordofth e rale, i f any , wit h it s responsiv e pleading

. (4 ) Th e distric t

cour t ma y gran t relie f t o th e petitione r by : (a ) declarin g th e rale invalid , ifth e cour t finds that : (i ) th e rale violate s constitutional o r statutor y law o r the agenc y doe s no t

hav e lega l authorit y to make th e rale; (ii ) th e rale i s no t

supporte db y substantial evidenc e whe n viewe din light o f th e whol e administrativ e record ; o r (iii ) th e agenc y di dno t

follo w prope r ralemaking procedure ; (b ) declarin g th e rale nonapplicabl e t o th e petitioner ; (c ) remandin g the matte r

t o th e agenc y fo

r complianc e wit

h prope r ralemaking procedure s o r fiirthe r fact-finding ; (d ) orderin g th e agenc y t o compl y wit h Sectio n 63-46a-3 ; (e ) issuin g ajudicia l sta

y o r injunctio n to enjoin th e agenc y fromillegal actio n o r actio n tha t woul dcaus e irreparabl e har mt o th e petitioner ; o r (f ) any combinatio n o f

Subsection s (4)(a ) throug h (e)

. (5 ) Ifth e plaintif

f meet s th e requirement s o f Subsectio n (2)(b) , th e distric t cour t ma y revie w an d ac t o n acomplaint

unde r thi s sectio n whethe r

o r no t th e plaintif f ha s requeste dth e agenc y revie w unde r Sectio n 63-46a-12

. (a s las tamende

d b y U T L 200 1 c

h 138 , effectiv e Apri

l 30,2001 ) 63-46a-13

. Action s fo r

declarator y judgmen t

t o determin e th e validit y o f arule

. [Repealed ] (repeale d b y UT L 199 0 c

h 224 ) 63-46a-14

. Tim e fo r

contestin g arul e —Statut e o f limitations

. (1 ) A proceedin g t o contes t any rale o n th e groun do f noncomplianc e wit

h th e procedura l requirement s o f

thi s chapte r

shal l conunenc e withi n tw o year s ofth e effectiv e dat e ofth e rale. (2 ) A proceedin g t o contes t any rale o n th e groun do f no t bein g supporte db y substantial evidenc e whe n viewe d in ligh

t ofth e whol e administrativ e recordshal l commenc e withi n fou r year s ofth e effectiv e dat e ofth e challenge daction

. (3 ) A proceedin g t o contes t an y rale o n th e basi s tha t achang e t o th e rale mad e unde r Subsectio n 63-46a-10(2 ) o r

(3 ) substantivel y change d th e rale shal l b e commence d withi n tw o year s ofth e date th e chang e wa s made

. (as las tamende d by UT L 1998 c

h 332 , effectiv e Jul

y 1,1998 ) 63-46a-15

. Declarator y ruling s b y agencies

. [Repealed ] (repeale d b y UT L 198 8 c

h 72 ) 63-46a-16

. Uta h Administrativ e Cod e a s oillcia l compilatio n o

f rule s — Judicia l notice

. Th e cod e shal

l b e received b

y al l th e judges , public officers , commissions , an d department

s o f th e stat e governmen

ta s evidence ofth e administrativ e la w ofth e stat e o f Uta h an d a s a n authorize

d compilatio

n o f th e administrativ

e la w o f Utah . All court

s shal l tak e judicia l notice ofth e cod e an

d it s provisions , (as lastamende

d by UT L 1992 c

h 261 ) 63-46a-17

. Electroni c record s an d conversio n o f wrirte n record s b y governmenta l agencies

. A governmenta

l agenc y ma y mak e rales regardin

g electroni c record

s an d conversion o f

writte n record s a s prescribe d b y Title 46 , Chapte

r 4 , Par t5 , Electroni

c Records i n Governmen

tAgencies , (as enacte d by UT L 200 1 c

h 138 , effectiv e Apri

l 30,2001 ) NOTE : Sourc

e document

s downloade

d 6/23/200 4 from http://www.le.state.ut.us/-code/TlTLE63/6 3 1 B.zip . an d 5/25/200 5 fro m http://www.le.state.ut.us/--code/Tn'LE63/63 1 C.zip . Legislativ e actio

n informatio

n adde d by th e Divisio n o f Administrativ

e Rules base

d o n 63_lB.tx t(2004 ) an

d 63_IC.txt (2005 ) prepare

d by th e OfHc e o f Legislative Researc

h an d Genera l Counsel .



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^ R15 . Administrativ e Services , Administrativ e

Rules . R15-1 . Administrativ e Rul e Hearings . R15-1-1 . Authority . (1 ) Thi s rale establishe s procedure s an d standard s for

administtativ e rale hearing s a s require d b y Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l)(a)

. (2 ) Th e procedure s of

thi s rale constitut e th e minimu mrequirement s for mandator

y administrativ e rul e hearings

. Additiona l procedure s ma y b e require d t o compl y wit

h an y otiier

governin g statute , federal law , o r federa l regulation

. R15-1-2 . Defuiitions . (1 ) Term s use di n thi s rale ar e define di n Sectio n 63-46a-2

. (2 ) I n addition : (a ) "hearing " mean s a

n administrativ e rale hearing ; an d (b ) "officer " mean s a

n administrativ e rale hearin g officer

. R15-1-3 . Purpose . (1 ) Th e purpos e o f

thi s rale i s t o provide : (a ) procedure s fo

r agenc y hearing s o n propose d administrativ e rales o r rales changes, o r

o n th e nee dfo

r arul e o r change ; (b ) opportunity fo

r publi c commen t

o n rales; an d (c ) opportunity fo

r agenc y respons e t o publi c concern s abou t

rales. R15-1-4 . Whe n Agencie s Hol d Hearings . (1 ) Agencie s shal l hol dhearing s a s require d b y Subsectio n 63-46a-5(2)

. (2 ) Agencie s ma

y hol dhearings : (a ) durin g th e publi c commen t perio do n a propose d rale, afte

r it s publicatio n in th e bulleti n an d prio r t o it s effectiv e date ; (b ) befor e initiatin g ralemaking procedure s under Titi e 63 , Chapte r

46a , t o promot e publi c inpu t prio r t o arale's publication ; (c ) durin g aregula

r o r exttaordinary meetin g o f astat e board , council , o r commission , in orde r

t o avoi dseparat e an dadditional meetings ; o r (d ) t o hea

r an y publi c petitio n fo

r arale chang e a s provide d b y Sectio n 63-46a-12

. (3 ) Voluntar

y hearings , a s describe d i n thi s section , follo w th e procedure s prescribe db y tiiis rale o r an y othe r procedure s th e agenc y ma y provid e b y rale. (4 ) Mandator

y hearings , a s describe d i n thi s section , follo w the procedure s prescribe db y thi s rale an d any additional requirement s o f stat e o r federal law

. (5 ) I f a n agenc y hold s amandator y hearin g unde r th e procedure s o f

thi s rale durin g th e publi c commen t perio d describe di n Subsectio n 63-46a-4(6) , n o secon d hearin g i s require dfor th e purpos e o f commen t o n th e same rul e o r

chang e considere d a

t th e first hearing

. R15-1-5 . Hearin g Procedures . (1 ) Notice

. (a ) A n agenc y shal l provid e notic e o f a hearin g by : (i ) publishin g th e hearin g date , time, place , an d subjec t

i n th e bulletin ; (ii ) mailin g copie s o f

th e notic e directi y t o person s wh o hav e petitione dfor ahearin g o r

rale change s under

Sectio n 63-46a- 5 o r 63-46a-12 , respectively ; an d (iii ) postin g fo

r a t leas t 2 4 hour s i n aplac e in th e agency' s office s whic h i s frequented b y th e public

. (b ) I f arales hearin g become s mandator y aftC T th e agenc y ha s publishe dth e propose d rale i n th e bulletin , th e agenc y shal l notif y i n writin g person s requestin g th e hearin g o f

th e time an dplace

. (c ) A n agenc y ma

y provid e additiona l notic e o f ahearing , andshal l giv e further notic e a s ma

y otherwis e b e require d b y law

. (2 ) Hearin g Officer

. (a ) Th e agenc y headshal l appoin t a s hearin g office r aperso n qualifie d t o conduc t fairly th e hearing

. (b ) N o restriction s appl y t o thi s appointmen t excep t th e office r shal l kno w ralemaking procedure

. (c ) However , i f

astat e board , council , o r commissio n i s responsibl e fo r agenc y rulemaking , an d hold s ahearing , amember o r th e body' s designe e ma

y b e th e hearin g officer

. (3 ) Time

. Th e office

r shal l ope n th e hearin g at th e announce dtime an d plac e an dpermi t commen t fo r aminimu mo f

on e hour

. Th e hearin g ma y b e extende d o r

continue d t o anothe r

da y a s necessar

y i n th e judgmen t

o f th e officer

. (4 ) Comment

. (a ) At th e openin g o f

th e hearing , th e office

r shal l explai n th e subjec t

and purpos e ofth e hearin g and invit e orderly , german e commen t fromal l person s i n attendance

. Th e officC

T may se t

time limit s fo

r speaker s and shal l ensur e equitabl e us e o f time

. (b ) Th e agenc y shal l hav e arepresentativ e at th e hearing , othe r

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informatio n b y thos e i n attendance

. (c ) Th e officer

shal l invite writte n commen t t o b e submitte da t

th e hearin g o r

afte r th e hearing , withi n areasonabl e time. Writte n comment shal l b e attache d t o th e hearin g minutes

. (d ) Th e office

r shal l conduc t

th e hearin g a s a n open , informal , orderly , andinformativ e meeting

. Oaths , cross-examination , andrales o f evidenc e ar e no t required

. (5 ) Th e Hearin g Record

. (a ) Th e officer

shal l caus e t o b e recorde d th e name , address , an d relevan t affiliatio n o f

al l person s speakin g at

th e hearing , andcaus e a n electroni c o r mechanica l verbati mrecordin g o f th e hearin g t o b e made , o r make abrie f

summary , o f

thei r remarks

. (b ) Th e hearin g recordconsist s o f acop y o f th e propose drale o r

rale change , submitte dwritte n comment , th e hearin g recordin g o r summary , th e lis t

o f person s speakin g a

t th e hearing , andothe r

pertinen t document s a s determine db y th e agency . (c ) Th e hearin g office

r shall , a s soo n a s practicable , assembl e th e hearin g recordan dtransmi t i t t o th e agenc y for

consideration

. (d ) Th e hearin g recor dshal l b e kep t wit h an d a s par t o f th e rale's administt-ativ e recor di n afile availabl e a t

th e agenc y office s fo

r publi c inspection

. RI5-1-8

. Decisio n o n a n Issu e Regardin g Rulemakin g Procedure

. (1 ) Whe n ahearin g issu e require s adecisio n regardin g ralemaking procedure , th e office r shal l submi t awritte n reques t

fo r adecisio n t o th e directo r

a s soo n a s practicabl e after , o r afte r recessing , th e hearing , a s provide di n Sectio n RI5-5-6

. Th e directo r shal l repl y t o th e agenc y hea d a s provide d i n Subsectio n R15-5-6(2)

. Th e director' s decisio n shal l b e include d in th e hearin g record

. R15-1-9

. Appea l an dJudicia l Review

. (1 ) Person s ma

y appeal di e decisio n o f

di e agenc y head o r

th e divisio n b y petitionin g th e distric t court for judicia l revie w a s provide d by law

. R15

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. Publi c Petitionin g fo r Rulemaking

. R15-2-1

. Authority

. A s require d b y Subsectio n 63-46a-12(2) , thi s rale prescribe s th e for

man dprocedure s fo

r submission , consideration , an ddispositio n o f petition s requestin g th e making , amendment , o r repeal o f an administrativ e rule

. R15-2-2

. Definitions

. (1 ) Terms use d i n thi s rale ar e define d i n Sectio n 63-46a-2

. (2 ) I n addition , "rul e change " means : (a ) makin g ane w rale; (b ) amending , repealing , o r repealin g an d reenactin g a

n existin g rale; (c ) amendin g apropose d rale fiirthe r b y filing achang e i n propose drale unde r th e provision s o f Sectio n 63-46a-6 ; (d ) allowin g apropose d(new , amended , repealed , o r

repeale d an dreenacted ) rale o r chang e i n propose drale t o lapse ; o r (e ) an y combinatio n o f

th e above

. R15-2-3

. Petitio n Procedure

. (1 ) Th e petitio n shal l b e addresse d an d delivere d t o th e hea d o f

th e agenc y autiiorize db y law t o make th e rul e chang e requested

. (2 ) Th e agenc y receivin g th e petitio n shal l stam p th e petitio n wit

h th e dat e o f

receipt

. R15-2-4

. Petitio n Form
. Th e petitio n shall : (a ) b e clearl y designate d "petitio n fo r arale change" ; (b ) stat e th e approximat e wordin g o f th e requeste d rale change ; (c ) describ e th e reaso n fo r th e rale change ; (d ) includ e an addres s an dtelephon e where th e petitione r

ca n b e reache ddurin g regular wor k days ; an d (e ) b e signe db y di e petitioner

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. Petitio n Consideratio n An d Disposition

. (1 ) Th e agenc y heado r

designe e shall : (a ) review an d conside r

th e petition ; (b ) writ e arespons e t o th e petitio n stating : (i ) that th e petitio n i s denie dan dreason s fo r denial , o r (ii ) di e dat e when th e agenc y i s initiatin g a rale chang e consisten t

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# d an d (c ) sen d th e respons e to tiie petitioner within 3 0 day s o f

receip t ofth e petition

. (2 ) Th e petitione dagenc y ma y intervie w th e petitioner , hol d apubli c hearin g o n th e petition , o r take any actio n th e agency , i n it s judgement , deem s necessar y t o provid e th e petitio n du e consideration

. (3 ) Th e agenc y shal l retai n di e petitio n and a cop y o f th e agency' s respons e a s part o f th e administrativ e record

. (4 ) Th e agenc y shal l mai l copie s o f it s decisio n t o al l person s wh o petitione d for arale change

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R15 . Administrativ e Services , Administrativ e Rules . RlS-3 . Definitiona l Clarificatio n o f Administrativ e Rule . R15-3-1 . Authority , Purpose , an d Definitions . (1 ) Thi s rale i s authorize dunde r Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l ) whic h require s th e divisio n t o administe r th e Uta h Administrativ e Rulemakin g Act , Titi e 63 , Chapte r 46a

. (2 ) Thi s rale clarifie s when ralemaking i s required , andrequirement s for incorporatio n b y referenc e withi n rales. (3 ) Term s use di n thi s rale ar e define di n Sectio n 63-46a-2

. whic h broadl y prescrib e goal s an d guidelines

. Policie s ar e no t rales unles s they meet

th e criteri afo

r rales se t fortii under

Sectio n 63-46a-3(2)

. (4 ) Withi n th e limit s prescribe d b y Section s 63-46a- 3 and 63-46a-12.1 , a n agenc y ha s fiill discretio n regardin g th e substantiv e conten t o f it s rales. Th e divisio n ha s authorit

y over nonsubstantiv e conten t unde r Subsection s 63-46a-10(2 ) an d (3) , an d63-46a

10.5(2 ) and(3) , rulemakin g procedures , an d th e physical forma

t o f rales fo r compilatio n i n di e Utah Administrativ e Code

. R15-3-3 . Us e o f

Incorporatio n b y Referenc e i n Rules . (1 ) A

n agenc y incorporatin g material s b y referenc e a s permitte dunde r Subsectio n 63-46a-3(7 ) shal l compl y wit

h th e followin g standards : (a ) Th e rale shal l state specificall y tha t th e cite d material i s "incorporate d b y reference. " (b ) I f th e material contain s options , o r i s modifie d i n it s application , th e option s selecte d an d modification s mad e shal l b e state d i n th e rale. (c ) I f th e incorporate dmaterial i s substantivel y change da

t alater time , an d th e agenc y intend s to enforc e th e revisedmaterial , th e agenc y shal l amen d it s rul e throug h raleinaking procedure s t o incorporat e b y referenc e an y applicabl e change s a s soo n a s practicable

. (d ) In accordanc e wit

h Subsectio n 63-46a

3(7)(c) , an agenc y shal l describ e substantiv e change s tha t appea r i n th e material s incorporate db y referenc e a s par t o f th e "summar

y o f rale o r change " i n th e rale analysis

. (2 ) A

n agenc y shal l compl y wit h copyrigh t requirement s when i t

provide s th e divisio n acop y o f materia l incorporate db y reference. R15-3-2 . Agenc y Discretion . (1 ) A rale ma

y restric t agenc y discretio n t o preven t agenc y personne l fromexceedin g thei r scop e o f employment , o r

committin g arbitrar

y actio n o r applicatio n of

standards , o r

t o provid e du e proces s for person s affectedb y agenc y actions

. (2 ) A rul e ma

y autiioriz e agenc y discretio n tha t set s limits , standards , an dscop e o f employmen t withi n whic h arang e o f

action s ma

y h e applie db y agenc y personnel

. A rale ma y als o estabhs h criteri afo

r grantin g exception s to th e standard s o r procedure s o f di e rul e when , i n th e judgmen t o f authorize dpersonnel , documente d circumstance s warrant
. (3 ) A n agenc y ma

y hav e writte n policie s R15-3-4 . Computer-Prohibite d Materia L (1 ) Al l rule s shal l b e i n aforma t that permit s thei r compatibility widi th e division' s compute r syste m an d compilatio n int o th e Uta h Administrativ e Code

. (2 ) Rule s ma

y no t contai n maps , charts , graphs , diagrams , illustrations , forms , o r simila r material

. (3 ) Th e divisio n shal l issu e an d provid e t o agencie s insbiiction s an dstandard s for

formattin g rales. KEY : administrativ e la w Dat e o f

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R15 . Administrativ e Services , Administrativ e Rules . R15-4 . Administrativ e Rulemakin g Procedures . R15-4-1 . Authorit y an d Purpose . (1 ) Thi s rale establishe s procedure s for filing an dpublicatio n o f

agenc y rales under

Section s 63-46a

4 , 63-46a-6 , an d63-46a-7 , a s autiiorize d unde r Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l)

. (2 ) Th e procedure s o f

thi s rul e constitut e minimu mrequirement s fo r rale filing andpublication

. Otiier governin g statutes , federa l laws , o r

federa l regulation s may requir e additional rale filing an d publicatio n procedures

. R15-4-2 . Definitions . (1 ) Term s use di n tiiis rale ar e define d i n Sectio n 63-46a-2

. (2 ) Otiie r term s ar e define da s follows : (a ) "Anniversary date " mean s th e dat e tha t i s five year s fromth e original effectiv e dat e o f th e rale, o r th e dat e tha t

i s five year s fromth e dat e th e agenc y filed wit h th e divisio n th e mos t recen t five-year

revie w require d unde r

Subsectio n 63-46a-9(3) , whicheve r i s sooner . (b ) "Digest " mean s di e Uta h Stat e Diges t

tiiat summarize s th e conten t

o f th e bulleti n a s require d b y Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l)(f) ; (c ) "Codify " mean s th e proces s o f collectin g an d arrangin g administrativ e rales systematicall y i n th e Uta h Administi-ativ e Code , and include s th e proces s o f verifyin g tiiat

eac h amendment

wa s marke da s require d under Subsectio n 63-46a-4(2)(b) ; (d ) "Complianc e cost " mean s expenditure s a regulate dperso n wil l incur i f arale o r chang e i s mad e effective ; (e ) "Cost " mean s th e aggregate dexpense s person s a s aclas s affecte d b y arale wil l incu r i f arale o r chang e i s mad e effective ; if ) "Savings " means : (i ) a n aggregate dmonetar

y amoun t that wil l n o longer b e incurre d b y person s a s aclas s i f arul e o r chang e i s mad e effective ; (ii ) a n aggregate dmonetar

y amoun t tha t wil l b e refiinde do r

rebate d i f

arale o r

chang e i s mad e effective ; (iii ) an aggregate dmonetar y amoun t

o f anticipate d revenue s t o b e generate d fo r stat e budgets , local governments , o r

boti i if arale o r chang e i s mad e effective ; o r (iv ) an y combinatio n o f

thes e aggregate d monetar y amounts
. (g ) "Unmarke d change " mean s achang e mad e t o rul e tex t

tha t wa s no t marke d a s require d b y Subsectio n 63-46a-4(2)(b)

. R15-4-3 . Publicatio n Date s an d Deadlines . (1 ) Fo r th e purpose s o f

Subsection s 63-46a

4(2 ) and63-46a-6(l) , a

n agenc y shal l file it s rale and rul e analysi s b y 11:59:5 9 p.m . o n th e fifteent h day o f th e mont h fo r publicatio n i n th e bulleti n an d diges t issue do n th e first

o f th e nex t month , an db y 11:59:5 9 p.m . o n th e fu-s

t da y o f th e mont h for publicatio n o n di e fifteent h ofth e same month

. (a ) I f th e fu-s t o r fifteent h day i s aSaturday , o r aTuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , o r Friday holiday , th e agenc y shal l file th e rale an drale analysi s b y 11:59:5 9 p.m . o n th e previou s regular busines s day

. (b ) I f th e first o r fifteenth day i s aSunday o r Monday holiday , th e agenc y shal l file th e rul e an d rale analysi s b y 11:59:5 9 p.m . o n th e nex t regula r busines s day

. (2 ) Fo r

al l purposes , th e officia l dat e o f publicatio n for

di e bulleti n an ddiges t

shal l b e di e first an d fifteendi day s o f

eac h month

. R15-4-4 . Thirty-da y Commen tPeriod . (1 ) Fo r th e purpose s o f

Subsection s 63-46a

4(6 ) an d63-46a-4(7) , an d i n conformit y wit h Uta h Rule s o f Civi l Procedures, Rul e 6 (a) , "3 0 days " shal l b e compute dby : (a ) countin g th e day afte r publicatio n o f

th e rale a s th e first

day ; an d (b ) countin g th e thirtiet h consecutiv e day afte r th e day o f

publicatio n a s di e thirtiet

h day , unles s (c ) th e thirtiet

h consecutiv e day i s aSaturday , Sunday , o r

holiday , i n whic h even t

th e commen t

perio d run s unti l S p.m . th e nex t

regula r busines s day

. (2 ) A rul e ma

y b e mad e effectiv e o n th e da y after th e commen t

perio d expires

. R15-4-5 . Notic e o f

th e Effectiv e Dat e o f

a Rule . (1 ) (a ) Upo n expiratio n o f th e commen t perio ddesignate d o n th e rale analysi s an dfiled wit h th e rule , andbefor e expiratio n o f 12 0 day s afte

r publicatio n o f

apropose drule , th e agenc y proposin g th e rul e shal l notif

y th e divisio n ofth e dat e th e rul e i s t o becom e effectiv e an d enforceable

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^ (b ) Th e agenc y shal l notif y tiie divisio n afte

r determinin g tiiat

di e propose drale, i n th e for m published , shal l b e th e final for mo f di e rale, an d afte

r informin g th e divisio n o f an y nonsubstantiv e change s i n th e rale a s provide d fo

r in Sectio n R15-4-6

. (2 ) (a ) Th e agenc y shal l notif y th e divisio n b y filing wit h th e divisio n afor

mdesignate d fo

r tha t purpos e indicatin g th e effectiv e date

. (b ) If di e for mdesignate di s unavailabl e t o th e agency , di e agenc y ma y notif y th e divisio n b y any othe r for mo f writte n communicatio n clearl y identifyin g th e propose drule , statin g th e dat e th e rul e wa s filedwit

h th e divisio n o r

publishe di n th e bulletin , an dstatin g it s effectiv e date

. (3 ) Th e dat e designate dshal l b e afte r th e commen t perio dspecifie do n th e rale analysis

. (4 ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e effectiv e dat e i n th e nex t

issu e o f th e bulleti n anddigest

. Ther e i s n o publicatio n deadlin e fo r anotic e o f

effectiv e date , no r requiremen t

tha t i t b e publishe dprio r

t o th e effectiv e date

. R15-4-6 . Nonsubstantiv e Change s i n Rules . (1 ) Pursuan t

t o Subsection s 63-46a-3(4)(d ) an d 63-46a-6(2) , fo

r di e purpos e o f

makin g rul e change s tha

t ar e grammatical o r

d o no t materiall y affec t th e applicatio n o r

outcom e o f

agenc y procedure s an d standards , agencie s shall compl y wit h th e procedure s o f thi s section

. (2 ) Th e agenc y proposin g achang e shal l determin e if

th e chang e i s substantiv e o r nonsubstantiv e accordin g to th e criteri acite di n Subsectio n R15-4

- 6(1)

. (a ) Th e agenc y ma y seek di e advic e o f

di e Attorne y Genera

l o r th e division , bu t

th e agenc y i s responsibl e fo

r complianc e wit

h di e cite d criteria

. (3 ) Withou t

complyin g wit

h regula r ralemaking procedures , a n agenc y ma

y mak e nonsubstantiv e change s in : (a ) propose d rales abead y publishe di n th e bulleti n anddiges t

bu t no t mad e effective , o r (b ) rales already effective

. (4 ) T o mak

e anonsubstantiv e chang e in a rule , di e agenc y shall : (a ) notif y th e divisio n b y filing wit h th e divisio n th e for

mdesignate dfor

nonsubstantiv e changes ; (b ) includ e wit

h th e notic e th e rul e tex t

t o b e changed , wit

h change s marke da s require db y Sectio n R15-4-9 ; and (c ) includ e wit

h di e notic e di e nam e o f di e agenc y hea do r designe e authorizin g th e change

. (5 ) A nonsubstantiv e chang e become s effectiv e o n th e dat e di e divisio n make s di e chang e i n di e Uta h Administrativ e Code

. (6 ) Th e divisio n shal l record di e nonsubstantiv e chang e an dit s effectiv e dat e in di e administrativ e rule s register. R l 5-4-7 . Substantiv e Change s i n Propose d Rules . (1 ) Pursuan t

t o Sectio n 63-46a-6 , agencie s shal l compl y wit

h th e procedure s o f

thi s sectio n whe n makin g asubstantiv e chang e i n apropose drale. (a ) Th e procedure s o f

thi s sectio n appl y if

: (i ) th e agenc y determine s achang e i n th e rale i s necessary ; (ii ) th e chang e i s substantiv e unde r th e criteri ao f Subsectio n 63-46a-2(19) ; (iii ) th e rale wa s publishe da s aproposa l i n th e bulleti n an d digest ; an d (iv ) th e rale ha s no t

bee n mad e effectiv e unde r th e procedure s o f

Subsectio n 63-46a-6(l)(d ) and Sectio n R15-4-5

. (b ) If di e rul e i s already effective , th e agenc y shal l compl y wid

i regula r ralemaking procedures

. (2 ) T o mak e asubstantiv e chang e i n a propose drale, th e agenc y shal l file wit h th e division : (a ) arale analysis , marke d t o indicat e th e agenc y intend s to chang e arale already published , and describin g th e chang e andreason s fo r it ; an d (b ) acop y o f

th e propose d rale previousl y publishe d i n di e bulleti n marke d t o sho w onl y dios e change s mad e sinc e th e propose d rul e wa s previousl y publishe d a s describe di n Sectio n R15-4-9

. (3 ) Th e divisio n shal l publis h th e rale analysi s i n th e nex t

issu e o f th e bulletin , subjec t

t o th e publicatio n deadline s o f

Sectio n R15-4-3

. Th e divisio n may als o publis h di e change dtex t o f di e rule

. (4 ) Th e agenc y may make achang e i n propose d rale effectiv e b y followin g th e requirement s o f Sectio n R15-4-5 , o r

ma y furthe r amen dth e rale b y followin g di e procedure s o f Section s R15-4- 6 o r

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. R15-4-8 . Temporar y 120-da y Rules . (1 ) Pursuan t

t o Sectio n 63-46a-7 , fo r th e purpos e o f

filing atemporar

y rale, a n agenc y shall compl y widi th e procedure s o f dii s section

. (2 ) Th e agenc y proposin g atemporar y rale shal l determin e i f

th e nee d for

th e rul e complie s wit

h th e criteri ao f

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y substantial material los s t o di e classe s o f person s o r agencie s th e agenc y i s mandate d t o regulate , serve , o r protect
. (3 ) Th e agenc y shal l us e th e sam e procedure s fo r filing an d publishin g atemporar y rale a s fo

r a permanen t

rule , except : (a ) th e rale shal l becom e effectiv e an d enforceabl e o n th e day an dhou r i t i s recorde db y di e divisio n unles s di e agenc y designate s alate r effectiv e dat e o n th e rale analysis ; (b ) n o commen t

perio di s necessary ; (c ) n o publi c hearin g i s necessary ; an d (d ) th e rale shall expir e 12 0 day s afte r th e rale's effectiv e dat e imles s di e filing agenc y notifie s th e division , o n th e for

mo r by memorandum , o f

a n earlier expiratio n date

. (4 ) A temporar

y rale i s separat e an ddistinc t fromarale filedunde r

regula r ralemaking procedures , dioug h th e languag e o f

th e tw o rales ma

y b e identical

. T o mak e atemporar

y rale permanent , th e agenc y shal l propos e aseparat e rale fo

r regula r rulemaking

. (5 ) Whe n atemporar

y rul e an dasimila

r regula r rale ar e i n effect

at th e sam e time, an y conflic t betwee n th e provision s o f th e tw o ar e resolve din favor o f di e rul e wit

h th e mos t

recen t effectiv e date , unles s th e agenc y designate s odierwis e a s part o f th e rul e analysis

. (6 ) A temporar y rale ha s th e fiill forc e and effect o f apermanen t

rale whil e i n effect , bu t a temporary rul e i s not codifie di n th e Uta h Administrativ e Code

. R15-4-9

. Underscorin g an dStrikin g Ou t (1 ) (a ) Pursuan t

t o Subsectio n 63-46a

4(2)(b) , an agenc y shal l underscor e languag e t o b e adde d an d strik e ou t

languag e t o b e delete di n propose d rales. (b ) Consistent wit h Subsectio n 63-46a

4(2)(b) , an agenc y shall underscor e languag e t o b e adde d an d strike out

languag e t o b e delete di n change s i n propose d rales, 120-da y rales, an dnonsubstantiv e changes

. (c ) Consistent

wit h legislativ e bil l draftin g technique , th e strac k

out languag e shal l b e surrounde d b y brackets

. (2 ) Whe n a

n agenc y propose s t o mak e ane w rul e o r section , di e entire propose dtex t shal l b e underscored

. (3)(a ) When a

n agenc y propose s t o repea l a complet e rale i t

shal l includ e a s par

t o f th e informatio n provide d i n th e rul e analysi s abrie f summar y o f th e delete dlanguag e an dabrie f explanatio n o f

wh y th e rale i s bein g repealed

. (b ) Th e agenc y shal l includ e widi th e rale analysi s acop y o f

th e tex t to b e delete di n on e o f

th e followin g formats : (i ) eac h pag e annotate d "repeale di n it s entirety " o r (ii ) th e entir e tex t

strac k ou t i n it s entirety an d surrounde d b y on e se t

o f brackets

. (c ) Th e divisio n shal l no t publis h repeale d rule s unles s spac e i s availabl e widii n th e pag e limit s o f di e bulletin

. (4 ) Whe n a

n agenc y fail s t o mar

k achang e a s describe d i n thi s section , th e directo r o r hi s designe e ma y refiis e t o codif

y th e change

. Whe n determinin g whether o r no t t o codif y a n unmarke dchange , th e directo r shal l consider : (a ) whether

th e unmarke dchang e i s substantiv e o r

nonsubstantive ; an d (b ) i f th e purpos e o f

publi c notificatio n ha s bee n adequatel y served

. (5 ) Th e director' s refusa l t o codif

y a n unmarke dchang e mean s tha t th e chang e i s no t operativ e for

di e purpose s o f

Sectio n 63-46a-1 6 an d dia t th e agenc y mus t

compl y wit

h regula r ralemaking procedure s t o mak e th e change

. R15-4-10

. Estimate s o f Anticipate dCos t

o r Savings , an d Complianc e Cos t (1 ) Pursuan t

t o Subsection s 63-46a-4(3) , 63

- 46a-6(l) , 63-46a-7(2) , an d53C-1-201(3) , whe n a n agenc y files apropose drale, chang e in propose d rale, 120-da y (emergency ) rale, o r expedite d rul e an d provide s anticipate dcos t o r savings , an d complianc e cos t informatio n i n di e rale analysis , di e agenc y shal l : (a ) estimat e th e incremental cos t o r saving s an d incremental complianc e cos t associate dwit

h th e change s propose d b y th e rale o r change ; (b ) estimat e th e incremental cos t o r saving s an d incrementa l complianc e cos t i n dollars , excep t

a s otherwis e provide di n Subsection s R15-4-10(4 ) an d (5) ; (c ) indicat e tha t th e amount

i s either acos t o r asavings ; an d (d ) estimat e th e incremental cos t o r saving s expecte d t o accra e t o "state budgets, " "loca l governments, " o r

"othe r persons " a s aggregate dcos t o r savings ; (2 ) I n addition , an agenc y inay : (a ) provid e anarrativ e descriptio n o f 

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budgete d cost s associate d widi di e existin g rale, (ii ) figures reporte do n afiscal not e attache d t o arelate d legislativ e bill , o r (iii ) bot h (i ) an d (ii)

. (3 ) If an agenc y choose s t o provid e compariso n figures, i t shal l clearl y distinguis h compariso n figure s fromth e anticipate dcos t o r savings , an d complianc e cos t figures. (4 ) If dolla r estimate s ar e unknow n o r no t available , o r

th e obtainin g thereo f

woul dimpos e a substantial unbudgete dhardshi p o n th e agency , th e agenc y ma

y substitut e areasone d narrativ e descriptio n o f cost-relate d action s require db y di e rale o r change , an d explai n th e reaso n o r

reason s fo

r th e substitution

. (5 ) I f n o cost , savings , o r

complianc e cos t

i s associate dwit

h th e rale o r

change , a n agenc y ma

y ente r "none, " "n o impact, " o r simila r word s in di e rale analysi s followe db y awritte n explanatio n o f ho w th e agenc y estimate d tha

t ther e woul db e n o impact , o r ho w th e propose drule , o r

change s mad e t o a

n existin g rale doe s no t appl y t o "stat e budgets, " "loca l government, " "other persons, " o r

an y combinatio n o f

these

. (6 ) If an agenc y doe s no t

provid e a n estimat e o f cost , savings , complianc e cost , o r areasone d narrativ e descriptio n o f

cos t information ; o r

awritte n explanatio n a s part

o f th e rale analysi s i n complianc e wit h thi s section , th e Divisio n may , afte r makin g a

n attemp t t o obtai n th e require d information , refiis e t o registe r an d publis h th e rale o r

change

. I f

th e Divisio n reftise s t o registe r

andpublis h arul e o r

change , i t

shall : (a ) return th e rale o r

chang e t o th e agenc y wit h anotic e indicatin g tha

t th e Divisio n ha s refuse d t o register an d publis h th e rul e o r

change ; (b ) identif

y th e reaso n o r

reason s wh

y th e Divisio n refuse dt o registe r an dpublis h th e rale o r change ; an d (c ) indicat e th e filing deadline s for th e nex t issu e o f di e Bulletin

. KEY : administrativ e la w Dat e o f

Enactmen to r Las tSubstantiv e Amendment : Jul y 1,199 8 Notic e o f Continuation : Septembe r 29,200 5 Authorizing , an d Implemente d o r Interprete d Law : 63-46a-1 0 R15 . Administrativ e Services , Administrativ e Rules . R15-5 . Administrativ e Rule s Adjudicativ e Proceedings . R15-5-1 . Purpose . (1 ) Thi s rale provide s th e procedure s fo r informa l adjudicativ e proceeding s governing : (a ) appea

l andrevie w o f

adecisio n b y th e divisio n no t

t o publis h a

n agency' s propose d rale o r rul e chang e o r

no t t o registe r

a n agency' s notic e o f effectiv e date ; an d (b ) adeterminatio n b y th e divisio n whethe r an agenc y rale meet s th e procedural requirement s o f Titi e 63 , Chapte r

46a , th e Utah Administrativ e Rulemakin g Act

. (2 ) Th e informa

l procedure s o f

thi s rale appl y t o al l othe r

divisio n action s for

whic h a n adjudicativ e proceedin g ma

y b e required

. R15-5-2 . Authority . Thi s rul e i s require d by Section s 63-46b- 4 an d 63-46b-5 , an di s enacte d under th e authority o f Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l)(m ) an dSection s 63-46b-4 , 63-46b-5 , an d63-46b-21

. R15-5-3 . Definitions . (1 ) Th e term s use din thi s rale ar e define din Sectio n 63-46b-2

. (2 ) In addition , "digest " mean s th e Utah Stat e Diges t whic h summarize s th e conten t o f th e bulleti n a s require d unde r

Subsectio n 63-46a-10(l)(f). R15-5-4 . Refusal t o Publis h o r Registe r a Rul e o r Rul e Change . (1 ) Th e divisio n shal l no t publis h apropose d rale o r rul e chang e when th e divisio n determine s th e agenc y ha s no t

me t th e requirement s o f

Tid e 63 , Chapte r 46a , o r o f Rule s R15- 3 o r

R15-4

. (2 ) Th e divisio n shal l no t registe r a n agency' s notic e o f effectiv e date , no r

codif y th e rale o r

rul e chang e i n th e Uta

h Administrativ e Code , i f th e agenc y exceed s th e 120-da

y limi t require d b y Subsectio n 63

- 46a-4(6)(a) a s interprete din Sectio n R15-4-5

. (3 ) Th e divisio n shal l notif y di e agenc y o f

a refusal t o publis h o r

register arale o r rale change , an d shal l advis e an dassis t

di e agenc y i n correctin g an y erro r o r omission , an d i n re-filin g t o mee t statutor y an d regulatory criteria

. R15-5-5 . Appea l o f

a Refusa l t o Publis h o r Registe r a Rul e o r Rul e Change . 

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a divisio n refusa

l t o publis h o r

registe r arul e o r

rul e chang e b y filing awritte n petitio n fo r revie w wit

h th e divisio n director

. (2 ) Th e divisio n directo r shal l gran t

o r den y di e petitio n withi n 2 0 days , andrespon di n writin g givin g th e reason s fo r

any denial

. (3 ) Th e agenc y ma

y appeal th e decisio n o f th e divisio n directo r

b y filing awritte n appeal t o th e Executiv e Directo r

o f th e Departmen t

o f Administrativ e Service s withi n 2 0 day s o f receip t ofth e divisio n director' s decision

. Th e Executiv e Directo r shal l respon d withi n 2 0 day s affirmin g o r reversin g th e divisio n director' s decision

. R15-5-6

. Determinin g th e Procedura l Validit y o f a Rule

. (1 ) A perso n ma y contes t th e procedural validity , o r

reques t adeterminatio n o f

whedie r arale meet s th e requirement s o f Tid e 63 , Chapte r

46a , b y filing awritte n petitio n wit h th e division

. (a ) Th e rale a

t issu e ma y b e apropose d rul e o r a n effectiv e rale. (b ) Th e petitio n mus t

b e receive d b y th e divisio n withi n th e two-yea r limi t se t b y Sectio n 63

- 46a-14

. (c ) Th e petitio n ma y emanat e from a ralemaking hearin g a s i n Sectio n R15-1-8

. (d ) Th e petitio n shal l specif y th e rale o r

rale chang e a t issu e an dreason s wh

y th e petitione r

deem s i t procedurall y flawedo r

invalid

. (e ) Th e petitio n shal l b e accompanie db y an y document s th e divisio n shoul dconside r i n reachin g it s decision

. (f

) Th e petitio n shal l b e signe dan ddesignat e atelephon e number

where th e petitione r

ca n b e contacte ddurin g regula

r busines s hours

. (2 ) Th e divisio n shal l respon d t o th e petitio n i n writin g witiii n 2 0 day s o f it s receipt

. (a ) Th e divisio n shal l researc h al l record s pertainin g t o th e rale o r

rale chang e at

issue

. (b ) Th e respons e o f

th e divisio n shal l stat e whether th e rul e i s procedurall y vali do r invali dan d ho w th e agenc y ma

y remedy an y defec t (c ) Th e divisio n shal l sen dacop y o f th e petitio n an d it s respons e t o th e pertinen t agency . (3 ) Th e petitione r ma y reques t reconsideratio n o f

di e division' s findings b y filing a writte n reques t

fo r reconsideratio n wit

h th e divisio n director

. (a ) Th e directo r

ma y respon dt o th e reques t

i n writing

. (b ) If th e petitione r

receive s n o respons e widii n 2 0 days , th e reques t i s denied

. R15-S-7

. Remedie s Resultin g fro ma n Adjudicativ e Proceeding

. (1 ) A rale th e divisio n determine s i s procedurall y invali dshal l b e stricke n fromth e Uta h Administrativ e Cod e an dnotic e o f it s deletio n publishe d in th e nex t

issue s o f th e bulleti n an d digest

. (2 ) Th e divisio n shal l notif y th e pertinen t agenc y and assis t

di e agenc y i n re-filing o r odierwis e remedyin g th e procedural omissio n o r erro r i n th e rale. (3 ) A rale th e divisio n determine s i s procedurall y vali dshal l b e publishe dan dregistere d prompdy

. KEY : administrativ e procedure , administrativ e la w Dat e o f

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## Environmenta l Quality , Ai rQualit y 

# R307-20 4 Emissio n Standards : Smok e Managemen t NOTIC E O F PROPOSE D RUL E

(Amendment ) DA R FIL E No. : 2850 1 FILED : 02/09/2006 , 10:2 9 RUL E ANALYSI S PURPOS E O F TH E RUL E O R REASO N FO R TH E CHANGE : Th e Ai r Qualit y Boar d i s proposin g t o revis e Rul e R307-20 4 t o enhanc e Utah' s smok e managemen t progra m b y providin g lan d manager s mor e flexibilit y whe n ignitin g 'smal l prescribe d fires " an d "smal l prescribe d pil e fire s (d e minimis) " wit h minima l risk

. I n addition , t o bette rprotect th e publi c health , revision s t o thi s rul e wil l requir e lan d managers t o submi t mor e informatio n fo r"wildlan d fire us e events, " suc h a s distanc e t o neares t community , elevatio n o f fire, an d fire' s airshe d number

. Finall y a ne w sectio n wa s adde d t o clarif y th e procedure s fo rignitin g "larg e prescribe d pil e fires, " whic h wil l ai d i n reducin g th e ris k o f wildlan d fires

. SUMMAR Y O F TH E RUL E O R CHANGE : Lan d managers ar e give n mor e flexibilit y whe n ignitin g "smal l prescribe d fires " an d "smal l prescribe d pil e fires (d e minimis) " wit h minima l risk. Cunentl y lan d managers canno t ignit e thes e type s o f fires whe n th e clearin g inde x i s belo w 500

. Whe n th e Clearin g Inde x o f 50 0 wa s originall y establishe d ther e wa s littl e scientifi c informatio n available

. Thi s proposa l wil l allo w lan d managers t o ignit e thes e type s o f fires whe n th e clearin g inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d 40 0 wit h approva l o f th e executiv e secretary

. Allowin g thes e type s o f fires wil l hel p lan d manager s reduc e exces s fue l an d thu s reduc e th e potentia l fo rwildfires

. I n addition , thes e type s o f fires ar e smal l an d contained , makin g the m easie rt o monito ran d control

. Further , becaus e thes e fires bur n ver y ho t an d efficiently , the y produc e fewe remissions

. Researc h o n pil e burnin g ha s foun d tha t particulate s produce d b y pil e bumin g ar e neari y hal f o f tha t fro m broadcas t bumin g (Smok e Managemen t Guid e fo rPrescribe d an d Wildlan d Fire , 200 1 Edition , Ottmar , Roge rD. , 2001)

. Revision s t o thi s ml e wil l requir e lan d manager s t o submi t mor e informatio n abou t "wildlan d fire us e events, " suc h a s distanc e t o neares t community , elevatio n o f fire, an d fire's airshe d number

. Thi s proposa l include s a ne w sectio n outlinin g procedure s fo rignitin g "larg e prescribe d pil e fires." Additiona l grammatica l an d technica l revision s wer e mad e throughou t th e rule

. STAT E STATUTOR Y O R CONSTITUTIONA L AUTHORIZATIO N FO R THI S RULE : Subsectio n 19-2-104( 1 )(a ) ANTICIPATE D COS T O R SAVING S TO : • TH E STAT E BUDGET : Expense s o f staffin g th e smok e managemen t progra m ar e share d by stat e an d federa l agencies , wit h th e federa l agencie s payin g al l o f th e salary

. Ther e ma y b e a saving s t o th e federa l an d stat e government s i n reduce d cost s fo rwildfir e suppression , b y reducin g th e availabl e fuel s an d thu s reducin g th e potentia l fo rwildfires

. • LOCA L GOVERNMENTS : Loca l government s wil l no t b e affecte d b y th e rul e unles s the y manag e wildland s o rus e prescribe d fire. I f so , thei rcost s wil l approximat e thos e o f othe rpersons-se e "Complianc e cost s fo raffecte d persons " below

. • OTHE R PERSONS : Mos t o f th e paperwor k require d b y thi s rul e i s alread y use d by governmenta l lan d managers . Th e propose d revision s wil l bette rprotect th e publi c b y reducin g fuels , whic h wil l resul t i n lowe rintensit y wildfires

. I n addition , thes e revision s may resul t i n som e saving s i n reduce d illness , emergency roo m visits , los t wor k an d schoo l tim e fo rsensitiv e individual s suc h a s asthmatic s an d th e elderly

. However , thos e benefit s ar e no t quantifiable

. COMPLIANC E COST S FO R AFFECTE D PERSONS : Mos t o f th e paperwor k

require d by thi s rul e i s alread y use d b y governmenta l lan d managers . Th e propose d revision s wil l bette rprotect th e publi c by reducin g fuels , whic h wil l resul t i n lowe rintensit y wildfires

. I n addition , thes e revision s ma y resul t i n som e saving s i n reduce d illness , emergency roo m visits , los t wor k

an d schoo l tim e fo rsensitiv e individual s suc h a s asthmatic s an d th e elderiy

. However , thos e benefit s ar e no t quantifiable

. COMMENT S B

Y TH E DEPARTMEN T HEA D O N TH E FISCA L IMPAC T TH E RUL E MA Y HAV E O N BUSINESSES

: Lan d managers ar e workin g t o restor e health y ecosystems , an d are includin g th e us e o f fire a s a managemen t tool

. Thi s rul e ensure s tha t publi c healt h i s bette rprotected

. Ver

y fe w businesse s wil l b e affecte d by th e rule , an d thei rcost s ar e uncertain

. Diann e R

. Nielson , Executiv e Directo r TH E FUL L TEX

T O F THI S RUL E MA

Y B E INSPECTED , DURIN G REGULA R BUSINES S HOURS , AT : ENVIRONMENTA L QUALITY AI R QUALITY 15 0 N1950 W SAL T LAK E CITY U T 84116-3085 , o r a t th e Divisio n o f Administrativ e Rules

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# d R307 . Environmenta l Quality , Ai r Quality . R307-204 . Emissio n Standards ; Smoke Managemen t R307-204-3 . Definitions . Th e following additiona

l definition s apply only t o R307-204

. "Annua l Emission s Goal " mean s th e annua l establisiunent

o f a planned quantitativ e valu e o f emission s reduction s fivmprescribe dfire. "Bes t Managemen

t Practices " mean s smok

e management

an d dispersio n technique s useddurin g aprescribe dfir e o r awildlan dfir

e use[4 ] eventffo

r rcaourc e benofit

l tha t affec t th e direction , duration , heigh t o r densit y o f smoke

. "Bu mPlan " mean s th e pla n required fo

r eac h fir e ignite dby manager s or

allowe d t o bum

. "Bu mWindow " mean s th e perio do f time durin g whic h th e prescribe d fir

e i s schedule d fo

r ignition

. "Emissio n Reductio n Technique s (ERT) " mea n tectinique s fo

r controllin g emission s fro

mprescribe dfire s to minimiz e th e amoun t o f emissio n outpu

t pe r uni t o r acr e burned

. "Federa l Clas s I Area " mean s an

y Federa l lan dtha t i s federally classified or

reclassifie dClas s I
. 'Tir e Prescription " mean s th e measurabl e criteri atha

t define condition s unde

r whic h aprescribe dfir

e ma y b e ignited , guide selectio n o f

appropriat

e managemen

t responses, and indicate s other requiredactions

. Prescriptio n criteri ama y includ e bu t ar e no t limite dto safety , economic , publi c health , environmental , geographic , administrative , social , or

lega l considerations

. "Land Manager " mean s an

y federal , state , loca

l o r private entit

y tha t owns , administers , directs , oversee s or control s th e us e o f

publi c or privat e land , includin g th e applicatio n o f fir e t o th e land

. "Non-burning Alternative s to Fire " mean s non-bumin g technique s tha t ar e use d to acliiev e aparticula r landmanagement

objective , includin g but

no t limited t o reduction o f

fiie l loading , manipulatio n o f fuels , enhancemen

t o f wildlif e habitat , an

d ecosystemrestructuring

. Thes e alternative s ar e designe dt o replace th e us e o f fir e for a t leas t th e nex t five years . "Particulat e Matter " mean s the liqui dor soli dparticle s suc h a s dus t smoke , mist , or

smop foun

din air emissions

. "Pile " mean s natural material s o r debri s resultin g fro

msom e typ e o f fuel s managemen t

practic e tha

t hav e bee n relocate deithe r b v hand o r machiner y int o aconcentrate darea . "Pil e Buming " mean s burnin g o f individua l piles

. "PrescribedFir e o r Prescritie dBum " mean s an y fire ignite db y managemen

t action s to meet

specifi c objectives , suc h a s acliievin g resourc e benefits. [ "Particulat e Matter " moan

o th o liqui d o r

soli d poitiolo aouo

h n o dust , amokc , miot, o r

smo g foun

d i n air cmiasiono. ] "Smok e Sensitiv e Receptors " mean s populatio n center s such a s town s an dvillages , campground s an d trails , hospitals , nursin g homes , schools , roads , aiiports

. Clas s I areas , nonattainment andmaintenanc e areas , area s whos e air

qualit y monitorin g dat aindicat

e pollutan t level s tha t ar e clos e to healt

h standards , andany othe

r area s wher

e smok e an d air pollutant s ca

n adversely affec

t publi c healtli , safet

y an dwelfare

. "Wildland " mean s a

n are ai n whic h developmen

t i s essentially non-existent , excep

t fo r pipelines , powe

r lines , roads , railroads , or

othe r transportatio n or

conveyanc e facilities

. Structures , i f anv . are widel v scattered

. "WildlandFire " mean s an y non-structur

e fire, othe

r tha n prescribedfire , tha

t occur s in the wildland

. "WildlandFir

e Use[ d fo r Roaouro c Boncfit a(WFURB)lEvgnt " mean s naturally ignited wildlan dfir e tha t i s manage dt o accomplis h specifi c preslate dresourc e managemen t objective s i n predefined geographi c areas . "Wildland Fire Inq)lementatio n Plan " mean s th e pla n requiredfo

r each fir e tha t i s allowe d t o bum

. "Wildlan d Fir e Implementatio n Pla

n Stag e I " mean s th e initia l wildlandlir

e plannin g documen t

It i s develope d fo

r fire s wit h alow potentia l o f sprea d andnegativ e impacts

. "Wildlan d Fir e Implementatio n Pla

n Stag e II " mean s amor

e detaile dwildland fu e plannin g document

. It i s develope d fo

r larger mor e activ e fire s wit

h agreate r potentia l fo r geogiapiii c extent
. R307-204-4 . Genera

l Requirements . (1 ) Managemen

t o f On-Going Fires

. If

, afte r consultatio n wit

h th e lan d manager , the executiv e secretar y determine s tha

t aprescribe d fire , wildlandfir

e use[ dfo r rooouro o bonofits ] even t

wildlan d fire , or an y smok e transporte d fit)mothe

r locations , i s degradin g ai

r qualit y to level s tha t couldviolat

e th e Nationa

l Ambien t Ai r Qualit y Standard s o r bu mpla n conditions , th e lan d manage r shall promptl y stop ignitin g additiona l prescribe dfues

. (2 ) Emission s Calculations

. I n calculatin g emission s informatio n require d unde

r R307-204 , each lan

d manage r shall us e emission factors approved b y th e executiv e secretary
. (3 ) Non-bumin g Alternative s to Fire

. Beginnin g i n 2004 an d annuall y thereafter , each land manage r shall submit

t o the executiv e secretar y b y Marc

h 1 5 alis t

o f area s treate dusin g non-bumin g alternative s t

o iir e during th e previou s calenda r year , includin g the numbe r o f acres , th e specific type s o f

alternative s used , and the location o f thes e areas . (4 ) Annua

l Emission s Goal

. Th e executiv e secretar y shall provid e a n opportunit

y fo r a n annua l meetin g wit

h lan d manager s fo

r the purpos e o f

evaluation an

d adoptio n o f

th e annua l emissio n goal

. The annua l emission goa

l shal l b e developedi

n cooperatio n wit

h states , federa l lan dmanagemen

t agencie s an d private entities , t o contro l prescribedfire emission s increase s to th e maximumfeasible extent
. (5 ) Long-ter

mFir e Projections

. Eac h land manage r shal l provide t o the executiv e secretar

y b y March 1 5 annually long-ter mprojection s o f futur e prescribe d fv e [an

dwildlan d fir

o use dfo r resouro o bonofit

s jactivit y fo r annua l assessmen

t o f visibilit y impairmen t



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o R307-204-«

. Sma U Prescribe dFires

. (1 ) A prescribe dfir

e tha t cover s les s tha

n 2 0 acre s per

bum[-a» d result s i n ai r emiosion s los s tha

n 0. 5 ton s o f

portioulot e matter pe r day ] shal l b e ignite d onl y whe

n the clearin g inde

x i s 50 0 o r

greater
. (2 ) A prescribe dfir

e tha t cover s les s tha

n 2 0 acre s pe

r da v ma y b e ignite d whe n th e Nationa l Weather Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d 40 0 unde r aconditional basi s wit

h approva l ofth e executiv e secretary
. (a ) Th e prescribe dfir

e shoul db e recorde d a s ad e minimi s prescribe d fir

e o n th e Uta

h Annua l Bu mSchedule

. (b ) Th e Lan d Manage r

i s require dt o notif

y th e executiv e secretar y b v fax , e-mail , o r

phon e prio r

t o ignitio n ofth e bu mwhe n bumin g belo w aNationa l Weather Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d 400

. (c ) Additional reportin g requirement s includin g hourl v photographs , arecor do f anv complaints , hourl y meteorologica l condition s an d a

n hourl v descriptio n o f

th e smok e plum e mus t

b e recorde d an dsubmitted

. R307-204-7

. Smal l Prescribe dPil e Fire s (d e minimis)

. e n Pil e bum s coverin g u

p t o 30.00 0 cubi c feet

pe r dav shall b e ignite donl v whe n the clearin g inde x i s 50 0 o r greater
. (2 ) Pil e bum s coverin g u

p t o 30.00 0 cubi c feet

pe r da v ma v b e ignite dwhe n th e Nationa l Weather Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s behvee n 50 0 an d40 0 unde r aconditiona

l basi s wit h approva l ofth e executiv e secretary
. (& ) Th e pil e fir

e shoul db e recorde da s ad e minimi s prescribe d fir e o n th e Uta

h Annua l Bu mSchedule

. (b ) Th e Lan d Manage r

i s requiredt o notif

y th e executiv e secretar y b y fax , e-mail , o r

phon e prio r

t o ignitio n ofth e bu mwhe n bumin g belo w aNationa l Weather Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d400

. Cc ) Additional reportin g requirement s includin g hourl v photographs , arecordo f an v complaints , hourl y meteorologica l condition s an d a

n hourl v descriptio n o f

th e smoke plum e mus t

b e recorde d an d submitted

. R307-204-(7]8

. Larg e Prescribe dFires

. (1 ) Bu mPlan

. For

aprescribe d fir

e tha t cover s 2 0 acres [ or

mor e per bur n or rogults i n oi r emission s o f

0. 5 ton s o r

mor e o f portioulat o matte r pa r day] , th e lan dmanage

r shall submit

t o th e executiv e secretar y abumplan , includin g afire prescription , upo n reques t (2 ) Pre-Bu mInformation

. For aprescribe dfir

e tha t cover s 2 0 acre s or mor e pe r bum [ o r reoult o i n ai r omission s o f

0. 5 ton s o r mor o o f particulat e matte r pe r day] , th e lan

dmanage r shall submi t

pre-bu m information t o th e executiv e secretar y a t leas t tw o week s befor

e the beginnin g o f

th e bumwindow

. Th e pre-bu minformatio n shall b e submitte d to th e executiv e secretar y on th e for

mprovide d b y the Divisio n o f

Air Qualit y b y fax , electroni c mai l o r

posta l mai l andshall include th e following infomiation : (a ) Th e three-letter

ID , project

number , date submitted , nam e o f perso n submittin g th e form , bummanager , an dphon e numbers ; (b ) Summar

y o f bu mobjectives , suc h a s restoration o r maintenanc e o f

ecologica l fiinction s o r

indicatio n o f

fire resiliency ; (c ) An y sensitiv e receptor

withi n 1 5 miles , includin g an y Clas s I or nonattainment

or maintenanc e area , and distanc e an ddirectira i i n degree s fro

mth e projec t

site ; (d ) Planne d mitigatio n methods ; (e ) Th e smok

e dispersio n o r

visibilit y model usedandresults ; (f ) The estimate damoun

t o f tota l particulate matte

r anticipated ; (g ) A descriptio n o f how th e publi c and lan

dmanager s in neighborin g state s wil l b e notified ; (h ) A map[ , profembl

y wit h o soalo o f

1:62,500, ] depicting bot

h the daytime andnighttim

e smok e pat h an d down-drainag e flo

w fo r a minimumo f

1 5 mile s fixtmthe bumsit e wit h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated ; (i ) Safet y and contingenc y plan s fo r addressin g an

y smok e intrusions ; and (j ) I f tti e fir e i s in anonattainment

o r maintenanc e are aand i s subject t o genera

l conformit

y (4 2 U.S.C

. 7506{cj) , acopy o f th e conformit y demonstratio n showin g tha t th e fire meet s the requirement s o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t an d conform s wit

h th e applicabl e Stat

e Implementatio n Pla a (k) Planne dus e o f

emissio n reduction technique s to suppor t establishmen

t o f a n annua l emission s goal , i f

no t alread y submitte d unde r R307-204-5

. (I) An y other information neede db y th e executiv e secretar y fo r smok e managemen

t purposes , or

fo r assessmen

t o f contributio n to visibilit y impairmen

t i n an y Clas s I area . (3 ) BumReques t (a ) The land manage

r shall submit

t o th e executiv e secretar

y a bumreques t

o n the for

mprovide d b y th e Divisio n o f Air Qualit y b y [10:0 0 a.m.]l00 0 hour s a

t leas t tw o busines s day s befor

e the planne d ignitio n time

. Th e for

mma y b e submitte db y fa

x or electroni c mail , an d mus t include the following information : (i ) Th e three-lette

r identificatio n an dprojec t

numbe r consisten t wit h th e annua

l bumschedul e require d in R307-204-5(l ) above ; (ii ) Th e dat

e submitte dand b y whom ; an d (iii ) Th e bu mmanage

r conductin g th e bu mandphone numbers

. (b ) N o prescribe d fir

e requiring abu

mpla n shal l b e ignited befor

e th e executiv e secretar

y approve s o r

conditionally approve s th e bu m reques t (c ) I f aprescribe d fire i s delayed , change do r not complete d followin g bu mapproval , any significan t change s i n th e bu mpla

n shal l b e submitte d t o the executiv e secretar y befor e the bu mreques t

i s submitted

. I f

aprescribe dfire i s not

carrie dout , th e lan

dmanage r shall lis t th e reasons on th e bu mreques t fcH mprovide db y the Divisio n o f Air Qualit y an d shall submi t

the for mby fa x or electroni c mai l t o th e executiv e secretar

y b y 18:0 0 o.m.]0800 hour s th e followin g busines s day

. (4 ) Daily Emission s Report B y [8:00 tt.m.]0800 hour s on th e da y following th e prescribe d bum , fo r eac h da y o f prescribe dfir

e activit y coverin g [50]2 0 acre s o r

more , th e landmanage

r shall submi t

t o th e executiv e secretar

y adail y emission report

o n the for mprovided b y the Divisio n o f Ai r Qualit y includin g the following information : (a) Th e three-lette

r identification andproject

numbe r consistent wit h th e annua

l bumschedul e require din R307-204-5(l ) above ; (b ) Th e date submittedan

d by whom ; (c ) Th e star

t an denddate s andtime s ofth e bum ; (d ) Emissio n information includin g blac k aaes , ton s fue

l consumed pe

r acre , andton s particulat

e matte r produced ; (e ) Publi c interes t

regarding smoke ; (f ) Daytim e ventilation ; (g ) Nighttim

e smok e behavior , (h ) Evaluatio n o f

th e technique s use dby the lan dmanage r to reduce emission s or

manag e th e smok

e fro mthe prescribed bum ; and (i ) Emissio n reductio n technique s applied

. (5 ) Emissio n Reduction and Dispersio n Techniques

. Eac h lan d manage r shall tak e measure s t

o preven t smok e impacts

. Suc

h measure s ma y include bes t

managemen

t practice s suc

h a s dilution , emissio n

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# a reductio n o r avoidanc e in additio n to other s describe d i n th e pre-bu m informatio n for

mprovide db y di e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality

. A

n evaluatio n o f

th e technique s shall b e include d in th e dail y emission s repor t require dby (4 ) above

. (6 ) Monitorin g Lan dmanager s shall monito r the effects o f

the prescribe d fire on smok

e sensitiv e receptors andon visibilit y i n Clas s I areas , a s directe dby the bu mplan

. Hourl y visua l monitorin g an d documentatio n ofth e directio n ofth e smok e plum e shall b e recorde d o

n the for mprovide db

y th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Qualit y o r o n the lan d manager' s equivalen

t form

. Complaint s fiomth e publi c shall b e note d i n th e projec t

file. Record s shal l b e availabl e fo r inspectio n b y th e executiv e secretar

y fo r six month s following th e en dofth e fire. R307-204-9

. Larg e Prescribe dPil e Fires

. fl ) Bu mPlan

. Fo r

aprescribe d pil e fir

e tha t exceed s 30.00 0 cubi c fee t pe r dav

. the lan dmanage

r dial l submit

t o th e executiv e secretar y abu mplan , includin g afir e prescription , upo n reques t (2 1 Pre-BumInformation

. Fo r aprescribe dpil e fir

e tha t exceed s 30.00 0 cubi c fee

t o r mor e oer bum , th e landmanager

shall submit

pre bu minformatio n to the executiv e secretar y a t leas t tw o week s befor

e th e beginnin g ofth e bumvyindow

. Th e ore-bu minformatio n shall b e submitte d to th e executiv e secretar y o n th e for

mprovide db v th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Oualit v b v fax , electroni c mai l o r

posta l mail andshal l include th e followin

g information : (al Th e three-lette

r ID
. projec t

number , date submitted , name o f perso n submittin g the form , bu mmanager , andphon e numbers : (b > Summar

y o f bumobjectives , suc h a s restoration o r maintenanc e o f

ecologica l fiinctions o r

indicatio n o f

fire resiliencv: (c t An v sensitiv e receptor

withi n 1 5 miles , includin g anv Clas s I or nonattainmen

t or maintenanc e area , and distanc e anddirectio n in degree s fro

mth e project

site : (d ) Planne dmitigatio n methods : (e l The smok

e dispersio n or

visibiht y mode l use d andresults : (f l The estimate d amoun

t o f tota l particulate matter

anticipated ; (g > A descriptio n o f

ho w th e publi c an d land manager s in neighborin g state s will b e notified : (hi ) A ma p depictin g bot

h th e davtim

e an dnighttime smok

e pat h an d down-drainag e flo

w fo r aminimumo f

1 5 mile s fi-omth e bu msit

e wit h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated : (i ) Safet y an d contingenc y plan s fo

r addressin g an

v smok e inlmsions : and (] ) I f the fire i s i

n anonattainmen

t or maintenanc e areaand i s subject t o genera l conformit

y (4 2 U.S.C

. 7506(c))

. acop y o f the conformit y demonstratio n showin g tha t th e fire meet s th e requirement s o f th e Clea n Ai r Act and conform s wit

h th e applicabl e Stat

e Implementatio n Plan

. (k) Planne dus e o f

emissio n reductio n technique s t o suppor t establishmen

t o f a n annua l emission s goal , i f

not alread y submitte d unde r R307-204-5

. (1 1 An v other information neede d b v the executiv e secretar y fo r smok e managemen

t purposes , o r

fo r assessmen

t o f contributio n t

o visibilit v impairmen

t in anv Clas s I area . (3 1 Bu mRequest
. (a) Th e landmanage

r shall submit

t o th e executiv e secretar

y a bu mrequest on the foi mprovidedb v the Divisio n o f Ai r Oualit v b v 1 OO P hour s a t leas t tw o busines s dav s befor

e th e planne d ignitio n time

. Th e for mma y b e submitte db v fa

x o r electi-onic mail , andmus t

includ e th e followin

g information : (i ) The three-lette

r identification and project

numbe r consistent witii th e annua

l bumschedul e require di

n R307-204-5( n above : (ii i The dat

e submitted andb v whom : and (iii i Th e bu mmanage r conducting th e buman

dphon e numbers

. (b l N o prescribe d pil e fire requiring abu mpla n shal l b e ignite d befor e th e executiv e secretar

y approve s or

conditionally approve s di e bu mrequest (c 1 I f aprescribe d pil e fire i s delayed , changed or no t complete d following bu mapproval , an v significan

t change s in di e bu mplan shal l b e submitte dt o th e executiv e secretar y befor e the bu mreques t

i s submitted

. I f

aprescribe dfir

e i s not carrie dou t

th e land manager

shall lis t th e reason s on th e bu mrequest for mprovide db v th e Divisio n o f Ai r Dualit y and shal l submi

t th e for mb v fa x or elecfatini c mai l t o th e executiv e secretar

y b v 080 0 hour s th e followin g busines s dav

. (4 1 Dail y Emission s Repor t B v 080 0 hour s o n th e da

v following th e prescribe dpil e bum , fo r each da v o f pil e fire activit

y exceedin g 30.00 0 cubi c fee t

th e lan d manage r shall submit

t o th e executiv e secretar y adail y emissio n repor

t o n th e for mprovide d b v di e Divisio n o f Ai r Oualit v includin g the followin

g information : (a l Th e three-lette

r identification and project

numbe r consistent wit h th e aimua

l bu mschedul e require din R307-204-5(1 1 above : (b l Th e date submitte dandb v whom : (c l Th e star

t an den ddate s and time s o f

th e bum : (d l Emissio n information including black acres , ton s fue

l consume dp w acre , an

d ton s particulat

e matte r produced : (e l Publi c interes t

regarding smoke : (f l Davtime ventilation : (g 1 Nighttime smok

e behavior

. (h i Evaluatio n o f

the technique s use db v th e landmanager t o reduc e emission s o r

manag p th e smok

e fiomthe prescribe d pil e bum : and (i i Emissio n reductio n technique s apphed

. (5 1 Emissio n Reductio n andDispersio n Techniques

. Eac h lan d manager shal l tak e measure s to preven

t smok e impacts

. Suc

h measure s ma v includ e bes t

managemen

t practice s such a s dilution , emissio n reductio n o r

avoidanc e i

n addition t o other s describe d i n th e ore-bu m informatio n for

mprovide db

v th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Oualitv

. A

n evaluatio n ofth e technique s shall b e includedi n the dail y emission s repor t required b v (4 1 above

. (6 1 Monitoring

. Land manager s shal l monitor th e effect s ofth e prescribe d pil e fir

e on smok e sensitiv e receptor s an d o n visibilit y i n Clas s I areas , a s directe db v th e bu mplan

. Hourlv visua

l monitOTin

g an d documentatio n o f

the directio n o f

the smok e plume shal l b e recorde d o n th e for

mprovided b v the Divisio n o f Ai r Oualit v o r o n th e land manager' s equivalen

t form

. Complaint s fix)mth e publi c shal l b e note di n th e projec t

file. Record s shall b e availabl e fo r inspectio n b v th e executiv e secretar

y fo r si x month s followin

g the en d ofth e fire. R307-204-[8]10

. Requirements for Wildlan dFir e [wit

h Potentia l (I ) Bu mApprova

l Required

. (a ) Th e land manage

r shall notif y the executiv e secretar

y [by th e clos e o f businos o ofth e firs

t da y o f an y wildlan dfir

o tha t cover s 2 0 aoro s o r moro.—Th o notifiootio

n shall includ

e th o foUo>vin

g informarionlo f

any potential wildlan d fire us e fWFU 1 event havin g a wildlan dfire implementatio n pla n (WFIP 1 Stag e I
. Th e followin g informatio n wil l b e provided : (i ) UT M coordinat

e o f the fire; (ii ) Activ e bumin g acres ; (iii ) Probabl e fir

e siz e an ddail y anticipated growt

h i n acres ; (iv ) Type s o f

wildland fue

l involved ; (v ) A n emergenc

y telephon e numbe r tha ti s answere d 24 hour s a day;[-«jd ]

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# o (vi ) Wildemes s or Resourc e Natiira

l Are adesignation , i f applicable[T] ; (vii l Distanc e t o neares t

community ; (viii l Elevatio n o f

fire: an d fix 1 Fire' s airshe dnumber

. (b ) [Th e following information sholl b e submitte dto tho executiv e secretar

y M hour s afte

r submitta l ofth e infomiatio n roquirod b v (IVa l abovoTTh

e Lan dManager s shal l notif y th e executiv e secretary o f

an v potentia l wildlan dfire us e (WFL D even t coverin g mor e than 2 0 acre s o r

havin g aWFI P Stag e II
. I n additio n t o th e infonmatio n require dfor

aWF U wit h aWFI P Stag e I
. th e followin g additiona l informatio n wil l b e provide dt o th e executiv e secretar

y a s i t i s bein g develoiwd : (i ) WFI P Stag e I

I FWIwildkn

dfire implementatio n pla

n an d anticipate d emissions ; (ii ) A map[ , [woforabl

y wit h asool e o f 1:62,500, ] depictin g bot

h the daytim e an d nighttime smok e pat h an ddown-drainag e flow fo

r a minimu mo f

1 5 mile s fro

mth e bu msit

e wit h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated ; and (iii ) Additiona

l con^ute r

smok e modeling , i f

requested b y di e executiv e secretary
. (c ) Th e executiv e secretary' s approva l ofth e smok

e managemen

t element o f the wildlan dfir

e implementatio n pla

n shal l b e obtaine d befor e managin g th e fir

e a s awildlan dfire use[4 ] eventffo r resouro o benefits]

. (2 ) Daily Emissio n Repor t fo r [WJwildland [Flfir

e [¥]use[d ] eventffo r Resouro o Benefits!

. B y [8:0 0 a.m.]080 0 hour s o n tiie busines s da

y following fir

e activit y coverin g [50]2 0 acre s o r

more , the land manager

shal l submit

t o the executiv e secretar

y th e daily emission repor t o n th e for mprovide db y the Divisio n o f Air Quality , includin g th e followin g information : (a ) Th e three-lette

r identification , projec t

number

. Ai r

Qualit y Basin , an d name ofth e bummanager ; (b ) UTM coordinate ; (c ) Date s and time s ofth e star t anden dofth e bum ; (d ) Blac k acre s b y wildlandfue

l type ; (e ) Estimate d proportio n o f wildlan dflie

l consume d b y wildlan d fiie l type ; (f ) Proportio n o f

moistur e in th e wildlan dfiie

l by siz e class ; (g ) Emissio n estimates ; (h ) Leve l o f

publi c interes t

o r concer n regarding smoke ; an

d (i ) Conformanc e to th

e wildlan dfire implementatio n plan

. (3 ) Monitoring

. Th e lan

d manage r shal l monitor

th e effects o

f smok e on smok e sensitiv e receptor s an

dvisibilit y i n Clas s I area s a s directe d b y the wildlan dfire implementatio n plan

. Complaint s fro m Ui e publi c shall b e recordedin the projec t file. Record s shall b

e availabl e fo

r inspectio n b

y the executiv e secretar

y fo r six month s followin g th e en

dofth e fire. KEY : ai r quality , wildlan dfire, smoke , lan dmanage r Dat e o f Enactmen t

o r Las t Substantiv e Amendment : [Jul y 7 » 200S1200 6 Authorizing, an d Implemente do r Interprete dLaw : 19-2-lD4(l)(a ) 

## Environmeiqta l Quality

^ Ai rQualit y Csbe^ s NOTIC E O F PROPOSE D RUL E (Amendment ) DA R FIL E NO. : 2850 2 FILED : 02/09/2006,13:1 8 RUL E ANALYSI S PURPOS E O F TH E RUL E O R REASO N FO R TH E CHANGE : Th e amendment s allo w user s t o notify th e Divisio n o f Ai rQualit y (DAQ ) electronicall y whe n demolitio n o rrenovatio n project s tha t distur b asbesto s ar e t o b e undertaken

. Nonsubstantiv e editorial,correction s ar e als o made

. / \ / SuMMARYp F THE RUL

E O R CHANGE : I n Sectio n R307-801-12 , ad d languag e t o allo w notificatio n o f DAQ throug h th e DA Q electroni c riptificatio n syste m whe n demolitio n o rrenovatio n project s that^listur b asbesto s ar e planned

. Th e nil e currentl y allow s notificatio n i n person , b y th e U.S

. Posta l Service , o rb y commercia l deliver

y services , an d thos e notificatio n method s wil l remai n i n th e revise d rule

. I n Subsectio n R807-801(2)(b) , clarify tha t th e Vaitin g perio d i s 1 0 WORWN G days , no t calenda rdays , t A b e consisten t wit h Subs«:tio n R307-801
- 11(1)(a) ; i n Subsectio n R307-801-14(4) , tfbrrect th e citatio n fro m Sectio n R3{l7-801- 8 t o Section / R307-801-14 : i n Subsectio n R307-8(M-15(1) , delet e the/crony m ACW M an d inser t ASBESTO S mSTE

. STAT E STATUTOR Y O R CONSTITUTIO N RULE : Subsectio n 19-2-t04(1)(d) < (t) , 4 0 CF R Par

t 6 1 Subpali J M , a r AUTHORIZATIO N FO R THI S

I d 19-2-104(3)(r ) throug h 4 0 CF R Par

t 76 3 Subpar

t

ANTICIPATE D COS T O R SAVING S Yo : • TH E STAT E ButxsET : Th e e/eotroni c notificatio n syste m ha s bee n create d fro m a gran t fno m tlt e federa l EP A an d wit h DA Q asbesto s progra m fees

. Tner e wil l b e smal l ongoin g saving s t o DAQ , becaus e notificafiorr vfonn s wil l b e store d electronicall y an d no t ii^ape rfiles.^
• LOCA L GOVERNMENTS : Loca l goveriVnent s ar e no t affecte d by thi s chang e becags e the y d o no t i^nduc t demolitio n o r renovatio n projectsytnat distur b asbesto s • OTHE R PERSONS

f Electroni c notificationVil l b e quicker , thu s savin g tim e an d inone y fo rasbesto s contractors

. However , th e amount s sa^ d ar e no t quantifiable

. The^the rchange s t o th e rul e d o notflffec t cost s o rsavings , othe rt)w n tha t makin g th e rul e langiieg e cleare rwil l sav e tim e fo raffecte d persons . Again , thi s benefi t i s smal l an d no t quantifiable \ COMPLIANC E COST S FO R AFFECTE D PERSONS : Electroni c notificatio n wil l b e quicker , thu s savin g tim e an d mone y fo r asbesto s contractors

. However , th e amount s savea,ar e no t quantifiable

. Th e othe rchange s t o th e rul e d o no t affect cost s o rsavings , othe rtha n makin g th e ml e languag e cleare rwil l sav e tim e fo raffecte d persons . Again , thi s benefi t i s ^mal l an d no t quantifiable

. COMMENT S B Y TH E DEPARTMEN T HEA D O N TH E FISCA L IMPAC T TH E RUL E MA Y HAV E O N BUSINESSES

: Electroni c notificatio n save s tim e an d mone y fo rth e busines s community , and , i n man y cases , i s als o mor e convenient

. Diann e Nielson , Executiv e Directo r

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R307 . Environmenta l Quality , Ai r Quality . R307-204 . Emissio n Standards : Smok e Managemen t R307-204-1 . Purpos e an d Goals . (1 ) Tii e purpos e o f

R307-20 4 i s t o establis h b y rul e procedure s tha

t mitigat e th e impac t

o n publi c healt

h an d visibilit y o f prescribe d fire an dwildlan dfire. R307-204-2 . Applicability . (1 ) R307-20 4 applie s t o al l person s usin g prescribe d fire o r wildlan dfir

e o n lan dthe y ow n o r

manage . (2 ) R307-20 4 doe s not appl y t o agricultura l activitie s specifie di n 19-2-11 4 an dt o thos e regulate dunde r R307-202 , o r

t o activitie s otherwis e permitte dunde r R307

. R307-204-3 . Definitions . Th e followin g additiona l definition s appl y onl y t o R307-204

.

"Annua l Emission s Goal " mean s th e annual establishmen t

o f aplanne d quantitativ e valu e o f emission s reduction s fro

mprescribe dfire. "Bes t Managemen t

Practices " mean s smoke management

an ddispersio n technique s use ddurin g a prescribe d fire o r

awildlan dfire us e even t tha t affect th e direction , duration , heigh t o r density o f

smoke

. "Bu mPlan " mean s th e plan require dfo r eac h fir e ignite d b y manager s o r

allowe dt o bum

. "Bu mWindow " mean s th e perio do f tim e durin g which th e prescribe dfire i s schedule dfor ignition

. "Emissio n Reductio n Technique s (ERT) " mea n technique s fo

r controllin g emission s fromprescribe d fires t o minimiz e th e amoun t

o f emissio n outpu t

pe r uni t o r acre burned

. "Federal Clas s I Area " mean s an y Federa l lan d that i s federally classifie do r

reclassifie dClas s I
. "Fire Prescription " mean s th e measurabl e criteri atha t define condition s unde r

whic h aprescribe d fir

e ma y b e ignited , guid e selectio n o f

appropriat e managemen t responses , an d indicate s othe r

require dactions

. Prescriptio n criteri ama y includ e but

are no t limite dt o safety , economic , publi c health , environmental , geographic , administrative , social , o r lega l considerations

.

"Lan dManager " mean s an y federal , state , local o r private entit

y that owns , administers , directs , oversee s o r control s th e us e o f

publi c o r

privat e land , includin g th e applicatio n o f

fire t o th e land

. "Non-bumin g Alternative s t o Fire " mean s non bumin g technique s tha

t ar e use d t o achiev e aparticula r lan d management

objective , includin g bu t

no t limite dt o reductio n o f fue l loading , manipulatio n o f fuels , enhancemen t

o f wildlif e habitat , an decosyste mrestmcturing

. Thes e alternative s are designe dt o replac e th e us e o f fire fo r a t leas t th e nex t five years . "Particulat e Matter " mean s th e liqui d o r soli d particle s suc h a s dust , smoke , mist , o r smo g foun d i n ai r emissions

. "Pile " mean s natura l material s o r debri s resultin g fro msom e typ e o f

fuel s managemen t

practic e tha t

hav e bee n o f

5 DA RNo . 2850 1 relocate deithe r

b y han do r

machinery int o aconcentrate d area . "Pil e Buming " mean s bumin g o f individua l piles

. "Prescribe dFir e o r

Prescribe dBum " mean s an y fire ignite d b y managemen t

action s t o meet

specifi c objectives , suc h a s achievin g resourc e benefits

.

"Smoke Sensitiv e Receptors " mean s populatio n center s suc h a s town s an d villages , campground s an d trails , hospitals , nursin g homes , schools , roads , airports

. Clas s I areas , nonattainmen t

an d maintenanc e areas , area s whos e ai r qualit y monitorin g dat aindicat e pollutan t level s tha t

are clos e t o healt

h standards , an d any othe r

area s where smok e an dai r pollutant s can adversel y affect

publi c health , safet

y an d welfare

. "Wildland " mean s a

n are ai n whic h developmen t i s essentiall y non-existent , excep t fo r pipelines , powe r

lines , roads , railroads , o r

othe r transportatio n o r

conveyanc e facilities

. Structures , i f

any , ar e widel y scattered

. "Wildlan d Fire " mean s any non-stmctur e fire, othe r tha n prescribe dfire, tha

t occur s i n th e wildland

. "Wildlan d Fir e Us e Event " mean s nattjrall y ignite d wildlan dfire tha

t i s manage dt o accomplis h specifi c prestate d resourc e management

objective s i n predefine d geographi c areas . "Wildlan dFir e Implementatio n Plan " mean s th e pla n require d fo

r eac h fire tha

t i s allowe d to bum

. "Wildlan dFire Implementatio n Plan Stag e I " mean s th e initia l wildlan d fire plannin g document

. I t i s develope d fo

r fires wit h alo w potential o f

spreadan d negadv e impacts

. "Wildlan d Fire Implementatio n Plan Stag e II " mean s amor e detaile dwildlan dfire plannin g document

. I t i s develope d for

larger more activ e fires wit

h agreate r

potential for geographi c extent
. R307-204-4 . General Requirements .

(1 ) Management

o f On-Goin g Fires

. If

, afte r consultatio n wit

h th e lan dmanager , th e executiv e secretar y determine s tha t

aprescribe d fire, wildlan dfire us e event , wildlan dfire, o r

any smok

e transporte dfromothe r

locations , i s degradin g ai r

qualit y t o level s tha

t coul d violat e th e Nationa l Ambien t Ai r Quality Standard s o r

bu mplan conditions , th e lan dmanager

shal l promptl y sto p ignitin g additional prescribe d fires. (2 ) Emission s Calculations

. In calculatin g emission s informatio n require dunde r R307-204 , eac h lan d manager shal l us e emissio n factor s approve d b y th e executiv e secretary
.

(3 ) Non-bumin g Alternative s t o Fire

. Beginnin g i n 200 4 an d annuall y thereafter , eac h lan dmanager shal l submi t

t o th e executiv e secretar

y b y Marc h I S alis t

o f area s treate d usin g non-bumin g alternative s t o fire durin g th e previou s calenda r year , includin g th e number o f acres , di e specifi c type s o f alternative s used , andth e locatio n o f thes e areas . (4 ) Annual Emission s Goal

. Th e executiv e secretar y shal l provid e a

n opportunit

y fo r a n annua l meetin g wit

h lan d manager s for

th e purpos e o f

evaluatio n an dadoptio n o f th e annua l emissio n goal

. Th e annual emissio n goal shal l b e develope din cooperatio n wit h states , federa

l lan d management agencie s an d private entities , t o contro l prescribe d fire emission s increase s t o th e maximumfeasibl e extent
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mFir e Projections

. Eac h lan dmanager shal l provid e t o th e executiv e secretar y b y Marc h 1 5 annuall y long-termprojection s o f fiiture prescribe dfire activit y fo r annual assessmen t

o f visibilit y impairment

. R307-204-5 . Bu m Schedule .

(1 ) Any lan dmanager plannin g prescribe d fire bumin g more than 5 0 acre s pe r yea r shal l submi t

th e bu m schedul e t o th e executiv e secretar y o n form s provide d b y th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Quality , an dshal l includ e th e followin g informatio n fo

r al l fires includin g thos e smaller tha n 5 0 acres : (a ) Projec t

number an dprojec t

name ; (b ) Ai r Qualit y Basin , UTM coordinat e fo r th e central poin t

o f th e prescribe dfire, projec t elevation , an d county ; (c ) Tota l projec t acres , descriptio n o f

major fuels , typ e o f bum , ignitio n method , an dplanne dus e o f emissio n reductio n technique s t o suppor t establismen t

o f th e annual emission s goal ;

(d ) Earlies t

bu mdat e an d bu mduration

. (2 ) Eac h lan dmanager

shal l submi t

eac h year' s bu m schedul e n o later

than Marc h 1 5 o f

tha t year . (3 ) Any lan dmanager

wh o make s change s t o th e bu mschedul e shal l submi t a n amendmen t

t o th e bu mschedul e withi n 1 0 day s afte

r th e change

. R307-204-6 . Smal l Prescribe d Fires .

(1 ) A prescribe dfire tha t cover s les s tha

n 2 0 acre s pe r bu mshal l b e ignite d onl y whe n th e clearin g inde x i s 50 0 o r greater
. (2 ) A prescribe dfire tha t cover s les s than 2 0 acre s pe r da y ma y b e ignite dwhe n th e Nationa l Weathe r Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d 40 0 unde r aconditiona l basi s wit h approva l o f

th e executiv e secretary
. (a ) Th e prescribe d fire shoul d b e recorde da s ad e minimi s prescribe dfire o n th e Uta h Annua l Bu mSchedule

. (b ) Th e Lan d Manage r i s require d t o notif

y th e executiv e secretary b y fax , e-mail , o r phon e prio r

t o ignitio n o f th e bu mwhe n bumin g belo w aNationa l Weathe r Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d400

.

(c ) Additiona l reportin g requirement s includin g hourl y photographs , arecor do f an y complaints , hourl y meteorologica l condition s an da n hourl y descriptio n o f

th e smok e plum e mus t

b e recorde dan dsubmitted

. R307-204-7 . Smal l Prescribe d Pil e Fire s (d e minimis) .

(1 ) Pil e bum s coverin g u p t o 30,00 0 cubi c feet f>e r da y shal l b e ignite donl y whe n th e clearin g inde x i s 50 0 o r greater
. (2 ) Pil e bum s coverin g u p t o 30,00 0 cubi c feet pe r da y ma y b e ignite dwhe n th e Nationa l Weathe r Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d40 0 unde r aconditional basi s wit h approva l ofth e executiv e secretary
. (a ) Th e pil e fire shoul d b e recorde da s ad e minimi s prescribe dfire o n th e Uta h Annua l Bu mSchedule

. (b ) Th e Lan dManage r i s require dt o notif

y th e executiv e secretary b y fax , e-mail , o r phon e prio r

t o ignitio n o f

5 DA RNo . 2850 1 o f th e bu mwhe n bumin g belo w aNationa l Weathe r Servic e Clearin g Inde x i s betwee n 50 0 an d400

.

(c ) Additiona l reportin g requirement s includin g hourl y photographs , arecor do f an y complaints , hourl y meteorologica l condition s an d a n hourl y descriptio n o f

th e smok e plum e mus t

b e recorde d an d submitted

. R307-204-8 . Larg e Prescribe d Fires .

(1 ) Bu mPlan

. Fo r

aprescribe dfire that

cover s 2 0 acres , th e lan d manager

shal l submi t

t o th e executiv e secretar

y a bu mplan , includin g afire prescription , upo n request
.

(2 ) Pre-Bu mInformation

. Fo r aprescribe dfire tha

t cover s 2 0 acre s o r

mor e pe r

bum , th e lan d manager shal l submi t pre-bu minformatio n t o th e executiv e secretar y a t leas t tw o week s befor

e th e beginnin g o f

th e bu mwindow

. Th e pre bu minformatio n shal l b e submitte d t o th e executiv e secretar y o n th e for

mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality b y fax , electroni c mai l o r

postal mai l an d shal l includ e th e followin g information :

(a ) Th e three-letter

ID , projec t

number , dat e submitted , name o f

perso n submittin g th e form , bu mmanager , an dphon e numbers ;

(b ) Summar

y o f bu mobjectives , suc h a s restoratio n o r maintenanc e o f

ecological fiinction s o r

indicatio n o f

fire resiliency ; (c ) Any sensitiv e recepto r withi n 1 5 miles , includin g an y Clas s I o r

nonattainmen t

o r maintenanc e area , an d distanc e an ddirectio n i n degree s fit>mth e projec t site ; (d ) Planne dmitigatio n methods ; (e ) Th e smok

e dispersio n o r

visibilit y mode l use d an dresults ;

(f ) Th e estimate d amount

o f total particulat e matter anticipated ;

(g ) A descriptio n o f

ho w th e publi c an d lan d manager s i n neighborin g state s wil l b e notified ;

(h ) A ma p depictin g bot

h th e daytim e an dnighttim e smok e pat h an d down-drainag e flow fo r aminimu mo f

1 5 mile s fro mth e bu msit e wit

h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated ; (i ) Safet y an dcontingenc y plan s fo r addressin g an

y smok e intmsions ; an d

(j ) I f th e fire i s i n anonattainmen t o r maintenanc e are aan d i s subjec t

t o genera l conformit

y (4 2 U.S.C

. 7506(c)) , a cop y o f th e conformit

y demonstratio n showin g that th e fire meet s th e requirement s ofth e Clea n Ai r Ac t an d conform s wit

h th e applicabl e State Implementatio n Plan

.

(k) Planne dus e o f

emissio n reductio n technique s t o support establishmen t

o f a n annual emission s goal , i f no t alread y submitte dunde r

R307-204-5

. (1 ) An y othe r informatio n neede d b y th e executiv e secretar y fo r smok e management

purposes , o r

for assessmen t

o f contributio n t o visibilit

y impairmen t

i n an y Clas s I area . (3 ) Bu mRequest
. (a ) Th e lan dmanager

shal l submi t

t o th e executiv e secretar y abu mreques t

o n th e for

mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality b y 100 0 hour s a

t leas t tw o busines s day s befor

e th e planne d ignitio n time

. Th e for mma y b e submitte db y fa

x o r electroni c mail , an d mus t includ e th e followin g information :



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identificatio n an dprojec t number consisten t wit h th e annua l bu mschedul e require din R307-204

- 5(1 ) above ;

(ii ) Th e dat e submitte dan d b y whom ; an d (iii ) Th e bu mmanage r conductin g th e bu man d phon e numbers

.

(b ) N o prescribe d fire requirin g abu mpla n shal l b e ignite d before th e executiv e secretar y approve s o r

conditionall y approve s th e bu mrequest
.

(c ) If aprescribe dfire i s delayed , change do r no t complete d followin g bu mapproval , an y significant change s i n th e bu mpla

n shal l b e submitte dt o th e executiv e secretar y befor e th e bu mreques t

i s submitted

. If

aprescribe dfire i s no t carrie dout , th e lan dmanager shal l lis t th e reason s o n th e bu m reques t for mprovide d b y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Qualit y an d shal l submi t th e for mb y fa x o r electroni c mai l t o th e executiv e secretar y b y 080 0 hour s th e followin g busines s day

. (4 ) Dail y Emission s Report
. B y 080 0 hour s o n th e da y followin g th e prescribe dbum , fo r eac h day o f

prescribe d fire activit y coverin g 2 0 acre s o r

more , th e lan dmanager

shal l submi t t o th e executiv e secretar

y adail y emissio n report

o n th e for mprovide d b y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality includin g th e followin g information :

(a ) Th e three-lette r

identificatio n an dprojec t numbe r consisten t wit h th e annua l bu mschedul e require di n R307-204

- 5(1 ) above ;

(b ) Th e dat e submitte dan db y whom ; (c ) Th e star

t an den ddate s an d time s ofth e bum ; (d ) Emissio n informatio n includin g blac k acres , ton s fiie l consume dper

acre , an dton s particulat e matte r produced ; (e ) Publi c interes t

regardin g smoke ; (f ) Daytim e ventilation ; (g ) Nighttim e smoke behavior ; (h ) Evaluatio n o f

th e technique s use db y th e lan d manager t o reduc e emission s o r

manag e th e smok

e fi'omth e prescribe d bum ; an d

(i ) Emissio n reductio n technique s applied

. (5 ) Emissio n Reductio n an dDispersio n Techniques

. Eac h lan d manager

shal l tak e measure s t o preven t smoke impacts

. Suc h measure s ma y includ e bes t

management practice s suc h a s dilution , emissio n reductio n o r avoidanc e i n additio n t o other s describe di n th e pre-bu minfomiatio n for m provide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality

. A

n evaluatio n o f

th e technique s shal l b e include d in th e dail y emission s report require d b y (4 ) above

.

(6 ) Monitoring

. Lan dmanager s shal l monito r th e effect s o f th e prescribe dfire o n smoke sensitiv e receptor s an d o n visibilit

y i n Clas s I areas , a s directe db y th e bu mplan

. Houri y visual monitorin g an ddocumentatio n ofth e directio n o f th e smok e plume shal l b e recorde do n th e for mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Qualit y o r o n th e lan dmanager' s equivalen t form

. Complaint s fromth e publi c shal l b e note di n th e projec t file. Record s shal l b e availabl e fo r inspectio n b y th e executiv e secretar y fo r si x month s followin g th e en dofth e fire. R307-204-9

. Larg e Prescribe dPil e Fires

.

(1 ) Bu mPlan

. Fo r

aprescribe dpil e fire tha t exceed s 30,0(X

) cubi c fee

t pe r day , th e lan dmanager

shal l o f

5 DA RNo . 2850 1 submi t t o th e executiv e secretar y abu mplan , includin g afire prescription , upo n request
.

(2 ) Pre-Bu mInfomiation

. Fo r aprescribe dpil e fire that exceed s 30,(X) 0 cubi c fee t o r mor e pe r

bum , th e lan d manage r shal l submi t

pre-bu minformatio n t o th e executiv e secretar y a t leas t tw o week s befor

e th e beginnin g o f

th e bu m window

. Th e pre-bu minfomiatio n shal l b e submitte d t o th e executiv e secretar

y o n th e for

mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Air Quality b y fax , electroni c mai l o r postal mai l an d shal l includ e th e followin g information :

(a ) Th e three-lette r

ID , projec t

number , date submitted , nam e o f

perso n submittin g th e form , bu mmanager , an dphon e numbers ;

(b ) Summar

y o f bu mobjectives , suc h a s restoratio n o r maintenanc e o f

ecological fiinctions o r

indicatio n o f

fire resihency ; (c ) Any sensitiv e recepto r withi n 1 5 miles , includin g an y Clas s 1 o r

nonattainmen t

o r maintenanc e area , an d distanc e an ddirectio n i n degree s fro mth e projec t

site ; (d ) Planne dmitigatio n methods ; (e ) Th e smoke dispersio n o r visibilit y mode l use d an dresults ;

(f ) Th e estimate damoun t

o f total particulat e matter anticipated ;

(g ) A descriptio n o f

ho w th e publi c an d lan d manager s i n neighborin g state s wil l b e notified ;

(h ) A ma p depictin g bot

h th e daytim e an d nighttim e smok e pat h an ddown-drainag e flow fo r aminimu mo f

1 5 mile s fi'omth e bu msit e wit

h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated ; (i ) Safet y an d contingenc y plan s for addressin g any smoke intrusions ; an d

(j ) If th e fire i s i n anonattainmen t o r maintenanc e are aan d i s subjec t

t o general conformit

y (4 2 U.S.C

. 7506(c)) , a cop y o f th e conformit

y demonstratio n showin g that th e fire meet s th e requirement s o f th e Clea n Ai r Ac t an d conform s wit

h th e applicabl e State Implementatio n Plan

.

(k ) Planne d us e o f

emissio n reductio n technique s t o support establishmen t

o f a n annual emission s goal , if no t ahead y submitte d unde r

R307-204-5

. (1 ) An y othe r informatio n neede db y th e executiv e secretar y for smoke management

purposes , o r

fo r assessmen t

o f contributio n t o visibilit

y impairmen t

i n an y Clas s I area . (3 ) Bu mRequest
. (a ) Th e lan d manager

shal l submi t

t o th e executiv e secretar y abu mreques t

o n th e for

mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality b y 100 0 hour s a

t leas t tw o busines s day s befor

e th e plaime dignitio n time

. Th e for mma y b e submitte db y fa

x o r electroni c mail , an dmus t includ e th e followin g information : (i ) Th e three-lette r

identificatio n an dprojec t number consisten t wit h th e annual bu mschedul e required i n R307-204

- 5(1 ) above ;

(ii ) Th e dat e submitte dan db y whom ; an d (iii ) Th e bu mmanager conductin g th e bu man d phon e numbers

.

(b ) N o prescribe dpil e fire requirin g abu mplan shal l b e ignite d befor

e th e executiv e secretar

y approve s o r conditionall y approve s th e bu mrequest
.


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# o R307-20 4 5 (c ) I f aprescribe dpil e fire i s delayed , change d o r no t complete dfollowin g bu mapproval , an y significan t change s i n th e bu mplan shal l b e submitte dt o th e executiv e secretar y before th e bu mreques t

i s submitted

. I f

aprescribe dfire i s no t carrie d out , th e lan dmanager shal l lis t th e reason s o n th e bu m reques t for mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality an dshal l submi t th e for mb y fa x o r electroni c mai l t o th e executiv e secretar y b y 080 0 hour s th e followin g busines s day

. (4 ) Dail y Emission s Report
. B y 08(X ) hour s o n th e da y followin g th e prescribe dpil e bum , for eac h da y o f pil e fire activit y exceedin g 30,00 0 cubi c feet , th e lan dmanager shal l submi t t o th e executiv e secretar

y adail y emissio n report

o n th e for mprovide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality includin g th e followin g information :

(a ) Th e three-lette r

identificatio n an dprojec t numbe r consisten t wit h th e annual bu mschedul e require di n R307-204

- 5(1 ) above ;

(b ) Th e dat e submitte dand b y whom ; (c ) Th e star

t an den ddate s an dtime s ofth e bum ; (d ) Emissio n informatio n includin g blac k acres , ton s fiie l consume d pe r

acre , andton s particulat e matter produced ; (e ) Publi c interes t

regarding smoke ; (f ) Daytime ventilation ; (g ) Nighttim e smok

e behavior ; (h ) Evaluatio n o f

th e technique s use db y th e lan d manager t o reduc e emission s o r

manag e th e smoke fromth e prescribe d pil e bum ; an d

(i ) Emissio n reductio n technique s applied

. (5 ) Emissio n Reductio n an dDispersio n Techniques

. Eac h lan d manager

shal l tak e measure s t o preven t smoke impacts

. Suc h measure s ma y includ e bes t

managemen t practice s suc h a s dilution , emissio n reductio n o r avoidanc e i n additio n t o other s describe di n th e pre-bu minformatio n for m provide db y th e Divisio n o f Ai r QuaUty

. A n evaluatio n o f th e technique s shal l b e include di n th e dail y emission s repor t require d b y (4 ) above

.

(6 ) Monitoring

. Lan dmanager s shal l monito r th e effect s o f th e prescribe dpil e fire o n smok e sensitiv e receptor s an d o n visibilit

y i n Clas s I areas , a s directe db y th e bu mplan

. Hourl y visual monitorin g an d documentatio n ofth e directio n o f th e smok e plum e shal l b e recorde do n th e for mprovide d b y th e Divisio n o f

Ai r Quality o r

o n th e lan dmanager' s equivalen t form

. Complaint s firo

mth e publi c shal l b e note d i n th e projec t file. Record s shal l b e availabl e for inspectio n b y th e executiv e secretar y fo r si x month s followin g th e en do f th e fire

. R307-204-10 . Requirement s fo r Wildlan d Fir e Us e Events .

(1 ) Bu mApproval Required

. (a ) l^ e lan dmanager

shal l notif

y th e executiv e secretar y o f an y potentia l wildlan d fire us e (WFU ) even t havin g awildlan d fire implementatio n pla n (WFIP ) Stag e I
. Th e followin g informatio n wil l b e provided :

(i ) UTM coordinat e o f

th e fire; (ii ) Activ e bumin g acres ; (iii ) Probabl e fire siz e an ddail y anticipate d growt h i n acres ; (iv ) Type s o f

wildlan d fue

l involved ; o f 5 DA RNo . 2850 1

(v ) A n emergenc y telephon e number tha t i s answere d 2 4 hour s aday ;

(vi ) Wildemes s o r

Resourc e Natural Are a designation , i f

applicable ; (vii ) Distanc e t o neares t

community ; (viii ) Elevatio n o f

fire; an d (ix ) Fire' s airshe dnumber

. (b ) Th e Lan dManager s shal l notif y th e executiv e secretary o f

an y potentia l wildlan dfire us e (WFU ) even t coverin g mor e than 2 0 acre s o r havin g aWFI P Stag e II
. In additio n t o th e informatio n require dfo r aWF U wit

h aWFI P Stag e I , th e followin g additiona l informatio n wil l b e provide d t o th e executiv e secretary a s i t i s bein g developed : (i ) WFI P Stag e U wildlan d fire implementatio n plan an danticipate d emissions ;

(ii ) A ma p depictin g bot

h th e daytim e an dnighttim e smok e pat h an d down-drainag e flo w fo r aminimu mo f

1 5 mile s fro mth e bu msite wit

h smoke-sensitiv e area s delineated ; an d (iii ) Additional compute r smoke modeling , i

f requeste db y th e executiv e secretary
.

(c ) Th e executiv e secretary' s approval o f th e smok e managemen t

elemen t o f th e wildlan dfire implementatio n pla n shal l b e obtaine d before managin g th e fire a s awildlan dfire us e event
. (2 ) Dail y Emissio n Report for wildlan dfire us e event
. B y 080 0 hour s o n th e busines s da y followin g fire activit y coverin g 2 0 acre s o r

more , th e lan d manager shal l submi t t o th e executiv e secretar y th e dail y emissio n repor t o n th e for mprovide d b y th e Divisio n o f Ai r Quality , includin g th e followin g infomiation :

(a ) Th e three-lette r

identification , projec t

number

. Ai r Quality Basin , an dnam e o f th e bu mmanager ; (b ) UT M coordinate ; (c ) Date s an dtime s o f

th e star t an den do f

th e bum ; (d ) Blac k acre s b y wildlan d fiiel type ; (e ) Estimate dproportio n o f wildlan dfiiel consume d b y wildlan dfue

l type ; (f ) Proportio n o f

moisttire i n th e wildlan dfiie l b y siz e class ; (g ) Emissio n estimates ;

(h ) Leve l o f

publi c interes t

o r conce mregarding smoke ; an d

(i ) Conformanc e t o th e wildlan d fire implementatio n plan

. (3 ) Monitoring

. Th e lan dmanager shal l monito r

th e effect s o f smok e o n smoke sensitiv e receptor s an dvisibilit y i n Clas s I area s a s directe db y th e wildlan d fire implementatio n plan

. Complaint s fromth e publi c shal l b e recorde di n th e projec t file. Record s shal l b e availabl e for inspectio n b y th e executiv e secretar

y fo r si x month s followin g th e en dofth e fire. KEY : ai r quality , wildlan d fire, smoke , lan d manage r Dat e o f Enactmen to r Las tSubstantiv e Amendment : Apri l 7,200 6 Authorizing , an d Implemente d o r Interprete d Law : 19-2 - 104(l)(a )


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Thes e ar e th e effectiv e date s o f PROPOSE D RULE S o rCHANGE S I N PROPOSE D RULE S publishe d i n earlie redition s o f th e Uta h Stat e Bulletin

. Thes e effectiv e date s ar e a t leas t 3 1 day s an d no t mor e tha n 12 0 day s afte rth e dat e th e followin g rule s wer e published

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Abbreviation s AM D = Amendmen t CP R = Chang e i n Propose d Rul e NE W = Ne w Rul e R& R = Repea l an d Reenact RE P = Repea l Agricultur e an d Foo d Anima l Industr

y No

. 2850 6 (AMD) : R58-10

. Mea t an d Poultr y Inspection

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 Residentia l Mortgag e

Alternativ e Languag e

Bedding , Upholstere d


# o Regulator y Service s No

. 2850 3 (AMD) : R70-101

. Furnitur e an d Quilte d Clothing

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6
Commerc e Occupationa l an d Professiona l Licensin g No

. 2842 9 (AMD) : R156-3a

. Architec t Licensin g Ac t Rules

. Published : January 15 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 No

. 2849 8 (AMD) : R162-205

. Unprofessiona l Conduct

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 5 , 200 6
Educatio n Administratio n No

. 2852 2 (NEW) : R277-716

. Service s fo rUta h Students

. Published : Marc h 1 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 No

. 2852 3 (AMD) : R277-717

. Mathematics , Engineering , Scienc e Achievemen t (MESA)

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 Rehabilitatio n No

. 2852 1 (NEW) : R280-204

. Uta h Stat e Offic e o f Rehabilitatio n Employe e Backgroun d Chec k Requirement

. Published : Marc h 1 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6

No

. 2842 9 (CPR) : R156-3a

. Rules

. Published : Marc h 1 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 Architec t Licensin g Ac t

No

. 2844 4 (AMD) : R156-22

. Professiona l Engineers an d Professiona l Lan d Surveyor s Licensin g Ac t Rules

. Published : January 15 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 No

. 2844 4 (CPR) : R156-22

. Professiona l Engineer s an d Professiona l Lan d Surveyors Licensin g Ac t Rules

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 3 , 200 6 Rea l Estat e No

. 2849 9 (AMD) : R l 62-202-10

. Principa l Lendin g Manage rExperienc e Requirement

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 5 , 200 6 Environmenta l Quality Ai rQuality No

. 2850 1 (AMD) : R307-204

. Smoke Management

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 7 , 200 6 Emissio n Standards : /

No

. 2849 7 (AMD) : R162-204

. Recor d Keepin g Requirements

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 5 , 200 6 Residentia l Mortgag e Healt h Healt h System s Improvement , Licensin g No

. 2850 0 (AMD) : R432-31

. Transferabl e Physicia n Orde rfo rLife-Sustainin g Treatment

. Published : Marc h 1,200 6 Effective : Apri l 13,200 6 Transportatio n Operations , Traffi c an d Safet y No

. 2852 4 (AMD) : R920-50-1

. Uta h Ropewa y Rule s fo r Passenge rRopeways

. Published : Marc h 1 , 200 6 Effective : Apri l 4 , 200 6 

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# o I , Mathe w E
. Cariile , Rule s Coordinato r for th e Uta h Division of

Ai r Quality , d o hereb y certif y tha t th e publi c hearing hel dt o receiv e comment s regardin g R307-204 , Smok e Managemen t (DA R#28501 ) was hel d i n accordanc e wit h th e informatio n provide d i n eac h publishe d publi c notic e an da s define d i n Utah Cod e 19-2-109

. Th e chang e was adopte d b y th e Ai r Qualit y Boar d o n Apri l 6 , 2006

. Signe d thi s Z ^ da

y o f Ma y 2006

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