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10 V.S.A. § 7587
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7587. Retailer obligations

§ 7587. Retailer obligations|(a) Sale prohibited. Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, no retailer shall sell or offer for sale a primary battery on or after January 1, 2016 unless the producer of the primary battery is implementing an approved primary battery stewardship plan, is a member of a primary battery stewardship organization implementing an approved primary battery stewardship plan, or is exempt from participation in an approved plan, as determined by review of the producers listed on the Agency website required in subsection 7586(f) of this title.(b) Inventory exception; expiration or revocation of producer registration. A retailer shall not be responsible for an unlawful sale of a primary battery under this subsection if:  (1) the retailer purchased the primary battery prior to January 1, 2016 and sells the primary battery on or before January 1, 2017; or (2) the producer's primary battery stewardship plan expired or was revoked, and the retailer took possession of the in-store inventory of primary batteries prior to the expiration or revocation of the producer's primary battery stewardship plan.   (c) Educational material. A producer or primary battery stewardship organization supplying primary batteries to a retailer shall provide the retailer with educational materials describing collection opportunities for primary batteries. The retailer shall make the educational materials available to consumers. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7588
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7588. Registration of rechargeable battery stewardship organization

§ 7588. Registration of rechargeable battery stewardship organization|(a) A rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization shall register with the Secretary in order to seek reimbursement under subchapter 4 of this chapter.(b) The Secretary shall register a rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization upon:  (1) submission of a registration form provided by the Secretary that includes:  (A) the name of a rechargeable battery steward implementing an individual program or a list of the producers participating in a rechargeable battery stewardship organization; and (B) the name, address, and contact information of a person responsible for implementing the rechargeable battery stewardship program;  (2) a determination by the Secretary that the rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization offers to municipalities, certified solid waste management facilities, and retailers a year-round free collection and recycling program. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7589
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7589. Reimbursement; authorization

§ 7589. Reimbursement; authorization|(a) Reimbursement of primary battery producers.  (1) A producer or a primary battery stewardship organization operating under an approved primary battery stewardship plan that collects primary batteries or rechargeable batteries that are not listed under its approved plan shall be entitled to reimbursement from the following entities of reimbursable costs per unit of weight incurred in collecting the batteries:  (A) the producer of the collected primary battery or the primary battery stewardship organization representing the producer of the collected primary battery; or (B) the rechargeable battery steward responsible for the collected rechargeable batteries or, where the rechargeable battery steward responsible for the collected rechargeable batteries is participating in a rechargeable battery stewardship organization, the stewardship organization.  (2) Reimbursement may be requested by a collecting primary battery producer or primary battery stewardship organization only after that producer has achieved the collection rate performance goal approved by the Secretary under section 7584 of this title.   (b) Reimbursement of rechargeable battery stewardship organization. A registered rechargeable battery steward or rechargeable battery stewardship organization shall be entitled to reimbursement from the producer of the collected primary battery or the primary battery stewardship organization representing the producer of the collected primary battery.(c) Reimbursable costs. Under this subchapter, reimbursement shall be allowed only for those costs incurred in collecting the batteries subject to the reimbursement request. Reimbursable costs include:  (1) costs of collection, transport, recycling, and other methods of disposition identified in a primary battery stewardship plan approved pursuant to section 7586 of this title; and (2) reasonable educational, promotional, or administrative costs. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7590
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7590. Reimbursement process

§ 7590. Reimbursement process|(a) Reimbursement request.  (1) A primary battery producer, primary battery stewardship organization, or rechargeable battery stewardship organization that incurs reimbursable costs under section 7589 of this title shall submit a request to the producer of the collected primary battery or the primary battery stewardship organization in which the producer is participating or the rechargeable battery stewardship organization responsible for the collected rechargeable battery. (2) A producer or primary battery stewardship organization or rechargeable battery stewardship organization that receives a request for reimbursement may, prior to payment and within 30 days of receipt of the request for reimbursement, request an independent audit of submitted reimbursement costs. (3) The independent auditor shall be responsible for verifying the reasonableness of the reimbursement request, including the costs sought for reimbursement, the amount of reimbursement, and the reimbursable costs assessed by each of the two programs. (4) If the independent audit confirms the reasonableness of the reimbursement request, the producer, primary battery stewardship organization, or rechargeable battery stewardship organization requesting the audit shall pay the cost of the audit and the amount of the reimbursement calculated by the independent auditor. If the independent audit indicates the reimbursement request was not reasonable, the producer or primary battery stewardship organization that initiated the reimbursement request shall pay the cost of the audit and the amount of the reimbursement calculated by the independent auditor.   (b) Role of Agency. The Agency shall not be required to provide assistance or otherwise participate in a reimbursement request, audit, or other action under this section, unless subject to subpoena before a court of jurisdiction. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7592
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7592. Confidentiality of submitted data

§ 7592. Confidentiality of submitted data|(a) Confidentiality. Reports and data submitted under this chapter shall be available for public inspection and copying, provided that:  (1) Information protected under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as codified under 9 V.S.A. chapter 143, or under the trade secret exemption under 1 V.S.A. § 317(c)(9) shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act. (2) The Secretary may publish information confidential under subdivision (1) of this subsection in a summary or aggregated form that does not directly or indirectly identify individual producers, battery stewards, distributors, or retailers.   (b) Omission of trade secret information. The Secretary may require, as a part of a report submitted under this chapter, that the producer, primary battery stewardship organization, rechargeable battery steward, or rechargeable battery stewardship organization submit a report that does not contain trade secret information and is available for public inspection and review.(c) Total weight of batteries. The total weight of batteries collected under an approved primary battery stewardship plan is not confidential business information under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, as codified under 9 V.S.A. chapter 143, and shall be subject to inspection and review under the Public Records Act, 1 V.S.A chapter 5, subchapter 3. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7593
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7593. Antitrust; conduct authorized

§ 7593. Antitrust; conduct authorized|(a) Activity authorized. A producer, group of producers, or primary battery stewardship organization implementing or participating in an approved primary battery stewardship plan under this chapter for the collection, transport, processing, and end-of-life management of primary batteries is individually or jointly immune from liability for the conduct under State laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce under 9 V.S.A. chapter 63, subchapter 1, to the extent that the conduct is reasonably necessary to plan, implement, and comply with the producer's, group of producers', or primary battery stewardship organization's chosen system for managing discarded primary batteries. This subsection shall also apply to conduct of a retailer or wholesaler participating in a producer or primary battery stewardship organization's approved primary battery stewardship plan when the conduct is necessary to plan and implement the producer's or primary battery stewardship organization's organized collection or recycling system for discarded batteries(b) Limitations on anti-trust activity. Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to an agreement among producers, groups of producers, retailers, wholesalers, or primary battery stewardship organizations affecting the price of primary batteries or any agreement restricting the geographic area in which, or customers to whom, primary batteries shall be sold. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7594
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7594. Administrative fee

§ 7594. Administrative fee|(a) Fees assessed. A primary battery producer or primary battery stewardship organization shall pay a fee of $15,000.00 annually for operation under a primary battery stewardship plan approved by the Secretary under section 7586 of this title.(b) Disposition of fees. The fees collected under subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in the Environmental Permit Fund under 3 V.S.A. § 2805. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7595
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 168 - Product Stewardship for Primary Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries|§ 7595. Rulemaking; procedure

§ 7595. Rulemaking; procedure|The Secretary may adopt rules or procedures to implement the requirements of this chapter. (Added 2013, No. 139 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 22, 2014.)
10 V.S.A. § 7701
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7701. Department of Environmental Conservation; standard procedures

§ 7701. Department of Environmental Conservation; standard procedures|The purpose of this chapter is to establish standard procedures for public notice, public meetings, and decisions relating to applications for permits issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 7703
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7703. Rules; additional notice or procedures

§ 7703. Rules; additional notice or procedures|(a) Rules.  (1) Implementing rules. The Secretary may adopt rules to implement this chapter. (2) Complex projects; preapplication process. The Secretary shall adopt rules to determine when a project requiring a permit is large and complex. These rules shall provide that an applicant proposing such a project, prior to filing an application for a permit, shall initiate a project scoping process pursuant to 3 V.S.A. § 2828 or shall hold an informational meeting that is open to the public. The rules shall ensure that:  (A) Written notice of an informational meeting under this section is sent to the owner of the land where the project is located if the applicant is not the owner; the municipality in which the project is located; the municipal and regional planning commissions for any municipality in which the project is located; if the project site is located on a boundary, any Vermont municipality adjacent to that boundary and the municipal and regional planning commissions for that municipality; and each adjoining property owner. At the time this written notice is sent, the Secretary also shall post the notice to the environmental notice bulletin. (B) The notice to adjoining property owners informs them of how they can continue to receive notices and information through the environmental notice bulletin concerning the project as it is reviewed by the Secretary. (C) The applicant furnishes by affidavit to the Secretary the names of those furnished notice and certifies compliance with the notice requirements of this subsection. (D) The applicant and the Secretary or designee shall attend the meeting. The applicant shall respond to questions from other attendees.    (b) Additional notice.  (1) The Secretary may require, by rule or in an individual case, measures in addition to those directed by this chapter using any method reasonably calculated to give direct notice to persons potentially affected by a decision on the application. (2) In an individual case, the Secretary may determine to apply the procedures of section 7713 (Type 2) of this chapter to the issuance of a permit otherwise subject to the procedures of section 7715 (Type 4) or section 7716 (Type 5) of this chapter.   (c) Extension of deadlines. A person may request that the Secretary extend any deadline for comment or requesting a public informational meeting established by this chapter. The person shall submit the request before the deadline and include a brief explanation of why the extension is justified. If the request is granted, the Secretary shall provide notice of the new deadline through the environmental notice bulletin. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 7704
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7704. Administrative record

§ 7704. Administrative record|(a) The Secretary shall create an administrative record for each application for a permit and shall make the administrative record available to the public.(b) The Secretary shall base a draft or final decision on each application for a permit on the administrative record.(c) With respect to permits issued under the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, the Secretary shall comply with any requirements under those acts concerning the maintenance and availability of the administrative record. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 7705
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7705. Time; how computed

§ 7705. Time; how computed|In this chapter:  (1) When time is to be reckoned from a day, date, or an act done, the day, date, or day when the act is done shall not be included in the computation. (2) Computation of a time period shall use calendar days. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 7713
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7713. Type 2 Procedures

§ 7713. Type 2 Procedures|(a) Purpose; scope.  (1) The purpose of this section is to establish the public notice and comment requirements that the Department must follow when considering applications for individual permits, except for individual permits specifically listed in other sections of this subchapter, and when considering other permits listed in this section. (2) The procedures under this section shall be known as Type 2 Procedures. This section governs an application for each of the following:  (A) an individual permit issued pursuant to the Secretary's authority under this title and 29 V.S.A. chapter 11, except for permits governed by sections 7712 and 7714-7716 of this chapter; (B) a wetland determination under section 914 of this title; (C) an individual shoreland permit under chapter 49A of this title; (D) a public water system source permit under section 1675 of this title; (E) a provisional certification issued under section 6605d of this title; and (F) a corrective action plan under section 6648 of this title.    (b) Notice of application.  (1) The applicant shall provide notice of the application to adjoining property owners.  (A) For public water system source protection areas, the applicant also shall provide notice to all property owners located in:  (i) zones 1 and 2 of the source protection area for a public community water system source; and (ii) the source protection area for a public nontransient noncommunity water system source.  (B) For an individual shoreland permit under chapter 49A:  (i) The notice to adjoining property owners shall be to the adjoining property owners on the terrestrial boundary of the shoreland. (ii) This chapter does not require notice to owners of property across the lake as defined in that chapter.   (2) The Secretary shall provide notice of an administratively complete application through the environmental notice bulletin.   (c) Notice of draft decision; comment period. The Secretary shall provide notice of a draft decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the draft decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a public comment period.(d) Public meeting. The Secretary shall hold a public meeting whenever any person files a written request for such a meeting. The Secretary otherwise may hold a public meeting at his or her discretion.(e) Notice of final decision. The Secretary shall provide notice of the final decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the final decision to the bulletin. When the Secretary issues the final decision, the Secretary shall provide a response to comments. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)
10 V.S.A. § 7714
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7714. Type 3 Procedures

§ 7714. Type 3 Procedures|(a) Purpose; scope.  (1) The purpose of this section is to establish the public notice and comment requirements that the Department must follow when adopting general permits, except for general permits governed by section 7712 of this chapter, and when considering other permits listed in this section. (2) The procedures under this section shall be known as Type 3 Procedures. This section governs each of the following:  (A) Each general permit issued pursuant to the Secretary's authority under this title other than a general permit subject to section 7712 of this chapter. However, this section does not apply to a notice of intent under a general permit. (B) Issuance of a dam safety order under chapter 43 of this title, except for an unsafe dam order under section 1095 of this title. (C) An application or request for approval of:  (i) an aquatic nuisance control permit under chapter 50 of this title; (ii) a change in treatment for a public water supply under chapter 56 of this title; (iii) a collection plan for mercury-containing lamps under section 7156 of this title; (iv) an individual plan for the collection and recycling of electronic waste under section 7554 of this title; and (v) a primary battery stewardship plan under section 7586 of this title.     (b) Notice of application. The Secretary shall provide notice of an administratively complete application through the environmental notice bulletin.(c) Notice of draft decision; comment period. The Secretary shall provide notice of the draft decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the draft decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a public comment period.(d) Public meeting. The Secretary shall hold a public meeting whenever any person files a written request for such a meeting. The Secretary otherwise may hold a public meeting at his or her discretion.(e) Notice of final decision. The Secretary shall provide notice of the final decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the final decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a response to comments. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; amended 2017, No. 74, § 20.)
10 V.S.A. § 7715
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 10 - Conservation and Development|Chapter 170 - Department of Environmental Conservation; Standard Procedures|§ 7715. Type 4 Procedures

§ 7715. Type 4 Procedures|(a) Purpose; scope.  (1) The purpose of this section is to establish the public notice and comment requirements that the Department must follow when considering applications for notice of intent under a general permit and other permits listed in this section. (2) The procedures under this section shall be known as Type 4 Procedures. This section applies to each of the following:  (A) a notice of intent under a general permit issued pursuant to the Secretary's authority under this title; and (B) an application for each of following permits:  (i) construction or operation of an air contaminant source or class of sources not identified in the State's implementation plan approved under the Clean Air Act; (ii) construction or expansion of a public water supply under chapter 56 of this title, except that a change in treatment for a public water supply shall proceed in accordance with section 7714 of this chapter; (iii) a category 1 underground storage tank under chapter 59 of this title; (iv) a categorical solid waste certification under chapter 159 of this title; and (v) a medium scale composting certification under chapter 159 of this title.     (b) Notice of application. The Secretary shall provide notice of an administratively complete application through the environmental notice bulletin.(c) Notice of draft decision; comment period. The Secretary shall provide notice of the draft decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the draft decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a public comment period of at least 14 days on the draft decision.(d) Notice of final decision. The Secretary shall provide notice of the final decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a response to comments. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.)