California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 45 - Requirements for Units and Facilities Deemed to Have a Permit by Rule › Article 1 - Permit by Rule › Section 67450.2 - Permit by Rule for TTUs and FTUs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The owner or operator of a TTU that
				  treats hazardous waste shall be deemed to have a permit when the owner or
				  operator complies with subsections (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a) (4) of this section
				  and receives an acknowledgement from the Department authorizing operation of
				  the TTU pursuant to the subsection (a)(3) of this section.
(1) The owner or operator of a TTU that
				  treats hazardous waste shall submit, in person or by certified mail with return
				  receipt requested, four (4) complete initial Transportable Treatment Unit
				  Permit by Rule/Conditional Exemption Unit-Specific Notifications (DTSC Form
				  1199, (1/96)) for each TTU to the Department of Toxic Substances Control,
				  Unified Program Section, 400 "P" Street, P.O. Box 806, Sacramento, California
				  95812-0806. The initial notifications shall be submitted a minimum of
				  forty-five (45) days prior to beginning the first treatment of waste with the
				  TTU. Upon good cause shown by the owner or operator, the Department shall
				  shorten the notification period.
(2) Each notification required by subsection
				  (a) (1) of this section shall be completed, dated and signed according to the
				  requirements of Section
				  66270.11 as those requirements
				  apply to permit applications and shall be submitted with all of the following:
(A) Owner, operator and unit-specific
				  information including: the name of the person(s) which own(s) and/or operate(s)
				  the TTU, if different, the physical address or legal description of the
				  location of each person which owns and/or operates the TTU, the mailing address
				  and telephone number of each person which owns or operates the TTU, if
				  different, TTU owner and operator contact person(s) and telephone number(s),
				  TTU owner or operator identification number and Board of Equalization account
				  number, identification of the specific waste type(s) to be treated, TTU serial
				  number, identification of the treatment process(es) to be used, and a
				  description of how the treatment unit operates (i.e. continuous, batch,
				  intermittent, etc.)
(B) Financial
				  assurance certification forms as required by section
				  67450.13; and
(C) The certifications specified in sections
				  66265.191(a) and
				  66265.192(a), if
				  applicable.
(D) A statement
				  documenting any convictions, judgments, settlements, or orders resulting from
				  any action by any local, State, or federal environmental or public health
				  enforcement agency concerning the operation of the facility within the last
				  three years, as the documents would be available under the California Public
				  Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
				  6250) of Part 1 of Division 7 of
				  Title 1 of the Government Code) and the Information Practices Act of 1977
				  (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
				  1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of
				  the Civil Code);
(3) The
				  Department, within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of unit-specific
				  notifications submitted pursuant to subsection (a)(1) of this section, shall
				  acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the notifications. The Department shall, in
				  conjunction with the acknowledgement, authorize operation of the TTU subject to
				  the requirements and conditions specified in sections
				  67450.3,
				  67450.9(b) and
				  67450.9(c), deny
				  authorization to operate under a permit by rule pursuant to section
				  67450.9(a) or
				  notify the owner or operator that the notifications are incomplete or
				  inaccurate. If the notifications are incomplete or inaccurate, the Department
				  shall specify what additional information or correction is needed. The
				  Department shall authorize or deny authorization to operate as specified in
				  this subsection within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the requested
				  information or corrected notifications. The Department shall reject the
				  notifications of any owner or operator who fails to provide the information or
				  correction requested in the acknowledgement within ten (10) days of receipt of
				  the acknowledgement. Upon good cause shown by the owner or operator, the
				  Department shall grant the owner or operator additional time to provide the
				  information or correction requested. An owner or operator whose notifications
				  are rejected may submit new initial notifications.
(4) Each TTU owner or operator who is
				  required to submit an initial notification to the Department pursuant to
				  subsection (a)(1) of this section shall pay the initial notification fee
				  established by Health and Safety Code section
				  25205.14,
				  for each such notification within thirty (30) days after the date the fee is
				  assessed by the Board of Equalization as specified in Revenue and Taxation Code
				  Section
				  43152.10.
				  For purposes of fee assessment, each set of four (4) notifications required by
				  subsection (a)(1) of this section shall be considered a single
				  notification.