California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery › Chapter 3.2 - In-Vessel Digestion Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements › Article 1 - In-Vessel Digestion Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements › Section 17896.8 - Research in-Vessel Digestion Operations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An operator conducting research in-vessel
				  digestion operations shall comply with the EA Notification requirements set
				  forth in Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 7, Chapter 5.0,
				  Article 3.0 (commencing with section
				  18100), except as otherwise
				  provided by this Chapter.
(b) In
				  addition to the EA Notification requirements set forth in Title 14, California
				  Code of Regulations, Division 7, Chapter 5.0, Article 3.0, section
				  18103.1(a)(3),
				  the operator shall provide a description of the research to be performed,
				  research objectives, methodology/protocol to be employed, data to be gathered,
				  analysis to be performed, how the requirements of this subchapter will be met,
				  and the projected timeframe for completion of the research operation.
(c) After no more than a two year period of
				  operation, the operator of a research in-vessel digestion operation shall
				  submit to the EA a report that includes the results and conclusions drawn from
				  the research. If the EA determines, based on the report, that there are further
				  research objectives to be met or data to be gathered, the EA may extend the
				  research for a specified time period not to exceed two years. If the EA
				  determines based on the report that there are no further research objectives to
				  be met or data to be gathered, the operator shall conduct site restoration at
				  the facility pursuant to section
				  17896.41, or obtain other
				  appropriate authorization pursuant to Article 1 of this Chapter prior to
				  continuing operations.
(d) Research
				  in-vessel digestion operations that will be using unprocessed mammalian tissue
				  as a feedstock for the purpose of obtaining data on pathogen reduction or other
				  public health, animal health, safety, or environmental protection concern,
				  shall satisfy the following additional requirements:
(1) Unprocessed mammalian tissue used as
				  feedstock shall be generated from on-site agricultural operations, and all
				  products derived from unprocessed mammalian tissue shall be beneficially used
				  on-site.
(2) The operator shall
				  prepare, implement and maintain a site-specific, research in-vessel digestion
				  operation site security plan. The research in-vessel digestion site security
				  plan shall include a description of the methods and facilities to be employed
				  for the purpose of limiting site access and preventing the movement of
				  unauthorized material on to or off of the site.
(3) After no more than a six-month period of
				  operation the operator of a research in-vessel digestion operation using
				  unprocessed mammalian tissue as feedstock shall submit to the EA a report that
				  includes the results and conclusions drawn from the research and documentation
				  of additional requirements of this section. If the EA determines based on the
				  report that there are further research objectives to be met or data to be
				  gathered, the EA may extend the research for a specified time period not to
				  exceed two years. If the EA determines based on the report that there are no
				  further research objectives to be met or data to be gathered, the operator
				  shall conduct site restoration at the facility pursuant to section
				  17896.41, or obtain other
				  appropriate authorization pursuant to Article 1 of this Chapter prior to
				  continuing operations.