Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Division 96 - SOLID WASTE: PERMITS SPECIAL RULES FOR SELECTED SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITES, WASTE TIRE STORAGE SITES AND WASTE TIRE CARRIERS › Section 340-096-0190 - Special Rules Relating to Conversion Technology: Registration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All conversion
			 technology facilities required to register with the department by OAR
			 340-096-0160(7)
 
			 must comply with this rule. Except as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0160(9),
			 a facility subject to this rule may not begin operation before the department
			 has issued a registration to the facility.
(2) After the requirements of OAR
			 340-093-0100  with respect to public notice and comment have been completed, if the
			 department determines that the facility has met all of the requirements of OAR
			 Divisions 93, 96, 97, and all other applicable statutes and regulations, the
			 department will issue a registration to the facility. The registration is a
			 permit for purposes of OAR chapter 340, division 18 and chapter 340 divisions
			 93, 96, and 97.
(3) All conversion
			 technology facilities registered under this rule must:
(a) Comply with OAR
			 340-096-0170:
			 Performance Standards;
(b) Comply
			 with all Conditions of Approval that are required by the department for
			 operation of the facility;
(c)
			 Submit an annual or more frequent report, as required by the department, on a
			 form provided by or approved by the department, of the weight of feedstocks
			 used for conversion at the facility, and any other information required under
			 OAR
			 340-097-0110(6),
			 340-090-0100(3) and
			 (5), or as needed by the department to
			 monitor the flow of solid waste in Oregon.
(d) Immediately notify the department of any
			 violation of the facility Conditions of Approval or performance standards under
			 OAR
			 340-096-0170;
(e) Immediately notify the
			 department of any significant change of status of the conversion technology
			 facility, including any change in the ownership or operation of the facility,
			 the location of the conversion technology operation, the type or volume of
			 feedstocks used, and the conversion technology process used by the facility;
(f) Keep all required records. If
			 required by the department, maintain records for a minimum of five years. In
			 the case of a change in ownership of the facility, the owner is responsible for
			 ensuring that the records are transferred from the previous owner and
			 maintained for the required five years;
(g) Comply with OAR
			 340-097-0120(6)
 
			 with respect to annual registration permit compliance fees;
(h) At the request of the department, submit
			 any records or reports the department may require to ensure compliance with
			 conditions of OAR chapter 340, Divisions 93, 96, and 97; and
(i) If required by the department,
			 demonstrate financial assurance as provided in OAR
			 340-096-0001. The
			 department may tailor the financial assurance requirements to the nature of the
			 facility and may exempt a facility if, based on the information submitted under
			 OAR
			 340-093-0070,
			 and any other information available to the department, the department
			 determines that the facility is not likely to generate significant amounts of
			 residual waste materials or contamination from the facility operation that will
			 remain at closure.