La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § I-1909

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section I-1909 - Change of Ownership/Operator-Financial Assurance Required

A. The administrative authority may approve the transfer of a permit to a new owner or operator where financial assurance is required, based on the following factors:

1. assumption by the new owner or operator of liability for existing violations;

2. demonstration of compliance with financial responsibility requirements by the new owner or operator; and

3. evidence of managerial competence on the part of the new owner or operator in accordance with LAC 33:I.1701.

B. Changes in the ownership or operational control of a facility shall be made with written notification to the Office of Environmental Services. The new owner or operator shall submit a Name/Ownership/Operator Change Form (NOC-1 Form) prior to or no later than 45 days after the change. The department may initiate action to terminate or revoke an existing media permit for a failure to disclose a change of ownership or operational control within 45 days after the change. The following actions are also required to be completed in conjunction with the change of ownership/operator notification.

1. A written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit responsibility, coverage, and liability between the previous and new permittees shall be submitted to the administrative authority. The agreement shall be attached to the NOC-1 Form.

2. Permitted and interim status hazardous waste facilities shall also submit a revised Part I (i.e., Part A) permit application and Hazardous Waste Notification Form (HW-1 Form) in conjunction with the NOC-1 Form.

3. When a transfer of ownership or operational control occurs, the previous owner or operator shall comply with the applicable requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 37 (hazardous waste financial requirements), LAC 33:VII.Chapter 13 (solid waste financial assurance requirements), and LAC 33:IX.Chapter 67 (water financial security requirements) and Section 7307 (sewage sludge financial assurance requirements) until the new owner or operator has demonstrated that he or she is complying with the applicable requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 37, LAC 33:VII.Chapter 13, and LAC 33:IX.Chapter 67 and Section 7307.

C. The new owner or operator shall demonstrate compliance with the applicable requirements of LAC 33:V.Chapter 37, LAC 33:VII. Chapter 13, and LAC 33:IX.Chapter 67 and Section 7307 within six months of the date of the change of ownership or operational control of the facility. Upon adequate demonstration to the administrative authority by the new owner or operator of compliance with these financial assurance requirements, the administrative authority shall notify the previous owner or operator that he or she no longer needs to comply with the financial assurance requirements as of the date of demonstration.

D. Within 45 days after receipt of the complete notification of a change of ownership or operational control of a facility, the administrative authority shall notify the previous and new owners/operators of the department's approval or disapproval of the transfer of the permit to the new owner or operator based on its evaluation of the factors set forth in Subsection A of this Section. The effective date of the permit transfer shall be the date indicated on the NOC-1 Form unless the administrative authority determines that a different date is appropriate, in which case the Office of Environmental Services shall notify the permit applicant of the actual effective date.

E. For permitted hazardous waste facilities, the new permittee shall send a notice of the change of ownership or operational control to all persons on the facility mailing list maintained by the administrative authority, and to the appropriate units of state and local government, as specified in LAC 33:V.717. This notification shall be made within 90 calendar days after the administrative authority has provided a written response approving the transfer of the permit and the change has been put into effect.

La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § I-1909

Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of the Secretary, Legal Affairs Division, LR 31:2429 (October 2005), amended LR 36:2552 (November 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq.