Section R. 299.9521 - Operating license conditionsRule 521.
(1) All operating licenses shall contain all of the following general conditions: (a) The general conditions contained in the provisions of 40 C.F.R. §270.30, except §270.30 (l) (1) and (8). For purposes of these conditions the word "licensee" shall replace the word "permittee" and the term "part 111 of the act" shall replace the term "RCRA."(b) The following additional conditions:(i) The licensee shall not initiate an enlargement, alteration, or expansion beyond the previously authorized design capacity or area of a treatment, storage, or disposal facility without first obtaining an operating license for the expansion, enlargement, or alteration of an existing facility from the director.(ii) For a facility being modified, the licensee shall not treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste in the modified portion of the facility until 1 of the following conditions is met: (A) The licensee has submitted, to the director, by certified mail or hand delivery, a letter signed by the licensee and a registered professional engineer stating that the facility has been constructed or modified in compliance with the license and approved plans, and the director has inspected the modified facility and finds it is in compliance with the conditions of the license.(B) Within 15 days of the date of submission of the letter in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the licensee has not received notice from the director of his or her intent to inspect, prior inspection is waived, and the licensee may commence treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste.(iii) The licensee shall obtain the approval of the director by a modification to the license before transferring ownership or operation of the facility to another person. The new owner or operator shall not accept hazardous waste at the facility until the license modification has been issued by the director.(c) Other conditions determined to be necessary by the director to clarify procedures for license issuance, reissuance, modification, and revocation under act 306.(2) In addition to conditions required in all licenses, the director shall establish conditions on a case-by-case basis for all of the following:(a) Compliance schedules, if applicable, consistent with the provisions of 40 C.F.R. §270.33.(b) Requirements for recording and reporting monitoring results, as specified in the provisions of 40 C.F.R. §270.31 and part 6 of these rules.(c) Duration of the license under R 299.9516.(d) Allowable waste types.(3) Each operating license under part 111 of the act shall include conditions necessary to do the following:(a) Achieve compliance with part 111 of the act and these rules, including each of the applicable requirements of parts 6 and 8 of these rules. In satisfying this provision, the director shall incorporate applicable requirements of part 6 directly into the license or establish other conditions that are based on these requirements. For the purpose of this paragraph, an applicable requirement is a statutory or regulatory requirement which takes effect before final administrative disposition of a license or any requirement which takes effect before the modification of a license under R 299.9519.(b) Protect human health and the environment.(c) If, as a result of an assessment or other information, the director determines that conditions are necessary in addition to those required under 40 C.F.R. part 63, subpart EEE, or the the applicable requirements of parts 6 and 8 of these rules to ensure protection of human health and the environment, the director shall include those terms and conditions in the operating license for a hazardous waste combustion unit.(4) New, reissued, and, to the extent allowed under R 299.9519, licenses shall incorporate each of the applicable requirements referenced in this rule.(5) A condition of an operating license shall be incorporated either expressly or by reference. If incorporated by reference, a specific citation to the applicable regulations or requirements shall be given in the license.(6) The provisions of 40 C.F.R. part 63, subpart EEE, §270.30, except §270.30 (l) (1) and (8), §270.31, and §270.33 are adopted by reference in R 299.11003.Mich. Admin. Code R. 299.9521
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