567—123.3(455F) Regional collection center license and license renewal. A license or license renewal will be issued under the following conditions:
	123.3(1) License.
	a. 	An RCC shall not operate without a license issued by the department. RCCs in existence prior to January 14, 2019, will automatically be issued an operating license.
	b. 	A satellite facility shall not be required to obtain a license.
	123.3(2) Compliance. An RCC and satellite facility must be in compliance with current local, state and federal statutes and regulations regarding the management, storage, transportation and disposition of HHM, HHW and HW from VSQGs.
	123.3(3) Construction. An RCC shall not be constructed without review of the site plan and written approval of the site plan by the department. The approved plans and specifications shall constitute a condition of the initial operating license.
	123.3(4) Inspection prior to commencing initial operation. The department shall be notified before an RCC or satellite facility begins operations. No HHM or HW from VSQGs shall be accepted by the RCC or satellite facility until the facility has been inspected and approved by the department.
	123.3(5) Duration and renewal of license. The initial license issued may be renewed for a period of five years. If the license applicant is a private agency under contract with a local government, the license shall not extend past the end date of the contract. An entity designated as an environmental management system pursuant to Iowa Code section 455J.7 may opt out of the license renewal requirement provided the entity is in compliance with 123.3(2) and there has been no change in the provisions of the current license. Any change in the provisions of the current license requires department notification as described in 123.3(7).
	123.3(6) Request and approval of initial license or license renewal. A new RCC shall file a request for a license on a form provided by the department. An established RCC shall file a request for license renewal 45 calendar days prior to the expiration of the current license, via hard-copy request or electronically, on a form provided by the department. A renewal shall be issued within 30 business days if the facility is in compliance with Iowa Code chapters 455B, 455D and 455F and the conditions of the current license.
	123.3(7) License modification. An RCC shall request to modify its license by notifying the department of changes to any provision of its license via hard-copy or electronic correspondence. An RCC shall notify the department within 30 calendar days of a planned change to the provisions of its license and within 7 calendar days of an unplanned change to the provisions of its license. Upon approval of a request to modify an RCC license, the department will issue a license modification within 14 business days of approving the license modification request.
[ARC 3995C, IAB 9/12/18, effective 10/17/18]