ARC 8518B
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION[567]
Adopted and Filed
Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections 455B.304, 455D.6 and 455F.8A, the Environmental Protection Commission hereby amends Chapter 123, “Regional Collection Centers and Mobile Unit Collection and Consolidation Centers,” and Chapter 211, “Financial Assistance for the Collection of Household Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste From Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators,” Iowa Administrative Code.
The amendments will differentiate between satellite facilities and regional collection centers (RCC). Satellite facilities collect and store household hazardous materials which are then picked up by an RCC. Satellite facilities will not be required to obtain a permit, but will instead need to meet requirements set out in new rule 567—123.3(455B,455D,455F) regarding building requirements, staff training, a plan of operations, and an emergency preparedness plan.
Requirements for RCCs will be streamlined by extending the length of the RCC permit from three to five years, removing the requirement for an education program from the permit, reducing the amount of financial assurance required for a new RCC that serves a population of less than 35,000 from $15,000 to $5,000, and clarifying that disposal funding assistance an RCC receives in a year cannot exceed the RCC’s total disposal costs for the year.
Notice of Intended Action was published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin as ARC 8313B on November 18, 2009.
During the public comment period, the Department received three comments, all in regard to the removal of the education requirement from the RCC permit. The Department values the important role education plays in the Regional Collection Center program, which is why household hazardous material education is addressed through other means.
These amendments are identical to those published under Notice.
These amendments are intended to implement Iowa Code chapters 455B, 455D, and 455F.
These amendments will become effective March 17, 2010.
Editor’s Note: Pursuant to recommendation of the Administrative Rules Review Committee published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin, September 10, 1986, the text of these amendments [amendments to Chs 123, 211] is being omitted. These amendments are identical to those published under Notice as ARC 8313B, IAB 11/18/09.
[Filed 1/21/10, effective 3/17/10]
[Published 2/10/10]
[For replacement pages for IAC, see IAC Supplement 2/10/10.]