LAC 33:VII.10518. Standard Waste Tire Collection Center Permit Application

A. Each applicant requesting a standard permit in accordance with these regulations shall complete the permit application and submit it to the administrative authority. In addition, the standards in LAC 33:VII.10527 shall be incorporated into the appropriate items below. Submission of the following information shall be provided on the application, which is available on the department’s website: 1. the name and phone number of the applicant; 2. the name and phone number of the facility contact, if different from the applicant; 3. the name, address, and phone number of a contact person in case of an emergency, if different from the individual specified in Paragraph A.2 of this Section; 4. the business mailing address, including city, state, parish, and zip code; 5. the location of the facility; 6. the business telephone number; 7. the federal identification number and state tax identification number; 8. a site master plan, including property lines, building, facilities, excavations, drainage, roads, and other appurtenances; 9. a copy of written notification to the appropriate local governing authority, stating that the site is to be used as a collection center; 10. written documentation from the appropriate local governing authority, stating that the facility is in compliance with local zoning and permitting requirements; 11. written documentation from the property owner granting approval for use of the property as a collection center, if property owner is other than applicant; 12. proof of publication of notice of intent to submit an application for a standard waste tire collection center permit; 13. a letter of compliance and certification of premises and buildings from the state fire marshal; 14. an operational plan addressing the following: a. facility access and security; b. waste tire acceptance plan to count, record, and monitor incoming quantities of waste tires; c. method to control water run-on/runoff; d. days and hours of operation; e. waste tire storage method: i. dimensions of waste tire piles; ii. maximum number of whole waste tires stored at any one time; iii. width of fire lanes; iv. method of storage to exclude standing water; v. type of access roads; and vi. emergency control plans in case of fire, accident, etc.; f. site grounds maintenance and disease vector control to minimize vector-breeding areas and animal attraction: i. controlling fly, mosquito, and other insect emergence and entrance; ii. controlling rodent burrowing for food or harborage; and iii. controlling bird and animal attraction; g. buffer zones; and h. method to control and/or treat any process water; 15. evidence of commercial general liability insurance in the amount no less than $1,000,000 applicable to on-site and off-site liability provided by an insurer who is admitted, authorized, or eligible to conduct insurance business in Louisiana; 16. site closure plan to assure clean closure. The closure plan shall be submitted as a separate section with each application, ensure clean closure, and include the following: a. the method to be used and steps necessary for closing the facility; b. the estimated cost of closure of the facility, based on the cost of hiring a third party to close the facility at the point in the facility’s operating life when the extent and manner of its operation would make closure the most expensive; c. maximum inventory of whole waste tires on-site at any one time over the active life of the facility; d. a schedule for completing all activities necessary for closure; and e. the sequence of final closure as applicable; 17. site closure financial assurance fund; 18. plans, specifications, and operations represented and described in the permit application or permit modifications shall be prepared under the supervision of and certified by a professional engineer licensed in the state of Louisiana; 19. a signed legal certification that all information provided in the application is true and correct with the knowledge of the possibility of punishment under the law for false information; 20. date and signature of the responsible official; 21. name of authorized agent for service of process, if applicable; and 22. required information regarding facility site assessments as follows: a. a discussion demonstrating that the potential and real adverse environmental effects of the facility have been avoided to the maximum extent possible; b. a cost-benefit analysis demonstrating that the social and economic benefits of the facility outweigh the environmental-impact costs; c. a discussion and description of possible alternative projects that would offer more protection to the environment without unduly curtailing non-environmental benefits; d. a discussion of possible alternative sites that would offer more protection to the environment without unduly curtailing non-environmental benefits; and e. a discussion and description of the mitigating measures which would offer more protection to the environment than the facility, as proposed, without unduly curtailing non-environmental benefits. B. Government agencies intending to operate a waste tire collection center shall notify the administrative authority on a form available on the department’s website prior to operating the waste tire collection center. Government agencies operating waste tire collection centers shall not be required to obtain a standard waste tire collection center permit provided they meet the requirements of LAC 33:VII.10527.H.