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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 26.04.08.12" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="08" heading="Specific Requirements — Primary Scrap Tire Collection Facilities/Scrap Tire Recyclers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Additional Application Requirements. In addition to the information described in Regulation .08B of this chapter, the application for a primary scrap tire collection facility or scrap tire recycler license shall include the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A description of facility operations, including a technical description of the methods and procedures used at the facility for processing scrap tires and the proposed hours of operation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The current zoning designation and use of the land at the site of the facility and the land within a 1/4 mile radius of the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Weight and use restrictions on the access roads that lead to the site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>An explanation of how the accumulation of scrap tires at the facility shall be managed as well as the storage capacity at the facility, designating drop boxes, containers, trailers, or other fully enclosed structures, as well as stockpiles;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A description of the types of vehicles that will deliver scrap tires to the facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A description of all on-site equipment that will be used for the placement, movement, and transportation of scrap tires;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A description of measures to be taken that meet the technical and operational standards for scrap tire storage specified in Regulation .17 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>For a scrap tire recycler:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The maximum quantity, by number or weight, and type of raw material, product, and residuals from processing to be accumulated or stored on the site at any time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The processing capacity of the facility, by number or weight, of scrap tires per hour;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The existing and proposed markets for the facility's tire-derived products or raw materials;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Topographic section and facility conceptual design maps that depict the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The map scale and directional orientation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The scrap tire recycler facility location and the surrounding 1/4 mile area in detail including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Wetlands, floodplains, shorelands, intermittent streams, and other surface waters;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Legal boundaries and land ownership, including county and municipal boundaries, and easements and rights-of-way;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The location of all wells; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Occupied dwellings;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The facility conceptual design map, which shall show:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The facility design and the location of all scrap tire collection and storage areas, and fire lanes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>All existing and planned structures and buildings at the facility, including those used for scrap tire accumulation, storage, recycling, or processing operations;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Loading and unloading areas;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Access and internal all-weather roads;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Runoff control measures, ditches, and dikes;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>The location of the areas used for processing of scrap tires; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>The total land area in square feet or acreage;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A plan for closing the facility in compliance with Regulations .18—.20 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>For facilities participating in the scrap tire recycling system, a description of the financial assurance to be provided in accordance with Regulation .21 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>For facilities participating in the scrap tire recycling system, a financial statement completed by a certified public accountant that describes the applicant's assets and liabilities to provide evidence of the financial ability to properly establish, operate, and maintain a primary scrap tire collection facility or a scrap tire recycling facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Conditions. A primary scrap tire collection facility and a scrap tire recycler shall meet the following additional specific conditions which require that a licensee shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>For facilities participating in the scrap tire recycling system, maintain financial assurance to cover closure cost;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have an up-to-date closure plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If applicable, have an up-to-date emergency preparedness manual;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If applicable, meet the technical and operational standards for scrap tire storage specified in Regulation .17 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Comply with the applicable provisions of Environment Article, Title 2, Annotated Code of Maryland, and any regulations promulgated under it.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>