The Department may issue an OCS treatment approval to a person to conduct a pilot project that may deviate from one or more requirements in Regulations .07—.11 of this chapter, if the pilot project will: Accept, store, and treat OCS in a manner as protective to the public health, safety, and wellness and the environment as the requirements established in Regulations .07—.11 of this chapter; and Comply with all other applicable federal, State, and local government laws and regulations. The Department shall establish the application process and conditions of an OCS treatment approval. A person seeking to conduct a pilot project shall: First, obtain an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .04 of this chapter; and Second, obtain OCS treatment approval from the Department. An OCS treatment approval is valid for the length of time specified by the Department in the OCS treatment approval, but may not exceed one year.