(b)

1. (1) A Class 3 license shall be required for all operators of waste tire processing facilities and other related solid waste management facilities with at least one (1) Class 3C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation (see Appendix B).
2. (2) This requirement does not preclude brief periods of absence nor does it include the closure and post-closure care periods.

(c) The three (3) levels of Class 3 licenses are as follows:

1. (1) Class 3A license.

   1. (A) The Class 3A license is a renewable apprenticeship license.
   2. (B) It shall encompass operational knowledge needed for the waste screening, handling, and processing aspects of the solid waste management facility.
   3. (C)

(i) Holders of a Class 3A license shall be operators-in-training working under the direct supervision of a Class 3C licensed operator.

1. (ii) Nonsupervisory personnel may select to remain at this level of license as long as the requirement is met for having at least one (1) Class 3 licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

   1. (D) Any person applying for a Class 3A apprentice license must:

      1. (i)

(b) (b) This course shall provide a minimum of six (6) hours of safety and waste screening for the exclusion of hazardous and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes; and

1. (ii) Satisfactorily complete a Level A examination;

2. (2) Class 3B license.

   1. (A) The Class 3B license is the intermediate or journeyman level of Class 3 license.
   2. (B) The Class 3B license shall encompass operational level technical, regulatory, administrative, and management information.

   3. (C)

      1. (i) This level of license elevates a licensee to a fully qualified level of operator.
      2. (ii) Nonsupervisory personnel may select to remain at this level of license as long as the requirement is met for having at least one (1) Class 3C licensed manager or supervisor on site at all times during periods of operation.

   4. (D) The Division of Environmental Quality shall not issue a Class 3B license until the operator:

      1. (i) Holds a Level A license for a period of one (1) year;
      2. (ii) Satisfactorily completes the twenty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 3B license;
      3. (iii) Satisfactorily completes a Class 3B examination;
      4. (iv) Satisfactorily completes one (1) year of experience in solid waste management or operation; and
      5. (v) Satisfactorily carries out the duties of an operator; and

3. (3) Class 3C license.

   1. (A) The Class 3C license is the supervisory or master level of Class 3 license.
   2. (B) The Class 3C license shall encompass complex level technical, regulatory, administrative, and management information.

   3. (C) The division shall not issue a Class 3C license until the operator:

      1. (i) Holds a Level B license for a minimum of one (1) year;
      2. (ii) Satisfactorily completes the thirty-hour course of approved training designated for a Class 3C license;
      3. (iii) Satisfactorily completes a Class 3C examination;
      4. (iv) Satisfactorily completes two (2) years of experience in solid waste management or operation; and
      5. (v) Satisfactorily carries out the responsibilities of an operator.