1. (a) Upon receipt of the application, CalRecycle will notify the applicant within 30 calendar days if the application is complete or incomplete.
2. (b) If CalRecycle determines the application is incomplete, with exception of a pending inspection by DTSC, CalRecycle notification will list the missing information, and the applicant will have 30 calendar days from the notification to provide the missing information or CalRecycle will deny the application.

3. (c) After CalRecycle determines that an application is complete, CalRecycle will notify the applicant within 30 calendar days whether the application has been:

   1. (1) Approved, and if so, issue a proof of approval stating the type of approval granted:

      1. (A) Approved collector,
      2. (B) Approved recycler, or
      3. (C) Approved dual entity.
   2. (2) Denied, and if so, the cause(s) for denial will be listed. After denial, an application to become approved may be resubmitted at any time after the causes for denial have been corrected.
4. (d) CalRecycle shall not charge collector or recyclers to process an application.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 42475 and 42475.2, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 42475, 42476, 42477, 42478 and 42479, Public Resources Code.

History

1. New section filed 5-10-2004 as an emergency; operative 5-10-2004 (Register 2004, No. 20). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b) a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-10-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Repealer and new section filed 12-13-2004 as an emergency; operative 12-13-2004 (Register 2004, No. 51). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on 12-14-2006. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to and approved by OAL prior to that day.

3. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-13-2004 order transmitted to OAL 10-13-2006 and filed 11-27-2006 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b) (Register 2006, No. 48).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 10-29-2012 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2012, No. 44).

5. Amendment filed 9-17-2018; operative 10-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 38).

6. Amendment of subsections (c)(1)(A)-(B), new subsection (c)(1)(C) and amendment of Note filed 12-13-2024 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2025 (Register 2024, No. 50). Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42475.2(b), this is a statutory deemed emergency, and the emergency language remains in effect until 1-1-2027 unless a Certificate of Compliance is transmitted to and approved by OAL, or the emergency language is revised by the Department prior to that date, whichever occurs sooner.