Authority: IC 13-19-3-1; IC 13-20-13-11

Affected: IC 13-11-2-251; IC 13-14-13; IC 13-20-21-3; IC 13-30-2; IC 36-9- 30

Sec. 6. (a) An application for a certificate of registration for a waste tire processing operation must:

1. (1) be completed on a form provided by the department;
2. (2) contain all information requested on the form, as specified in subsection (b); and
3. (3) include the application fee required under section 4 of this rule.

(b) The following must be submitted with the application form for a certificate of registration for a waste tire processing operation:

1. (1) The name, address, and contact information of the owner or operator of the waste tire processing operation.
2. (2) A United States Geological Survey seven and one-half (7 1/2) minute topographic map or equivalent that shows the boundaries of the waste tire processing operation.

3. (3) A legible map of the waste tire processing operation on paper not less than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches by eleven (11) inches in size that includes the following:

   1. (A) Property boundaries.
   2. (B) On-site buildings.
   3. (C) Location, maximum length, maximum width, and maximum height of each area to be used to hold waste tires for processing.

   4. (D) Separation distances between waste tire holding areas and the following:

      1. (i) Buildings.
      2. (ii) Fences.
      3. (iii) Property boundaries.
      4. (iv) Other waste tire holding areas.

      5. (v) Other accumulated materials that may:

         1. (AA) be a fire hazard; or
         2. (BB) restrict access to the waste tires.
   5. (E) A scale ratio.
   6. (F) An arrow to true north.

4. (4) A description of the following:

   1. (A) Buildings, signs, notices, and alarms to be used to manage waste tires at the facility.

   2. (B) The program that will be used to manage waste tires at the facility, including the following:

      1. (i) The anticipated sources and amounts of incoming waste tires in PTEs.
      2. (ii) The names and locations of the anticipated destinations of the waste tires.

      3. (iii) The method and schedule for the following:

         1. (AA) Draining incoming waste tires.
         2. (BB) Preventing waste tires from accumulating water.
5. (5) The contingency plan required by section 18 of this rule.
6. (6) A description of the measures the owner or operator will use to ensure that the operation will not accumulate more than the amount of PTEs specified in IC 13-11-2-251 at any time unless the facility is also a registered waste tire storage site.
7. (7) A plan for compliance with the waste tire management requirements specified in section 17 of this rule.

(c) If the application for a certificate of registration is for a location not owned by the applicant, the application must include the signature of the person that owns the property on which:

1. (1) the waste tire processing operation is located; or
2. (2) for a mobile waste tire processing operation, each location where waste tire processing occurs.

(d) A separate certificate of registration is required for each location at which waste tire processing occurs, unless the registration is only for a mobile waste tire processing operation.

(e) A new certificate of registration is required when a waste tire processing operation that is not a mobile operation relocates to a new location.

(f) The owner or operator of a mobile waste tire processing operation shall:

1. (1) comply with the:

   1. (A) requirements of subsection (a); and
   2. (B) contingency plan requirements of either section 18 or 18.5 of this rule; and
2. (2) provide notice to the department of the location at which waste tires are being processed within thirty (30) days of initiating waste tire processing at each location, including the signature of the person that owns the property.

(g) A waste tire processing operation that operates as both a nonmobile and a mobile waste tire processing operation may operate under a single registration by complying with:

1. (1) the notification requirements under subsection (f)(2); and

2. (2) other applicable requirements under this article for a:

   1. (A) mobile waste tire processing operation; and
   2. (B) nonmobile waste tire processing operation.

(h) Unless a person is applying for a certificate of registration for only a mobile waste tire processing operation, the applicant for a certificate of registration for a waste tire processing operation shall submit to the fire department with jurisdiction over the waste tire processing operation a copy of the:

1. (1) completed application; and
2. (2) contingency plan required by section 18 of this rule.

(i) An application for a certificate of registration must be submitted as a paper copy unless the commissioner makes a determination that a copy in an electronic format as prescribed by the commissioner and in accordance with IC 13-14-13 is sufficient.

(j) Registration under this rule does not guarantee that a waste tire processing operation complies with other applicable:

1. (1) county or local ordinances; or
2. (2) state rules or statutes.

(Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 15-3-6; filed Oct 10, 2000, 3:10 p.m.: 24 IR 321; errata filed Oct 23, 2000, 9:50 a.m.: 24 IR 688; filed Nov 30, 2006, 4:16 p.m.: 20061227-IR-329050168FRA; readopted filed Jul 18, 2012, 2:26 p.m.: 20120815-IR-329120206BFA; readopted filed Jun 6, 2018, 1:57 p.m.: 20180704-IR-329180170BFA; filed Nov 28, 2022, 10:42 a.m.: 20221228-IR-329170279FRA; errata filed Feb 16, 2023, 10:18 a.m.: 20230222-IR-329230072ACA; readopted filed Oct 16, 2024, 11:58 a.m.: 20241113-IR-329230812RFA)