1. A. Application Requirements. A person who wishes to use scrap tires as a substitute fuel in a resource recovery facility or in a facility that uses tires as a tire-derived fuel shall submit an application for approval to the Department. The application shall include the following information:

   1. (1) The information required by Regulations .08B and .12 of this chapter; and

   2. (2) The following additional information:

      1. (a) The rate at which the scrap tires will be incinerated;
      2. (b) Identification of the applicable State and federal air quality standards;
      3. (c) A plan for closing the facility in compliance with Regulations .18—.20 of this chapter;
      4. (d) Financial assurance as required by Regulation .21 of this chapter for facilities participating in the scrap tire recycling system;
      5. (e) 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 substitute fuel facility or tire-derived fuel facility.
2. B. Conditions. Approved facilities shall comply with the requirements specified in Regulation .10B of this chapter.

Authority: Environment Article, §§9-201, 9-228, 9-262, 9-268, 9-274, 9-275, 9-277, and 9-278, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 6, 1992 (19:13 Md. R. 1204)