1. A. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an OCS facility shall refuse to accept OCS that does not meet the acceptance requirements of Regulation .08 of this chapter.

2. B. Upon determination that an OCS facility accepted OCS that does not meet the requirements of Regulation .08 of this chapter, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of the OCS facility shall:

   1. (1) Isolate and remove the unacceptable OCS from the OCS facility within 48 hours; and
   2. (2) Ensure the OCS removed from the OCS facility is disposed of in compliance with applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

3. C. For each instance of OCS refused in accordance with §§A and B of this regulation, an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an OCS facility shall provide notification of the refusal to the Department as follows:

   1. (1) Provide notification by telephone within 24 hours and written notification within five days of the refusal; and

   2. (2) Include the following information in the notifications:

      1. (a) The source location and generator of the OCS; and
      2. (b) The transporter who delivered or attempted to deliver the OCS.

Authority: Environment Article, §§4-401, 4-402, 4-405, 4-407—4-411, and 4-415—4-418, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.15 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 18, 1993 (20:3 Md. R. 256); adopted permanently effective July 18, 1993 (20:13 Md. R. 1050)

Regulation .03D amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulation .04A amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 224)

Regulations .01—.15 repealed and new Regulations .01—.16 adopted effective June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 642)