Summary
On 09/13/2018, the Waste Management and Radiation Control Board authorized the proposed changes to Section R315-301-7 for formal rulemaking and public comment. The proposed new section, R315-301-7, implements the provisions of Section 19-6-109, as amended by H.B. 373 (2018). Three new definitions for "self-inspection", "training program", and "certificate" are added. An owner or operator who elects to perform self-inspections will be required to provide the director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control (Division), by December 1, written notification of the intent to self-inspect during the following calendar year. The annual notification will need to identify the individual(s) who will be conducting the self-inspections. Those conducting self-inspections will need to complete the Division's training program and receive a completion certificate issued by the Division director prior to performing self-inspections. Self-inspections are to be conducted at least annually to determine compliance with permit, plan of operation, or applicable regulatory requirements. Documentation of each self-inspection is required using the inspection form prescribed by the Division director and submitted in an electronic format prescribed by the Division director within 30 days after completing a self-inspection. The proposed section allows the Division to inspect a facility conducting self-inspections. For a severe violation of a permit, plan of operation, or rule, the Division director may determine that an owner or operator is temporarily or permanently ineligible to perform self-inspections.