July 13, 2005
Following is an important request sent out recently by The Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Virginia Waste Management Facility Operators Regulations
Notice of Public Hearing and Sixty-day Public Comment Period
The Virginia Board for Waste Management Facility Operators
The Virginia Board for Waste Management Facility Operators invites written comments on its Proposed Regulations (18 VAC 155-20 et. seq.). Send written comments, which must be receivedno later than 5 PM on August 26, 2005, by mail to DPOR, Waste Management Regulations Public Comment, 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230; by fax to (804) 367-6128; or by e-mail to wastemgt@dpor.virginia.gov.
Oral comments are also invited on the above-referenced Proposed Regulations during a Public Hearing at 10:30 AM on August 11, 2005, at DPOR’s offices located at 3600 West Broad Street, Fifth Floor, Richmond, Virginia 23230.
The proposed regulation amendments will make the following substantive changes:
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Create a new license classification (Class V) for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) composting facilities and move MSW composting from Class II to the new Class V.
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Clarify that a waste management facility for which the Board has not established training and licensure requirements may be operated by a Class I licensee.
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Require applicants using experience to substitute for a high school diploma to have obtained that experience during the seven years immediately preceding the date of application.
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Require applicants to document at least one year of experience with a waste management facility in order to qualify for licensure.
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Repeal language requiring facility specific training to have been completed after January 1, 1989, and language concerning the first renewal after May 1, 2000, which assigned a single expiration date to all classes of license held by a single individual.
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Require license renewal applicants to state that they are in compliance with all Virginia and federal laws and regulations.
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Amend the training course curriculum section to be more reflective of current technology and training needs; to amend Class II training to remove MSW composting requirements; and to create a new curriculum for Class V MSW composting.
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Amend the “grounds for denial of application, denial of renewal or discipline” section to make renewing a license through fraudulent means or misrepresentation a ground for license denial and disciplinary action and to cite the provisions of Section 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia pertinent to applicants with criminal convictions.
Copies of the Proposed Regulations may be obtained by accessing the DPOR website at www.dpor.virginia.gov; or by contacting Board staff at (804) 367-0219 or by e-mail at wastemgt@dpor.virginia.gov.
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If interested, these three bulletins are available upon request:
- NSWMA’s 2005 Tip Fee
- Interstate Movement of Municipal Solid Waste
- Just Compensation and Hauler Displacement
Please circulate this Bulletin to other interested parties in your office, and advise us at mricks@JoyceEngineering.com if you would prefer to receive it via e-mail or fax. Check out www.JoyceEngineering.com, for a brief summation of Joyce Engineering, Inc.’s services and a list of staff contacts.
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