Rule 3745-570-213 | Alternative infectious waste treatment technology ten year update.
(A) Any person with an approval for an alternative infectious waste treatment technology that was issued prior to the effective date of this rule who wishes to continue to treat infectious waste as authorized by that approval shall submit to Ohio EPA, not later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this rule, an analysis comparing the efficacy of the alternative infectious waste treatment technology to the performance standard for treatment under this chapter.
(B) Beginning on the effective date of this rule, any person with an effective alternative infectious waste treatment technology approval shall submit to Ohio EPA an analysis comparing the efficacy of the alternative infectious waste treatment technology to the performance standard for treatment in the chapter as follows:
(1) For an alternative infectious waste treatment technology issued prior to the effective date of this rule, on each tenth anniversary of the date that the analysis was submitted in accordance with paragraph (A) of this rule or the date that is one hundred eighty days after the effective date of this rule, whichever is sooner.
(2) For an alternative infectious waste treatment technology issued pursuant to this chapter, on each tenth anniversary of the date the initial approval was issued.
(C) If, based on an analysis submitted pursuant to this rule, the director determines that the alternative infectious waste treatment technology no longer achieves the performance standard for treatment under this chapter, the director may require the person to make the necessary changes to bring the alternative infectious waste treatment technology into compliance with the standards in the current version of rule 3745-570-210 of the Administrative Code and submit the alternative infectious waste treatment technology for approval in accordance with this chapter.
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