326 Ind. Admin. Code 4-1-4

Current through October 23, 2024

Section 326 IAC 4-1-4 - Emergency burning

Authority: IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-17-3-4

Affected: IC 13-12; IC 13-17-9

Sec. 4.

Emergency burning with prior oral approval of the commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent may be authorized for the following:

(1) spilled or escaping liquid or gaseous petroleum products when all reasonable efforts to recover the spilled material have been made and failure to burn would result in an imminent fire or health hazard or air or water pollution problem; or

(2) clean wood waste, vegetation, or deceased animals resulting from a natural disaster where failure to burn would result in an imminent health, safety, or environmental hazard.

The commissioner or the commissioner's designated agent shall issue a written approval within seven (7) days of the oral approval. The written approval shall contain any conditions on emergency burning that the commissioner established in the oral approval.

326 IAC 4-1-4

Air Pollution Control Board; 326 IAC 4-1-4; filed Mar 10, 1988, 1:20 p.m.: 11 IR 2420; filed Jul 30, 1996, 2:00 p.m.: 19 IR 3343; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:20 p.m.: 24 IR 1477; filed Sep 28, 2011, 10:58 a.m.: 20111026-IR-326090362FRA