Section R. 336.1283 - Permit to install exemptions; testing and inspection equipmentRule 283.
(1) This rule does not apply if prohibited by R 336.1278 and unless the requirements of R 336.1278a have been met.(2) The requirement of R 336.1201(1) to obtain a permit to install does not apply to any of the following: (a) Pilot processes or pilot process equipment utilizing T-BACT used for any of the following: (iii) Empirical research.(iv) Theoretical research.(v) The development of process or process equipment design and operating parameters.(vi) The production of a product for field testing.(vii) The production of a product for clinical testing of pharmaceuticals.(viii) The production of a product for use as a raw material in the research and development of a different product.(b) Laboratory equipment.(c) Equipment used for hydraulic or hydrostatic testing.(d) Equipment for the inspection of metal, wood, or plastic products.(e) Vacuum pumps for the leak-testing of metal products using helium or nitrogen gas.(f) Process sample valves used to collect material exclusively for testing and inspection.(3) The pilot processes and pilot process equipment excluded from the requirement of R 336.1201(1) pursuant to the provisions of subrule (2)(a) of this rule do not include pilot processes or pilot process equipment used for any of the following: (a) The production of a product for sale, unless such sale is only incidental to the use of the pilot process or pilot process equipment.(b) The repetitive production of a product using the same process or process equipment design and operating parameters.(c) The production of a product for market testing or market development.(d) The treatment or disposal of waste which is designated, by listing or specified characteristic, as hazardous under federal regulations or state rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 336.1283
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