N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1K-4.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:1K-4.6 - Procedure for development of a Raw Material Substitution Certification

(a) Following completion of a Parts I and II of a Pollution Prevention Plan, an owner or operator of a priority industrial facility may choose to file with the Department a Raw Material Substitution Certification listing the individual hazardous substances used in specific targeted production processes at the facility for which the owner or operator of the industrial facility has determined through preparation and completion of a Pollution Prevention Plan that it is not technically or economically feasible to reduce the input use of the hazardous substance below current levels by replacing the substance with a different raw material in the specific production process.

(b) The procedure for developing and filing a Raw Material Substitution Certification is as follows:

1. A Raw Material Substitution Certification shall consist of:

i. A list of the individual hazardous substances used in specific targeted production processes at the facility for which the owner or operator of the priority industrial facility has determined through preparation and completion of a Pollution Prevention Plan that it is not technically or economically feasible to reduce the input use of the hazardous substance below current levels by replacing the substance with a different raw material in the specific production process;

ii. A certification by the highest ranking corporate official with direct operating responsibility at the industrial facility that reads as follows:

"I certify that Parts I and II of the Pollution Prevention Plan have been completed for the specific combination of hazardous substances and production processes for which this Raw Material Substitution Certification is being claimed and that through completion of the Pollution Prevention Plan this industrial facility has determined that it is not technically or economically feasible to reduce the input use of the hazardous substance below current levels by replacing the substance with a different raw material in the specific production process.";

iii. A description of whether pollution prevention methods other than raw material substitution, have been considered for that specific combination of hazardous substances and production processes listed under (b)1i above. Examples of other pollution prevention methods include: product reformulation, production process redesign or modification, in-process recycling, and improved operation and maintenance; and

iv. A brief narrative summary of the technical and economic analysis conducted by the industrial facility in Part II of the Pollution Prevention Plan showing that the hazardous substances listed under (b)1i above cannot be substituted within the targeted production processes listed under (b)1i above; and

2. The owner or operator of the industrial facility shall file a Raw Material Substitution Certification with the Department as part of the industrial facility's Pollution Prevention Plan Summary.

(c) An industrial facility filing a Raw Material Substitution Certification with the Department as part of the industrial facility's Pollution Prevention Plan Summary is not required to include information on hazardous substances listed on the Raw Material Substitution Certification in developing the industrial facility's use reduction goals pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:1K-4.5(a) 6, 7 and 10.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1K-4.6