Wash. Admin. Code Northwest Clean Air Agency, 300, 325

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 325 - TRANSFER OR PERMANENT SHUTDOWN

325.1 A registration, regulatory order, approval to construct, operate or use any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, shall not be transferable, whether by operation of law or otherwise, either from one location to another or from one piece of equipment to another provided that, registered sources which are designed to be portable and are moved from one location to another may retain the same registration so long as they abide by the requirements of NWCAA Sections 300 and 301.

325.2 The registered owner or operator shall report the transfer of ownership or permanent shutdown of a registered source to the NWCAA within ninety (90) days of shutdown or transfer. The report shall contain the following information:

a) Legal name of the existing business as registered with the NWCAA;

b) Effective date of the shutdown or transfer;

c) Description of the affected emission units; and

d) Name and telephone number of the owner, operator, and authorized representative.

e) The new legal name of the business, and legal names and contact information for the owner, operator and registered agent.

325.3 Any party that assumes ownership and/or operational control of a registered source shall file a written report with the NWCAA within ninety (90) days of completing transfer of ownership and/or assuming operational control. The report shall contain the following information:

a) Legal name of the business before and after the transfer and individuals involved in the transfer;

b) Effective date of the transfer;

c) Description of the affected emission units; and

d) Name and telephone number of the owner, operator, and authorized representative.

325.4 In the case of a permanent shutdown, process and pollution control equipment may remain in place and on site, but shall be configured such that the equipment or processes are incapable of generating emissions to the atmosphere (e.g., disconnection of power to equipment, mechanical positioning that inhibits processing; placing of padlocks on equipment to prevent operation).

Wash. Admin. Code Northwest Clean Air Agency, 300, 325

PASSED: February 4, 1970 AMENDED: February 14, 1973, July 10, 2003, July 14, 2005, November 8, 2007