Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 60-8-10 - Procedures for Application10.1. To participate in the environmental excellence program, the facility must submit an environmental excellence program application on a form provided by the department that includes information pertaining to the facility that demonstrates compliance with and conformance to the eligibility requirements as specified under section 4, that may include but will not be limited to, the following:10.1.a. Identification and contact information regarding the applicant facility; parent company; point-of-contact; street address; mailing address (if different from facility address); physical location and geographic boundary of the facility; city; state; zip code; phone number; facsimile number; electronic mail address; website address; environmental excellence program level applying for, whether Bronze Leaf, Silver Leaf, or Gold Leaf; and desired incentives;10.1.b. Background and an identification of the environmental requirements that demonstrate the major federal, state, tribal, and/or local environmental laws that are applicable;10.1.c. Environmental performance record that demonstrates compliance with all environmental laws as evidenced by a signature by a responsible official and conformance to section 5;10.1.d. Environmental management system that demonstrates conformance with the environmental excellence program and environmental management system audit requirements as specified under section 6;10.1.e. A description of the environmental performance goals and past achievements and future commitments that demonstrate superior environmental performance as specified under section 7;10.1.f. Public participation to ensure that the environmental excellence program is broadly supported, its environmental implications are fully understood, and provides for ongoing engagement of the public as specified under section 8;10.1.g. A Summary of public comments received by the applicant and the department during the public review period and the applicant's response to the comments received; and,10.1.h. Environmental excellence program application certification, signed by a responsible official, that demonstrates compliance with and conformance to the terms and conditions for eligibility criteria for participation, procedures for application, and incentives in the environmental excellence program as specified under this section and sections 4 and 9.10.2. The department will distribute environmental excellence program requests for applications to potential environmental excellence program members and the public on November 1 and May 1 of each year.10.3. Due dates for submission of environmental excellence program applications to the department are February 1 through April 30 and August 1 through October 31 of each year.