Section 329IAC16-10-1. Closure

   (a) The owner, operator, or registrant must notify the commissioner at least fourteen (14) days before the date when the registered facility permanently ceases accepting e-waste.

  (b) Within sixty (60) days of the registered facility no longer accepting e-waste, all e-waste and electronic debris must be:

(1) removed from the:

(A) building;

(B) land;

(C) containers; and

(D) vehicles; and

(2) disposed of according to 329 IAC 16-9-1.

  (c) Any contaminants resulting from the e-waste storage or processing that exceed the risk based remediation standards under IC 13-12-3-2 must be contained, removed, and disposed of according to 329 IAC 16-9-1. This requirement does not include any contaminants existing before the storage or processing of e-waste.

  (d) A registered facility must be certified closed under subsection (e) after all waste is removed and disposed of in accordance with 329 IAC 3.1, 329 IAC 10, or 329 IAC 13, as applicable.

  (e) The owner, operator, or registrant must send a certification statement indicating that the requirements of this section have been met to the commissioner within thirty (30) days after completion of the closure.

  (f) The closure certification in subsection (e) will be deemed adequate unless, within ninety (90) days of receipt of the closure certification, the commissioner issues a notice of deficiency of closure, including actions necessary to correct the deficiency.

  (g) After the closure certification is deemed adequate by the commissioner and the facility is notified in writing by the commissioner, the owner, operator, or registrant of the registered facility is released from the obligation of maintaining closure financial responsibility. (Solid Waste Management Division; 329 IAC 16-10-1; filed Aug 15, 2007, 10:22 a.m.: 20070912-IR-329050181FRA; filed Jan 30, 2013, 12:29 p.m.: 20130227-IR-329120379FRA; filed Jan 23, 2015, 10:34 a.m.: 20150218-IR-329140019FRA)