Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Letters of Intent to move hazardous
materials, applications for permits, and permit fees shall be addressed to the
Office of Permits and Enforcement, State Department of Transportation, 940
Virginia Avenue, Building One, Hapeville, Georgia 30354 (telephone--area code
404-656-5428).
(2) Letters of
Intent. There is no fee required for the submittal of, or subsequent movement
made within the authority of a letter of intent.
(3) Permit Fees. The fees for permits shall
be $100.00 for annual permits and $25.00 for a single trip permit. Such fee
shall accompany the permit application, or be taken from an escrow account and
may be made by cash, company check, money order, or by certified or cashiers
check. Personal checks will not be accepted. Checks and money orders shall be
made payable to the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia.
(4) Permit Procedures:
(a) Single trip permit, application for. An
application for a single trip permit may be made by telephone, by letter, or in
person, giving the applicable information required, which shall include the
name of the person in the organization who is the primary point of contact for
information or action with regard to any movement or emergency situation, and
other items of vehicle, load, and emergency action information. The permit fee
shall be transmitted to the Office of Permits and Enforcement, State Department
of Transportation, prior to the issuance of the permit. The Office of Permits
and Enforcement, as requested in the application, may use any of the following
methods to transmit a single trip permit to the applicant;
1. Facsimile transmission;
2. Mail;
3. Western Union Telegram;
4. Presentation in person.
(b) Annual Permit. An application
for an annual permit shall be made in writing on the prescribed application
form (
Figure
#1).* The application shall be signed and notarized. Upon approval
of the application and payment of the required fee, the Office of Permits and
Enforcement shall issue the permit by mail or present It to the applicant in
person, as requested by the applicant. Any person submitting an application for
a "Hazardous Materials" permit shall include as an attachment to the
application, an Emergency Action Plan which shall include as a minimum; the
phone number and name of the person and alternate in their organization who is
the primary point of contact for information or action with regard to any
movement or emergency situation; an estimate of the number of trips and types
and quantities of hazardous materials to be transported per trip on the permit
issued; general information as to the origins, destinations, and route which
would be preferred for travel; and a history of actual movements for the
preceding three month period.
Ga. L. 1979, pp. 789,
794; Ga. L. 1973, pp. 947, 982 (Ga. Code of Public Transportation. §
95A-303); Ga. L. 1964, p. 338, as amended (Ga. Code Ann. Chapter
3A).
