Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Any
person who seeks a Class A Certificate shall pass a written examination as
provided under Subpart C.
b) Any
person who seeks a Class A Certificate shall submit a complete application to
the Agency accompanied by the fee required under Section
870.400 of this
Part in which the applicant demonstrates the following:
1) the applicant is at least 18 years of
age;
2) the applicant has not
violated any of the provisions of the Solid Waste Site Operator Certification
Law which could result in the refusal to issue, renew, or suspended for cause
such certification;
3) the
applicant has either:
A) a high school diploma
or its equivalent, and
i) not less than 2
years of acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary
landfill operation or management, or
ii) not less than 7 years of acceptable
study, training, and responsible experience in operation or management of earth
moving equipment; or
B)
completed:
i) grammar school or its
equivalent, and
ii) not less than
15 years of acceptable study, training, and responsible experience in sanitary
landfill operation or management (Solid Waste Site Operator Law, Section 1007);
and
4) the
names, addresses, and phone numbers of no fewerthan 3 references (Ill. Rev.
Stat. 1990 Supp., ch. 111, par. 7858, Section 1008).
c) When an applicant has indicated on the
application that any of the grounds listed in Section
870.515(a)
has occurred, the applicant shall provide with the application the following:
1) A copy of any final administrative or
judicial determination, made after opportunity for an adversarial proceeding,
that the applicant has:
A) Violated federal,
state or local laws, regulations or ordinances regarding the operation of any
refuse disposal facility;
B) Been
convicted in Illinois or another state of any crime which is a felony under
Illinois law, or been convicted of a felony in a federal court;
C) Shown gross carelessness or incompetence
in the handling, storing, processing, transporting or disposing of any
hazardous waste in any state.
2) A description, including the name of the
agency or court, title, docket number and status, of any administrative or
judicial proceeding, which is still pending, which:
A) Could result in a determination against
the applicant of the type described in subsection (c)(1) above; or
B) Could result in a reversal of any
administrative or judicial determination provided by the applicant in response
to subsection (c)(1) above.
d) Supporting information for use under
subsection (b)(3) shall at a minimum describe the following:
1) the applicant's level of formal education
including the date of graduation from high school or grammar school, or receipt
of equivalent educational experience, and the name and address of the issuing
institution;
2) the applicant's
study, training, and experience in sanitary landfill operation or management
including:
A) the name, address, and phone
number of the employer under which the applicable study, training, or work
experience was obtained; and
B) the
name, address, and phone number of the institution at which the applicable
study, training, or work experience was obtained.
e) For the purposes of subsection
(b)(3) above, acceptable study and training may include, but is not limited to,
the following:
1) college or university
training programs or courses;
2)
trade or professional association training programs or courses;
3) government training programs or
courses;
4) review of relevant
periodicals, trade journals, or other literature, or;
5) review of Illinois statutes and
regulations relevant to the Class A Certificate.
f) For the purposes of subsection (b)(3)
above, responsible experience may include, but is not limited to, the
following:
1) employment at a
landfill;
2) management of a
landfill;
3) employment, including
military service, involving the operation or management of earth moving
equipment;
4) consulting activities
related to the operation or management of a landfill.
