A.
General Information
(1) Application for a transporter license
shall be made on a form obtained from and filed with:
State of Maine
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
State House Station #17
Augusta, Maine 04333
NOTE: Applicants are encouraged to contact the Bureau at
(207) 287-2651 for assistance and information prior to filing an
application.
(2) A
transporter who is an operator of a conveyance may apply for a license to cover
himself as an operator and all conveyances which he either owns or leases for
the purpose of waste oil transport. Where such an application is made and a
single license issued, a license certificate must be obtained from the
Department for the operator and for each conveyance covered by the
license.
(3) A transporter which is
a business that engages in the transportation of waste oil may apply for a
transporter license to cover all locations of the business; all conveyances
owned, leased or otherwise controlled by the business and used for the
transportation of waste oil; and all operators of such conveyances employed by
the business.
Where such an application is made and a single license
issued, a license certificate must be obtained from the Department for each
business location, each conveyance and each operator covered by the
license.
(4) An applicant
or licensee shall immediately notify the Department of any change in
circumstance or situation which changes or will change any information stated
on his application. An oral notification shall be followed by written
notification to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of the date of
change.
B.
Required Information. The application shall include, but not be limited
to, the following information:
(1) Name,
residence, business address, and telephone number of the applicant.
(2) Businesses shall include the name(s),
addresses and telephone number(s) of the owner(s), operator(s), or person(s) in
control of the business and the address and telephone number of each location
of the business including major out-of-state locations and
affiliates.
(3) Name, address and
telephone number of persons authorized to act in an emergency.
(4) For each conveyance to be covered by a
license:
(a) identification by year, make,
type, serial number, registration number or other identifying number, letter or
mark;
(b) capacity in appropriate
units e.g., gallons, barrels, tons;
(c) locations at which ordinarily
kept.
(5) For each
operator to be covered by a license:
(a)
name;
(b) license number, type of
license and state of issuance of all operator's licenses held by the operator
for any type of conveyances
(c)
Certification by the applicant that each operator to be covered by a license is
familiar with and will comply with the standard conditions set forth in Section
9C of this rule and with any special conditions which may be attached to the
license.
(6) Evidence of
the applicant's history of compliance with laws, regulations and standards
relating to environmental protection.
NOTE: For example, the Department may require the applicant
to provide a list of all environmental licenses or permits previously obtained
by the applicant in this or any other State as well as information pertaining
to the status of those licenses or permits or to any related enforcement
actions.
(7) A certificate
of liability insurance covering the licensed activity. (Refer to Section 8C for
guidance.)
(8) Any other
information, including safety histories and training programs, which the
Commissioner deems to be necessary.
(9) Signature of the applicant or, for a
business, signature of the person authorized to sign (owner, partner, president
or vice-president).
C.
Insurance Requirements
(1) The
applicant shall provide with his application a certificate of liability
insurance covering the licensed activity. In no event shall the limit of
liability be less than $500,000. The Board may require a higher minimum, if it
is deemed necessary, based upon the licensed activity and the risk
involved.
(2) All liability
insurance coverage amounts shall be exclusive of legal defense costs.
(3) A financial test may not be used in lieu
of liability insurance nor may an owner or operator self-insure.
D.
Application Fee
(1) An application fee of $100 shall
accompany each application for an initial or renewal license.
(2) If an applicant is applying for a license
to cover more than one conveyance and/or more than one operator and/or more
than one business location, he shall submit with the application an additional
fee of $50 for each additional conveyance, operator or business
location.
(3) Application fees for
additional conveyances, operators or business locations shall be reduced to $25
if the date of issuance of any license certificate is within six (6) months of
the expiration date of the license.
(4) Application fees are
non-refundable.
E.
Application for Renewal. Application for renewal of a license
shall be made no sooner than ninety (90) days and no later than thirty (30)
days prior to the date of its expiration and shall be made on forms provided by
the Department. A copy of a prior application may, at the discretion of the
Department, be submitted as the renewal application provided there has been no
change in the information included therein or required by this rule. The
applicant shall accompany the copy with a recent certificate of insurance, and
a letter, signed and dated by the applicant, that states there have been no
changes.
