Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The following certifications shall be
submitted to the Department pursuant to
310 CMR
70.03(1)(8)9.:
(a) Scrap recycling facilities and vehicle
recyclers subject to
310 CMR 74.00 shall submit to
the Department a compliance certification by March 1st of each year. The
certification shall be on a form prescribed by the Department, and shall
address compliance with the requirements of
310 CMR 74.00 during the
previous calendar year (ending December 31st). The certification shall contain
the following information, at a minimum:
1.
Certification that all mercury-added components required to be removed pursuant
to
310 CMR 74.00 were removed
from vehicles during the calendar year covered and will continue to be removed
during the coming year;
2.
Certification that removed mercury-added components have been managed in
accordance with the requirements of
310 CMR 74.00;
3. The number of mercury switches removed and
shipped off-site for recycling.
(b) (for vehicle recyclers) Certification
that the vehicle recycler has provided the certification required by
310
CMR 74.04(3) to the scrap
recycling facility(ies) to which it shipped vehicle bodies during the period
covered by the certification.
(2) No later than March 1,2008, and March 1st
of each subsequent year, each automobile manufacturer shall certify to the
Department, in writing on a form prescribed by the Department, that it is
implementing the collection and recycling plan in accordance with
310
CMR 74.06. Such certification shall meet the
requirements of
310 CMR
70.03, and shall include but not be limited
to the following:
(a) the number of
mercury-added vehicle switches collected and recycled during the previous
calendar year;
(b) the actual
capture rate achieved during the calendar year covered by the certification,
pursuant to
310 CMR
74.07(2); and
(c) where and how the switches were stored,
recycled or otherwise disposed of.
(3) By April 30,2008, any vehicle
manufacturer that never installed mercury-added vehicle switches shall submit a
non applicability certification to the Department, pursuant to
310
CMR 74.06(2)(b), on a form
prescribed by the Department.
