Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A.
Poultry growers. In order to be covered under the general permit, the poultry
grower shall file a complete VPA General Permit Registration Statement. The
registration statement shall contain the following information:
1. The poultry grower's name, mailing
address, email address, and telephone number;
2. The farm name (if applicable) and location
of the confined poultry feeding operation;
3. The name, email address, and telephone
number of a contact person or operator other than the poultry grower, if
necessary;
4 The best time of day
and day of the week to contact the poultry grower or contact person;
5. If the facility has an existing VPA
permit, the permit number;
6.
Indicate whether the poultry are grown under contract with a commercial poultry
processor or poultry integrator and give the name of the processor or
integrator (if applicable);
7. The
types of poultry and the maximum numbers of each type to be grown at the
facility at any one time;
8.
Identification of the method of dead bird disposal;
9. An indication of whether new poultry
growing houses are under construction or planned for construction;
10. A copy of the nutrient management plan
approved by the Department of Conservation and Recreation;
11. A copy of the Department of Conservation
and Recreation nutrient management plan approval letter that also certifies
that the plan was developed by a certified nutrient management planner in
accordance with §
10.1-104.2
of the Code of Virginia; and
12.
The following certification: "I certify that for any confined poultry feeding
operation that proposes construction of new poultry growing houses, notice of
the registration statement has been given to all owners or residents of
property that adjoins the property on which the confined poultry feeding
operation will be located. This notice included the types and numbers of
poultry which will be grown at the facility and the address and phone number of
the appropriate Department of Environmental Quality regional office to which
comments relevant to the permit may be submitted. I certify under penalty of
law that all the requirements of the board for the general permit are being met
and that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or
supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system or those persons
directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted
is to the best of my knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing
violations."
B. Poultry
waste end-users or poultry waste brokers. In order to be covered under the
general permit, the poultry waste end-user or poultry waste broker shall file a
complete VPA General Permit Registration Statement. The registration statement
shall contain the following information:
1.
The poultry waste end-user's or poultry waste broker's name, mailing address,
email address, and telephone number;
2. The location of the operation where the
poultry waste will be utilized, stored, or managed;
3. The best time of day and day of the week
to contact the poultry waste end-user or poultry waste broker;
4. If the facility has an existing VPA
permit, the permit number;
5. If
confined poultry are located at the facility, indicate the number of confined
poultry and give the name of the processor or integrator (if
applicable);
6. A copy of the
nutrient management plan approved by the Department of Conservation and
Recreation;
7. A copy of the
Department of Conservation and Recreation nutrient management plan approval
letter that also certifies that the plan was developed by a certified nutrient
management planner in accordance with §
10.1-104.2
of the Code of Virginia; and
8. The
following certification: "I certify under penalty of law that all the
requirements of the board for the general permit are being met and that this
document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the
person or persons who manage the system or those persons directly responsible
for gathering the information, the information submitted is to the best of my
knowledge and belief true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for submitting false information, including the
possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."
C. The registration statement
shall be signed in accordance with
9VAC25-32-70.
Statutory Authority: §§
62.1-44.15
and
62.1-44.17:1.1
of the Code of Virginia.