Arkansas Administrative Code

8 CAR § 61-310. Reporting and oversight requirements. (a) Recordkeeping. A fund recipient shall maintain an accurate accounting system to document that expenditures are made in accordance with the project budget. (b) Reporting. A fund recipient shall comply with reporting conditi…

8 CAR § 61-311. Appeals of funding decisions. A funding decision may be appealed by requesting an adjudicatory hearing and Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission review, in accordance with Administrative Procedures, 8 CAR pt. 11.

8 CAR § 61-401. Authority to administer Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund programs. Under the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Act, Arkansas Code § 8-6-601 et seq., the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission is given the authority to promulgate rules a…

8 CAR § 61-402. Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Distribution Program. (a) General information. (1) Acts 2013, No. 1333, eliminated the Recycling Grant Program under the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Act, Arkansas Code § 8-6-601 et seq., and provided for an a…

8 CAR § 61-403. Recycling Grants Program. (a)(1) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program eliminated by Acts 2013, No. 1333, and are subject to requirements in place at the time of disbursement. (2) These requirements are detailed in 8 CA…

8 CAR § 61-404. Eligibility for grant funding. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the distribution program d…

8 CAR § 61-405. Existing equipment or facilities. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the Solid Waste Managem…

8 CAR § 61-406. Responsibilities of district board. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the Solid Waste Manag…

8 CAR § 61-407. Reporting and oversight requirements. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the Solid Waste Man…

8 CAR § 61-408. Conditions of grant. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the Solid Waste Management and Recyc…

8 CAR § 61-409. Appeals of grant decisions. (a) Funds disbursed prior to August 16, 2013, are part of the Recycling Grants Program and are subject to the requirements in this section. (b) 8 CAR §§ 61-404 – 61-409 do not apply to funds disbursed under the Solid Waste Management Re…

8 CAR § 61-501. Short title. This program shall be known and may be cited by the short title, “Computer and Electronic Equipment Recycling Grants”.

8 CAR § 61-502. Authority to administer grants program. (a) Under Arkansas Code § 8-6-613, a program for the recycling of computer and electronic equipment is created. (b) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 8-6-613(c) and the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Fund Act, Arkansas Code …

8 CAR § 61-503. Applicant eligibility. The following entities are considered eligible to apply for and to receive grants: (1) Cities and counties. Duly incorporated cities and towns and county governments of the State of Arkansas; (2) Solid waste authorities. Authorities incorpor…

8 CAR § 61-504. Responsibilities of board. (a) Regional plan. (1)(A) Unless otherwise excused by the Director of the Division of Environmental Quality, each regional solid waste management district shall have a solid waste management plan. (B) The plan must meet the solid waste p…

8 CAR § 61-505. Grant-eligible activities, projects, and programs. The following activities, projects, or programs, in addition to other activities that support the objectives of increasing and improving computer and electronic equipment recycling as a waste management strategy, …

8 CAR § 61-506. Ineligible grant activities, projects, and programs. (a) Administrative costs. (1) Funding assistance shall not be used for costs that do not directly relate to a specific computer or electronic equipment recycling project and have not received written approval fr…

8 CAR § 61-507. Existing equipment or facilities. Grant assistance shall not be provided for purchasing mechanical processing equipment or facilities if existing mechanical processing equipment or facilities efficiently and adequately serve the relevant area, unless the regional …

8 CAR § 61-508. Divisional responsibilities. (a) Divisional approval. Once grant project applications are submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality, the division shall approve of those projects which comply with the requirements and intent of the Solid Waste Management a…

8 CAR § 61-509. Disbursement of funds. The Division of Environmental Quality shall disburse grant funds to regional solid waste management districts following written approval of grant applications in a given grant round if all requirements from the previous round are complete.…

8 CAR § 61-510. Reporting and oversight requirements. (a) Recordkeeping. Regional solid waste management boards shall require grantees to maintain an accurate accounting system to document that grant expenditures are made in accordance with the project budget. (b) Reporting. (1) …

8 CAR § 61-511. Conditions of grant. (a) Funds forfeited. (1) Funds for any grant project not started prior to the date that preapplications for the next grant round are submitted to the Division of Environmental Quality will be forfeited and become a part of the total funds avai…

8 CAR § 61-512. Appeals of grant decisions. (a) Appeals. The following persons shall have the right to appeal any grant decisions as defined herein made by the Division of Environmental Quality: (1) A grant applicant; (2) A grantee; (3) Provided the matter to be appealed is subje…

8 CAR § 61-601. Severability. If any provision of this part or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part which can be given effect without the invalid provision or applica…

8 CAR § 61-602. Effective date. This part is effective ten (10) days after filing with the: (1) Secretary of State; (2) Arkansas State Library; and (3) Bureau of Legislative Research.

8 CAR § 62-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to establish the training, classification, qualifications, and licensing of operators of solid waste management facilities and environmental officers and for other purposes.

8 CAR § 62-102. Authority. Arkansas Code § 8-6-905(a) of Acts 1991, No. 750, as amended by Acts 1995, No. 193, Acts 1997, No. 1207, Acts 1997, No. 1254, and Acts 2005, No. 728, and Arkansas Code § 8-6-2006 of Acts 2019, No. 1067 (acts), authorizes the Arkansas Pollution Control a…

8 CAR § 62-103. Definitions. The following terms shall have the same meaning when used in this part as established by the acts unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission; (2) “Director” means the Director of…

8 CAR § 62-201. The Division of Environmental Quality. (a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall be charged with the: (1) Responsibility of enforcing the acts; (2) Administration of the solid waste management facility operator licensing program, with the advice and assistan…

8 CAR § 62-202. Solid Waste Licensing Committee. (a) The Solid Waste Licensing Committee authorized by Arkansas Code § 8-6-904, as amended, is to advise and assist the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission and the Division of Environmental Quality in the administratio…

8 CAR § 62-301. Licensing classifications. (a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall license persons according to their qualifications to successfully operate solid waste management facilities. (b)(1) This subpart establishes three (3) licensing classifications with levels …

8 CAR § 62-302. Class 1 license — Material recycling facility, solid waste recovery facility, solid waste processing facility, composting facility, transfer station, municipal solid waste incinerator, or municipal solid waste disposal facility. (a) A Class 1 license is a license …

8 CAR § 62-303. Special provisions allowed for transfer stations. (a) In instances of multiple transfer stations being owned and operated by a duly authorized solid waste management district within this state, county government within this state, municipality within this state, o…

8 CAR § 62-304. Class 2 license — Class 3 or Class 4 landfills. (a) Class 2A license. (1) The Class 2A license is a renewable apprenticeship license. (2) It shall encompass operational knowledge needed for the waste screening, handling, and processing aspects of the solid waste m…

8 CAR § 62-305. Class 3 license — Waste tire processing facility or other related solid waste management facility. (a) A Class 3 license is a license for the operation/management of a waste tire processing facility or other related solid waste management facility. (b)(1) A Class …

8 CAR § 62-401. Certification of environmental officers. (a)(1) The Division of Environmental Quality shall certify persons according to their: (A) Qualifications as specified in Arkansas Code § 8-7-2001 et seq.; (B) Qualifications to successfully perform the duties of environmen…

8 CAR § 62-501. Sources of training — Operators. For purposes of this part, training requirements for operators may be, at a minimum, acquired from the following sources, provided that such training course, presentation, demonstration, workshop, seminar, or other agenda items rec…

8 CAR § 62-502. Continuing education — Operators. (a) All licenses issued under subpart 3 of this part require a minimum of twelve (12) hours of approved solid waste training biennially for continuing education. (b) This continuing education requirement must be met for license re…

8 CAR § 62-503. Sources of training — Environmental officers. For purposes of this part, training requirements for environmental officers may be, at a minimum, acquired from the following sources, provided that such training course, presentation, demonstration, workshop, seminar,…

8 CAR § 62-504. Continuing education — Environmental officers. (a) All certificates issued under Subpart 4 of this part require an annual minimum of six (6) hours of continuing environmental enforcement education from an approved environmental officer training program. (b) The Di…

8 CAR § 62-601. Request for examination. Any person desiring to take an examination for which they are otherwise eligible and are unable to attend a scheduled examination established by the Division of Environmental Quality under 8 CAR § 62-201 may schedule a date by filing a req…

8 CAR § 62-602. License renewal. (a)(1) All operator licenses are subject to biennial renewal. (2) Biennial licensing periods run from January 1 through December 31. (3) All licenses shall be renewable upon application if applicants meet the renewal requirements set forth by the …

8 CAR § 62-603. Lapsed license and reinstatement. (a) Pursuant to strict compliance with Arkansas Code § 17-1-107, a person can seek reinstatement of a lapsed license. (b) Any operator whose license has lapsed for a period of over three (3) months shall be required to take a new …

8 CAR § 62-604. Revocation of license. (a) The Division of Environmental Quality, with the advice and the assistance of the Solid Waste Licensing Committee, may revoke or suspend licenses for cause, or impose sanctions against the license of an operator provided that: (1) The div…

8 CAR § 62-605. Reciprocity and provisional certificate. (a) The Division of Environmental Quality shall issue a comparable operator license without additional course hours or examination to any applicant who holds a current operator license in good standing in any state, territo…

8 CAR § 62-606. Apprenticeship license. Within one hundred eighty (180) days of employing an unlicensed operator, the solid waste management facility shall compel the operator-in-training to comply with the requirements of the desired Level A apprenticeship program as established…

8 CAR § 62-607. Multiple licenses. (a) Operators may opt to hold more than one (1) classification of license. (b) The licensing requirements for each license must be met, although overlapping requirements do not have to be duplicated. (c) One (1) approved course consisting of a m…