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Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Fee Regulations
Title 17. Public Health
Division 1. State Department of Health Services
Chapter 11. Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Article 2. Waivers of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee
Regulation 38004
Regulation 38004. Periods for which Fee Waivers are Granted.
Reference: Sections 105190(e) and 105191(b), Health and Safety Code.
Authority cited: Sections 105185 and 105191, Health and Safety Code.
(a) The Department shall have the discretion to grant a permanent or annual waiver of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee to an employer who has provided acceptable documentation that lead was not present at the place of employment, or was present only in a de minimus amount. The decision to grant a permanent waiver or annual waiver shall be based on:
(1) A description of the employer's business operation;
(2) The potential for lead use within the industries classified under the employer's Standard Industrial Classification Code;
(3) The likelihood that the employer's business operation may change over time, causing lead to become present at the place of employment in a greater than de minimus amount.
(b) The Department shall, at the timer a fee waiver is granted, inform the employer of whether the waiver is granted on a permanent or annual basis.
(c) The Department shall rescind a company's permanent waiver of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee if the Department obtains evidence, including but not limited to a substantiated case report of occupational lead poisoning in an employee, that indicates that lead is present in a greater than de minimus amount at the place of employment.
(d) The Department shall rescind a company's annual waiver of the Occupational Lead Poisoning Fee if the Department obtains evidence, including but not limited to a substantiated case report of occupational lead poisoning in an employee, that indicates that lead was present in a greater than de minimus amount at the place of employment during the calendar year for which the annual waiver was granted.
(e) An employer who is granted a permanent fee waiver shall notify the Department within 30 days of any changes in the premises, materials or processes used in the operation of the business that result in lead being present in a greater than de minimus amount at the place of employment.
(f) An employer who is granted an annual waiver shall notify the Department within 30 days if the employer becomes aware that lead was present in a greater than de minimus amount at the place of employment during the calendar year for which the annual waiver was granted.
History— New section filed 1-15-93 as an emergency; operative 1-15-93 (Register 93, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 5-17-93 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
Certificate of Compliance as to 1-15-93 order transmitted to OAL 4-28-93 and filed 6-10-93 (Register 93, No. 24).
Amendment of section and Note filed 5-1-97 as an emergency; operative 5-1-97 (Register 97, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
Certificate of Compliance as to 5-1-97 order transmitted to OAL 8-8-97 and filed 9-17-97 (Register 97, No. 38).