Adoption of Regulations for Mammalian Tissue Composting
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2008028159
- Public Agency
- California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
- Document Title
- Adoption of Regulations for Mammalian Tissue Composting
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 2/21/2008
- Document Description
- The project is a proposed regulation package related to the composting of disaster debris and mammalian tissue. Comparable emergency regulations have been in effect since June 18, 2007, but will expire in March 2008 if not made permanent. The project will make permanent the emergency regulations.
- Contact Information
-
Robert Holmes
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Lead/Public Agency
P.O. Box 4025
Sacramento, CA 95812-4025
Phone : (916) 341-6376
Location
- Regions
- Statewide
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Emergency Project
- Type, Section or Code
- Sections 15269(b)(c), 15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- The proposed regulatory changes are exempt from the requirements of the CEQA, Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., on the following grounds: (1) with respect to authorizing an enforcement agency to waive certain terms and conditions of a solid waste facilities permit and applicable state minimum standards during a state-declared or locally-declared emergency, the adoption of regulations constitutes an action that is necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4), 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15269(c)); and (2) with respect to authorizing research composting operations using unprocessed mammalian tissue as a feedstock, the adoption of the regulations constitutes basic data collection, research, experimental management and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(9), 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15306).
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