| 英文摘要 |
The present project reviews the industrial waste disposal plan documentation and regulatory requirements and implementation results. The project is outlined in four sections as below.
1) Amendment of industrial waste disposal plan documentation and related regulations
1. Completed the revision of the “The Submission of Industrial Waste Disposal Plans: Required Industries, Application Forms and Requirements” draft publication. Important changes include: (1) Required industries are consolidated into lists and new industries were added. (2) Added new format for waste disposal plan to emphasize the required declaration items. (3) Added new waste disposal plan revision schedule. (4) Added the contents of the reuse examination table into the industrial waste disposal plan. (5) Clearly delineate the rules for the preparation of industrial waste disposal plan by outside agencies.
2. In support of waste food oil oversight tasks, expand the required industries coverage to include: (1) Restaurant and fast food chains, (2) Food manufacturers, and (3) Hotel and lodgings. Complete the publication of “Industries Waste Disposal Plans For Required Industries” Article 1 and Article 4 draft revisions.
3. Draft the revision proposal for “Industrial Waste Disposal Plan Review Process”. Key items include: (1) Define the required documentation for the second-phase review process, (2) The reviewing agency’s timeline for each phase of the review process, (3) Rules and regulations for the waste disposal plans required for different recycling organizations
4. Draft the revision proposal for “Industrial Waste Disposal Plan Fee Schedule”. Key items include: (1) Revised the public abstract and the regulatory articles of the “The Submission of Industrial Waste Disposal Plans: Required Industries, Application Forms and Requirements” document, and moved the fee schedule to an appendix table, in order to clarify its contents. (2) Defined the review committee member fee supplements for the industrial waste disposal plan second-phase review process. Clarified that any such fee supplements are to be paid by the required industry enterprise that is submitting the plan for review. (3)Newly designated required industries that already have approved waste disposal plans in place, and whose waste production and disposal process has not changed since then, may have their review fees waived if they resubmit the waste disposal plan for review under the revised regulations before the deadline. (4) Draft the announcement requirements for the managing agency to disclose any new waste disposal plan review fee waiver or discount rules on the web-reporting system.
2) Assist in the amendment of industrial waste disposal plan regulations and related matters
1. Collect feedback provided by various agencies from the review meetings to create Q＆A documents for the proposed revisions of “The Submission of Industrial Waste Disposal Plans: Required Industries, Application Forms and Requirements” and “Industries Waste Disposal Plans For Required Industries” Articles 1 and 4.
2. Analysis of potential impact and necessary transition rules for the proposed revision of “The Submission of Industrial Waste Disposal Plans: Required Industries, Application Forms and Requirements”, including: (1) Draft and revise necessary statutes and regulations, (2) Update the waste disposal plan examples and update the reference handbooks for the application and review process, (3) Support the necessary changes in the Industrial Waste Reporting and Management System (IWR＆MS), (4) Plan various transition periods for the review of waste disposal plans under the new format, (5) Conduct public seminars and assist industries to complete waste disposal plans
3. Analysis of potential impact and necessary transition rules for the proposed revision of “Industries Waste Disposal Plans For Required Industries” Articles 1 and 4, including: (1) Define stages for the review of waste disposal plans, (2) Environmental Protection Agency will provide the necessary information via IWR＆MS, (3) Extend EPA customer service hotline hours, (4) EPB will assign regulation numbering for newly added required industries, then notify the related enterprises to conduct waste disposal plan review process, (5) Assist enterprises to fill out waste disposal plans.
4. Completed four legal review documents.
3) Simplify the current waste disposal plan format and amend the newly added items into the document format.
1.Completed the revision of the waste disposal plan format to separate the contents into four major sections, including: (1) Applicant and agent disclaimers, (2) Notes applicable to all applicants, (3) Basic items to be reported by the applicant, (4) Industry-specific items to be reported by the applicant, with the format to be customized for each industry to improve oversight of different industrial sources.
2.Completed 20 case studies of manufacturing and recycling industrial waste disposal plan filing processes. Inspection found common errors included: Mistakes in the enterprise capital amount, changes in basic information were not reported. Designed new waste disposal plan format for use by recycling organizations.
3.Provided functional improvement suggestions for the waste disposal plan reporting system, include: (1) Modularize system design, (2) Management of information relations, (3) More user-friendly design for the form interface, and (4) Lack of past submission history.
4. Conducted one expert panel meeting.
5.Designed the evaluation process and standards for the effectiveness of environmental agencies. Drafted “Industrial Waste Disposal Plan Review Process Reference Guide For Environmental Agencies”..
4) Revise the Industrial Waste Inspection Guides
1. Completed revisions on Industrial Waste Inspection Guides for 2611 Integrated Circuit Manufacturing, 1512 Paper Manufacturing, 1842 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing, 2543 Metal Heat-Treatment, and 2423 Aluminum Rolling, Extruding, And Drawing. Conducted one public meeting about the revisions of the Industrial Waste Inspection Guides.
2. Updated the Waste Information Management Networking System, including 14 environmental protection criminal cases, 20 case studies of waste disposal plan filing process including interviews and investigation reports, and 5 Industrial Waste Inspection Guides for EPA’s reference.
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