18 AAC 34.055 - Facility plan approval

(a) A person required to have a permit under this chapter shall submit to the department for approval plans that demonstrate compliance with 18 AAC 34.060 and this section. A processor shall submit plans to the department the first time the processor submits an application for a permit for a facility except that, if a processor proposes constructing a new facility, the processor shall submit plans at least 60 days before beginning construction. If a processor proposes to extensively remodel a facility, the processor shall submit plans to the department showing the changes proposed to the facility at least 60 days before remodeling.

(b) Plans submitted under (a) of this section must

(1) include the location of any processing and storage buildings, roads, alleys, docks, and other areas that are part of the facility location and that will be used to support the processing, storage, or transportation of seafood products;

(2) accurately depict the location or placement of

(A) processing equipment;

(B) storage areas for seafood, food ingredients, and food packaging materials;

(3) include plumbing plans that show

(A) piping used for potable water, nonpotable water, and wastewater;

(B) each plumbing fixture that is in a processing area; and

(C) toilets and handwash sinks; and

(4) describe the surface finish of walls, floors, and ceilings in processing, packaging, and storage areas, to demonstrate compliance with 18 AAC 34.060.

Notes

18 AAC 34.055

Eff. 12/18/97, Register 144; am/readopt 12/2/99, Register 152

Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 34.055, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. The department also amended 18 AAC 34.055(a). Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 34 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.

Authority:AS 17.20.005

AS 17.20.065

AS 17.20.072

AS 17.20.180

AS 44.46.020