Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-1-.12 - Duties of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program

The small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program, in order to effectively assist small businesses with stationary sources, shall carry out the following duties or responsibilities:

(a) Participate in and/or sponsor meetings and conferences with small business representatives, State regulatory officials, and/or industry groups to promote cooperation and further compliance by small business stationary sources with the Act and Rules;

(b) Develop, collect, coordinate, and/or disseminate information to small businesses concerning compliance methods and technologies for small business stationary sources;

(c) Assist small business stationary sources in understanding compliance requirements, pollution prevention and accidental release detection and prevention, including providing information concerning alternative technologies, process changes, products and/or methods of operation that help reduce air pollution, and other areas concerning technical and environmental compliance;

(d) Assist small business stationary sources in determining applicable requirements and obtaining permits under the Act and Rules;

(e) Facilitate the participation of small businesses in the development of new regulations that impact small business stationary sources;

(f) Assure that the language in public information documents regarding proposed and final Rules applicable to small business stationary sources is readily understandable by the lay person;

(g) Assist small business stationary sources in assuring receipt of notices of their rights under the Act to assure reasonably adequate time for evaluation of compliance methods and applicable proposed and/or final regulations;

(h) Provide information to small business stationary sources regarding their obligations under the Act and Rules, including the referral of such sources to qualified auditors for providing audits of the operations of such sources to determine compliance with the Act and Rules;

(i) Serve as the Secretariat for the development and dissemination of small business compliance advisory panel reports and advisory opinions, and provide administrative and logistical support to the small business compliance advisory panel; and

(j) Carry out any and all duties and responsibilities which may be delegated to the small business stationary source technical and environmental compliance assistance program pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 12-9-25.

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Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-3-1-.12

O.C.G.A. &12-9-1, et seq., as amended.

Original Rule entitled "Duties of the Small Business Ombudsman Office" adopted F. Nov. 2, 1992; eff. Nov. 22, 1992. Amended: F. Aug. 26, 1996; eff. Sept. 15, 1996. Amended: F. Jul. 12, 2013; eff. Aug. 1, 2013. Amended: New title "Duties of the Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program." F. July 3, 2018; eff. July 23, 2018.