RRD News and Info - Part 213 Reporting Extension and Audit Extension Procedure Update
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy sent this bulletin at 04/24/2020 03:00 PM EDT
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Update To The Part 213 Reporting Extension and Audit Extension Procedure
Part 213, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Part 213) Section 21313a(3) allows EGLE to approve extensions of the statutory reporting deadlines for good cause upon an owner’s or operator’s (O/O’s) written request 15 days prior to the reporting deadline. The Remediation and Redevelopment Division (RRD) has developed a Policy and Procedure to establish a process for granting extensions. RRD-23 covers responses to an O/O’s request for an extension to Part 213 Initial Assessment Report (IAR) and Final Assessment Report (FAR) reporting deadlines. This procedure does not address a reporting extension for the Closure Report because there is no specific submittal deadline identified in the statute.
The procedures of this policy are intended to provide direction to RRD staff that will result in consistent application of granting extensions for good cause.
The key determination of whether the RRD will grant an extension of time is based on what constitutes “good cause”. The procedure provides several examples that are identified that would constitute good cause and allows other circumstances to be evaluated by RRD Field Operations Section management.
To be effective, requests for an extension from an O/O for an extension should include:
Key points:
For questions related to this notice please contact David O’Donnell, RRD Field Operations Manager-West at OdonnellD@Michigan.gov; or Mary Miller, RRD Field Operations Manager-East at MillerM61@Michigan.gov. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You are subscribed to RRD News and Info for Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. |