Section 180.204  Emergency Applications

Under emergency circumstances due to causes such as equipment malfunctions, extreme weather conditions or other unforeseeable events, the Agency will consider requests for provisional variances according to the following procedures.

a)         The applicant may notify the Agency of circumstances which it believes justify granting a provisional variance on an emergency basis.

b)         The Agency shall investigate the circumstances of the request.

c)         Based on the information obtained from the applicant and the investigation, the Agency may recommend that the Board grant a provisional variance.

d)         The Agency may notify the applicant that certain information described in subsection 180.202(b) must be submitted in writing in support of the request for a provisional variance.

e)         The applicant shall provide the information required under (d) within ten working days of notification from the Agency.