Document Citation: 27 CCR 15187

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CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
TITLE 27. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION 1. GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
SUBDIVISION 4. STATE DELEGATION
CHAPTER 1. UNIFIED HAZARDOUS WASTE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT REGULATORY PROGRAM

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 15187. Unified Program Consolidated Form -- CUPA Responsibilities

(a) The CUPA shall distribute copies of the UPCF, or an alternative version, to any regulated business or member of the public upon request.

(b) Each CUPA shall provide instructions to the regulated businesses when distributing the UPCF and any alternative versions.

(c) The CUPA shall accept the UPCF as shown in division 3, Electronic Submittal of Information, from any regulated business that chooses to use it, even if the CUPA adopts one or more alternative versions of the UPCF.

(d) A CUPA may add the name of the CUPA, a logo, an address, phone number, and other identifying information to the UPCF title or footer on one or more pages, without the customized UPCF being considered an alternative version subject to the conditions adopted by this section.

(e) A CUPA may create alternative versions of the UPCF for local purposes such as streamlining for small businesses or addressing a specific type of industry. Any alternative version of the UPCF shall:

(1) Collect all of the information found on the UPCF that applies to the regulated businesses using the data element definitions established by the data dictionary;

(2) Be consistent with the data standards adopted throughout articles 5 through 10 of these regulations;

(3) Use the same section order as shown in section 15186(b);

(4) Be developed in consultation with all other agencies within the CUPA's jurisdiction that are responsible for fire protection, emergency response, and environmental health;

(5) Not duplicate data elements between sections of the UPCF other than facility ID number and facility name;

(A) Duplicate information between different forms is allowed only if it is necessary to provide for form tracking.

(6) Comply with all applicable federal and state laws; and

(7) Include a written disclaimer statement on a cover page or the front page, printed using a font larger than or equal to eight points for readability: This form was developed by the CUPA as an alternative version of the UPCF. Businesses have the option to use the UPCF adopted in state regulations. The CUPA may require businesses to provide additional information."

(f) CUPAs shall collect additional local information on either supplemental pages or within the UPCF in the boxes provided on the Business Owner/Operator Identification page and the Hazardous Materials Inventory-Chemical Description page.

(g) CUPAs that have created one or more alternative versions of the UPCF may add supplemental requests for information within the alternative version, to the extent space is available.

(h) CUPAs are prohibited from requesting duplicative information in a different format if the information is part of the data dictionary, the UPCF, or that CUPA's alternative version of the UPCF.

(i) The CUPA shall determine if business-generated facsimiles comply with the requirements of subdivision (b). The CUPA may also allow businesses to submit facsimiles of their alternative versions of the UPCF.