(a) The permit applicant shall provide demonstration of reasonable access to household hazardous waste collection using either Option 1 or Option 2.
  (1) Option 1. A permit applicant shall provide one of the following alternatives for the collection of household hazardous wastes based upon population.
    (A) A permittee with a facility in a service area with a population less than 100,000 shall provide one permanent collection site with a minimum of 12 hours per year of access outside of regular business hours or semiannual collections each with a minimum of six hours continuous periods of access outside of regular business hours.
    (B) A permittee with a facility in a service area with a population between 100,000 and 500,000 shall provide one permanent collection site with a minimum of 36 hours per year of access outside of regular business hours or six collections each with a minimum of six hours continuous periods of access outside of regular business hours.
    (C) A permittee with a facility in a service area with a population between 500,000 and 1.0 million shall provide one permanent collection site with a minimum of 48 hours per year of access outside of regular business hours or eight collections each with a minimum of six hours continuous periods of access outside of regular business hours.
    (D) A permittee with a facility in a service area with a population over 1.0 million shall provide one permanent collection site with a minimum of 96 hours per year of access outside of regular business hours or 16 collections each with a minimum of six hours continuous periods of access outside of regular business hours and at locations other than the permitted site that increase reasonable public access to household hazardous waste collection.
  (2) Option 2. Alternative plan for providing reasonable access. The permit applicant may present an alternative plan for providing reasonable access to residents. The commission will evaluate alternative plans on a case-by-case basis. At a minimum, the plan shall present the following information:
    (A) a description of the residential service areas, and their respective governmental units, from which mixed municipal solid waste is proposed to be accepted; and
    (B) a description of the household hazardous waste collection program and how the program provides reasonable access.
(b) The time of operation outside of business hours may be changed with executive director's approval.
(c) For purposes of this section, "business hours" means 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. "Attended" means, at minimum, that a volunteer or employee is present at the site providing educational materials and information to users of the center, guiding them in the proper use of the center, and answering their questions.
(d) Site Managers shall be trained in the 40-hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response Course and have annual eight-hour refresher course. All volunteers and employees attending the site shall be trained in appropriate site safety and job duties prior to working on the site.

Source Note: The provisions of this §332.62 adopted to be effective November 29, 1995, 20 TexReg 9717.