Local Enforcement Agency Permit Toolbox

Registration Permit Tier

• What is a registration permit?
• Types of facilities that need a registration permit.
• Registration permit application processing requirements.
• Permit requirements unique to the registration permit tier.
• Resources (regulations, advisories, tools, forms, and links).

Please note that other local, State, or federal agencies may also have regulatory authority over solid waste facilities. Also, all statutory citations refer to the California Code of Regulations (CCR) unless otherwise indicated.

What is a registration permit?

Until the Board's tiered regulatory structure became effective in 1994, there was a "one-size-fits-all" permit process that applied to all facilities. There are now five tiers, including the registration tier which provides a higher level of review and oversight than a "notification," but can be processed in less time than the full or standardized permits. The current permit tiers now include:

• Full
• Standardized
• Registration
• Notification
• Excluded

Also see the fact sheet, Who Needs a Permit.

Types of facilities required to obtain a registration permit:

Their are 6 types of facilities which may qualify for the registration tier. Scroll down the third column of the Permit Tier Placement Chart for a full list of facilities that qualify for the registration tier. 

Effective April 4, 2003, there are no longer any compost facilities in the registration permit tier. Title 14, Section 17855.4 describes the process and time-lines for operators with pre-existing registration permits to apply for the proper tier.

Registration permit application processing requirements

The registration permit requirements are described in Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 18104-18104.9.

The completed and accepted registration permit application form (Word 6.0/95, 19 KB) is required to be attached to the issued registration permit (Word 6.0/95, 15 KB) when a copy is forwarded to either the operator, or the Board. The registrations permit contains the following specification at the bottom of the form:

"The facility for which this permit has been issued may only be operated in accordance with the description provided in the attached application, which is hereby incorporated by reference."

Permit requirements unique to the registration permit tier:

• Unlike full permits, the registration permit application process is described in Title 14, rather than Title 27.
• Unlike full permits, registration (and standardized) permits do not contain LEA terms and conditions.
• Unlike full and standardized permits, registration permits are not submitted to, or concurred by, the Board prior to LEA issuance.
• The processing time lines are shorter than a full or standardized permit.
• Less information is required with the application.
• A new permit is issued if any changes are proposed. Registration permits can not be "revised" like a full permit.  Also, the RFI amendment process does not apply to the registration tier.

The Permit Tier/Task Chart illustrates other major differences between the full, standardized, registration, and notification tiers.

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Resources

• Title 14, Section 18104: Registration Permit Requirements
• Registration Permit Application Form (Word 6.0/95, 19 KB)
• Registration Permit Form (Word 6.0/95, 15 KB)
• Permit Tier/Task Chart (Which types if permits require which types of documentation)
• Permit Tier Placement Chart (Which types of facilities require which type of permit?)
• LEA Advisory No. 39: Issuance of Multiple (Tiered) Permits

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Last updated: November 25, 2008