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123 <br /> approval by fifty percent (50%). Such an application shall include all of the <br /> data associated with the nationally recognized certification body's <br /> verification of the system's performance. <br /> (66,) "Nationally recognized certification body" means a third-party certification <br /> body for wastewater systems or system components that is accredited by an <br /> entity widely recognized in the United States such as the American National <br /> Standards Institute, the Standards Council of Canada, or the International <br /> Accreditation Service, Inc. <br /> (b) Adoption of Rules Governing Approvals. — The Commission shall adopt rules for <br /> the approval and permitting of experimental, eentfolled demenstFation, innovative, <br /> conventional, provisional, and accepted wastewater systems. The rules shall address the criteria <br /> to be considered prior to issuing man approval for a system, requirements for <br /> preliminary design plans and specifications that must be submitted, methodology to be used, <br /> standards for monitoring and evaluating the system, research evaluation of the system, the plan <br /> of work for monitoring system performance and maintenance, and any additional matters the <br /> Commission deems appF,r.; *° determines are necessary for verification of the performance of <br /> a wastewater system or system component. <br /> (c) AppFeved Systems. Procedure for Modifications or Revocations. — The <br /> Department may modify, suspend, or revoke the approval of a wastewater system if the <br /> Department determines that the approval is based on false, incomplete, or misleading <br /> information or if the Department finds that modification, suspension, or revocation is necessary <br /> to protect public health, safety, or welfare. The Department shall provide a listing of all <br /> approved expeFimefital, eeftFelled demenstFatieninnovative, provisional, and accepted <br /> wastewater systems to the local health departments annually, and metv fre"efidy,=men <br /> Commission adepts mies tvlatea e l+e notify the local health departments within 30 days of <br /> any modification or revocation of an approval of a wastewater syste 1+-.system or system <br /> component. <br /> (d) Evaluation Protocols. — The Department shall approve one or more nationally <br /> recognized protocols for the evaluation of en site s„i.suff c° wastewater systems. Any protocol <br /> approved by the Department shall specify a minimum number of sites that must be evaluated <br /> and the duration of the evaluation period. At the request of a manufacturer of a wastewater <br /> system, the Department may approve an alternative protocol for use in the evaluation of the <br /> performance of the manufacturer's wastewater system. A protocol for the evaluation of a* <br /> en site sttbs t4 ee a wastewater system approved by the Department pursuant to this section is <br /> a scientific standard within the meaning of G.S. 150B-2(8a)h. <br /> (-e} <br /> en site sttbstt4aee ttse ma-y apply to t4e Depat4mefit to have t4e system eval-Hated as an <br /> ifielttde t4e design of t4e system, a deset4ption of any labet:atetzy et:field t:eseat:eh et:testing t4a+ <br /> tes'. eefidtteted in et4ef states to t4e extent t4at t4e Feseat:eh and testing ifivelves soil types-, <br /> system and t4at have a Fepaif at:ea of sttffieiefit size to allev�, installation of a eenvent4ental <br /> tt <br /> ste if toe o Pita , aste v,atet:system f re fails to po ti r e4) <br /> (f) Gertre»°a r,°ri,enst..,�;o Provisional Systems. — A manufacturer of a wastewater <br /> system intended fet: en site s4 stt4 ee tt may apply to the Department to have the system <br /> provisionally approved for use in this State. Any wastewater system approved based on its <br /> House Bill 765-Ratified Session Law 2015-286 Page 49 <br />