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r"t RULES AND REGULATIONS APC 8 sufficiency or insufficiency of said information within thirty days of the receipt by the Agency staff of said information. (iii) All determinations made under these regulations are subject to Agency review. (iv) Failure to comply with the foregoing provisions shall subject a governmental unit and its officials to all applicable administrative and judicial sanctions available to the Agency, including the provisions of M.S. 1967, Section 116.08, Subd. 1. (b) Prohibitions of Salvage Operations by Open Burning (1) No person shall conduct, cause or permit the conduct of a salvage operation by open burning. (2) A salvage operation shall not constitute an installation within the meaning of APC 3. (c) Restriction on Open Burning of Tree Leaves The open burning of leaves is prohibited effective two months after refuse collection service or a general solid waste management system is available. Until such time, burning of leaves is permitted only in containers meeting fire safety standards. (d) Exceptions. Exceptions herefrom may be allowed upon application and approval by the Director where accompanied by the recommendation of the local fire marshal or other responsible local official having jurisdiction thereof. Such burning shall not be permitted, however, if contrary to other applicable laws, ordinances and regulations. Exemption to conduct open burning under the provisions of this regulation does not excuse a person from the consequences, damages, or injuries which may result therefrom. In areas in which open burning is permitted pursuant to this regulation, persons seeking a permit to conduct open burning under paragraph (d), sub- sections (2), (3) and (5), may obtain such a permit from a regular forest officer or a town fire warden pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 88.17 and 88.18, or a person designated by the County Board of Commissioners. The Director shall be notified of the name and address of such designated person before he may perform such duties. Such notification shall be effec- tive for one year from the date of receipt by the Agency. Failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph (d), subsection (5) of this regulation will constitute a violation of these regulations and render the person subject to the legal remedies of the Agency, including but not limited to the termina- tion of the right of said person to conduct open burning pursuant to para- graph (d), subsections (2), (3) and (5). The following are exceptions for which application may be made: (1) Fires purposely set for the instruction and training of public and industrial fire -fighting personnel. (2) Fires set for the elimination of a fire hazard which cannot be abated by any other practicable means. (3) Fires purposely set for forest or game management in accordance with practices recommended by the Minnesota Department of Conservation, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the United States Forest Service. (4) The burning of hydrocarbons which must be wasted through the use of atmospheric flares. 3