---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 62.15945"
title: "40"
number: "62.15945"
heading: "What if all the qualified operators are temporarily not accessible?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/62.15945"
---

# §62.15945. What if all the qualified operators are temporarily not accessible?


If a qualified operator is not at the facility and cannot be at the facility within 1 hour, you must meet the criteria specified in either paragraph [(a)](#a) or [(b)](#b) of this section, depending on the length of time that a qualified operator is not accessible:

- (a) When a qualified operator is not accessible for more than 8 hours, the SSI unit may be operated for less than 2 weeks by other plant personnel who are familiar with the operation of the SSI unit and who have completed a review of the information specified in [§ 62.15950](/cfr/40/62.15950.md) within the past 12 months. However, you must record the period when a qualified operator was not accessible and include this deviation in the annual report as specified under [§ 62.16030(c)](/cfr/40/62.16030.md?p=c).
- (b) When a qualified operator is not accessible for 2 weeks or more, you must take the two actions that are described in paragraphs [(b)(1)](#b-1) and [(2)](#b-2) of this section:
  - (1) **Notify the Administrator of this deviation in writing within 10 days.** In the notice, state what caused this deviation, what you are doing to ensure that a qualified operator is accessible, and when you anticipate that a qualified operator will be accessible; and
  - (2) Submit a status report to the Administrator every 4 weeks outlining what you are doing to ensure that a qualified operator is accessible, stating when you anticipate that a qualified operator will be accessible and requesting approval from the Administrator to continue operation of the SSI unit. You must submit the first status report 4 weeks after you notify the Administrator of the deviation under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section:
    - (i) If the Administrator notifies you that your request to continue operation of the SSI unit is disapproved, the SSI unit may continue operation for 30 days and then must cease operation; and
    - (ii) Operation of the unit may resume if a qualified operator is accessible as required under [§ 62.15920(a)](/cfr/40/62.15920.md?p=a). You must notify the Administrator within 5 days of having resumed operations and of having a qualified operator accessible.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 81 FR 26063, Apr. 29, 2016, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 43 FR 51393, Nov. 3, 1978, unless otherwise noted.