(a) Proposed changes to an approved Stewardship Plan that substantively alter plan operations, including, but not limited to, changes to disposal facilities, collection methods, achievement of the service convenience goal, policies and procedures for handling Unwanted Covered Drugs, or education and promotion methods or disposal facilities, must be approved in writing by the Director before the changes are implemented.
(b) A Producer or group of Producers participating in a Stewardship Plan shall submit to the Director any proposed change to a Stewardship Plan as described under subsection (a) of this Section 2212 in writing at least 30 days before the change is scheduled to occur and accompanied by the review fee in accordance with Section 2215 of this Division I.
(c) The plan operator of an approved Stewardship Plan shall notify the Director at least 15 days before implementing any changes to drop-off site locations, methods for scheduling and locating periodic collection events, or methods for distributing prepaid, pre-addressed mailers, that do not substantively alter achievement of the service convenience goal under Section 2205(c) of this Division I, or other changes that do not substantively alter plan operations under subsection (a) of this Section 2212.
(d) The plan operator may request an advance determination from the Director whether a proposed change would be deemed to substantively alter plan operations.