# ... ' Memorandum of Agreement Revision A uthorization App lication Oregon Department of En vironmenta l Qu ality

### Portlalld , Oregon June 1 995

M EM ORAN DUM O F A GR EEMENT BETWEE N THE STATE OF OREGON AND TH E U NITED STATE S EtMRON ME NTAL PR OTECTION AGENCY R E GION 1 0 

### l. G ENERA.!. 

### This 

### 'lecliO' . dI.wn of 

### AQI_'ltilll (hereinIfter**~Agl_iltilll1** 

### es t al"i1hes poIii< 

### iIll . respol .sNt'e'. 1i'ld 

## poe" ""**plnUIIiIl~ .c**  

### CFR 271 .8 for 

### the 

### Stale ofOregon's Hazardous 

### Waste Program (hereafter "S late 

### Program")auIhoeel under 

### Sec:tiol . 3006 of 

### the R esource 

### Conservation Ii'ld RIICOYeI'Y Act 

### (hereinIfter**CRA'** 

### or 

### "!he Act") of 

### 1916 (42 

### USC 690 1 e1w) as amended (Public 

### laws 94-580 , 96-482 , 96-a 16) and 

### the United Stales Environmental Protection Agetlcy 

### (here.fter EPA)**R~** 

### Offlce for Region 1 0 . This agreernenI 

# ruru- sets forth the 

### mamer In 

### wNc:h \he S late 

### and EPA wiI c:ootdin8l lllhe 

### &.!e"lOiliililtJllion 

### Ii'ld enforOBl1l8lil dthe State program. 

### This**~_' .1Il1s**  

### .... eel by 

### the Oiedui otlhe 

### Dej)ai tl•• i1 of 

### EnYiI ... .. . 1bIl Quality (t_eiI oa ll8i 

### or "!hI 

# Slate" and Ihe R egb i81 Ad ",lii • • IOi . 

### EPA R egion 1 0 (heI eillafter 

### "'Regional or "EPA) . FOf 8dmini$lJ'atiYe ptII']Xl6Q , 

### the Department 

### of 

### EnvIronmental Quality will serve all 

### lead It\l8ACY 

### to simplify coon:flnation 

### and communication 

### beMlIBii IhlI Slate 

### and EPA 

### N«hlng In 

### Ihli 

### ag,eemlIIlIl ahaII 

### be constNed 

### 10 restrid 

## lI'I any way 

### EPA" authority 

### 10 flAfiH lis 

### owlllsigtil and .ibC8i'OlNiI iespoolSililitiBS Lrlder 

### RCRA all Ii •• 

### ided. NottliiiQ In 

### this 

### '9! eetnel il ..... be oonstr\Ied CUi'lIa.ecle 

### any pO.lllCAi 

### of 40 CFR Pa-t 271 . This A4l!lS&i.1I 

### rn8Y be modriled 

### I4JO" 

### the iii. ' .. of .... I*!)' 

### order enan CUi 

### l ' I 

# It, wilh 

### State or 

### Fedeial 

### p"""_'ll i.iOdi1icllliu. made 

### or for 

### 8I1Y 

### olheI" JUPOM 

### Il'Il.llIAIIy**~eed** upotI...-ld .... 

### be trNiIl, .ed 

### _least**onoe.~** Any 

### trNi:ob. or 

# , (

# •

O'l'lOM ..... liool$lTUit 

### be 

## n wnting 

### and rruil: be 

### signed by the 

### St8tIt and 

### the 

### EP A.- 

### ThiI Agt eemet ll wil 

### remain in 

### efled: until 

### such time as S tat e fll OO' ao" lUChotiZ ation 

### it lIIIIttJdI awn by Of 

### is YOIuntafiIy 

### transfen'ed 

### to EPA 

## accord.-.g to \he 

## cmen. and pi ocedure$ estNlished in C FR 271 .22 

### and -0 CFR 27 123

_ Th is Ag reemen lls being el«lCUted beca use 

### t he S tate is receiving authorization for certa in RCRA lmeooments . 

### This Agre«l'lefl( supersedes 

### the AgI1!lemelIl w hich w as efleclive 

### Oct ober 4 , 1994. 

### ThiI .. 

## It .,.. be 

# exeo" by the 

### Clii ......... and 

### the 

### R egiol. M •• Iisb ..... and shaI 

### beeome el\ectille . .. lime 

### the State'1; a.(hQriulil)n 

### takes 

### effect. \fIINdl shaI be the 

### dale 

### set out in the 

### frderpl BNisIB Il(l(ice of !he 

### R egilIl llll M, a . au ....... b 

### grant aulto izaoo, kl the 

### State . II. pot ICy S TATE ME NT 

### E. ch of the pa rties to 

### !his Agreement is responsible lor ensuring th at 

### its obIigalioOll undef R CRA a. alMnded , IIIlI 

### met. Upon granting finala uthorizalion by EPA , Ihe Slate assume s primary responsibllily 

### for impIemenllng 

### the au1hoftzed 

### provisions of 

### the RCRA hazardous 

### waste plDglam within 

### its e xcept 

### for 

### triNllands . EPA 

### retains its responsibility 

### to ef"$.ft 

### till 

### and 

### tailhful exeollion al lhe requio ... .... ,ls of 

### RCRA 

### as 

# . 'i& ded . inctuding 

### dnd 

# i '. i. 1l:alion ofHSWA in 

### the

__ the 

### State . not 8UItlOliZed 

### to Kl EPA liiio 

### retains till 8Ulhofily and leIpoi ..... 

### for**~1** ....... 

### ltiIlioi' 

### of 

### RCRA

# on""'" '-1ds 

### in Oregon . 

### The StMe and Ihe 

### EPA to**~.** 

### high 

### 'eve! 

### dr.'lqle''''' and eoordnation betoueel' Iheir 

### respective 

### SWflI In • 

### pw;..stip to 

## asswe IJlM • 

### k.lI and 

### e1'lecliYe 

# adl' . rl1dr 8lioi. of 

### the 

### St.te ploglam . 

### Section 3006(g) 0 1H SWA providel lhat hazardous waste requirements a nd 

### prohibitions promulgated purs uanl lO H SWA are app lica ble i n authorized 

### SW ln" the same time th at they are applicable In 

### unauthorized S lates 

### wM 

### the exception 

### of 3006(f)-Avai lability 

### of lnfonnatlon, wl'IIdl CIImOt 

### be 

### iI• • 

### i ., 1ed by EPA 

### In 

### State. , and EPA 

### retaine responsiliity 

### for 1M *ed ill_I oeo IQilioo I 

### of 1hoM 

### pro. ·, · )Ill 

### of HSWA 

### whiett !he 

### State is 

### not lIUChoftzed 

## m**1I1~loeolll** 

### ..eli ll the Intention of 

### EPA..el 1M 

### State 

## m CX)Oldi! 

# ,1, the i ", pl ll" oeo lta lioo . 

### of tIUCh 

# pro", ' l .. 

### m 

### the gl .... 

### deglee IX' , .. . 

### EPA wi! 

### OIiell.lI . ....,.,.. 

### 1ion of 1M IIUtI'Iortzed 

### StMe 

### PfOlj\I'WIlIn OI'dllrm .... 

### U • .., ..... of 

### 1M requi_ ofRCRA 

### as**.Ilei~** 

### to pr o •• ncaIionaI COl - 1!rJ(;y 

### In mpleme"talion 

### of \he 

### hazafdous 

### waste PfOOI'8ITI . 

### to aRow 

### EPA 

### to report 

### to the P. Il"«d 

### and COllgieN 

## on 1M**~lIfTllllilll** 

### of !he tlazardous wute progtMI ,lIf'ld 

### to States 

### anc:llhe EP A 

### to agree on desirable technical s up port 

### anc:l targeb lor joi nt 

### efforts 

### to prevent 

### and mitigate en .iro" melltal 

### pr oblems .nociated wilh the impoper 

### management of hazardous 

### waste. . Oterslg ht will be .ceornpllshed 

### by EPA \lVoUgh written r epo ti li ll 

### AIQUiIw •• "' , permit 

### o . .... ie ., COII4:ti...-.ee 

### and elllolQlllTlEllIll 

### overview , and periodic review 

### of 1M &ate's 

### prOgi_'iS. 

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### til. 

### STATE PROGRAM Rf\IIEW The Regional M • ••• lUi 

### wiI 

### assess 1he State adl, •• • bOil 

### end elllDlc;:emellt 

### 01 !he IIaUn;Ious 

### waste program 

### on a COO'1lInuing 

### basis 

### for equivalence 

### and COl 

### ;'tency with 

### RCRA. WIth 

### !his Agreement, 

### and ", rttI ... pplicable**F~** requirements 

### and policies 

### and lot 

### adequacy of enloroemenl 

### Thill a5Se$$lTl8ll 1 wiI 

### be accomplished by 

### EPA review 

### of inlorrnalion su bmi tted by IhfI 

### Slate in accord ance wiltl th is 

### Agr_n l and 

### the annual Sl ale Gran t Wo r1< Program, permi t overview, com pliance al1d 

### enlorcement overview .•

### nd , nnusl review of 

### Stale program .divitie$. 

### The Region' l Admini$\l';iItor rmIY .1$0 consider . as 

### part 01thIS regular asseument, written COlI .'let,l:$ aboUt !he 

### $tate ', program IIdminisIraIion 

### and enlort:emlllll thalafe 

### feee-**.~** from regulated persons , the pubk. 

### end 

### Fe<lel'al . 

### StIote and local 

### agenaes . 

## C<'l I of an)' 

### such 

### COiI.,. itS 

### ,ooei.ed by \tie 

### Regional Adn oio i$llalOf ..... 

### be provided 10 

### the 

### State. To InMA 

### e1Ieclive PogIanl review, !he 

### DledlM agIees 

### 10IIIow 

### EP .... _. 10 " 

### 8M end 

### other 

### monn.tion reQlleSt! 

### b-,. !he Regional and his 

## or tw delg lee 

### and deemed 

## i-.. ....y by EPA lor 

### Stilte 

### program admiolilll.lIOn and 

### llf\klIcemelll Review of 

### !he Oep;lrtrnen t 

### of Environmental Quality file, 

### may 

### be acheduled al q u .rter1y intervals. Prog ra m 

### review**ngs** 

### between Ihe Sta le 

### and EPA wiU 

### be Khedu led at re allOOlltlle Inlefvals not 

### less tha n annually 10 rll'o' iew specific operating 

### procedures and ached ulM . 

### to resoIIt1l p obleons 

### and 

### to liiscuu mutual prog ram con cerns . 

### These 

### meetings will 

### be 

### sc:heduled 

### at least 

### fifteen ( 1$) days Wi.ctvanee agreed 

### to dilYeoelltty

_ The State end EPA 10 

### del< : ' : OIl WI 

### .-.nual 

### baIiI_l*1 

### oIlhe Stale gr.-.t 1OII'Qf1I;**"ogJI.'~** 

### cr*'"- for priority 

### dviriea. nc:b:ing dot I I 

### regarding 

# "-del. 01 hautdous 

### waste . 

# n- eriletia wiI 

### be baMId 

### on Uled by 

### EPA 

### in the -.... RCRA 

### lmplementalion Plan (RIp) 

### end other guidance 

### documents .. may 

### be appopriate, a nd dIeM! kI identify IhoIIe IIdiYilies whicl11hou1d reoei 'o'lllhe 

## h9lat priority 

### dwlng Ihe 

### grant period .



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I V. IN F ORM ATION S HA RING 

### A. General As the na tional haza rdous waste program ma tures , 

### the respectiVe role s 

### and responsibi lities 

### ill thi s S tatelfede ral partnership will become more clear . 

### As the respective infonnalion oeeds 

### of 

### the State and EPA 

### evolve, changes 

### to ItIis section of 

### the Agreement may 

### be appropriate or a separate agreement may 

### be necessary. Duling the annual State 

### Grant

### Wor1c P rogram. 

### the Stale and EPA wi ll carefully examine 

### the following information sharing provis ions for needed revi sion.

1. EPA will keep the Stale i nformed of 

### the content and meaning 

### of Federal staMes, regulation s. g uideli nes, standards, policy decisions , difectives . and aoy other facl ors that affec:t 

### the State Prog ram. EPA agrees 

### to provide thi s information i n a ti mely manner. "A timely ma n ner" mean s EPA will 

### foIward relevan t i nfo rmation and material s t o 

### the stat e within a reascoaee period of time . EP A will also 

### pr ovide ge neral t echnical guidance 

### to the State upon 

### the state' s request, and when infonnation o f mutual i nterest concern is 

### developed or acquired by EPA . E PA wil l provide at le ast quarterly , a list and summary of regUlatory and policy change s 

### whi<:h may affect 

### the state program . E PA wi ll share with 

### the S tate eny national reports developed by EPA from 

### the data submitted through State reporting requi remen ts . or lIlat would 

### be of Interest 

### to the state . 2 . 

### The State and EPA have agreed 

### to a joint permitting process (see Section V .D. of lIlis 

### agreement) . Under 

### the process , 

### the State and EPA have established policie $

_ and pl oced ures by which each wil l pursue their respective and/or ;oint responsibilities under 

### the RCRA as ameoded. 

### The Slate and EPA agree 

### to tile shanng of lnfonnatio n as specified under "V .D. Joint Permitting Process" and 

### the annua l State Grant Work Program . Specifically i ncl l.Jded shall 

### be the procedures for sharing and coordinating 

### the**e~ctlange** of information on, but 

### not Nmited to ,the following : a. Past A and Part B Permit Applications, 

### whether received prior 

### to the 

### effective date 

### of this Agreement Of subsequent 

### to the effective date of this Agreerl'*lt and 

### whether 

### first received by the Stale or E PA; b. l nfonnat lon I ndicati ng the status of c orre cti ve action activi ties ; 

## c. Such other information necessary 

### to support 

### the foregoing information; 

### • d . Copie s 

### of draft 

### permits. proposed 

## perm;! modifications, 

# public}. noliees ;



# •e, Copies 

### of fi nal penn its. and pemli l modifications; and f. N otice's 

### of 

### penni! deni als . 

### 3. EPA agrees t o ma ke avail able 

### to the St ale**eopi~** 

### of any report s and 

### data resu lbng from c ompliance ins pections withi n s ixty (60) d ays of comp lebon 0 1 th e i nspection s. 4 . Haz ardous wa ste handler notifi catio n id entification nu mbers wi ll 

### be handled i n 

### eeeereaeee w ith 

### the most recent RCRIS 

### MOU a nd RCRA g rant wo l1<.plan agreement. 

### 5. EPA w ill m ake ava ilable 

### to the State o lhef rel evan t in fanna bon as requested w hich th e St ate need s 

### to Implement it s a pproved prog ram. "Mad e available " may mea n tempora lY acces s 

### in l ieu o f actua l del ivery to the state, I nform abon provided 

### to the State wi ll 

### be subject 

### to the terms of 

### 4 0 C FR, Pa rt 

### 2 . 

# c ._ 1 . The Sta te 

### ag rees t o inf orm E PA in adva nce 

### of any propo sed and adop ted p rogram ch anges which WOlIkl affect 

### the State's ab ility to i mple ment 

### the authortzed program . P10gram cha nges of 

### concern may indud e modification 

### of 

### the S tate's leg al**authorit** (l.e. , s taMes. reg ulations and judici al or leg is lative actions affecti ng those authoribes), modifi cations 

### of 

## v erceeooe o f Agreemen t 

## or Understa nding w ith other ag encies, and modification$ of resotIf<;e level s [i.e., available 

### or bud geted personoe l and fund s). 

### The Stat e recognizes that prog ram rev isions must 

### be mad e in accordance with 

### the provision s of 

### 4 0 C FR 

### 27 1.2 1 and th at until approved by E PA , revi sions are 

### not authorized as RCRA Su btitle 

### C requ irements . E PA w ib 

### review, co m ment and advi se 

### the State as a ppro priate on State proposed revisions 

### to t he Sta le regu laboos within 

### the speci fied publi c review t ime 

### frame . 

### 2 . Annuall y, 

### through deVelopment of 

### the S tate g rant wo l1<. program . EPA and the S tate win ag ree on 

### the 

### type and frequency of 

### reports th e state wi ll ma ke in ord er f O( E PA 

### to ma intai n 

### oversight of 

### the implementabon 

### of 

### the S tate', authorized program . 

### Such repofting sha 'IIndude , but 

### no t be l imited 

### to, the following : a . Co mpliance 

### lTlOOitoring arid enforcement Information ; b . I nformation indicating 

### the s tatus 

### of 

### the State ', permitting . cIo5u re, 

### post closure , a nd ground-watef monitoring activities ;



# ,

# , c . State 

### decision 

### to gran l 

### valiances . waivef's .lWld 

## deIislIn'il req'ests 

# "**' by haUrdoUB 

### waste 

## "-del 5 ; and 

### d . V .... reports d ! 

### I '

# a lecl lo .cc:urately ossa ibe the ICaIuS of 

### !he 

### StIIte'. &Jthortled pl""" 

## -.no ndl.rding 

### e '! •• Reports 1IUi,1,"iziI 

### 'll Ihe 8nd 

### types of 

### tIaz8rdous wastes 

# aer* .ted, Rated . SlOred 

### and 

### (is!..: led 

### In Ihe 1Itate . 

### 3 , 

### The State agrees 

### to provide 

### EPA 

### WTth • CI:JfT'I of each proposed 

### Variance . 

### w aivilf. or 

### delistinll submittal within 

### five (5) days 

### of receipl . 4 

### The Sta le agrees t o provide 

### EPA . copy 

### of any 

### oecisions reg.rding 

### req uests m ade by hazardous 

### waste ha nd leB t o dl ange their classdicalion (e,a ,. reques ts t o 

### be d eleted as g e nefatons 

### but to reta in 

### lhelr faci lity stalus) and faci lity requests 

### to m ake 

### on-site 

### dlanges prior 

### 10 permiI iaauance (e .g" requests t o ha ndle add ition al wa stes 

### not IOGnlified on the 

### lacility's original 

### notilication and 

### ReRA 

### p,rt A Pennrt Applcetion .) 

### 5. 1'hI State 

### 8O'us 10 plowide 

### EPA YII'IltI copies of 

### reports end data 

### from 

### any COit1lfance inapectioo, and $Ilbs8qloenl efllOi ..... ,.... 

### ll: adioIlS . 'MIen 

### EPA req.est:s sucIl 

### co,: ' I I 6 . 

### The StMe 

### 80' I : 

### 110 plow ide 

### any pertilMlllllo'Ior" ...

# lioi,... t j by 

### EPA 

### wiIIWl. fT'dUIIy 

### f9eed upon lime 

### hme . IS 

### neces s..., for EPA 10 

### e.tr'f CU 

### lis 

### O\Oaaiglll: 

### respoo"Ml" . lMlIeas oIha wi-e 

### f9 !j upon.lhe 

### IboYe 

### Inb".-!ior' IhaI be sent 10 the 

### EPA, Region 

### 10. 

# o. Site VISjts 

### EPA Is responsitlIe 

### for maintaining teli .bIe 

## n.tional data on hazardous 

### waste management 

### The$e 

### data '"' used 10 report 

### to !he 

### PresiO&nl and 

### Congress on 

### the achievements 0 1 

### the hlll':ardou s wa ste p rog ram and 10 sup port 

### EPA" regulatory develo pme nt 

### efforb. IMle never EPA dellllTTlines that 

### it needs 10 obta in certain 

### information, 

### EPA will normally first see k 10 g ain 

### this in forma tlon !rom 

### the S tate. T he State agrees 

### to auppIy 

### !he Region . 

### Administrator 

### with ItQ**i'l tion**  

### If read ily 

### aveiable and .. I8SOUIalS 

### 1Illow. II

### the 

### Sta te .. unable 10 provide Ihe 

### In for'mation or 

### if . is...... ' 7 '1 10 Sloppla .WIt the S1alelnformation, 

### EP A""Y 

## ClDI'Idud • • pedal fUW1'1 

### or 

### pa'for ", • d Olii .. Iloo. : 

### c' I :1l0h IiIII visits 

### lifter nuIifyIng 

### the. 

### EPA wi! share wiltIlhe 

### StIlle 

### any nationaI ,epor1S de> Iklped by 

### EPA ... of 

### such i'lformation 

## c)llec a )Fl



## •



## sE . Emergency Srtua bgmj Upon**.~** of....,. 

### riJrmation lhM!he h.iClliiog . SIOlaye . Iransportation . 

### orc1islocsal 

### of hazatOous 

### waste is endai"ogelirog hUman heallh 

### or !he

__ .... . ""illhe party 

### in 

### leo:>eiP 

### of such i 

### """" "wlio,,, IhIII in'lmllda&ely noliIy by 

### 1 : ' pho: lll!he other 

### panyf"')1o lin Iqeemel ' (II 

### !he ., . ..... (II such &iluabon . 

### The Oepanment of 

### E!rotWOlITti ..... 0uaIiIy 

### shaI notify 

### EPA's ClnIgon OpeI alioilS office (( 503) 325-3250) . The 

### EPA shaI notify the 0epartrnenI (II 

### E .....i ........... 

### Ou*y'a 

### Hal.-dous Wasl e 

### Program ({503) 229-59 13 ) . 

### F. Con fiden li.aljty 1 . Any information 

### obtained Of used 

### in the admin istration of the State progra m sha l l be avai lable 

### to EPA upon request wi tnoul res triction . If the informillion hilS been submitted t o the S lale unde r a clai m of confid entiality , the State mu st su bmit that claim 

### to EPA when prov;ding inlonnation . Any i nforma tion obUJined fr om the Slate and su bfeCt 

### to • cla im of oonfidentill iity 

### wi. be tr eated 

### in accord ance 

### WIIh the 

### reguIatioIls in 

### " 0 CFR Part 2 and the 

### provisions of 

### JOO6(f) for 

### which the 

### Slate is au1horized . I n no ease 

### wiI the name 

### and addlellS of a permit appl icant Of permittee be**::** 

### , oed oonfideldia/ inIormabon by 

### the Stale Of 

### EPA.. 

### 2 . EPA -sllees 

### to Iumish 

### 10 !he StirIe inIon'rIation 

### in 

### ills Illes w1ldl it 

### not 

### -.o ",il led under • dairrI of COii6deiilial 

### busi : I 

### morm.tion and w1ldl h 

# s... needs 

### to i , • ••• ita 

### program. 

### Sl il:iied 10 .. COlllMiollS in .4(l 

### a:R P.-t 

### 2. EPA 

### Uhsh Ihe 

### SlIIe i ..... n lli lioi' subi .ilMld 10

### EPA under. 

### daim of 

### aaddtMilielilyw1ldl1he 

### State 10 1r,.,Aemel. ills 

### piOOl aa'l All infcnnation 

### EP A -sll : 

## . 1 10 hnsIer 

### 10the 

### State wiI be 

### lreiiale: . ed in 

### accordanc:e with 

### !he 

### f8QUii emeils (II 

### 40 CfR 

### Par12 . EPA 'Nil i10Iify 

### . treded t<dilies 

### when SI.dl 

### COi .ftdet olial bu$ineSS 

### informabon is 

### sent 10 the 

### Slate. V . PE RMIT ISS UA NCE ADMINISTRATION AN D TRAN SITION A . EPA P mmjtljng 

### Upon the effective 

### date of authorilalion . 

### the State wi d beg in 

### to admirllstef and 8l. fou;e COirec:tlve 

### action requirementlI in the 

### State ofQregon . 

### U. S . EPA Region 1 0 8CIlOIlS whlch 

### tal undet the fedetal 

### omnibus luttlority . andIorwhlch 

### are part of the 

### fedelal-.ight 

### Ir'kl-'le aulhol itiel voill oootinue 

### to be by 

### U .S . EPA Region 1 0 . In 

### n:Jitlon, 

### HSWA _0I.1ts bwhic:h the 

### State has not been 

### -.tholized .... corilWIue 10be 

### N • • · I 

### ed and 81 lfon:ed by 

### EPA Region 1 0 . P., ... 1at.cfjoinIly by 

### EPA and 

### Ofegon which contain**1IngI** 

### in the IIowiilQi 

### blhl ..... lIilic 

### llaa.. 

### 1eI oIlh1 

### permt**~~,** 

### (II1hI 

### State fer oomK! •• KOon, 

### wiI 

### ilIaa I"**~1o** 

### Oregon 

### on !he 

## er«f•• date of 

### llAhoiizAilloi.. 

### No aalldititwl b .... ir;tI 

### Oregon 

### iIr.)leI: 8UfloIUed ...

..... 1lIliealIy 

### II . 

### : 1eI . 

# ,

7 

## iEP A ma y com men t on any perm it a ppl icat ion or d raft pe rmit. EPA w in abide by the provi sions of 

### 4 0 C FR 

### 271. 19 ( b) th ro ugh (I). 

### B. Sta te Pe nnittjng 

### The state 

### Is res ponsi ble 

### for e xpeditiously dralling , circulati ng 

### fOr applican t review and 

### comment. is suing. mod ifying , re i ssuing orde nying and t erminating RCRA pennits for those hazard ous w aste trea tment, stOfagE! and di sposa l facili ties con tained In 

### the authorized provision s 

### 01 the S tate's progra m. and shall 

### do so in a manner consist ent with R CRA as a me nded by 

### the H SWA , w ith th is Agreement, with all apprlC8b1e Fed eral requiremen ts. The State 

### agrees 

### to issue, mod ify and reissue. or deny al l permi ts cont ai ned 

### in th e au thorized portions 

### 01 the Stale's program 

### in accorda nce w ith Oregon R elltsed S laMes (ORS) 4 66 and to include as perm il eondili ons all a ppli cable provisions o f OAR 

### 340 , Divisio ns 

### 100 th rough 

### 1 20. This agreeme n l also appl ies 

### to permi ts issued after fi na l authoriz ation but for 

### wtticI\ the p rocessing 

### may have begun befo re fi nal authorization. 

### "The Stal e agrees not to 

### use its broadef w aiver, varia nce or exe mptio n authorities so that 

### they wil l re sult In 

### the impos ition 

### 01 any requirement 

### leu slring en l lh an co mparable 

### Feoera l prog ram requirements . 

### C. J ojnt P erm jll jng · Pu rsua nt 

### to S eclion 3006( g)(1) of R CRA and 

### in accord ance with HSWA , EP A luis th e aothoritv 1 0 i ssue or derl y permits (or those porti ons 

### 01 perm its) t o facilitie s in 

### Oregon for 

### !he req uire ments and proh i bition s in 

### or promu lgated pu rsu ant 

### to HSWA u ntil the State's prog ram 

### receives a uth oriz ation for thos e portion s 

### 0 1 the progra m. Oreg on shal l issue 

### permits 

### for those provi sions of RC RA. a s amended . for wh ich Orego n h as been authoriz ed: E PA s hall is sue**peml~** provi sions for which Oreg on is 

### not yet au1hortzed , exclud ing non-HSWA provi sions: E PA and Oregon shall jointly sig n 

### such 

### permits. Upon g ranting 

### 01 fi nal auth orization, E PA and OEQ wi ll n otify al l 

### pemtlttees that 

### the Department o f Envi ronmen tal Quality wi ll have prime re spon sibility 

### for the future adm in istration end anforcement of sa id joint 

### pennits . T he worK program perta ining 

### to permitting w ill 

### be reviewed at lea st an nually. 

### The duties and responsibi lities 

### 01 EPA and the S tate for joi nt pe rmitting shall a lso 

### be specifiecl i n 

### !he annu al S tate 

### Grant WorK Prog ram . O . CO MPLIANC E WITH 

### 4 0 CFR 

### 27 0.3 A uIhortzatlon 

### 01 !he State does not 

### relieve EPA 

### 0 1 its responsibi lity 

### for complia nce with ottler F edera l 

### laws that 

### may apply to 

### the Issuance o f 

### pennit$ 

### (see 40 CF R 

### 270.3). EPA 

### and Oregon agree 

### 10 coordinate 

### to the greatest degree possible any 

### pemMt aCtions as specified In 40 CFR 

### 270 .3 -/ 

### v r, c oo Pt lANCE M O NITO RING ANO ENFOR CE ME NT



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# ,

# , NolhiI'Ig in ... 

### Ag'eemelll restrid 

### EP ...... right 

### 10inspect 

### -.y l'Iazanillw_e gelllll ator. transportef Of IacilIIy Of bring ... 

### ,Jui c:eo' leill llCtion any 

### penon belie ved 10 be in violatioIl 

### 0 1 the 

### wthotized State Of 

### f ederal hazardous 

### waate program Of bel ieved 

### 10 have a release o f l\azardou s wa ste or 

### haz ardous 

### constrtuent Be fore conducting 

### an inspeclioo 0 1 a generator. trans porlef, or f acili tJI . 

### EP.... will give the 

### State as least seven days notice of 

### inlenllo inspect in accon::Ia nce wittl "'0 CfR 

### 271.8 (b) (3) (t). 

### NolhiI'Ig in ..**~ee"leill** 

### shaI. Of $hal 

### be construed 10. c:or'IStrI\M' a valid 

### defense 

### by**~!*ties** 

### in 

### violation 0I-.y State Of 

### federalerwirOl.'leillal statuCe . rwgulillion Of penftl 

### The fteqo.oerq 

### 01 EP.... 

### O'O.sigllI and!ral1Wlg 

### npecbolls be specified in 

### the 

### arvlUlIl S tate 

## Gtwllwon.. P1 0iji1 .-n . On 

### an annual 

### basis. EP wiI 

### negotiate w;th the 

### State the pelcelltage 

### 01' the 

### Stal e's eompliaOOB inspections 

### on which 

### EP.... will accompany 

### the State. 

### The EP.... 

### m.y take 

### &llolc:eo. lo!Kll. action aga inst any peBOIl de termined 10 be 

### in 

### violation 01 

### RCRA in accordance 

### wittl SediOll3OO8(a)(2) . 

### EP.... may ta ke 

### enfOlcemall 8dion upon det& •• 

### oiooio lg thal the 

### State hal 

### not taken 

### tImely-.d OIpplopliate ........... ' .... 11 

### action Of teql I 

### by the 

### Stale. Prior 

### to IsIuirIg 

## a aM , ..... ontw 

### under Sectio'I3OO8(a ). 

### EPA wiI 

### give notice 

### 1IO the 

### Staul. EP .... , etaio Ol Is 1ightl1O .... 010&'-. -.d bring 

### 8diOl. 

### under 

### SeiIi(loOl 3008(al-.d (h ). 

### 30 13 and 

### 7003 01 

### RCRA and 

### -.y 

## oa- .. ,. aI3Ie f edefill statute .

.... tIer nolicIi!Ilo!hlt 

### Stat e, EP .... 

### ""y take 

### acIlon 

### under 

### Sectioo 3008 

### 01 

### RCRA ag ainst 

### a holder 01. State-issued permit on 

### the ground l 

### th<l t the permiIIee 

### is 

### not cornpIyirlg 

### wittl a condition 01 tl\a t permit 

### I n addition , 

### EPA may take actlon 

### under S ection 3008 of 

### RCRA against 

### a holder of • State 

### is,,IBd permit 

### on the grounds 

### ttla llhe 

### permitt ee II 

### not eornplyIng w;th a cond ition Ih8l 

### the Ragional Ad minillrator, in 

### aM, •• •• bng on 

### that permit awi¢ation Of 

### draft pemit, stated

_ neces l J')' 

### to 

### lo 'iPlei,.enI appoo'BCl 

### Slate pl Oijil .lI requirements. 

### wtlelhel or 

### not Ihat 

### aMlditiOll _ in cluded 

### In !hit IinaI 

# - B . ..... 

### The 

### Stat e 

## aor- lIO CIIIr'J 

### out a timely 

### and 

### eftedi\Ie progratrI 

### br Il'lOllitofW1g 

### the 

### oompIance by generatln . 

### transportera, 

### and 

### racllities , n:luding federal fadillea with applicable prog ram 

### requi remet .ts (see 

### 4 0 CFR 

### 27 1 . 15). ..... pa rt 

### 0I 1tIis program , 

### the 

### S late will conduct 

## COIT1flliance inspectiona 10 

### a_ compliance wiIIl genenlltof 

### and 

### tr.nspOOiw mndan1I 

### {lncludlng manifest requir8ments ), 

### fdity mndl1fdl, 

### pennit requiremBnIa,**aM'~** 

### schedo ' : 

### I, 

### ancIai 

### 0IIlIIrprogram l'8qunmBnts.. 

### COil . 

## r 1 .. 

### II'I(ll lilOl

# i .., and p 

### iorities ... be 

### lpeclNd In the .......,.. 

### State

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# ,

# ! Gfanl:WOl1lProgram...:llhalbeCOl - '1 llwilh""lI . ...... Fedetal 

## rec:p.ema'lIi . The State 

### agrees 

### to take timely 

### and 

### -wropiate e.obc:etNlllt 

### KIion 

### persons in violation of 

### geoerator Wldll"illl$pOf1er 

### standards (InCluding manifest reQUIilemer, ts), 

### facility 

### ,tandlirds. permt requirements. eornpliaoee 8dledules. 

### and 

### ott- program req uirements , includ ing violati ons detected by State Of federal**comp~lInee** 

### inspections . The S lale w iG 

### maintai n plocedures for 

### receiving and ensuring 

### proper considlntion o f infomIation about violalionll by 

### the pubIie. 

### The Sta l e 

### agre. to ret3in allllCOlds for 

### at least 

### ttvee yeanII 

### unleu is 

### an enlolce 'lb1l 

### adion p e nding . 

### In that case ail 

### ' e<::o.1l:s wiI be ,etained untilllUCh acbon is l'f!$OlVed , VI I. A 'JAILASI UJY Of IN FORMA DON A. 

### r ......... 

### Section 3006(f) of R CRA provides 

### that Slates may 

### be authorized by the Ad ministra tor u nder this -.eetion if th e Stale program provides lor 

### the publi c avai lability o f Wormation 

### obtained b y 

### the State 

### reg3fding faci lities and ai l es for treatment. storage 

### and di$pOSal of hazardous 

## """sloes: and that such infofmaliorl is 

### av ailable 

### to the publle in 

### the 

### same marner . ...:l 

### to the...". degree . ;l$ 

### be the QI$E! if 

### the 

### l.gn liilbhtor 

### 01 EPA 

## were 

## c:arryrog oo.A he 

### plo. , ion of lhis 

### IUtItitIe in .. 

### State. The CEQ 

### re<:eiwed -..thoiiation 

### from EPA 

## on May 

### 29 . 1990 

### to i' ..... ' ... Sedio., 

### 3OO8(f) in ... of the 

### EPA. B . Bcgyests Igr Infqma!jgo 1 . 

### P!nuant 

### to the F ..... F reedom 

### oIln1otmalion Act (FOIA). 5 U .S ,C. 552(8)(2) , Oregon Revised Statutet . 

### and OAR 340- 100 

### to 1 20. 

### the S late &gfM'S 

### to make certain male rials routin ely avail able 

### w ilhout . fonnal F O lA 

### requnt. Example. of 

### these materials are final opinions or 

### orderlln case 8djudicalion, 

### State regulations, 

### statements of AQency policy , 

### and 

### "".lilliUl**a~...,** Sllllf 

### manuals 

### atlectirtg the 

### PJbIC.. In**additio(-** 

### AilCOld s for pubic 

### dislrblllan 

### willIlIo be 1I*te.. J 

### tie . Examples 

### 01 ....... 

### ds 

### are p-. pI N , c:oples 

### 01. $I:!: 

### : hes. ..- ......... 8M tIducnonal iTI8teNI . 

### The 

### State 8geilCJ 

### to mekII re.nonable 

### eIbb 10 

### aseist IrlIqles'e"'" 

### ldenlif)'lng ....... ds 

### being 

### sougt(. 

### 8M 10help lhfI 

### requester formUate his Of 

# ""'- 3 . If• request lor Informatiorl ls 

### denied. the 

### S tate "lillie, 

### 10 provide !he 

## ,.,quest. the 

### bISls for the 

### denlII8M 10 notify 

### !he requester of 

### Stlte ;ldicial (Of , 

### Jr Ihey 

### exist, 

### -.:lo •• oislJati..ej prnceduges. 

### n:Iudlng 

### statutes 01 Imitation.

## ( 4 . 

### The Stale agrees 

### to make the fullest possible disclosure of recoo:ls 

### to the public, su bject 

### to any of the exemptions u nder 

### the Federa l FOIA recog nized by 

### the S tate, 

### and in accord ance with 

### the E PA au thorized and eq uivalent StaMes 

### and regulations of lI1e State of 

### Oregon . 

### 5 . A reduction Of waiver 

### 01 lees win 

### be oonsidered in con nection will1 e ach request 

### !rom ;II representalive 01 

### the pre$S Of 

### other communication mediu m , Of 

### from • public interest group . 

### The State agrees 

### to reduce Of waive 

### the 

### fee if 

### it detennines lhat a reduetion Of 

# wewee of 

### the lee 

### Is in lI1e 

### best interest because furnishing 

### the itllormation can 

### be considered a s primarily be nefiting the ge nera l publ ic. C . C Ollf!detJtiali ly o f Business InformatiOn II a cl aim 01 con fide ntiality is asser1ed and cannot 

### be resolved in the time period provided fOf a n agency respon se 

### to a reque st, 

### the Stale agree s 

### to notify 

### the reqveslef" of lI1e confidentiality cl aim 

### within the maximum 2Q...day time 

### limit provided fOf an agency response . I n addition. the requester will 

### be told lI1al 

### the req uest wa s denied in orderto resolve 

### the bu siness. confidentiality cl aim. 

### D. Ove rsight

" The Stale agrees 

### to keep a log of denia ls of requests l or infonnation ( Of a Iile co ntaining copies of d enial letters sen t 

### to requesters) which wi ll 

### be made availa ble 

### to EPA during 

### the Stale review. 2 , The S tale agrees 

### to keep E PA fully infomled of any proposed mod ifications 

### to its basic statutory or regulatory authority , lis forms. proced ures. Of prioritie s, as applied 

### to section 3006(f) .



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