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Memorandum of Agreement

Revision Authorization Application

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Portlalld, Oregon

June 1995

M EMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE STATE OF OREGON

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TH E UNITED STATES EtMRONME NTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 10

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This 'lecliO' . dI.wnof AQI_'ltilll (hereinIfter ~Agl_iltilll1est al"i1hes poIii< iIll.

respol.sNt'e'. 1i'ld poe" "" plnUIIiIl~.c CFR 271 .8 for the Stale ofOregon's

Hazardous Waste Program (hereafter "Slate Program")auIhoeel under Sec:tiol. 3006 of the

Resource Conservation Ii'ld RIICOYeI'Y Act (hereinIfter CRA' or "!he Act") of 1916 (42

USC 6901 e1w) as amended (Public laws 94-580, 96-482, 96-a16) and the United Stales

Environmental Protection Agetlcy (here.fter EPA) R~Offlce for Region 10 . This

agreernenI ruru- sets forth the mamer In wNc:h \he Slate and EPA wiI c:ootdin8l lllhe

&.!e"lOiliililtJllion Ii'ld enforOBl1l8lil dthe State program.

This ~_'.1Il1s ....eel by the Oiedui otlhe Dej)ai tl•• i1of EnYiI...... 1bIl Quality

(t_eiIoall8i or "!hISlate"and Ihe Regbi81 Ad",lii• • IOi. EPA Region 10

(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 iespoolSililitiBSLrlder RCRA all Ii•• ided. NottliiiQ In this

'9!eetnelil..... 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

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O'l'lOM.....liool$lTUit be n wnting and rruil: be signed by the St8tItand the EPA.- ThiI

Agt eemet ll wil remain in efled: until such time as State fll OO' ao" lUChotiZation it lIIIIttJdIawn

by Of is YOIuntafiIy transfen'ed to EPAaccord.-.g to \he cmen. and pi ocedure$ estNlished in

CFR 271.22 and -0 CFR 27123_

This Agreemenlls being el«lCUted because the State is receiving authorization for certa in

RCRA lmeooments. This Agre«l'lefl( supersedes the AgI1!lemelIl which was efleclive

October 4, 1994.

ThiI ..It .,.. be exeo" by the Clii ......... and the Regiol. M •• Iisb..... and shaI

beeome el\ectille . ..lime the State'1; a.(hQriulil)n takes effect. \fIINdl shaI be the dale

set outin the frderpl BNisIB Il(l(ice of !he RegilIl llll M,a . au ....... b grant

aultoizaoo, kl the State.

II. pot ICy STATEMENT

E. ch of the parties to !his Agreement is responsible lor ensuring that its obIigalioOll undef

RCRA a. alMnded, IIIlI met. Upon granting finalauthorizalion by EPA, Ihe Slate assumes

primary responsibllily for impIemenllng the au1hoftzed provisions of the RCRA hazardous

waste plDglam within its except for triNllands. EPA retains its responsibility to

ef"$.ft till and tailhful exeollion al lhe requio ... .... ,ls of RCRAas . '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 RCRAon""'" '-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) 01HSWA providel lhat hazardous waste requirements and prohibitions

promulgated pursuanl lOHSWA are applica ble in authorized SWln" the same time that

they are applicable In unauthorized Slates wM the exception of 3006(f)-Availability of

lnfonnatlon, wl'IIdl CIImOt be iI•• i.,1edby 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 m1I1~loeolll ..eli ll the Intention of EPA..el 1M State mCX)Oldi! ,1, the

i",plll" oeo ltalioo. 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 pro •• 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 ~lIfTllllilllof!he tlazardous wute progtMI,lIf'ld to States

anc:llhe EPA to agree on desirable technical s up port anc:l targeb lor joint efforts to prevent

and mitigate en.iro" melltal problems .nociated wilh the impoper management of

hazardous waste.. Oterslght will be .ceornpllshed by EPA \lVoUgh written repo tilill

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$$lTl8ll1wiI be accomplished by

EPA review of inlorrnalion submitted by IhfI Slate in accordance wiltl this Agr_nl

and the annual Slale Grant Wor1< Program, permit overview, compliance 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 Adnoio 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 ortw

delg lee and deemed i-.. ....y by EPA lor Stilte program admiolilll.lIOn

and llf\klIcemelll

Review of !he Oep;lrtrnent of Environmental Quality file, may be acheduled al

qu.rter1y intervals. Progra m review ngs between Ihe Stale and EPA wiU be

Kheduled at reallOOlltlle Inlefvals not less than annually 10 rll'o'iew specific operating

procedures and achedulM. to resoIIt1l p obleons and toliiscuu mutual program

concerns. These meetings will be sc:heduled at least fifteen (1$) days Wi.ctvanee

agreed to dilYeoelltty_

The State end EPA 10del< :' : OIl WI .-.nual baIiI_l*1 oIlhe Stale gr.-.t

1OII'Qf1I; "ogJI.'~ cr*'"- for priority dviriea. nc:b:ing dotI 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, and dIeM! kI identify IhoIIe IIdiYilies whicl11hou1d reoei 'o'lllhe

h9lat priority dwlng Ihe grant period.

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IV. INFORMATION SHARING

A. General

As the na tional hazardous waste program matures, the respectiVe role s and

responsibilities ill this Statelfederal 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 GrantWor1c Program. the Stale and EPA wi ll carefully

examine the following information sharing provisions for needed revi sion.

1. EPA will keep the Stale informed of the content and meaning of Federal staMes,

regulations. guidelines, standards, policy decisions, difectives. and aoy other faclors

that affec:t the State Program. EPA agrees to provide this information in a timely

manner. "A timely manner" means EPA will foIward relevant information and

materials to the state within a reascoaee period of time. EPA will also provide

general technical guidance to the State upon the state's request, and when

infonnation of mutual interest concern is developed or acquired by EPA. EPA wil l

provide at least quarterly, a list and summary of regUlatory and policy changes whi<:h

may affect the state program. EPA wi ll share with the State eny national reports

developed by EPA from the data submitted through State reporting requirements. 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 ocedures 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 lnfonnation as specified under "V.D. Joint Permitting Process" and the

annual State Grant Work Program. Specifically incll.Jded shall be the procedures for

sharing and coordinating the e~ctlangeof 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 EPA;

b. lnfonnat lon Indicating the status of corrective action activities;

c. Such other information necessary to support the foregoing

information;

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d. Copies of draft permits. proposed perm;! modifications, public}.

noliees;

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e, Copies of final pennits. and pemlil modifications; and

f. Notice's of penni! denials.

3. EPA agrees to make available to the St ale eopi~ of any reports and data resu lbng

from compliance inspections within sixty (60) days of comp lebon 01the inspections.

4 . Hazardous waste handler notifi cation identification numbers wi ll be handled in

eeeereaeee with the most recent RCRIS MOU and RCRA grant wo l1<.plan

agreement.

5. EPA will make available to the State olhef relevan t infanna bon as requested which

the State needs toImplement its approved prog ram. "Made available" may mean

temporalY access in lieu of actual delivery to the state, Inform abon provided to the

State wi ll be subject to the terms of 40 CFR, Part 2.

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1. The State ag rees to inform EPA in advance of any proposed and adopted program

changes which WOlIkl affect the State's ability to implement the authortzed program.

P10gram changes of concern may indude modification of the State's legal authorit

(l.e., staMes. regulations and judicial or legislative actions affecti ng those

authoribes), modifications of v erceeooe of Agreement orUnderstanding with other

agencies, and modification$ of resotIf<;e levels [i.e., available or budgeted personoel

and funds). The State recognizes that program revisions must be made in

accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR 27 1.21 and that until approved by EPA,

revi sions are not authorized as RCRA Subtitle C requirements. EPA wib review,

comment and advise the State as appropriate on State proposed revisions to the

Stale regulaboos within the specified public review time frame .

2. Annually, through deVelopment of the State grant wo l1<. program. EPA and the State

win agree on the type and frequency of reports the state wi ll make in order fO( EPA to

maintain oversight of the implementabon of the State', authorized program. Such

repofting sha'IIndude, but not be limited to, the following:

a. Compliance lTlOOitoring arid enforcement Information;

b. Information indicating the status of the State', permitting. cIo5ure,

post closure, and ground-watef monitoring activities;

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c . State decision to granl valiances. waivef's.lWld deIislIn'il req'ests "**'

by haUrdoUB waste "-del 5; and

d. V....reports d ! I'alecl 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. waivilf. or

delistinll submittal within five(5) days of receipl.

4 The Stale agrees to provide EPA . copy of any oecisions reg.rding req uests made

by hazardous waste handleB to dlange their classdicalion (e,a ,. requests to be

deleted as genefatons but to reta in lhelr facility stalus) and faci lity requests to make

on-site dlanges prior 10 permiI iaauance (e.g" requests to handle additional wastes

notIOGnlified 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 plowide any pertilMlllllo'Ior"...lioi,... t j by EPA wiIIWl.

fT'dUIIy f9eed upon lime hme. IS necess..., for EPA 10 e.tr'f CU lis O\Oaaiglll:

respoo"Ml". lMlIeas oIhawi-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 01the hlll':ardous waste program and 10support EPA" regulatory

development efforb. IMlenever EPA dellllTTlines that it needs10obtain certain

information, EPA will normally first seek 10gain this informatlon !rom the State. The

State agrees to auppIy !he Region. Administrator with ItQ i'l tion If readily

aveiable and ..I8SOUIalS 1Illow. IIthe State .. unable 10 provide Ihe Infor'mation or

if . is...... ' 7'1 10Sloppla.WIt the S1alelnformation, EPA""Y ClDI'Idud • •pedal

fUW1'1 or pa'for", • dOlii ..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

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E. Emergency Srtuabgmj

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) 229-5913).

F. Confidenli.aljty

1. Any information obtained Of used in the administration of the State program shall be

available to EPA upon request witnoul restriction. If the informillion hilS been

submitted to the Slale under a claim of confidentiality, the State must submit that

claim to EPA when prov;ding inlonnation. Any informa tion obUJined from the Slate

and subfeCtto • claim of oonfidentilliity wi. be treated in accordance WIIh the

reguIatioIls in " 0 CFR Part 2 and the provisions of JOO6(f)for which the Slate is

au1horized. In no ease wiI the name and addlellS of a permit applicant 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",illed

under • dairrI of COii6deiilial busi : I morm.tion and w1ldl h s... needs to

i ,• •••ita program. Slil:iied10 ..COlllMiollS in .4(la:R P.-t 2. EPA Uhsh

Ihe SlIIe i .....nllilioi' subi.ilMld 10EPA under. daim of aaddtMilielilyw1ldl1he

State 101r,.,Aemel. ills piOOl aa'l Allinfcnnation EPA -sll : .110hnsIer 10the

State wiI be lreiiale:.ed in accordanc:e with !he f8QUiiemeils (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 ISSUANCE ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSITION

A. EPA Pmmjtljng

Uponthe effective date of authorilalion. the State wid begin to admirllstef and

8l.fou;e COirec:tlve action requirementlI in the State ofQregon. U.S. EPA Region 10

8CIlOIlS whlch tal undet the fedetal omnibus luttlority. andIorwhlch are part of the

fedelal-.ight Ir'kl-'leaulhol itiel voill oootinue to be by U.S .

EPA Region 10. 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 10.

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" ~1oOregon on !he er«f•• date of

llAhoiizAilloi.. No aalldititwl b ....ir;tI Oregon iIr.)leI: 8UfloIUed ...

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EPA may com ment on any permit application or draft permit. EPA win abide by the

provisions of 40 CFR 271.19 (b) through (I).

B. State Pennittjng

The state Is responsible for expeditiously dralling, circulating fOr applicant review

and comment. issuing. modifying , rei ssuing ordenying and terminating RCRA

pennits for those hazardous waste treatment, stOfagE! and disposal facilities

con tained In the authorized provisions 01 the State's program. and shall do so in a

manner consistent with RCRA as amended by the HSWA, with this Agreement, with

all apprlC8b1e Federal requirements. The State agrees toissue, mod ify and reissue.

or deny all permits cont ained in the authorized portions 01 the Stale's program in

accordance with Oregon Relltsed SlaMes (ORS) 466 and to include as permil

eondilions all applicable provisions o f OAR 340, Divisions 100 through 120. This

agreemenl also appl ies to permits issued after final authorization but for wtticI\ the

processing may have begun before final authorization. "The Stale agrees not to use

its broadef waiver, variance or exemption authorities so that they wil l result In the

imposition 01 any requirement leu slringenl lhan comparable Feoeral program

requirements .

C. Jojnt Permjlljng ·

Pursua nt to Seclion 3006(g)(1) of RCRA and in accordance with HSWA, EPA luis

the aothoritv 10 issue or derly permits (or those portions 01 permits) to facilities in

Oregon for !he req uirements and prohibitions in or promulgated pursu ant to HSWA

until the State's program receives authorization for thos e portions 01the program.

Oregon shal l issue permitsforthose provisions of RCRA. as amended. for which

Oregon has been authorized: EPA s hall issue peml~ provisions for which Oregon is

not yet au1hortzed, excluding non-HSWA provisions: EPA and Oregon shall jointly

sign such permits. Upon granting 01 final authorization, EPA and OEQ wi ll notify all

pemtlttees that the Department of Environmental Quality will have prime

responsibility for the future administration end anforcement of said joint pennits. The

worK program pertaining to permitting will be reviewed at least annually. The duties

and responsibilities 01 EPA and the State for joint permitting shall also be specifiecl in

!he annual State Grant WorK Program.

O. COMPLIANCE WITH 40 CFR 270.3

AuIhortzatlon 01 !he State does not relieve EPA 01its responsibility for compliance

with ottler Federal laws that may apply to the Issuance of pennit$ (see 40 CFR

270.3). EPA and Oregon agree 10coordinate to thegreatest degree possible any

pemMt aCtions as specified In 40 CFR 270.3 -/

v r, cooPtlANCE MONITORING ANO ENFORCEMENT

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NolhiI'Ig in ... Ag'eemelll restrid EP......right 10inspect -.y l'Iazanillw_e

gelllllator. transportef Of IacilIIy Of bring ... ,Jui c:eo'leill llCtion any penon

belie ved 10 be in violatioIl 01the wthotized State Of f ederal hazardous waate

program Of believed 10 have a release of l\azardous waste or hazardous constrtuent

Before conducting an inspeclioo 01a generator. transporlef, or facilitJI. EP.... willgive

the State as least seven days notice of inlenllo inspect in accon::Iance wittl "'0 CfR

271.8(b) (3) (t).

NolhiI'Ig in ..~ee"leillshaI. 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 State 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 against any peBOIl determined 10 be in

violation 01RCRA in accordance wittl SediOll3OO8(a)(2). EP.... may take

enfOlcemall 8dion upon det& ••oiooio lg thal the State hal not taken tImely-.d

OIpplopliate ...........' ....11 action Of teql I by the Stale. Priorto IsIuirIg a

aM,.....ontw under Sectio'I3OO8(a ). EPA wiI give notice 1IO the Staul. EP....

,etaioOl Is 1ightl1O.... 010&'-. -.d bring 8diOl. under SeiIi(loOl 3008(al-.d (h).

3013and 7003 01RCRAand -.y oa- ..,. aI3Ie f edefill statute.

....tIer nolicIi!Ilo!hlt State, EP.... ""y take acIlon under Sectioo 3008 01RCRA against

a holder 01. State-issued permit on the groundl th<lt the permiIIee is not cornpIyirlg

wittl a condition 01tl\at permit In addition, EPA may take actlon under Section 3008

of RCRA against a holder of • State is,,IBd permit on the grounds ttla llhe permittee

II not eornplyIng w;th a condition Ih8l the Ragional Adminillrator, in aM,••••bng on

that permit awi¢ation Of draft pemit, stated _ necesl J')' to lo 'iPlei,.enI appoo'BCl

Slate plOijil.lIrequirements. wtlelhel or not Ihat aMlditiOll _ included In !hit IinaI

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The State aor-lIO CIIIr'J out a timely and eftedi\Ie progratrI br Il'lOllitofW1g the

oompIance by generatln. transportera, and racllities, n:luding federalfadillea with

applicable program requiremet .ts (see 40 CFR 271.15). .....part 0I 1tIis program, the

Slate will conduct COIT1flliance inspectiona 10 a_compliance wiIIl genenlltof and

tr.nspOOiw mndan1I {lncludlng manifest requir8ments), fdity mndl1fdl, pennit

requiremBnIa, aM'~schedo ' : I, ancIai 0IIlIIrprograml'8qunmBnts..

COil . r 1 ..II'I(lllilOl 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

requirements, including violations detected by State Of federal comp~lInee

inspections. The Slale wiGmaintain plocedures for receiving and ensuring proper

considlntion of infomIation about violalionll by the pubIie. The Stale

agre. to ret3in allllCOlds for at least ttvee yeanII unleu is an enlolce 'lb1l

adion pending. In that case ail ' e<::o.1l:s wiI be ,etained untilllUCh acbon is l'f!$OlVed,

VII. A'JAILASIUJY Of INFORMADON

A. r.........

Section 3006(f) of RCRA provides that Slates may be authorized by the

Administrator under this -.eetion if the Stale program provides lor the public

avai lability of Wormation obtained by the State reg3fding facilities and ailes for

treatment. storage and di$pOSal of hazardous """sloes: and that such infofmaliorl is

available to the publle in the samemarner. ...:l to the...". degree. ;l$

be the QI$E! if the l.gnliilbhtor 01 EPA were c:arryrog oo.A he plo. , ion of lhis

IUtItitIein ..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..... Freedom oIln1otmalion Act (FOIA). 5 U.S ,C.

552(8)(2), Oregon Revised Statutet. and OAR 340-100 to 120. the Slate

&gfM'S to make certain malerials routinely available wilhout . fonnal FOlA

requnt. Example. of these materials are final opinions or orderlln case

8djudicalion, State regulations, statements of AQency policy, and

"".lilliUl a~..., Sllllf manuals atlectirtgthe PJbIC.. In additio(- AilCOlds

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 State "lillie, 10provide!he

,.,quest. the bISls for the denlII8M 10notify !he requester of Stlte ;ldicial

(Of, Jr Ihey exist, -.:lo••oislJati..ej prnceduges. n:Iudlng statutes 01 Imitation.
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4 . The Stale agrees to make the fullest possible disclosure of recoo:ls to the

public, subject to any of the exemptions under the Federal FOIA recognized

by the State, and in accordance with the EPA authorized and equivalent

StaMes and regulations of lI1e State of Oregon.

5. A reduction Of waiver 01 lees win be oonsidered in connection will1 each

request !rom;II representalive 01the pre$S Of other communication medium,

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 as primarily benefiting

the general publ ic.

C. COllf!detJtialily of Business InformatiOn

II a claim 01confidentiality is asser1ed and cannot be resolved in the time period

provided fOfan agency response to a request, the Stale agrees to notify the

reqveslef" of lI1econfidentiality claim within the maximum 2Q...day time limitprovided

fOfan agency response. In addition. the requester will be told lI1althe request wa s

denied in orderto resolve the business. confidentiality claim.

D. Oversight

" The Stale agrees to keep a log of denials of requests lor infonnation (Of a Iile

containing copies of denial letters sent to requesters) which will be made

available to EPA during the Stale review.

2, The Stale agrees to keep EPA fully infomled of any proposed modifications

to its basic statutory or regulatory authority, lis forms. procedures. Of

priorities, as applied to section 3006(f).

BY:

DATE,- .J.J'-J,=t

u .S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION 10

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