Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 703 - RCRA PERMIT PROGRAM › Subpart D - APPLICATIONS › Section 703.191 - Public Participation: Pre-Application Public Notice and Meeting

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Applicability.
				This Section applies to any RCRA Part B application seeking an initial permit
				for a hazardous waste management unit. This Section also applies to any RCRA
				Part B application seeking renewal of a permit for such a unit, where the
				renewal application is proposing a significant change in facility operations.
				For the purposes of this Section, a "significant change" is any change that
				would qualify as a class 3 permit modification pursuant to Section
				703.283 and
				Appendix A to this Part. This Section also applies to a hazardous waste
				management facility for which facility the owner or operator is seeking
				coverage under a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of this Part),
				including renewal of a RCRA standardized permit for such a unit, where the
				renewal is proposing a significant change in facility operations, as defined at
				35 Ill. Code
				705.304(a)(3).
				This Section does not apply to any permit modification pursuant to Sections
				703.280
				through
				703.283 or
				to any application that issubmitted for the sole purpose of conducting
				post-closure activities or post-closure activities and corrective action at a
				facility.
b) Prior to the
				submission of a RCRA Part B permit application or the submission of a written
				Notice of Intent to be covered by a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of
				this Part), the applicant must hold at least one meeting with the public in
				order to solicit questions from the community and inform the community of its
				proposed hazardous waste management activities. The applicant must post a
				sign-in sheet or otherwise provide a voluntary opportunity for attendees to
				provide their names and addresses.
c) The applicant must submit to the Agency,
				as part of its RCRA Part B permit application or the submission of a written
				Notice of Intent to be covered by a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of
				this Part), a summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and
				their addresses developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section and copies
				of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, in accordance
				with Section
				703.183.
d) The applicant must provide public notice
				of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The
				applicant must maintain documentation of the notice and provide that
				documentation to the permitting agency upon request.
1) The applicant must provide public notice
				in each of the following forms:
A) A
				newspaper advertisement. The applicant must publish a notice in a newspaper of
				general circulation in the county that hosts the proposed location of the
				facility. The notice must fulfill the requirements set forth in subsection
				(d)(2) of this Section. In addition, the Agency must instruct the applicant to
				publish the notice in newspapers of general circulation in adjacent counties,
				where the Agency determines that such publication is necessary to inform the
				affected public. The notice must be published as a display
				advertisement.
B) A visible and
				accessible sign. The applicant must post a notice on a clearly marked sign at
				or near the facility. The notice must fulfill the requirements set forth in
				subsection (d)(2) of this Section. If the applicant places the sign on the
				facility property, then the sign must be large enough to be readable from the
				nearest point where the public would pass by the site.
C) A broadcast media announcement. The
				applicant must broadcast a notice at least once on at least one local radio
				station or television station. The notice must fulfill the requirements set
				forth in subsection (d)(2) of this Section. The applicant may employ another
				medium with prior approval of the Agency.
D) A notice to the Agency. The applicant must
				send a copy of the newspaper notice to the permitting agency and to the
				appropriate units of State and local government, in accordance with 35 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				705.163(a).