Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 271 - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR DECISION MAKING › Subchapter A - RULES GOVERNING INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS › Section 11-271-31 - Pre-application public meeting and notice

Current through June, 2024
(a) Applicability.
				  The requirements of this section shall apply to all applicants seeking initial
				  permits for hazardous waste management units. The requirements of this section
				  shall also apply to applicants seeking renewal of permits for such units, 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 under section
				  11-270-42. The requirements of this section do not apply to permit
				  modifications under section 11-270-42 or to applications that are submitted 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 part B
				  permit application for a facility, the applicant must hold at least one meeting
				  with the public in order to solicit questions from the community and inform the
				  community of proposed hazardous waste management activities. The applicant
				  shall post a sign-in sheet or otherwise provide a voluntary opportunity for
				  attendees to provide their names and addresses.
(c) The applicant shall submit a summary of
				  the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses developed
				  under subsection (b), and copies of any written comments or materials submitted
				  at the meeting, to the department as a part of the part B application, in
				  accordance with section 11-270-14(b).
(d) The applicant must provide public notice
				  of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The
				  applicant must maintain, and provide to the department upon request,
				  documentation of the notice.
(1) The
				  applicant shall provide public notice in all of the following forms:
(i) A newspaper advertisement. The applicant
				  shall publish a notice, fulfilling the requirements in paragraph (d)(2), in a
				  newspaper of general circulation in the county that hosts the proposed location
				  of the facility. In addition, the director shall instruct the applicant to
				  publish the notice in newspapers of general circulation in adjacent counties,
				  where the director determines that such publication is necessary to inform the
				  affected public. The notice must be published as a display
				  advertisement.
(ii) A visible and
				  accessible sign. The applicant shall post a notice on a clearly marked sign at
				  or near the facility, fulfilling the requirements in paragraph (d)(2). 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.
(iii) A broadcast media
				  announcement. The applicant shall broadcast a notice, fulfilling the
				  requirements in paragraph (d)(2), at least once on at least one local radio
				  station or television station. The applicant may employ another medium with
				  prior approval of the director.
(iv) A notice to the department. The
				  applicant shall send a copy of the newspaper notice to the department and to
				  the appropriate units of State and local government, in accordance with section
				  11-271-10(c) (1) (x).