California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 20 - The Hazardous Waste Permit Program › Article 4 - Permit Changes and Denials › Section 66270.42.5 - Permit Modifications for Non-RCRA Activities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) This section applies only to permit
				  modifications involving activities that are not subject to permitting
				  requirements under the federal act.
(b) The following types of changes to a
				  facility's authorization are not subject to the permit modification approval or
				  procedural requirements of sections
				  66270.41 or
				  66270.42. Except as otherwise
				  specified below, the owner or operator of the facility shall notify the
				  Department in writing of any change within ten (10) calendar days after the
				  change is put into effect:
(1) changes in the
				  expiration date of the permit to allow earlier permit termination, with prior
				  written approval of the Department;
(2) changes to the closure plan to reflect a
				  decrease in the estimated maximum extent of operations or maximum inventory of
				  waste on site at any time during the active life of the facility, with prior
				  written approval from the Department;
(3) correction of non-substantive
				  typographical errors;
(4) a change
				  in the legal name of the facility that does not include changes in ownership or
				  operational control of the facility;
(5) informational changes that do not impact
				  the operation of the facility;
(6)
				  changes in frequency of or procedures for monitoring, reporting, sampling or
				  maintenance activities that provide for more frequent monitoring, reporting,
				  sampling or maintenance;
(7)
				  equipment replacement or upgrading with functionally equivalent components
				  (other than the structural unit itself), as long as the functional capacity of
				  the unit is not increased or the unit is not being moved to another location,
				  with a written notice to the Department at least 30 days prior to the intended
				  change, or such shorter time frame as may be approved by the
				  Department;
(8) changes to waste
				  sampling or analysis methods to conform with the Department's guidance or
				  regulations;
(9) changes to
				  analytical quality assurance/control plan to conform to the Department's
				  guidance or regulations;
(10)
				  changes in procedures for maintaining the operating record;
(11) changes in frequency or content of
				  inspection schedules that provide for more frequent or more thorough
				  inspections;
(12) changes in the
				  training plan that increase the amount or type of training given to
				  employees;
(13) changes in
				  emergency procedures that maintain or improve the effectiveness of the
				  response;
(14) relocation of
				  emergency equipment;
(15) changes
				  to structures or equipment within the boundary of a permitted unit, but which
				  the owner or operator certifies as not actively related to the storage,
				  treatment, disposal or secondary containment of hazardous waste, with a written
				  notice to the Department at least 30 days prior to the intended change, or such
				  shorter time frame as may be approved by the Department;
(16) changes to a permit required by another
				  regulatory agency, if the activities affected by the permit are not directly
				  related to hazardous waste management, and do not have an impact on the
				  permitted hazardous waste management activity, may be made without notifying
				  the Department;
(17) For changes to
				  a permit required by another regulatory agency, if the activities affected by
				  the permit are related directly to hazardous waste management, but are not
				  subject to the Department's permitting authority, they may be made with a
				  written notice to DTSC at least 30 days prior to the intended
				  change.