California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 21 - Procedures for Hazardous Waste Permit Decisions › Article 2 - Specific Procedures Applicable to RCRA Permits › Section 66271.31 - Pre-Application Public Meeting and Notice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this
				  section shall apply to all RCRA part B applications seeking initial RCRA
				  permits for hazardous waste management units. The requirements of this section
				  shall also apply to RCRA part B applications 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
				  40 CFR, section
				  270.42. The requirements of this section do
				  not apply to permit modifications under section
				  66270.42 or to applications when
				  either 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 RCRA
				  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 a list of attendees and their addresses developed under
				  subsection (b) of this section, 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
				  66270.14(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:
(A) A newspaper advertisement. The applicant
				  shall publish a notice, fulfilling the requirements in subsection (d)(2) of
				  this section, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or equivalent
				  jurisdiction 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 or equivalent jurisdictions, where the
				  Director 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 shall post a notice on a clearly marked sign at or near the facility,
				  fulfilling the requirements 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 shall broadcast a notice, fulfilling the
				  requirements in subsection (d)(2) of this section, 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.
(D) A notice to the Department. The applicant
				  shall send a copy of the newspaper notice to the permitting agency and to the
				  appropriate units of State and local government, in accordance with section
				  66271.9(c)(1)(E).