Alabama Administrative Code › Title 335 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT › LAND DIVISION - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM › Chapter 335-14-8 - PERMIT PROGRAM › Section 335-14-8-.08 - Procedures For Decisionmaking - Treatment, Storage, And Disposal Facility Permits

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Specific Procedures Applicable to AHWMMA Permits.
(a) Pre-application public meeting and
				notice.
1. Applicability. The requirements of
				335-14-8-.08(1)
				shall apply to all AHWMMA Part B applications seeking initial permits for
				hazardous waste management units over which ADEM has permit issuance authority.
				The requirements of
				335-14-8-.08(1)
				shall also apply to AHWMMA 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
				335-14-8-.08(1),
				a "significant change" is any change that would qualify as a major permit
				modification under
				335-14-8-.04(2).
				The requirements of
				335-14-8-.08(1)
				do not apply to permit modifications under
				335-14-8-.04(2) and
				(3) 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.
2. Prior to the submission of an AHWMMA 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.
3. The applicant shall submit a summary of
				the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses developed
				under 335-14-8-.08(1)(a)2.,
				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
				335-14-8-.02(5)(b).
4. The applicant must provide public notice
				of the preapplication meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The
				applicant must maintain, and provide to the Department upon request,
				documentation of the notice.
(i) 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
				335-14-8-.08(1)(a)4.(ii),
				in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or equivalent jurisdiction
				that hosts the proposed location of the facility. In addition, the Department
				shall instruct the applicant to publish the notice in newspapers of general
				circulation in adjacent counties or equivalent jurisdictions, where the
				Department 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
				335-14-8-.08(1)(a)4.(ii).
				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
				335-14-8-.08(1)(a)4.(ii),
				at least once on at least one local radio station or television station. The
				applicant may employ another medium with prior approval of the
				Department.
(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 of Alabama and local
				government, in accordance with
				335-14-8-.08(6)(c)1.(v).
(ii) The notices required under
				335-14-8-.08(1)(a)4.(i)
				must include:
(I) The date, time, and
				location of the meeting;
(II) A
				brief description of the purpose of the meeting;
(III) A brief description of the facility and
				proposed operations, including the address or a map (e.g., a sketched or copied
				street map) of the facility location;
(IV) A statement encouraging people to
				contact the facility at least 72 hours before the meeting if they need special
				access to participate in the meeting; and
(V) The name, address, and telephone number
				of a contact person for the applicant.