Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part V - Hazardous Wastes and Hazardous Materials › Subpart 1 - Department of Environmental Quality-Hazardous Waste › Chapter 7 - Administrative Procedures for Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility Permits › Subchapter B - Hearings › Section V-708 - Preapplication Public Meeting and Notice, Public Notice Requirements at the Application Stage, and Information Repository

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Preapplication Public Meeting and Notice
1. Applicability. The requirements of this
					 Section shall apply to all RCRA Part II applications seeking initial permits
					 for hazardous waste management units over which the department has permit
					 issuance authority. The requirements of this Section shall also apply to RCRA
					 Part II 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 LAC
					 33:V.321.C. The requirements of this Section do not apply to permit
					 modifications under LAC 33:V.321.C 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 a Part II 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.
3. The applicant shall submit a summary of
					 the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their addresses developed
					 under Paragraph A.2 of this Section, and copies of any written comments or
					 materials submitted at the meeting to the permitting agency as a part of the
					 Part II application, in accordance with LAC 33:V.517.
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 permitting agency upon request,
					 documentation of the notice.
a. 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 Subparagraph A.4.b of
					 this Section, in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish or equivalent
					 jurisdiction that hosts the proposed location of the facility. In addition, the
					 administrative authority shall instruct the applicant to publish the notice in
					 newspapers of general circulation in adjacent parishes or equivalent
					 jurisdictions where the administrative authority 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 Subparagraph A.4.b 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;
iii. a broadcast media
					 announcement. The applicant shall broadcast a notice, fulfilling the
					 requirements in Subparagraph A.4.b 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 administrative authority;
iv. a notice to the department. The applicant
					 shall send a copy of the newspaper notice to the Office of Environmental
					 Services and to the appropriate units of state and local government, in
					 accordance with LAC 33:V.717.A.1.b.
b. The notices required under Subparagraph
					 A.4.a of this Section 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.