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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › SAFETY AND OPERATIONS › Section 283.242 - Availability of engineering and operational plans

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(a) At least one set of up-to-date
						  engineering drawings of the facility as constructed shall be available on the
						  premises for reference by operation and maintenance personnel.
(b) At least one set of up-to-date equipment
						  operation and maintenance manuals shall be available on the premises for
						  reference by employes of the facility. The manuals shall be submitted to the
						  Department when they are updated and shall otherwise be submitted to the
						  Department upon request.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 283.251 - Hazard prevention

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A facility subject to this chapter shall be designed,
							 constructed, maintained and operated to prevent and minimize the potential for
							 fire, explosion or a release of solid waste constituents to the air, water or
							 soil of this Commonwealth that could threaten public health or safety, public
							 welfare or the environment.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															283.110 (relating to contingency
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 283.252 - Emergency equipment

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a facility subject to this subchapter shall have
						  available in proper working condition the following equipment at the immediate
						  operating area of the facility:
(1) An
						  internal communications or alarm system capable of providing immediate
						  emergency instruction by voice or signal to facility personnel.
(2) A communications system capable of
						  summoning emergency assistance from local police and fire departments,
						  emergency medical services and from State and local emergency response
						  agencies.
(3) Portable fire
						  extinguishers, fire control equipment, spill control equipment, decontamination
						  equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus. For fire control equipment
						  requiring water, the facility shall have a water supply of adequate quantity
						  and pressure to supply the equipment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › EMERGENCY PROCEDURES › Section 283.253 - Implementation of contingency plan

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(a) The operator of the facility shall
						  immediately implement the applicable provisions of the approved contingency
						  plan whenever there is an emergency. For purposes of this section, an emergency
						  shall include a fire, spill or other hazard that threatens public health and
						  safety, public welfare or the environment and personal injury.
(b) During an emergency, the operator shall:
(1) Assess actual or potential hazards to
						  public health and safety, public welfare and the environment that are occurring
						  or may occur.
(2) Ensure that
						  fires, spills or other hazards do not occur, reoccur or spread to other solid
						  waste at the facility.
(3)
						  Immediately telephone the Department and county emergency management agency,
						  and report the following information:
(i) The
						  name of the person reporting the incident and telephone number where that
						  person can be reached.
(ii) The
						  name, address and permit number of the facility.
(iii) The date, time and location of the
						  emergency.
(iv) A brief description
						  of the nature of the emergency, the type and quantity of the solid waste
						  involved and what dangers to public health and safety, public welfare and the
						  environment exist.
(v) The nature
						  of injuries.
(vi) The parts of the
						  contingency plan being implemented to alleviate the emergency.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 283.262 - Annual operation report

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(a) An
						  operator of a facility subject to this chapter shall submit to the Department
						  an annual operation report on or before June 30 of each year.
(b) The annual operation report, which shall
						  be submitted on a form supplied by the Department, shall include the following:
(1) A current certificate of insurance, as
						  specified in §
														271.374(a)
						  (relating to proof of insurance coverage), evidencing continuous coverage for
						  public liability insurance as required by §
														271.371 (relating to insurance
						  requirement).
(2) Changes in the
						  previous year concerning the information required by §§
														271.124 and
						  271.125 (relating to
						  identification of interests; and compliance information). The report shall
						  state if no changes have occurred.
(3) A change in the ownership of the land
						  upon which the facility is located or a change in a lease agreement for the use
						  of the land that may affect or alter the operator's rights upon the
						  land.
(4) A written update of the
						  total bond liability for the facility under §
														271.331 (relating to bond and
						  trust amount determination). If additional bond is determined to be necessary,
						  it shall be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the annual report
						  is due.
(5) Certification that the
						  operator has received all analyses required by §
														287.54 (relating to chemical
						  analysis of waste) for each type of residual waste or special handling waste
						  received at the facility during the calendar year.
(6) A record of detected radioactive
						  materials.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 283.263 - Host municipality benefit fee

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(a)
Definition of act.
For
						  purposes of this section, the term "act" means the Municipal Waste Planning,
						  Recycling and Waste Reduction Act.
(b)
Host municipality benefit
						  fee.
On and after September 26, 1988, the operator of a resource
						  recovery facility shall pay the host municipality benefit fee to the host
						  municipality, in accordance with Chapter 13 of the act (53 P. S.
						  §§
														4000.1301-4000.1305). If the
						  facility is located in more than one municipality, the fee shall be apportioned
						  according to the percentage of the permitted area located in each municipality,
						  as determined by the Department.
(c)
Quarterly payment.
Each
						  operator of a resource recovery facility shall pay the host municipality
						  benefit fee on a quarterly basis. The fee shall be paid on or before the 20th
						  day of April, July, October and January for the 3 months ending the last day of
						  March, June, September and December respectively.
(d)
Quarterly reports.
Each
						  host municipality benefit fee payment shall be accompanied by a form prepared
						  and furnished by the Department and completed by the operator. The form shall
						  state the weight or volume of solid waste received by the facility during the
						  payment period and provide other information deemed necessary by the Department
						  to carry out the purposes of the act. The form shall be signed by the operator.
						  A copy of the completed form shall be sent to the Department at the same time
						  that the fee and form are sent to the host municipality.
(e)
Timeliness of payment.
An operator shall be deemed to have made a timely payment of the host
						  municipality benefit fee if the following are met:
(1) The enclosed payment is for the full
						  amount owed under this section, and no further host municipality action is
						  required for collection.
(2) The
						  payment is accompanied by the required form and the form is complete and
						  accurate.
(3) The letter
						  transmitting the payment that is received by the host municipality is
						  postmarked by the United States Postal Service on or prior to the final day on
						  which the payment is to be received.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING › Section 283.264 - Recycling fee

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(a) On and after
						  October 26, 1988, the operator of a resource recovery facility shall pay the
						  recycling fee, in the form of a check payable to the "Commonwealth of
						  Pennsylvania, Recycling Fund," in accordance with Chapter 7 of the Municipal
						  Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§
														4000.701-4000.706). This fee shall terminate
						  in accordance with law.
(1) The recycling fee
						  shall be paid on a quarterly basis, on or before the 20th day of April, July,
						  October and January for the 3 months ending the last day of March, June,
						  September and December respectively.
(2) A recycling fee payment shall be
						  accompanied by a form provided by the Department and completed according to its
						  instructions and hand signed by the operator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › CESSATION AND CLOSURE › Section 283.271 - Temporary shutdown

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(a) An
						  alternate permitted solid waste processing or disposal facility shall be
						  available for use if the facility is shut down for a period that extends beyond
						  the permitted storage capacity of the facility. The Department may waive this
						  requirement if the facility has a second processing line that can be used if
						  the first processing line is shut down.
(b) If the incinerators at the facility are
						  out-of-service for a longer period than the storage capacity of the site will
						  allow, solid waste shall be removed from the site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › CESSATION AND CLOSURE › Section 283.272 - Cessation of operations

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(a) Upon
						  cessation of processing operations at the facility, the operator shall
						  immediately remove solid waste and structures or other materials which contain
						  or are contaminated with solid waste, and shall provide for the processing or
						  disposal of the waste or material in accordance with the environmental
						  protection acts and this title.
(b)
						  An operator required under §
													283.233 (relating to soil and
						  groundwater monitoring) to conduct soil monitoring may discontinue soil
						  monitoring upon cessation of processing operations only upon written approval
						  of the Department. In deciding whether to allow discontinuance of monitoring,
						  the Department will consider the operational history of the facility, the
						  likelihood that soil contamination will manifest itself in the future and other
						  factors.
(c) An operator required
						  under §
													283.233 to conduct groundwater
						  monitoring may discontinue groundwater monitoring after cessation of operations
						  and cleanup only upon written approval by the Department. In deciding whether
						  to allow discontinuance of monitoring, the Department will consider the
						  operational history of the facility, the likelihood that groundwater
						  contamination will manifest itself in the future, whether the remediation
						  standards in §
													271.342(b)(4)
						  (relating to final closure certification) are met and maintained and other
						  relevant factors.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															283.233 (relating to soil and
								groundwater monitoring); and 25 Pa. Code §
															284.111 (relating to application
								for general permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECYCLING AND WASTE REMOVAL › Section 283.281 - Salvaging of materials

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(a) A
						  person or municipality may not operate a resource recovery facility unless the
						  operator has developed and is implementing a program to recycle waste materials
						  received at the facility for which recycling is cost effective, in accordance
						  with the plan approval under §
													283.121 (relating to recycling
						  plan).
(b) Salvaging and recycling
						  of materials may not be allowed or conducted unless salvaging and recycling is
						  controlled by the operator to prevent interference with prompt and sanitary
						  operations and is conducted to prevent a health hazard or nuisance.
(c) Salvaged materials shall be promptly
						  moved from the unloading area and stored in an approved area under Chapter 285
						  (relating to storage, collection and transportation of municipal waste) or
						  transported offsite.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															283.121 (relating to recycling
								plan).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECYCLING AND WASTE REMOVAL › Section 283.282 - Recycled materials collection center

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(a) After September 26, 1990, a person or
						  municipality may not operate a resource recovery facility unless the operator
						  has established at least one drop-off center for the collection and sale of at
						  least three recyclable materials. The three materials shall be chosen from the
						  following: clear glass, colored glass, aluminum, steel and bimetallic cans,
						  high grade office paper, newsprint, corrugated paper and plastics.
(b) The center shall be located at the
						  facility or in a place that is easily accessible to persons generating
						  municipal waste that is processed or disposed at the facility.
(c) A drop-off center shall contain bins or
						  containers where recyclable materials may be placed and temporarily stored. If
						  the operation of the drop-off center requires attendants, the center shall be
						  open at least 8 hours per week, including 4 hours during evenings or
						  weekends.
(d) At least 30 days
						  prior to the initiation of the drop-off center program and at least once every
						  6 months thereafter, the operator shall provide public notice of the
						  availability of the drop-off center. The operator shall place an advertisement
						  in a newspaper circulating in the municipality or provide notice in another
						  manner approved by the Department in writing.
(e) On or before January 15 of each year, the
						  operator shall inform the host municipality in writing, of the weight and type
						  of materials that were recycled in the previous calendar year, so that the host
						  municipality may comply with section 304(f) of the Municipal Waste Planning,
						  Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §
														4000.304(f)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															279.122 (relating to plan for
								recycled materials collection center); 25 Pa. Code §
															283.122 (relating to plan for
								recycled materials collection center); and 25 Pa. Code §
															283.211 (relating to signs and
								markers).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter C - OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › RECYCLING AND WASTE REMOVAL › Section 283.283 - Removal of hazardous materials

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After September 26, 1990, a person or municipality
							 may not operate a resource recovery facility unless the operator has developed,
							 as specified in section 1502(d) of the act (35 P. S. §
														6018.1502(d)), and is
							 implementing a program for the removal of hazardous materials from the waste to
							 be processed to the greatest extent practicable. The materials may include, but
							 are not limited to, plastics, corrosive materials, batteries, pressurized cans
							 and household hazardous waste. The program shall be in accordance with the plan
							 approved by the Department under §
													283.123 (relating to plan for
							 removal of hazardous materials).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															283.123 (relating to plan for
								removal of hazardous materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.301 - Scope

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A person or municipality that operates or proposes to
						  operate a municipal waste processing facility under this chapter shall comply
						  with the applicable requirements of this subchapter if the person or
						  municipality proposes to process certain special handling wastes at the
						  facility. The requirements of this subchapter are in addition to the
						  application requirements in Subchapter B (relating to application
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.302 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter D - ADDITIONAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.303 - Application requirements for incineration of municipal waste

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An application for an incineration facility for
						  municipal waste shall contain a plan, including necessary designs, procedures
						  and test protocols, for meeting the requirements of §
												283.403 (relating to ash residue
						  from municipal waste incineration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter E - ADDITIONAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.401 - Scope

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A person or municipality that operates a municipal
						  waste processing facility under this chapter shall comply with the applicable
						  requirements of this subchapter if the person or municipality processes certain
						  special handling waste at the facility. The requirements of this subchapter are
						  in addition to the operating requirements in Subchapter C (relating to
						  operating requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter E - ADDITIONAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.402 - Reserved

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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 283 - RESOURCE RECOVERY AND OTHER PROCESSING FACILITIES › Subchapter E - ADDITIONAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLING WASTES › Section 283.403 - Ash residue from municipal waste incineration

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(a) If the facility incinerates waste other
						than infectious waste, the operator shall submit to the Department a chemical
						analysis of composite samples of the ash residue on forms provided by the
						Department:
(1) Prior to the disposal of ash
						or residue from a facility.
(2) At
						a minimum, monthly for the first 6 months of incineration operations at the
						facility, and quarterly during the remaining life of the
						facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.1 - Scope

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This chapter sets forth application and operating
							 requirements for a person or municipality that operates a regulated medical or
							 chemotherapeutic waste facility. The requirements in this chapter are in
							 addition to the applicable requirements in Chapters 271, 283 and 285 (relating
							 to municipal waste management-general provisions; resource recovery and other
							 processing facilities; and storage, collection and transportation of municipal
							 waste).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.2 - Permits-by-rule for regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste processing facilities; qualifying facilities; general requirements

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(a) The following processing facilities for
						  regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste will be deemed to have a municipal
						  waste processing permit under this article if the following requirements in
						  this subsection and subsection (c) are met:
(1) A processing facility with an autoclave
						  if the following requirements are met:
(i)
						  The facility processes at least 50% of its own regulated medical waste. The
						  facility may not accept more than 50% of regulated medical waste for
						  disinfection from small quantity generators that generate less than 220 pounds
						  per month.
(ii) The facility does
						  not process pathological waste or chemotherapeutic waste.
(iii) The facility may additionally process
						  regulated medical waste to render the waste unrecognizable by processes such as
						  thermal treatment, melting, encapsulation, shredding, grinding, tearing or
						  breaking.
(iv) The processed waste
						  is disposed of or processed in a landfill or incinerator authorized to accept
						  the waste.
(v) The operator of the
						  facility provides notice to the Department that includes the following:
(A) An intention to operate under
						  permit-by-rule.
(B) The name and
						  address of the facility.
(C) A
						  description of the processing activity.
(D) The names and telephone numbers of the
						  individuals responsible for operation of the processing facility.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 284.3 - Regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste aggregation facilities

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(a)
Applicability.
This section applies to operators of regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste aggregation facilities.
(b)
Permit-by-rule for regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste aggregation facilities.
The operator
						  of an aggregation facility may operate under a permit-by-rule. For the
						  operation of a regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste aggregation facility
						  to be authorized by a permit-by-rule, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Comply with the generator standards in
						  Subchapter E (relating to segregation and storage).
(2) Only accept the following regulated
						  medical or chemotherapeutic waste generated:
(i) Onsite or offsite by the operator of the
						  aggregation facility.
(ii) By
						  physicians in their independent practices or other medical personnel within the
						  same building or complex of buildings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › GENERAL › Section 284.101 - Authorization for general permits

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(a) In accordance with this subchapter, the
						  Department may issue general permits on a regional or Statewide basis for a
						  category of mobile or stationary regulated medical waste processing facilities
						  or stationary chemotherapeutic waste processing facilities if the Department
						  determines the following:
(1) The processing
						  facilities and the waste to be processed in the category are substantially
						  similar.
(2) The processing
						  facilities in the category can be adequately regulated utilizing standard
						  conditions without harming or presenting a threat of harm to the health, safety
						  or welfare of the people or environment of this Commonwealth.
(3) The processing facilities in the category
						  will comply with the requirements established in the permit and with the
						  standards and requirements for design, construction, operation, maintenance and
						  monitoring in Chapter 283 (relating to resource recovery and other processing
						  facilities) and Subchapter D (relating to processing facilities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › GENERAL › Section 284.102 - Nature of a general permit; substitution for individual applications and permits

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(a) When
						  the Department issues a general permit for a regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste processing facility on either a regional or Statewide
						  basis, persons or municipalities who intend to process regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
						  general permit may do so without filing an individual application for, and
						  first obtaining, an individual permit.
(b) The use of an applicable general permit
						  shall satisfy the requirement to obtain a permit in §
													271.101 (relating to permit
						  requirement) if the following are met:
(1)
						  The processing activities are conducted in accordance with the terms and
						  conditions of the applicable general permit.
(2) The person or municipality conducting the
						  processing activities is authorized to operate under the general permit at the
						  time that the Department issued the general permit or under the applicable
						  general permit in accordance with §
														284.133 (relating to
						  registration).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT › Section 284.112 - Completeness review

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(a) After
						  receipt of an application for the issuance of a general permit, the Department
						  will determine whether the application is administratively complete. For
						  purposes of this subchapter, an application is administratively complete if it
						  contains the necessary analyses, fees, documents and information, regardless of
						  whether the analyses, fees, documents and information would be sufficient for
						  the issuance of the permit.
(b) If
						  the application is not administratively complete, the Department will return it
						  to the applicant, within 60 days of receipt of the application. A written
						  statement of the specific analyses, fees, documents or information that are
						  required to make the application administratively complete will accompany an
						  application which is returned.
(c)
						  The Department will deny the application if the applicant fails to provide the
						  analyses, fees, documents and information within 90 days of receipt of the
						  notice in subsection (b).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.101 (relating to authorization
								for general permits); and 25 Pa. Code §
															284.114 (relating to approval or
								denial of an application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT › Section 284.113 - Public notice and review period

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(a) The Department will publish notice of
						  receipt of an application for a general permit in the
Pennsylvania
						  Bulletin
when the Department determines that the application is
						  administratively complete.
(b) The
						  notice shall include:
(1) A brief description
						  of the waste and the category of processing of regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste which is identified in the application as a candidate
						  for a general permit.
(2) The
						  Department's address and telephone number at which interested persons or
						  municipalities may obtain further information and review a copy of the
						  application for the general permit.
(3) A brief description of the procedures for
						  public comment on the general permit application.
(4) A statement that interested persons or
						  municipalities may submit comments to the Department within 60 days of the
						  publication of the notice, and may recommend conditions upon, revisions to,
						  approval or disapproval of the general permit application.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT › Section 284.114 - Approval or denial of an application

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The Department may not issue a general permit for a
							 category of processing of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste unless
							 the applicant has affirmatively demonstrated the following:
(1) The application for the general permit is
						  accurate and complete.
(2) The
						  applicant has complied with the requirements of §§ 284.101, 284.102
						  and 284.111-284.113.
(3) The
						  proposed processing activities will be conducted in a manner that will not harm
						  or present a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or
						  environment of this Commonwealth through exposure to constituents of the waste
						  during the processing activities and afterwards.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															284.101 (relating to authorization
								for general permits).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT › Section 284.115 - Department-initiated general permits

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(a)
						  The Department may issue or modify a general permit for a category of
						  processing of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste upon its own motion
						  in accordance with this section.
(b) At least 60 days prior to the issuance or
						  modification of a general permit under this section, the Department will
						  publish a notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
of intent to
						  issue or modify a general permit under this section.
(c) The notice required by subsection (b)
						  will include the following:
(1) A clear and
						  specific description of the category of processing of regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste eligible for coverage under the proposed general
						  permit.
(2) The standards in §
														284.101(a)
						  (relating to authorization for general permits), and a brief description of the
						  reasons for the Department's determination that the category of processing is
						  eligible for coverage under a general permit in accordance with these
						  standards.
(3) A brief description
						  of the terms and conditions of the proposed general permit.
(4) A brief description of the procedures for
						  public comment on the general permit in accordance with this
						  subchapter.
(5) The Department
						  address and telephone number at which interested persons or municipalities may
						  obtain further information and review a copy of the proposed general
						  permit.
(6) A statement that
						  interested persons or municipalities may submit comments to the Department
						  within 60 days of the publication of the notice and may recommend conditions
						  upon, revisions to, and approval or disapproval of the proposed general
						  permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › ISSUANCE OF A GENERAL PERMIT › Section 284.116 - General permit renewal

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(a) A person or
						  municipality that plans to process regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste
						  after the expiration of the term in the general permit shall file notice to the
						  Department of intent to continue operating under the permit at least 180 days
						  before the expiration date of the permit. The notice must include updated
						  registration information on forms provided by the Department, a check payable
						  to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" for $250 and any suggested changes to the
						  terms or conditions of the permit.
(b) A permit renewal may include all persons
						  or municipalities that have applied for renewal within the time period provided
						  in subsection (a). A person or municipality that does not meet the time period
						  in subsection (a) shall be required to register under a renewed general
						  permit.
(c) At least 120 days prior
						  to the permit expiration, the Department will provide public notice of the
						  permit renewal along with an update of the terms or conditions in accordance
						  with the public notice requirements of §
													284.115 (relating to
						  Department-initiated general permits.)
(d) General permits will be renewed for a
						  maximum term of 10 years.
(e) If
						  the Department is unable to reissue the general permit prior to its expiration
						  date, the Department may extend the term of a general permit for a period not
						  to exceed 1 year for any permittee that is operating in compliance with the
						  terms and conditions of the general permit and the environmental statutes and
						  regulations of the Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › CONTENT OF GENERAL PERMITS AND WAIVERS OR MODIFICATIONS › Section 284.122 - Waiver or modification of certain requirements

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(a) An operation that is approved under this
						  subchapter does not require an individual processing or disposal permit under
						  this article.
(b) For an operation
						  that is approved under this subchapter, the Department may waive or modify any
						  application and operating requirements in this article, except the Department
						  may not waive §
													271.123 and may not waive or
						  modify Chapter 271, Subchapter A, §§
													271.124, 271.125, 271.129 and
						  Chapter 271, Subchapter E.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › REGISTRATION › Section 284.131 - Authorization for persons or municipalities to be included in a general permit

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(a) A person or
						  municipality is authorized to operate under a general permit if the person or
						  municipality has registered in accordance with the terms of the general permit
						  and the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) Registration requirements and time
						  limits, if any, will be set forth in the general permit governing each category
						  of processing regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste. The general permit
						  will also set forth the area or region within which each category of processing
						  is allowed.
(c) At a minimum, the
						  registration must include:
(1) The name,
						  address and location of the person or municipality conducting the activity
						  covered under the general permit.
(2) A description of the waste, including a
						  characterization of the waste as either regulated medical or chemotherapeutic,
						  that will be processed in accordance with the general permit.
(3) A description of the proposed method of
						  processing of the waste.
(4) The
						  name or number of the general permit being utilized for the activity.
(5) A demonstration that the activities which
						  the person or municipality intends to conduct are authorized by the general
						  permit.
(6) A signed and notarized
						  statement by the person or municipality conducting the activity authorized by
						  the general permit, on a form prepared by the Department, which states that the
						  person or municipality agrees to accept the conditions imposed by the general
						  permit for processing of regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste under the
						  general permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter B - GENERAL PERMITS › REGISTRATION › Section 284.133 - Registration

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(a) When a general
						  permit specifies that potential users are required to register with the
						  Department prior to operating under the general permit, the procedures in this
						  section shall be followed in addition to those in §
													284.131 (relating to authorization
						  for persons or municipalities to be included in a general permit).
(1) A registration to operate under a general
						  permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the form of a check
						  payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" for $250.
(2) The Department will publish notice of
						  each registration to operate under a general permit in the
Pennsylvania
						  Bulletin
. The registrant under a general permit shall provide written
						  notice to each municipality in which the registrant intends to operate under
						  the general permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter C - TRANSFER FACILITIES › Section 284.201 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth application and operating
						  requirements for a person or municipality that operates a transfer facility for
						  regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste. The requirements in this
						  subchapter are in addition to the applicable requirements in Chapter 271
						  (relating to municipal waste management-general provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter C - TRANSFER FACILITIES › Section 284.210 - Application requirements

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An application to operate a transfer facility shall
						  comply with §§ 279.101-279.111.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter C - TRANSFER FACILITIES › Section 284.220 - Operating requirements

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A person or municipality that operates a transfer
						  facility shall comply with Chapter 279, Subchapters A and C (relating to
						  general; and operating requirements for transfer facilities).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter C - TRANSFER FACILITIES › Section 284.230 - Storage requirements

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A transfer facility may store regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste for up to 72 hours provided that the stored waste
						  remains in its original packaging, is not putrescent and does not attract
						  vectors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.301 - Scope

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This subchapter sets forth application and operating
						  requirements for a person or municipality that operates a processing facility,
						  other than a transfer or composting facility, for regulated medical or
						  chemotherapeutic waste. The requirements in this subchapter are in addition to
						  the applicable requirements in Chapter 271 (relating to municipal waste
						  management-general provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.310 - Application requirements

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An application to operate a processing facility shall
						  comply with §§
												283.101-283.114 (relating to general
						  provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 284 - REGULATED MEDICAL AND CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE › Subchapter D - PROCESSING FACILITIES › Section 284.311 - Plan for monitoring

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An application for a processing facility for regulated
						  medical waste shall contain a plan, including necessary designs, procedures and
						  test protocols on forms provided by the Department, for meeting the
						  requirements of §
												284.321 (relating to regulated
						  medical waste monitoring requirements), including the following:
(1) The method by which disinfection will be
						accomplished.
(2) A description of
						the monitoring and quality assurance program to ensure disinfection.