South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-79 - Hazardous Waste Management Regulations › Part 61-79.124 - PERMIT ADMINISTRATION › Subpart B - SPECIFIC PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO RCRA PERMITS › Section 61-79.124.B.31 - Pre-application public meeting and notice

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) Applicability. The requirements of this
				  section shall apply to all RCRA part B applications seeking initial 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 270.42. The
				  requirements of this section do not apply to permit modifications under 270.42
				  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.
(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 the list of attendees and their
				  addresses developed under paragraph (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 270.14(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:
(i) A newspaper advertisement. The applicant
				  shall publish a notice, fulfilling the requirements in paragraph (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
				  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 paragraph (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.
(iii) A broadcast media
				  announcement. The applicant shall broadcast a notice, fulfilling the
				  requirements in paragraph (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 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 and local government, in accordance with
				  Sec.124.10(c)(1)(v)(c)(1)(v).