Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VII - Hazardous Waste Management › Chapter 270a - HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM › Subchapter I - PROCEDURES FOR STANDARDIZED PERMIT › Section 270a.208 - Opportunities for public comments and hearings on draft standardized permit decisions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
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						  CFR 124.208 (relating to what are the
						  opportunities for public comments and hearings on draft permit decisions?) is
						  not incorporated by reference.
(1) The
						public notice that the Department issues under §
												270a.207 (related to requirements
						for standardized permit public notices) will allow at least a 45-day public
						comment period for people to submit written comments on the draft standardized
						permit decision. The public comment period will automatically be extended to
						the close of a public hearing under this section. The hearing officer may also
						extend the public comment period by so stating at the hearing.
(2) During the public comment period, any
						interested person may submit written comments on the draft standardized permit
						and may request a public hearing. Requests for public hearings must be
						submitted in writing to the Department and state the nature of the issues
						proposed to be raised during the hearing.
(3) The Department will hold a public hearing
						if a written notice of opposition to a standardized permit and a request for a
						hearing is received within the public comment period under paragraph (1). The
						Department may also hold a public hearing at its discretion, whenever, for
						instance, a hearing may clarify one or more issues involved in the standardized
						permit decision.
(4) Whenever
						possible, the Department will schedule a hearing under this section at a
						location convenient to the nearest population center to the facility. The
						Department will give public notice of the hearing at least 30 days before the
						date of the hearing.
(5) The
						Department will give public notice of the hearing according to the methods in
						§
												270a.207(1) and
						(2). A person may submit oral or written
						statements and data concerning the draft standardized permit before, during or
						after the public hearing, as long as the Department receives the statements and
						data during the public comment period. The Department may set reasonable time
						limits upon the time allowed for oral statements and may require the submission
						of statements in writing. The Department will make a tape recording or written
						transcript of the hearing available to the public.
(6) Comments submitted in accordance with
						this section on the draft standardized permit decision may include the
						facility's eligibility for the standardized permit, the proposed supplemental
						conditions, if any, and the need for additional supplemental
						conditions.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
														270a.205 (relating to procedures
							 for preparing a final standardized
							 permit).