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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 F - SPECIAL FORMS OF PERMITS › Section 270a.60 - Permits-by-rule

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(a) Relative to the
						requirements incorporated by reference, the following are substituted for the
						introductory paragraph in 40
						CFR 270.60 (relating to permits by rule):
(1) In addition to other provisions of this
						chapter, the activities listed in this section are deemed to have a hazardous
						waste management permit if the owner or operator gives prior notification to
						the Department on a form provided by the Department and the conditions listed
						are met.
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 F - SPECIAL FORMS OF PERMITS › Section 270a.62 - Hazardous waste incinerator permits

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Instead of the notification required by
						  40 CFR
						  124.10 (relating to public notice of permit
						  actions and public comment period), the Department sends notice to all persons
						  listed in §
												270a.80(d)(1) 
						  (relating to public notice and comment requirements).
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 F - SPECIAL FORMS OF PERMITS › Section 270a.64 - Interim permits for UIC wells

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40
						  CFR 270.64 (relating to interim permits for
						  UIC wells) is not incorporated by reference.
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 F - SPECIAL FORMS OF PERMITS › Section 270a.66 - Permits for boilers and industrial furnaces burning hazardous waste

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Instead of the notification required by
						  40 CFR
						  124.10 (relating to public notice of permit
						  actions and public comment period), the Department sends notice to all persons
						  listed in §
												270a.80(d)(1)
						  (relating to public notice and comment requirements).
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 G - INTERIM STATUS › Section 270a.72 - Changes during interim status

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Relative to the requirements incorporated by reference,
						  the substitution of terms in §
												260a.3 (relating to terminology
						  and citations related to Federal regulations) for the term "EPA" does not apply
						  to 40 CFR
						  270.72(a)(5) and (b)(5)
						  (relating to changes during interim status).
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 H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 270a.80 - Public notice and comment requirements

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(a) The Department gives public notice of the
						following actions:
(1) An application for a
						permit or a Class 2 or Class 3 permit modification is tentatively denied under
						§§ 270a.29 and 270a.41 and
						40 CFR
						270.29 and
						270.41.
(2) A draft permit is prepared under §
													270a.10(c)
						(relating to general application requirements).
(3) A hearing is scheduled under §
													270a.81(b)
						(relating to public hearings).
(4)
						A closure/postclosure plan is received in accordance with the incorporated
						requirements of 40 CFR
						264.112,
						265.112,
						264.118 or
						265.118.
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 H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 270a.81 - Public hearings

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(a) During
						the public comment period provided under §
												270a.80 (relating to public notice
						and comment requirements), an interested person may submit written comments on
						the draft permit and may request a public hearing, if a hearing is not already
						scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall be in writing and state the
						nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Department
						considers comments in making its final decision and answers these comments as
						provided in §
												270a.10(c)
						(relating to general application requirements and permit issuance
						procedures).
(b) The Department
						follows the following procedures in a public hearing held under this
						subchapter:
(1) The Department holds a public
						hearing whenever, on the basis of requests received under subsection (a), it
						determines that a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit
						exists.
(2) The Department may hold
						a public hearing whenever a hearing might clarify issues involved in the permit
						decision.
(3) The Department holds
						a public hearing whenever it receives written notice of opposition to a draft
						permit and a request for a hearing within 45 days of public notice, under
						§
													270a.80.
(4) The Department schedules, when possible,
						a hearing under this section at a location convenient to the nearest population
						center to the proposed facility.
(5) The Department gives public notice of the
						hearing under §
													270a.80.
(6) A person may submit oral or written
						statements and data concerning the draft 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 limits upon
						the time allowed for oral statements and may require the submission of
						statements in writing. The public comment period under §
													270a.80 is automatically extended
						to the close of a public hearing under this section. The Department's hearing
						officer may also extend the comment period by so stating at the
						hearing.
(7) The Department makes a
						tape recording or written transcript of the hearing available to the
						public.
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 H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 270a.82 - Public availability of information

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(a) Information provided to the Department
						under this article is made available to the public in accordance with the
						current Departmental policy on public information. The Department makes every
						effort to respond to written requests in a timely manner by providing the
						materials requested or a written response explaining why the request cannot be
						honored.
(b) The Department
						releases material obtained regarding facilities and sites for the treatment,
						storage and disposal of hazardous waste, unless the material is subject to a
						claim of confidentiality under §
												270a.12 (relating to
						confidentiality of information) or other law or regulation. These records
						include:
(1) Permit applications and
						modifications.
(2) Annual
						reports.
(3) Closure
						plans.
(4) Notification of facility
						closure.
(5) Contingency plan
						incidence reports.
(6) Delisting
						petitions and other petitions for variances or waivers.
(7) Financial responsibility
						instruments.
(8) Environmental
						monitoring data, such as groundwater monitoring data.
(9) Transporter spill reports.
(10) International shipment
						reports.
(11) Manifest exception,
						discrepancy and unmanifested waste reports.
(12) EPA facility identification
						numbers.
(13) General
						correspondence with the facility.
(14) Enforcement orders.
(15) Inspection reports.
(16) Results of corrective action
						investigations.
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 H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 270a.83 - Preapplication public meeting and notice

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(a)
Applicability
.
(1) This section applies to RCRA Part B
						applications seeking initial permits for hazardous waste management units over
						which the Department has permit issuance authority.
(2) This section also applies to RCRA Part B
						applications seeking renewal of permits for the units, if the renewal
						application is proposing a significant change in facility operations.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a
						"significant change" is a change that would qualify as a Class 3 permit
						modification under 40 CFR
						270.42 (relating to permit modification at
						the request of the permittee) and §
													270a.42 (relating to permit
						modification at the request of the permittee).
(4) This section also applies to hazardous
						waste management facilities for which facility owners or operators are seeking
						coverage under a RCRA standardized permit (see 40 CFR Part 270 , Subpart J
						(relating to RCRA standardized permits for storage and treatment units)),
						including renewal of a standardized permit for the units, when the renewal is
						proposing a significant change in facility operations, as defined in
						40 CFR
						124.211(c) (relating to what
						types of changes may I make to my standardized permit?).
(5) This section does not apply to Class 1 or
						Class 2 permit modifications under
						40 CFR
						270.42 and
						270a.42 or to applications that
						are submitted for the sole purpose of conducting postclosure activities or
						postclosure activities and corrective action at a facility.
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 H - PUBLIC NOTICE AND HEARINGS › Section 270a.84 - Information repository

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(a) This
						section applies to applications seeking hazardous waste management permits for
						hazardous waste management units over which the Department has permit issuance
						authority.
(b) The Department
						assesses the need, on a case-by-case basis, for an information repository.
(1) When assessing the need for an
						information repository, the Department considers a variety of factors,
						including:
(i) The level of public
						interest.
(ii) The type of
						facility.
(iii) The presence of an
						existing repository.
(iv) The
						proximity to the nearest copy of the administrative record.
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.201 - Incorporation by reference, scope and applicability

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(a) Except as expressly provided in this
						subchapter, 40 CFR Part 124 , Subpart G (relating to procedures for RCRA
						standardized permit) is incorporated by reference.
(b) The reference to §
												124.2 in the introductory
						paragraph to 40 CFR
						124.200 (relating to what is a RCRA
						standardized permit?) is replaced with §
												270a.2(c)
						(relating to definitions).
(c) The
						requirements of §§
												270a.3,
						264a.82,
						264a.83, 265a.82 and 265a.83 do
						not apply to standardized permits.
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.202 - Applying for a standardized permit

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Relative to the requirements incorporated by reference,
						  the reference to 40 CFR
						  124.31 (relating to pre-application public
						  meeting and notice) is replaced with §
												270a.83 (relating to
						  preapplication public meeting and notice).
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.203 - Switching from an individual RCRA permit to a standardized permit

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Relative to the requirements incorporated by reference,
						  the reference to 40 CFR
						  124.5 (relating to modification, revocation
						  and reissuance, or termination of permits) is replaced with §
												270a.41 (relating to procedures
						  for modification, termination or revocation and reissuance of permits), and the
						  reference to 40 CFR
						  124.204 (relating to what must I do as the
						  Director of the regulatory agency to prepare a draft standardized permit?) is
						  replaced with §
												270a.204 (relating to procedures
						  for preparing a draft standardized permit).
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.204 - Procedures for preparing a draft standardized permit

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40
						  CFR 124.204 (relating to what must I do as
						  the director of the regulatory agency to prepare a draft standardized permit?)
						  is not incorporated by reference. Draft standardized permits are prepared in
						  accordance with the following:
(1) The
						Department will review the Notice of Intent and supporting information
						submitted by the facility owner or operator.
(2) The Department will determine whether the
						facility is or is not eligible to operate under the standardized permit.
(i) If the facility is eligible for the
						standardized permit, the Department will propose terms to include in a
						supplemental portion. If the Department determines that these terms and
						conditions are necessary to protect human health and the environment and cannot
						be imposed, coverage under the standardized permit will be denied.
(ii) If the facility is not eligible for the
						standardized permit, the Department will tentatively deny coverage under the
						standardized permit. Cause for ineligibility may include the following:
(A) Failure of the owner or operator to
						submit all the information required under
						40 CFR
						270.275 (relating to what information must I
						submit to the permitting agency to support my standardized permit
						application?).
(B) Information
						submitted that is required under
						40 CFR
						270.275 is determined to be
						inadequate.
(C) The facility does
						not meet the eligibility requirements (activities are outside the scope of the
						standardized permit).
(D) A
						demonstrated history of significant noncompliance with applicable
						requirements.
(E) Permit conditions
						cannot ensure protection of human health and the environment.
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.205 - Procedures for preparing a final standardized permit

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						  CFR 124.205 (relating to what must I do as
						  the director of the regulatory agency to prepare a final standardized permit?)
						  is not incorporated by reference. Final standardized permits are prepared in
						  accordance with the following: The Department will consider all comments
						  received during the public comment period under §
												270a.208 (relating to
						  opportunities for public comments and hearings on draft standardized permit
						  decisions) in making a final permit decision.
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.206 - Requirement to apply for an individual permit

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						  CFR 124.206 (relating to in what situations
						  may I require a facility owner or operator to apply for an individual permit?)
						  is not incorporated by reference.
(1)
						The Department may determine that a facility is not eligible for the
						standardized permit based on the following:
(i) The facility does not meet the criteria
						in 40 CFR
						124.201 (relating to who is eligible for a
						standardized permit?).
(ii) The
						facility has a demonstrated history of significant noncompliance with
						regulations or permit conditions.
(iii) The facility has a demonstrated history
						of submitting incomplete or deficient permit application information.
(iv) The facility has submitted incomplete or
						inadequate materials with the Notice of Intent.
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.207 - Requirements for standardized permit public notices

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						  CFR 124.207 (relating to what are the
						  requirements for public notices?) is not incorporated by reference.
(1) The Department will provide public notice
						of a draft standardized permit decision and an opportunity for the public to
						submit comments and request a hearing on the decision. The Department will
						provide the public notice to:
(i) The
						applicant.
(ii) Another agency that
						the Department knows has issued or is required to issue a RCRA, underground
						injection control, prevention of significant deterioration (or other permit
						under the Clean Air Act), NPDES, 404, sludge management permit, or ocean
						dumping permit under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of
						1972, the act of October 23, 1972 (Pub. L. No. 92-532, 86 Stat. 52) for the
						same facility or activity, including the EPA.
(iii) Federal or State agencies with
						jurisdiction over fish, shellfish and wildlife resources or coastal zone
						management plans, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, State historic
						preservation officers, and other appropriate government authorities, including
						any affected states.
(iv) Each
						person on a mailing list developed by the Department, which includes a person
						who submits to the Department a request in writing to be included on the list,
						a person solicited for area lists from participants in past permit proceedings
						in that area, and a member of the public notified of the opportunity to be put
						on the mailing list through periodic publication in the public press and in
						regional and State-funded newsletters, environmental bulletins or State law
						journals. The Department may update the mailing list periodically by requesting
						written indication of continued interest from those listed. The Department may
						delete from the list the name of a person who fails to respond to the
						request.
(v) Units of local
						government having jurisdiction over the area where the facility is located or
						proposed to be located.
(vi) State
						agencies having authority under State statute with respect to the construction
						or operation of the facility.
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.209 - Response to comments

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						  CFR 124.209 (relating to what are the
						  requirements for responding to comments?) is not incorporated by
						  reference.
(1) At the time the
						Department issues a final standardized permit, it will also respond to comments
						received during the public comment period on the draft standardized permit. The
						Department's responses will:
(i) Specify
						which additional conditions, if any, were changed in the final permit and the
						reasons for the change.
(ii)
						Briefly describe and respond to all comments on the facility's ability to meet
						the terms and conditions of the standardized permit, and on any additional
						conditions necessary to protect human health and the
						environment.
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.210 - Procedures to appeal a final standardized permit

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						  CFR 124.210 (relating to may I, as an
						  interested party in the permit process, appeal a final standardized permit?) is
						  not incorporated by reference. The final standardized permit will contain
						  information regarding the procedures to follow to appeal the Department's final
						  permit decision, including the decision that the facility is eligible for the
						  standardized permit. The terms and conditions of the uniform portion of the
						  standardized permit are not subject to appeal.
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.212 - Making routine changes

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Regarding the
						  40 CFR
						  124.212 requirements incorporated by
						  reference, the reference to 40 CFR 124.10(c)(1)(ix) and
						  (x) (relating to public notice of permit
						  actions and public comment period) is replaced with §
												270a.207(1)(iv)-(vi)
						  (relating to requirements for standardized permit public
						  notices).
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.214 - Making significant changes

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Regarding the requirements incorporated by reference,
						  the reference to 40 CFR
						  124.31(d) (relating to
						  pre-application public meeting and notice) is replaced with §
												270a.83(d)
						  (relating to preapplication public meeting and notice).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 271.2 - Scope

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(a) This chapter
						specifies certain general procedures and rules for persons who operate
						municipal waste management facilities. This chapter, together with Chapters
						273, 275, 277, 279, 281, 283, 284 and 285, specifies the Department's
						requirements for municipal waste processing, disposal, transportation,
						collection and storage.
(b)
						Management of the following types of residual waste is subject to this article
						instead of Article IX (relating to residual waste management), and shall be
						regulated as if the waste is municipal waste, regardless of whether the waste
						is a municipal waste or residual waste.
(1)
						Construction/demolition waste, except construction/demolition waste with
						greater than 4 ppm PCBs.
(2)
						Regulated medical and chemotherapeutic waste.
(3) Leaf waste and grass clippings.
(4) Waste from land clearing, grubbing and
						excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative
						material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 271.3 - Environmental protection

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(a) The
						Department may, in writing, request information from a permit applicant or
						operator not specifically identified in this article that the Department deems
						necessary to implement the purpose and provisions of the act, the environmental
						protection acts and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including a
						provision of this article.
(b) The
						Department may, in issuing a permit under this article, impose terms and
						conditions the Department deems necessary to implement the provisions and
						purposes of the act, the environmental protection acts and the regulations
						promulgated thereunder, including this article.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 271.4 - Computerized data submission

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(a)
						Data required under this article may be submitted electronically or on magnetic
						or optic storage media in a format specified by the Department, if authorized
						by the Department.
(b) Data
						required under this article shall be submitted electronically or on magnetic or
						optic storage media in a format specified by the Department, if required by the
						Department.
(c) The Department may
						require a different scale than required in the application and operation
						requirements in this article to facilitate the use of data on maps, reports and
						plans submitted electronically or on magnetic or optic storage media.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 271.5 - Public records and confidential information

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
						records, reports or other information submitted to the Department under this
						article shall be available to the public for inspection or copying during
						regular business hours.
(b) The
						Department may, upon request, designate records, reports or other information
						as confidential when the person or municipality providing the information
						demonstrates the following:
(1) The
						information contains trade secrets, processes, operations, style of work or
						apparatus of a person or municipality or is otherwise confidential business
						information.
(2) The information is
						not emission or discharge data or other information that relates to public
						health, safety, welfare or the environment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › REQUIREMENT › Section 271.101 - Permit requirement

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(a) Except
						  as provided in subsection (b), a person or municipality may not own or operate
						  a municipal waste disposal or processing facility unless the person or
						  municipality has first applied for and obtained a permit for the facility from
						  the Department under the requirements of this article.
(b) A person or municipality is not required
						  to obtain a permit:
(1) For the use or
						  application of agricultural waste in normal farming operations, unless the
						  proposed use or application of the waste may cause pollution to air, water or
						  other natural resources of this Commonwealth.
(2) For a source separation and collection
						  program for recycling municipal waste, or for dropoff points, or collection or
						  processing centers for source separated recyclable materials.
(3) For the use as clean fill of the
						  following materials if they are separate from other waste:
(i) Uncontaminated soil, rock, stone, gravel,
						  unused brick and block and concrete.
(ii) Waste from land clearing, grubbing and
						  excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative material.
(4) For the use of waste from land
						  clearing, grubbing and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and
						  vegetative material if the waste is not hazardous. A person managing waste from
						  land clearing, grubbing and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and
						  vegetative material, shall implement best management practices. The Department
						  will prepare a manual for the management of waste from land clearing, grubbing
						  and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative material which
						  identifies best management practices and may approve additional best management
						  practices on a case-by-case basis. If a person fails to implement best
						  management practices for managing waste from land clearing, grubbing and
						  excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative material, the
						  Department may require compliance with the disposal, composting, processing and
						  storage operating requirements of this chapter and Chapters 281, 283 and 285
						  (relating to composting facilities; 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › REQUIREMENT › Section 271.102 - Reserved

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This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.1 (relating to definitions);
								and 25 Pa. Code §
															271.421 (relating to
								administrative inspections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › REQUIREMENT › Section 271.103 - Permit-by rule for municipal waste processing facilities other than for regulated medical or chemotherapeutic waste; qualifying facilities; general requirements

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(a)
Purpose.
Facilities and activities described in this section
						  shall be deemed to have a municipal waste permit by rule if the following
						  general requirements are met:
(1) The facility
						  or activity complies with Chapter 285 (relating to storage, collection and
						  transportation of municipal waste).
(2) The facility or activity has the other
						  necessary permits under the applicable environmental protection acts, and is
						  operating under the acts and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and the
						  terms and conditions of permits.
(3) A copy of a Preparedness, Prevention and
						  Contingency (PPC) Plan that is consistent with the Department's guidelines for
						  the development and implementation of environmental emergency response plans is
						  retained onsite and available to the Department upon request.
(4) Daily records of the weight or volume of
						  waste that is processed, the method and location of processing or disposal
						  facilities for wastes from the facility and waste handling problems or
						  emergencies are retained onsite and available 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › EXISTING FACILITIES › Section 271.111 - 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › EXISTING FACILITIES › Section 271.112 - 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › EXISTING FACILITIES › Section 271.113 - Closure plan

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(a) The
						  Department may require a person or municipality that closed a municipal waste
						  landfill, construction/demolition waste landfill or municipal waste disposal
						  impoundment after September 7, 1980, and before April 9, 1988, to submit a
						  closure plan to the Department under this section. The person or municipality
						  shall submit the closure plan to the Department within 6 months after receiving
						  written notice.
(b) A closure plan
						  for municipal waste landfills or municipal waste disposal impoundments
						  submitted under this section shall show how the operator plans to close in a
						  manner that will protect public health, safety and the environment. At a
						  minimum, the closure plan shall be consistent with the following:
(1) Final cover and grading requirements in
						  §
														273.234 (relating to final cover
						  and grading).
(2) Sedimentation and
						  erosion control requirements in §
														273.242 (relating to soil erosion
						  and sedimentation control).
(3)
						  Revegetation requirements in §§
														273.235 and
						  273.236 (relating to revegetation;
						  and standards for successful revegetation).
(4) Water quality monitoring requirements in
						  §§
														273.281-273.288 (relating to water quality
						  monitoring).
(5) Leachate
						  management requirements in §§
														273.271-273.277 (relating to leachate
						  treatment).
(6) Gas venting and
						  monitoring requirements in §
														273.292 (relating to gas control
						  and monitoring).
(7) Bonding and
						  insurance requirements in Subchapter D (relating to financial assurances
						  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › EXISTING FACILITIES › Section 271.114 - 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.121 - Application contents

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A person or municipality submitting a permit
							 application under §
													271.101 (relating to permit
							 requirement) shall include with the permit application the applicable
							 information required by this chapter and:
(1) Chapter 273 (relating to municipal waste
						  landfills).
(2) Chapter 275
						  (relating to land application of sewage sludge).
(3) Chapter 277 (relating to
						  construction/demolition waste landfills).
(4) Chapter 279 (relating to transfer
						  facilities).
(5) Chapter 281
						  (relating to composting facilities).
(6) Chapter 283 (relating to resource
						  recovery and other 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 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.122 - Form of application

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(a) An
						  application for a permit under this article shall be submitted to the
						  Department, in writing, on forms provided by the Department.
(b) An application for a permit shall be
						  accompanied by information, maps, plans, specifications, designs, analyses,
						  test reports and other data as may be required by the Department to determine
						  compliance with this article.
(c)
						  Information in the application shall be current, presented clearly and
						  concisely and supported by appropriate references to technical and other
						  written material available to the Department.
(d) An application for a permit shall be
						  prepared by or under the supervision of a Pennsylvania registered professional
						  engineer. The design section of the application shall bear the seal of a
						  Pennsylvania registered professional engineer. The soils, geology and
						  groundwater sections of a permit application shall be completed by experts in
						  the fields of soil science, soil engineering, geology and groundwater. The
						  geology and groundwater sections of a permit application also shall be
						  completed under the supervision of a registered professional geologist licensed
						  in Pennsylvania.
(e) To the
						  greatest extent feasible, a permit application shall be submitted to the
						  Department on paper that is manufactured partly or entirely from postconsumer
						  material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.123 - Right of entry

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(a) An
						  application shall contain a description of the documents upon which the
						  applicant bases the legal right to enter and operate a municipal waste
						  processing or disposal facility within the proposed permit area. The
						  application shall also state whether that right is the subject of pending
						  litigation.
(b) The application
						  shall provide one of the following for lands within the permit area:
(1) A copy of the written consent to the
						  applicant by the current landowner to operate a municipal waste processing or
						  disposal facility.
(2) A copy of
						  the document of conveyance that expressly grants or reserves the applicant the
						  right to operate a municipal waste processing or disposal facility and an
						  abstract of title relating the documents to the current landowner.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.124 - Identification of interests

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(a) An
						  application for a municipal waste processing or disposal permit shall contain
						  the following information on a form provided by the Department:
(1) The names, addresses and telephone
						  numbers of:
(i) The permit
						  applicant.
(ii) Any contractor,
						  including a contractor for gas or energy recovery from the proposed operation,
						  if the contractor is a person other than the applicant.
(iii) Related parties to the applicant,
						  including the relationship to the applicant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.126 - Requirement for environmental assessment

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an
						  application for a municipal waste disposal or processing permit shall include
						  an environmental assessment on a form prescribed by the Department.
(b) The following permit applications do not
						  require an environmental assessment unless the Department determines that the
						  facility may have a significant effect on the environment:
(1) Permit applications for the beneficial
						  use of municipal waste.
(2) Permit
						  applications for the processing of municipal waste under Subchapter I (relating
						  to beneficial use).
(3) Permit
						  modification applications that are not for major modifications under §
														271.144 (relating to public notice
						  and public hearings for permit modifications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.128 - Permit application fee

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(a) An
						  application for a new permit shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the
						  form of a check payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" for the following
						  amount:
(1) Eighteen thousand five hundred
						  dollars for a municipal waste landfill.
(2) Nineteen thousand two hundred fifty
						  dollars for a construction/demolition waste landfill.
(3) One thousand two hundred dollars for the
						  agricultural utilization of sewage sludge.
(4) Four thousand dollars for the utilization
						  of sewage sludge for land reclamation and land disposal.
(5) Four thousand four hundred dollars for a
						  transfer facility.
(6) For
						  municipal waste processing facilities other than transfer facilities:
(i) One thousand nine hundred dollars for
						  incinerators or resource recovery facilities.
(ii) Four thousand dollars for other
						  municipal waste processing facilities.
(7) Seventeen thousand three hundred dollars
						  for demonstration facilities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter B - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS AND PERMIT APPLICATIONS › GENERAL APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.129 - Verification of application

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An application for a permit shall be verified by a
							 responsible official of the applicant with a statement that the information
							 contained in the application is true and correct to the best of the official's
							 information and belief, and attested by a notary public or district
							 justice.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.502 (relating to relationship
								to other requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
															271.832 (relating to waiver and
								modification of requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
															284.122 (relating to waiver or
								modification of certain
								requirements).