| (13) With the written consent of the permittee, the executive
director may extend indefinitely or for a specified period the time periods
for final approval or denial of a Class 2 modification request or for reclassifying
a modification as Class 3.
(14) The commission or the executive director may change the
terms of, and the commission may deny a Class 2 permit modification request
under paragraphs (6) - (8) of this subsection for any of the following reasons:
(A) the modification request is incomplete;
(B) the requested modification does not comply with the appropriate
requirements of Subchapter F, Chapter 335 of this title (relating to Permitting
Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Storage, Processing
or Disposal Facilities) or other applicable requirements; or
(C) the conditions of the modification fail to protect human
health and the environment.
(15) The permittee may perform any construction associated
with a Class 2 permit modification request beginning 60 days after the submission
of the request unless the executive director establishes a later date for
commencing construction and informs the permittee in writing before the 60th
day.
(d) Class 3 modifications of solid waste permits.
(1) For Class 3 modifications listed in Appendix I of this
subchapter, the permittee must submit a modification request to the executive
director that:
(A) describes the exact change to be made to the permit conditions
and supporting documents referenced by the permit;
(B) identifies that the modification is a Class 3 modification;
(C) explains why the modification is needed; and
(D) provides the applicable information in the form and manner
specified in §1.5(d) of this title (relating to Records of the Agency), §§305.41-305.45
and 305.47-305.53 of this title (relating to Applicability; Application Required;
Who Applies; Signatories to Applications; Contents of Application for Permit;
Retention of Application Data; Additional Contents of Applications for Wastewater
Discharge Permits; Additional Contents of Application for an Injection Well
Permit; Additional Requirements for an Application for a Hazardous or Industrial
Solid Waste Permit; Revision of Applications for Hazardous Waste Permits;
Waste Containing Radioactive Materials; and Application Fee), Subchapter I
of this chapter (relating to Hazardous Waste Incinerator Permits), Subchapter
J of this chapter (relating to Permits for Land Treatment Demonstrations Using
Field Tests or Laboratory Analyses); and Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating
to Permits for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces Burning Hazardous Waste).
(2) The permittee must send a notice of the modification request
by first-class mail to all persons listed in §39.13 of this title (relating
to Mailed Notice) and must cause this notice to be published in a major local
newspaper of general circulation. This notice must be mailed and published
within seven days before or after the date of submission of the modification
request and evidence of the mailing and publication of the notice shall be
provided to the executive director. The notice shall include the following:
(A) all information required by §39.11 of this title (relating
to Text of Mailed Notice);
(B) announcement of a 60-day comment period, and the name and
address of an agency contact person to whom comments must be sent;
(C) announcement of the date, time, and place for a public
meeting on the modification request, to be held in accordance with paragraph
(4) of this subsection;
(D) name and telephone number of the permittee's contact person;
(E) name and telephone number of an agency contact person;
(F) identification of the location where copies of the modification
request and any supporting documents can be viewed and copied; and
(G) the following statement: "The permittee's compliance history
during the life of the permit being modified is available from the agency
contact person."
(3) The permittee must place a copy of the permit modification
request and supporting documents in a location accessible to the public in
the vicinity of the permitted facility.
(4) The permittee must hold a public meeting no earlier than
15 days after the publication of the notice required in paragraph (2) of this
subsection and no later than 15 days before the close of the 60-day comment
period. The meeting must be held to the extent practicable in the vicinity
of the permitted facility.
(5) The public shall be provided at least 60 days to comment
on the modification request. The comment period will begin on the date the
permittee publishes the notice in the local newspaper. Comments should be
submitted to the agency contact person identified in the public notice.
(6) After the conclusion of the 60-day comment period, the
permit modification request shall be granted or denied in accordance with
the applicable requirements of Chapter 39 of this title (relating to Public
Notice), Chapter 50 of this title (relating to Action on Applications), and
Chapter 55 of this title (relating to Request for Contested Case Hearing;
Public Comment). When a permit is modified, only the conditions subject to
modification are reopened.
(e) Other modifications.
(1) In the case of modifications not explicitly listed in Appendix
I of this subchapter, the permittee may submit a Class 3 modification request
to the agency, or the permittee may request a determination by the executive
director that the modification should be reviewed and approved as a Class
1 or Class 2 modification. If the permittee requests that the modification
be classified as a Class 1 or Class 2 modification, the permittee must provide
the agency with the necessary information to support the requested classification.
(2) The executive director shall make the determination described
in paragraph (1) of this subsection as promptly as practicable. In determining
the appropriate class for a specific modification, the executive director
shall consider the similarity of the modification to other modifications codified
in Appendix I and the following criteria.
(A) Class 1 modifications apply to minor changes that keep
the permit current with routine changes to the facility or its operation.
These changes do not substantially alter the permit conditions or reduce the
capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment. In the
case of Class 1 modifications, the executive director may require prior approval;
(B) Class 2 modifications apply to changes that are necessary
to enable a permittee to respond, in a timely manner, to:
(i) common variations in the types and quantities of the wastes
managed under the facility permit;
(ii) technological advancements; and
(iii) changes necessary to comply with new regulations, where
these changes can be implemented without substantially changing design specifications
or management practices in the permit; and
(C) Class 3 modifications reflect a substantial alteration
of the facility or its operations.
(f) Temporary authorizations.
(1) Upon request of the permittee, the commission may grant
the permittee a temporary authorization having a term of up to 180 days, in
accordance with this subsection, and in accordance with the following public
notice requirements:
(A) notice of a hearing on the temporary authorization shall
be given not later than the 20th day before the hearing on the authorization;
and
(B) this notice of hearing shall provide that an affected person
may request an evidentiary hearing on issuance of the temporary authorization.
(2) The permittee may request a temporary authorization for:
(A) any Class 2 modification meeting the criteria in paragraph
(5)(B) of this subsection; and
(B) any Class 3 modification that meets the criteria in paragraph
(5)(B)(i) or (ii) of this subsection, or that meets any of the criteria in
paragraph (5)(B)(iii) - (v) of this subsection and provides improved management
or treatment of a hazardous waste already listed in the facility permit.
(3) The temporary authorization request must include:
(A) a specific description of the activities to be conducted
under the temporary authorization;
(B) an explanation of why the temporary authorization is necessary
and reasonably unavoidable; and
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