Modernizing Public Notice for RCRA Hazardous Waste Permitting

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Environmental Technology Council filed 1 comment on this docket between Feb 16, 2022 and Feb 16, 2022. 0 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1625d ago.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on allowing modern alternatives for public notification for hazardous waste permitting activities under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Specifically, this notice communicates that the EPA interprets RCRA section 7004(b)(2), and EPA RCRA regulations that require newspaper notice for permit issuance, as allowing for notice in qualifying online newspapers. As explained below, the EPA interprets this provision as applying to permit renewals as well as the initial issuance of permits. The EPA requests comment on this interpretation. The EPA is also requesting comment regarding whether other online mechanisms that are not designated as “newspapers”, such as bulletins or newsletters published online by state environmental authorities, could also satisfy section 7004(b)(2) and its implementing regulations. Finally, this notice explains and requests comment on EPA’s view that the EPA in appropriate cases can authorize state regulations that provide for notice mechanisms other than newspaper publication for permit actions other than permit issuance, even where EPA regulations require the EPA to provide notice of such actions through newspaper publication. The EPA intends to provide for the full range of flexibility allowed by RCRA and EPA regulations to satisfy the public notice requirements; permitting authorities can ultimately choose which public notice mechanisms would be most effective based on the characteristics of a specific community.

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