Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 703.191 - Public Participation: Pre-Application Public Notice and Meeting
a) Applicability.
This Section applies to any RCRA Part B application seeking an initial permit
for a hazardous waste management unit. This Section also applies to any RCRA
Part B application seeking renewal of a permit for such a unit, 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 pursuant to Section
703.283 and
Appendix A to this Part. This Section also applies to a hazardous waste
management facility for which facility the owner or operator is seeking
coverage under a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of this Part),
including renewal of a RCRA standardized permit for such a unit, where the
renewal is proposing a significant change in facility operations, as defined at
35 Ill. Code
705.304(a)(3).
This Section does not apply to any permit modification pursuant to Sections
703.280
through
703.283 or
to any application that issubmitted 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 RCRA Part B permit application or the submission of a written
Notice of Intent to be covered by a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of
this Part), the applicant must hold at least one meeting with the public in
order to solicit questions from the community and inform the community of its
proposed hazardous waste management activities. The applicant must post a
sign-in sheet or otherwise provide a voluntary opportunity for attendees to
provide their names and addresses.
c) The applicant must submit to the Agency,
as part of its RCRA Part B permit application or the submission of a written
Notice of Intent to be covered by a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of
this Part), a summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and
their addresses developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section and copies
of any written comments or materials submitted at the meeting, in accordance
with Section
703.183.
d) The applicant must provide public notice
of the pre-application meeting at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The
applicant must maintain documentation of the notice and provide that
documentation to the permitting agency upon request.
1) The applicant must provide public notice
in each of the following forms:
A) A
newspaper advertisement. The applicant must publish a notice in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county that hosts the proposed location of the
facility. The notice must fulfill the requirements set forth in subsection
(d)(2) of this Section. In addition, the Agency must instruct the applicant to
publish the notice in newspapers of general circulation in adjacent counties,
where the Agency determines that such publication is necessary to inform the
affected public. The notice must be published as a display
advertisement.
B) A visible and
accessible sign. The applicant must post a notice on a clearly marked sign at
or near the facility. The notice must fulfill the requirements set forth in
subsection (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.
C) A broadcast media announcement. The
applicant must broadcast a notice at least once on at least one local radio
station or television station. The notice must fulfill the requirements set
forth in subsection (d)(2) of this Section. The applicant may employ another
medium with prior approval of the Agency.
D) A notice to the Agency. The applicant must
send a copy of the newspaper notice to the permitting agency and to the
appropriate units of State and local government, in accordance with 35 Ill.
Adm. Code
705.163(a).
2) The notices required pursuant
to subsection (d)(1) of this Section must include the following:
A) The date, time, and location of the
meeting;
B) A brief description of
the purpose of the meeting;
C) A
brief description of the facility and proposed operations, including the
address or a map (e.g., a sketched or copied street map) of the facility
location;
D) A statement
encouraging people to contact the facility at least 72 hours before the meeting
if they need special access to participate in the meeting; and
E) The name, address, and telephone number of
a contact person for the applicant.
Notes
Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 487, effective December 20, 2006
BOARD NOTE: Derived from 40 CFR 124.31(2005), as amended at 70 Fed. Reg. 53420 (Sep. 8, 2005).
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