Section 703.192  Public Participation:  Public Notice of Application

a)         Applicability.  This Section appliesto 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 pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 702.125.  This Section does not apply to hazardous waste units for which facility owners or operators are seeking coverage under a RCRA standardized permit (see Subpart J of this Part).  This Section also does not apply to permit modifications pursuant to Sections 703.280 through 703.283 or a permit application submitted for the sole purpose of conducting post-closure activities or post-closure activities and corrective action at a facility.

b)         Notification at application submittal.

1)         The Agency must provide public notice, as set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 705.161, and notice to appropriate units of State and local government, as set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 705.163(a)(5), that a Part B permit application has been submitted to the Agency and is available for review.

2)         The notice must be published within 30 calendar days after the application is received by the Agency.  The notice must include the following information:

A)        The name and telephone number of the applicant's contact person;

B)        The name and telephone number of the appropriate Agency regional office, as directed by the Agency, and a mailing address to which information, opinions, and inquiries may be directed throughout the permit review process;

C)        An address to which people can write in order to be put on the facility mailing list;

D)        The location where copies of the permit application and any supporting documents can be viewed and copied;

E)        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 on the front page of the notice; and

F)         The date that the application was submitted.

c)         Concurrent with the notice required pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, the Agency must place the permit application and any supporting documents in a location accessible to the public in the vicinity of the facility or at the Agency regional office appropriate for the facility.

BOARD NOTE:  Derived from 40 CFR 124.32 (2005), as amended at 70 Fed. Reg. 53420 (Sep. 8, 2005).

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 487, effective December 20, 2006)