[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 19]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR124.32]

[Page 288-289]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 124--PROCEDURES FOR DECISIONMAKING--Table of Contents
 
        Subpart B--Specific Procedures Applicable to RCRA Permits
 
Sec. 124.32  Public notice requirements at the application stage.

    (a) Applicability. The requirements of this section shall apply to 
all RCRA part B applications seeking initial permits for hazardous waste 
management units over which EPA has permit issuance authority. The 
requirements of this section shall also apply to

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RCRA part B applications seeking renewal of permits for such units under 
40 CFR 270.51. For the purposes of this section only, ``hazardous waste 
management units over which EPA has permit issuance authority'' refers 
to hazardous waste management units for which the State where the units 
are located has not been authorized to issue RCRA permits pursuant to 40 
CFR part 271. The requirements of this section do not apply to permit 
modifications under 40 CFR 270.42 or permit applications 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 Director shall provide public notice as set forth in 
Sec. 124.10(c)(1)(ix), and notice to appropriate units of State and 
local government as set forth in Sec. 124.10(c)(1)(x), that a part B 
permit application has been submitted to the Agency and is available for 
review.
    (2) The notice shall be published within a reasonable period of time 
after the application is received by the Director. The notice must 
include:
    (i) The name and telephone number of the applicant's contact person;
    (ii) The name and telephone number of the permitting agency's 
contact office, and a mailing address to which information, opinions, 
and inquiries may be directed throughout the permit review process;
    (iii) An address to which people can write in order to be put on the 
facility mailing list;
    (iv) The location where copies of the permit application and any 
supporting documents can be viewed and copied;
    (v) 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
    (vi) The date that the application was submitted.
    (c) Concurrent with the notice required under Sec. 124.32(b) of this 
subpart, the Director 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 permitting agency's office.