[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 26]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR280.67]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 280_TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIREMENTS FOR 

OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (UST)--Table of Contents

 

    Subpart F_Release Response and Corrective Action for UST Systems 

              Containing Petroleum or Hazardous Substances

 

Sec.  280.67  Public participation.



    (a) For each confirmed release that requires a corrective action 

plan, the implementing agency must provide notice to the public by means 

designed to reach those members of the public directly affected by the 

release and the planned corrective action. This notice may include, but 

is not limited to, public notice in local newspapers, block 

advertisements, public service announcements, publication in a state 

register, letters to individual households, or personal contacts by 

field staff.

    (b) The implementing agency must ensure that site release 

information and decisions concerning the corrective action plan are made 

available to the public for inspection upon request.

    (c) Before approving a corrective action plan, the implementing 

agency may hold a public meeting to consider comments on the proposed 

corrective action plan if there is sufficient public interest, or for 

any other reason.

    (d) The implementing agency must give public notice that complies 

with paragraph (a) of this section if implementation of an approved 

corrective action plan does not achieve the established cleanup levels 

in the plan and termination of that plan is under consideration by the 

implementing agency.