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Hearing Notice
Summary
Other Information
Comments
Rule Changes
There will be a public rulemaking hearing before the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Solid Waste Management, acting on behalf of the Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Control Board, to consider the adoption and promulgation of rules and amendments to rules (revision “aa”) pursuant to the Tennessee Code Annotated Sections 68 212 106, 68 212 107, 68 212 108, 68 212 109, 68 212 110 and 68 212 114; the Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68 211 101 et seq; the Tennessee Environmental Protection Fund Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68 203 101 et seq; the Used Oil Collection Act of 1993, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68 211 1001 et seq; and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4 5 101 et seq. The hearing will be conducted in the manner prescribed by the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4 5 204, and will take place in the 5th Floor Conference Room, L & C Tower, 401 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee at 1:00 PM CDT on October 19, 2006.
Individuals with disabilities who wish to participate in these proceedings (or to review these filings) should contact the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to discuss any auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate such participation. Such contact may be in person, by writing, telephone, or other means and should be made no less than ten days prior to October 19, 2006 (or the date such party intends to review such filings), to allow time to provide such aid or services. Contact the ADA Coordinator at 1-615-532-0200 for further information. Hearing impaired callers may use the Tennessee Relay Service (1-800-848-0298).
Informative Summary of Proposed Rules
This rulemaking, revision “aa”, includes multiple and various additions, deletions, and modifications to Rule Chapter 1200-1-11 Hazardous Waste Management. Many of these changes are proposed in response to revisions and additions published in Federal Registers that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made primarily between September 8, 2005 and July 28, 2006, to the corresponding Federal Regulations. These amendments are intended to make the State’s Regulations equivalent to their Federal counterparts. They also include certain technical corrections, definitions, departmental changes, clarifications, reference changes, typos, and other corrections.
Modifications in the federal regulations include finalizing the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants and requiring hazardous waste combustors to meet them, reducing the paperwork burden imposed on states, EPA, and the regulated community, and streamlining management requirements for recycling used cathode ray tubes (CRTs) and glass removed from CRTs. These materials are being excluded from the hazardous waste definition of solid waste if certain conditions are met which encourages recycling and reuse of them. Tennessee’s current procedures for obtaining and modifying permits for hazardous waste facilities appear adequate. Therefore, Tennessee has elected at this time not to adopt the EPA standardized changes published in the September 8, 2005 Federal Register.
Departmental modifications include proposing to extend facility retention time of certain records to five (5) years instead of the three (3) years proposed by EPA based on Tennessee’s inspection cycles and to add “or until new analyses and characterization is made, whichever is longer “ to certain ones. Also proposed is to make Class 11 permit modifications of two of the new Class I EPA modifications.
The Division has prepared an initial set of draft rules for public review and comment. Copies of these initial draft rules are available for review only at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC’s) Environmental Field Offices located as follows:
| Memphis Environmental Field Office Suite E-645, Perimeter Park 2510 Mount. Moriah Road Memphis, TN 38115-1520 (901) 368-7939/ 1-888-891-8332 |
Cookeville Environmental Field Office 1221 South Willow Avenue Cookeville, TN 38506 (931) 432-4015/ 1-888-891-8332 |
| Jackson Environmental Field Office 1625 Hollywood Drive Jackson, TN 38305 (731) 512-1300/ 1-888-891-8332 |
Chattanooga Environmental Field Office Suite 550 - State Office Building 540 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga, TN 37402-2013 (423) 634-5745/ 1-888-891-8332 |
| Columbia Environmental Field Office 2484 Park Plus Drive Columbia, TN 38401 (931) 380-3371/ 1-888-891-8332 |
Knoxville Environmental Field Office 3711 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921-5602 (865)594-6035/ 1-888-891-8332 |
| Nashville Environmental Field Office 711 R. S. Gass Blvd. Nashville, TN 37243-1550 (615) 687-7000/ 1-888-891-8332 |
Johnson City Environmental Field Office 2305 Silverdale Road Johnson City, TN 37601-2162 (423) 854-5400/ 1-888-891-8332 |
Additional review copies only are available at the following library locations:
| McIver’s Grant Public Library 204 North Mill Street Dyersburg, TN 38024-4631 (731) 285-5032 |
W. G. Rhea Public Library 400 West Washington Street Paris, TN 38242-0456 (731) 642-1702 |
| Hardin County Library 1013 Main Street Savannah, TN 38372-1903 (731) 925-4314 |
Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library 350 Pageant Lane, Suite 501 Clarksville, TN 37040-0005 (931) 648-8826 |
| Coffee County-Manchester Public Library 1005 Hillsboro Highway Manchester, TN 37355-2099 (931) 723-5143 |
Art Circle Public Library 154 East First Street Crossville, TN 38555-4696 (931) 484-6790 |
| E. G. Fisher Public Library 1289 Ingleside Ave. Athens, TN 37371-1812 (423) 745-7782 |
Kingsport Public Library & Archives 400 Broad Street Kingsport, TN 37660-4292 (423) 229-9489 |
| Lawson McGhee Library 500 West Church Avenue Knoxville, TN 37902-2505 (865) 215-8701 |
Nashville Public Library 615 Church Street Nashville, TN 37219-2314 (615) 862-5800 |
| Chattanooga-Hamilton Co. Bicentennial Library 1001 Broad Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2652 (423) 757-5320 |
Memphis/Shelby County Public Library Main Library 3030 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38111 (901) 725-8853 |
The Revision "aa" Draft Hazardous Waste Rules
may also be accessed for review using:
http://www.tdec.net/swm/ppo/aarule_list.shtml
Copies are also available for review at the Nashville Central Office (see address below). They may be purchased at the central office location only ($75.00 per copy if picked up or $84.00 per copy if mailed, which includes shipping and handling, payable in advance).
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Division of Solid Waste Management
5th Floor, L & C Tower
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1535
(615) 532-0780
Office hours for the Division’s offices are from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
Oral or written comments are invited at the hearing. In addition, written comments may be submitted prior to or after the public hearing to: Division of Solid Waste Management; Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; Attention: Mr. Robert S. Nakamoto; 5th Floor, L & C Tower; 401 Church Street; Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1535; telephone 615-532-0868 or FAX 615-532-0886. However, such written comments must be received by the Division by 4:30 PM CST, November 2, 2006 in order to assure consideration. For further information, please contact Mr. Robert S. Nakamoto at the above address or 615-532-0868 or Robert.Nakamoto@state.tn.us or David Moran at 615-532-0875 or David.Moran@state.tn.us.
