Municipal and Residual Waste General Permit Number WMGR097 [42 Pa.B. 6346]
[Saturday, October 6, 2012]Proposed amendments under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003), the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904) and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit authorizing Research and Development of the Beneficial Uses of Municipal and Residual Waste.
General Permit Number WMGR097 authorizes research and development activities to demonstrate the beneficial use of residual waste or municipal waste, or both.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is considering a number of modifications to General Permit Number WMGR097. These modifications include:
1. Reorganization of the general permit for overall clarity and ease of use.
2. Clarification of the registration process and specification of the forms and information required for a person proposing to operate under WMGR097.
3. Clarification of the requirements to justify large scale projects and projects with a proposed duration greater than 1 year.
4. Clarification of the operating conditions, recordkeeping requirements and reporting requirements of WMGR097.
Copies of the draft amended General Permit Number WMGR097 are available on the Department's Public Participation web site at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/proposals/14008. Copies may also be obtained by contacting the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at (717) 787-7381.
Written comments concerning modification to General Permit Number WMGR097 should be directed to Ali Tarquino Morris, Chief, Program Development and Support Section, Bureau of Waste Management, P. O. Box 69170, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9170. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Comments may also be submitted by e-mail at ra-epbenuseall@pa.gov. When submitting comments by e-mail, place ''Comments on ''WMGR097'' in the subject line. Faxed comments will not be accepted. Public comments must be submitted by December 5, 2012, and may recommend revisions to, and approval or denial of the modifications. For more information contact the Division of Municipal and Residual Waste at (717) 787-7381.
MICHAEL L. KRANCER,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1956. Filed for public inspection October 5, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
