Texas Register, Volume 8, Number 4, Pages 131-202, January 14, 1983 Page: 163
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(4) Opportniisl\ for .tcolnlents 1 Iouth a
newspaper notice to bc pltbhlshtd ,i tile L'e pcnsc ill the
owner or opei ,tnt, tilt depa rrtnlet 'ill pI ro Ide l ti o'ncr
or operator of l I llterint ,tI sttu,1 Itacltt anild the pubhl l
the opportunll \ to sii)ttiii \ t I ifn'I ciI entl oni tic plan
and requtcst Imodllit tion, io t lt- ptlai. In. luding imodill Il-
lioll of Itc' I0 \,l , pst Isliir. pen d10d Ititn11icd in sbscc
lion (p) ot this sce i , II, h l0 1i1n Ji s 0I t iht i al d It t e
notice I h ic dep itl uii a IIlll\ ilso,. In rc' spionsc It, ir qllest
or it its o lln di'str t'iioi, hId I. puhit hcariny ilientc ci
a hearing niglt la i ii on o imorc issues kll i il ing the
post-chlosre plan l ht deplat nienitii %all pi ,' the public
notice 01 the he,aling ,tl ICat o ' d.,\ f "~ l k lr" It 7 ourti .
Public lnic of the h l .i i nial be ien iIt the lic
title as li itii of the o oticl tI t llll5 \ or Ilie l ill n %.ti ll
rents, and tihe ito nuott c ii\ i c io i tined hce dcpart-
ment Hill appio , mithl\,t o disapprle the plan s ithini
9)days of ils iccipl It the depat lieit does inot approc
tihe plait, the O f i c t Oi t',ti i lli ust i adil the plan
or s billlit 1 tic% p l for appiro al hill ll 0 d \s tie
depa trnerit , ll appro e or llotdit\s thil, plan ll tilling
w within 61) da\s II1 t0 depdart lln t idilles thile plan, tills
modilied plan betcsin thi , Ipprlll~l pos tiiosuret pla;'.
lI'he depart tnenl 1110, b.lste it, tttiiotn upol ti li . 'I a
required of petiitil under paial'lph til)(AWO ot fills
msbseo il)i A .opsh of till, miolr Ied plan must be 1naled
to t.f .< " 'I' O ,perat or
(5) Pot -closu r pl tn amiendimert during post
closure period. I he ow ner or operator ot an, interim status
facility may amend his post -closure pla during the post
closure care period I hie owner or opcrato iust amend
his plan anyi time changes in monitoring or maintenance
plans or event, k shich occur dulin g thc post-closure care
period affect the po loure post or plan he owner or operator
must petition the department to alli the plan to be
modified within 60 days of the changes or events under
the procedures of paragraph (6) of this subsection.
(6) Interim status facility post-closure plan
modification. The post-closure pot-cloure plan (or period) may be
modified during the post-closure care period or at the end
of the post-closure care period in either of the following
ways.
(A) The owner or operator or any member of
the public may petition the department to extend or
reduce the post-closure cae period based on cause or to
alter the requirquirements of the post-closure care period
based on cause.
(i) The petition must include evidence
demonstrating that:
(1) the secure nature of the facility makes
the post-closure care requirement(s) unnecessary or sup-
ports reduction of the post-closure care period specified
in the current post-closure plan (e.g., leachate or ground-
water monitoring results; characteristics of the waste; ap-
plication of advanced technology; or alternative disposal,
treatment, or reuse techniques indicate that the facility
is secure); or
(II) the requested extension in the post-
closure care period or alteration of post-closure care re-
quirements is necessary to prevent threats to human health
and the environment.
{ii) These petitions will be considered by the
department only when they present new and relevant in-orl latlion rlot piltl sl tonisideried b\1 the depti licint
Whiene ie tie' depart lCinln is ollsilderl;y ,I a pei no lni the
deparittle Aill prolid,: the owner or o1e1,1r and tIe
pubitllc, through ,Ia ine\,splpr ntalt.c pibbr ,hted at the et
peitls'e it ti' 11 1r i opertl or l In opp r li rm iini to %u'
Inrit wrltlen olin ic s \llhii l 11) i ,t , ,s tl t' d tit i tic
inot Ite I hic t'd l),piir lt 'la \ illl. i . Ill Iw'spll)irlsI' Ii It'ltc q
tort * Its \ n l ss tillion, li ld I la Ipui he.l i wc, h \e tsic \er
a hearing iIInugt i l,ill\ li lt ' n c Il m re i-u e' tIct'llilli tiL'e
post t ltsuir ll tlni hlil' detpir I1nI;t il eI ti' public
noitce, p)h i lish i h itir ' 'pense O tl ll llt'll t Ic r OI eI ,11
t Ic l hearifr il last 10 tas bltie i t IoI i s Piublhic
ri hllt l of t e hrl i' it t he tpl \unIi , tic e S,li.' lilt e s
notice of tihe ollporl il olt f i ll n ulti c It il i tiictlse
and the tm o I tl uita ntal d c\ rtllniC \terl to lsidering
tihe cotnitlnts, the depparitnln l i \ sue a i s 11i 11 Jdeterinld-
lioni basted upon lilthe 'l:r ci tia st i it, ta u' ls ol t hisl
su bparagraph
lilt) It tile deplu illcnt derlites tit petition,
tih del tr i ll Hs ill ll sen tle pilitolln r a hirel \illten
response gia rig a r eason f or theic deni il
?t8) I hedepat ti nlc ent a\ tenltatllicl decide to
miod il the post-closiure plan it if dcciiis II nIciessar to
pre,.nt threats to hnihi health anine eitni1t.
File dcp utiiill ild\ ptopits, to ct0 tt ofr idmiC the
;iost closure icare period based on cause or alter the rte-
quirements of t ie post-closure are period based on cause
(t) tihe department ill pi o\ ide the o tier
or operator and tihe allected publt, thIloun h l nac\ paper
notice, the opportunity to submit \str ite ins tro ents
within 3t days of the date of the notice and the oppor-
tunt y lot a public hearing as in subparagraph (A)(ul of
this paragraph. After considering the comniments. the
department will issue a final determination
(it) [hie department will base its tinal deter-
nmination upon the same triterta as required for petitions
under subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph. A miodif ica-
tion of the post-closure plan may include, where ap-
propriate, the temporary suspension rather than perma-
nent deletion of one or mole post-closure cae re-
quirements. At the end of the specified period of suspen-
sion, the department would then determine whether the
requirement(s) should be permanently discontinued or
reinstated to prevent threats to human health and the
environment.
(i) (No change.)
(j) Notice in deed to property.
(1) (No change.)
(2) If at any time the owner or operator or any
subsequent owner of the land upon which a hazardous
waste facility was located removes the waste and waste
residues, the liner, if any, and all contaminated underly-
ing and surrounding soil, he may remove the notation
on the deed to the facility property or other instrument
normally examined during title search or he may add a
notation to the deed or instrument indicating the removal
of the waste. In either case, the Texas Department of
Health shall be advised of the action. On removing the
waste and waste residues, the liner, if any, and the con-
taminated soil, the owner or operator, unless he can
demonstrate that any solid waste removed is not a hazard-
ous waste by petition in accordance with 325.300 of this
title (relating to Procedures for Petition for Exclusion ofJanuary 14, 198 3 8 TexReg 163
Adopted
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Texas. Secretary of State. Texas Register, Volume 8, Number 4, Pages 131-202, January 14, 1983, periodical, January 14, 1983; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth244554/m1/33/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.