§ 7715. Type 4 procedures
(a) Purpose; scope.
(1) The purpose of this section is to establish the public notice and comment requirements that the Department must follow when considering applications for notice of intent under a general permit and other permits listed in this section.
(2) The procedures under this section shall be known as Type 4 Procedures. This section applies to each of the following:
(A) a notice of intent under a general permit issued pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under this title;
(B) an application for each of the following permits:
(i) construction or operation of an air contaminant source or class of sources not identified in the State’s implementation plan approved under the Clean Air Act;
(ii) construction or expansion of a public water supply under chapter 56 of this title, except that a change in treatment for a public water supply shall proceed in accordance with section 7714 of this chapter;
(iii) a category 1 underground storage tank under chapter 59 of this title;
(iv) a categorical solid waste certification under chapter 159 of this title;
(v) a medium scale composting certification under chapter 159 of this title; and
(C) a wetland determination under section 914 of this title.
(b) Notice of application. The Secretary shall provide notice of an administratively complete application through the environmental notice bulletin.
(c) Notice of draft decision; comment period. The Secretary shall provide notice of the draft decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the draft decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a public comment period of at least 14 days on the draft decision.
(d) Notice of final decision. The Secretary shall provide notice of the final decision through the environmental notice bulletin and shall post the decision to the bulletin. The Secretary shall provide a response to comments. (Added 2015, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018; amended 2021, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. July 1, 2022.)
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