PART  270   SUBPART  B  -  PERMIT  APPLICATION
                                                                DOC:   9523.08(84)
 Key Words:    Expansions

 Regulations:  40 CFR 270.10
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 Summary:
 Permit Policy Question and Answer Quarterly  Report:
 Part B Information  Regarding Future  Potential  Expansions

 Regional Hazardous  Waste Management  Directors, Regions  I-X

 Bruce Weddle, Director, Permits and  State Program Branch

 See Miscellaneous [9560.09(84) Question #5]

9-10-84
      Information  submitted  in  a  Part  B  application  for  future  potential  exnan-
 sions  to a  facility must  be  submitted in  the  same level of  detail  as  if  "wtruc-
    nWr  "       ^^ "P"" receipt of  a RCRA permit.   The permitted
                    a  a  l3Cer date* conslstent "ith a  schedule of compliance
 and prt 264       "? ';  M1  tnfo™ation requirements  of a Part B application
 and Part 264 standards for a new facility must  be fully satisfied.  When actual
 expansion occurs, the applicant must conform  to the plans and  specifications
 conta ned in the per.it.  Permit applications should be restrictedTo the
 existing facility when applicants do not have firm expansion plans  with a'
dea" e   A^r BOd"i"Elon made whe" -Pa-ion plL and schedule arV
definite.  A major modification could, in effect,  constitute a new application.

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fCund to e e jiya and r 3, therefore, auc z to cçerate
in l u of tho Cedor j proçra The Sta ’3 pr in reça
to th ne rCCeSS cannot te COn31( red a C ; pr ra until (A)
hj iucd S ndar s in that area, ard ( ) the States prc r
haj OoCfl e’plicItj authorj2ed in that area. The facilj y 1Jst
ajt COflst JCtj of its new proces3 until CPA pr ui tes
Standards arid a . CRA ez- jt (or per,je ,Cdifica’ or) I i3s
5. QuestIon: Car an applicant su njt alcr trh
his Part , for cotential ex r.sj o to hli facI1 ty and obtaIn
a ot- or tncs expansIons when he ha no def njte ev;ansjon
date.
Ans ie:: Yos. T e appl1c. ,t, .c wever, u t 2u jt lnfor’-atlon
t t.le Sane level of detail as If COn3t Ct1O were to be;j
UPon roce of a RCRA pe !t or at a later date,
a schedule of Ccnp1 c specLf1 d In the per
The : rt B app1 c j us e in such detail that t o pe lt
4rj er can draft an nfcrcea5io pcr and SO that ther Can
uan cful ;u jj 0 partLc1oat4c and r v1ew c the ;pc faciiity
arid ern cond ticns In Other vorc 4 , ho uz f li 1 t sfy
all the inror ation requir g o a ar B a i cation and
tne Pa: 2o4 standa s for a new Th a is.dLff . 1 o
do In the absence of specifIc plans. , addit cn, when the
appljc t dce 5 finaliy decide to und rtak the expansIon he
ust ccnfor exactl 1 to the plans and specIfjca jon 5 contaj.i
Ln tne per ,j with firm expans plans should
be encour -?d to restrict their per i appljca j to the
fac lit and to recuest a rujor nc j 0 when the ex anston
plans and Scfledule are dofjnjte. The applIc , hc e ,er, should
be warned that a r ajor odifj ‘cr of this natu ccuLcl, in
effect, COnstitute a new application The appljc siculd also
he advisod of any relevant recuiatjon 3 regarding thproce jre 5
for expanding the capacity of a perr,Let d facility.
Trisi Rur
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1. Quesejon i as the Agenc-j issued any RCRA pe jts •for Incirera . .
tion on the hasj of data su - tte, in lieu of a trI turn? 40
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The Açency has r.ct yet L3 ued any ?CQA incine eL 1
n t e basis of c ata Obtained fron Other incinera rs in
lieu of a tr ai burn. In order for data subnj ed in lieu of a
trial burn to e accepta5 3 the incinerators arid the wastes us
be sufficiently s lar so that tne pe it wrIter can
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