Environment*! Protection
&EPA
 DIRECTIVE NUMBER:  9523.00-1 1

 TITLE:  Denial of RCRA Operating Permits




 APPROVAL DATE:   December  10, 1986

 EFFECTIVE DATE:   December  10, 1935

 ORIGINATING OFFICE:  OSW

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‘EPA OSWER Directive Initiation Request 9523.00-11,
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Matt Hale
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WH-563 Permits Branch 382-4740
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Denial of RCRA Operating Permits
Summary of Drecci e
Facility permits can be denied for the active life of a facility
while deferring a final decision on post-closure conditions.
Model language is provided for Notice of Intent to Deny.
Key Words: Permit, Permit Denial, Post—Closure, Joint Permit, Land Disposal
Facility
Typo Qf Direclive lM8nuaI Policy Ocrective. Anno..,ncomont. etc) Status
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Policy Directive r i
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Does true Directive Supersede Pr,vtou D,rectivete’ Yes No Does It SuD en1ern Previ Oirecvvetst’ Yes No
If Yes to Eitrier Question Wfuat Otrectiva (number title)
Review Plan
kA OSWER 0 OUST 0 OECM 0 Otrier (Soecily)
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OSW 0 Reg ,ons 0 OPPE
Th. R guest Meets OSWER Directives System Format
Sigrature of Leaa Office Directives Officer Oate
Signature of OSWER Directives Ott icer

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4’ UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
/ WASHINGTON D C 20460
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Jo. 9523.00—li
OF CE iF
SOLID ASTE AND EMERUE’,C ’ P’\SE
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su JrcT: Denial of RCRA erating Pe i
FROL”: iarcia Williams, Director 2
Office o2 Solid 7 aste ( 7T- 2
TO: Hazardous Waste Division Di ectors
Regions I—X
A number of Re ioris ha’ e riis d the question of whether they
can deny a oermit for the active life of a facility, while
deferring a final decision on st—closurc conthtions. The
concern of these 9egions is that, once a permit apnlication has
been cIeriie .1, a Lost—clos’Jr. 2nLlit can no loricer be required.
Although FPA’s permitting reculations visiori only one
apnroval or denial decision on a errijt ap lication, th j do not
orohibit the permitting authority fran d lvi ing this decision
into o ?arts, or.e an .lying to the active fe o the facility
and the other to the post—closure : eriod. consequently, EPA or
an aut’iori:ed State (unless it has more stringent :equir rents)
ray deny the active j-ortion of a oerrrtjt. aPplication, oending a
decision on st—c1osure conditions. After denial of the erating
nortion, the facility would be required to cease receivinq
‘ azard js waste and bec’in closure.
If a F egion or an authorized State adoots this approach . ibh
respect to a oarticular facility it should make it clear in its
tentative decision that it is denyina the pernit only with respect
to the active life of the facility and that the facility is
still required to obtain a eSt—closure permit. e recorii end
that you include the following inforrration in the Notice of
Intent to Deny with respect to such a facility.
The tentative decision to deny the permit application runs
to the active life of the facility only. The Permit denial
will not affect the requiretrent that the owner or ooerator
obtain a permit covering the applicable st-closure care
period with respect to the hazardous waste ranagertent units
for which the permit is denied, in accordance ‘.;ith 40 CFR
270.1(c).

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NO. 9523.00—11
comparable statement should be included in the final notice of
denial.
We will also be proposing to amend §270.1(c) of the permi’ ing
regulations to clarify EPA’s authority to divide permit decisions
in this way. The proposal is scheduled for publication in February.
Before this clarification is issued, you should include the
statement cited above in any Notices of Intent to Deny.
If you have any questions on this issue, please contac Matt
Hale of the OSW Permits Branch.
cc; RCRA Branch Chiei, Regions I—X
Bruce Weddle, OSW
Matt Hale, OSW
Carrie Wehling, OGC

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