Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 33 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part I - Office of the Secretary
Subpart 1 - Departmental Administrative Procedures
Chapter 19 - Facility Name and Ownership/Operator Changes Process
Section I-1905 - Name Change

A. Changes in the name only of a facility or of its owner/operator shall be made with written notification to the Office of Environmental Services. The owner or operator shall submit a complete Name/Ownership/Operator Change Form (NOC-1 Form) prior to or no later than 45 days after the change. This form may be found on the department's website.

B. Within 30 days after receipt of the complete notification of a change of name of a facility or of its owner/operator, the administrative authority shall notify the owner/operator that the department has received and processed the name change. The effective date of the name change shall be the date indicated on the NOC-1 Form unless the administrative authority determines that a different date is appropriate, in which case the Office of Environmental Services shall notify the permit applicant of the actual effective date.

C. For permitted hazardous waste facilities, the permittee shall send a notice of the name change to all persons on the facility mailing list maintained by the administrative authority, and to the appropriate units of state and local government, as specified in LAC 33:V.717. This notification shall be made within 90 calendar days after the change is effective.