Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE
REGISTRATION AND DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY
Section 271.841 - Inclusion in a general permit

(a) A person or municipality is authorized to operate under a general permit if one of the following occurs:

(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), as a condition of each general permit, the Department will require persons or municipalities who intend to operate under the general permit to register with the Department within a specified time period prior to conducting the activity authorized by the general permit.

(c) For beneficial use general permits where the municipal waste is to be used as a construction material, antiskid material or otherwise placed directly onto the land, as a condition of the general permit, the Department will require persons or municipalities who intend to operate under the general permit to apply for and obtain a determination of applicability from the Department prior to conducting the activity authorized by the general permit. The Department may require persons or municipalities who intend to operate under a general permit for land application either to apply for and obtain a determination of applicability or register with the Department.

(d) The Department may impose the determination of applicability condition described in subsection (c) on general permits for beneficial use or processing activities other than those described in that subsection if the Department determines that the condition is necessary to prevent harm or a threat of harm to the health, safety or welfare of the people or environment of this Commonwealth.

(e) Registration or application requirements and time limits, if any, shall be set forth in the general permit governing each category of beneficial use or processing of municipal waste.

(f) At a minimum, the registration or application shall include:

(g) A person or municipality that registers for coverage under a general permit, or applies to the Department for a determination of applicability of a general permit, shall submit a copy of the registration or application to the host municipality and the host county at the same time that the person or municipality files the registration or application with the Department. The host municipality and host county shall be determined by the location of the person's or municipality's primary or first beneficial use or processing operation under the general permit.