Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 305 - CONSOLIDATED PERMITS
Subchapter C - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT OR POST-CLOSURE ORDER
Section 305.42 - Application Required
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Any person who is required to obtain a permit, or who requests an amendment, modification, or renewal of a permit, or who requests a post-closure order, or who is required to obtain a post-closure order shall complete, sign, and submit an application to the executive director, according to the provisions of this chapter.
(b) For applications involving hazardous waste, persons currently authorized to continue hazardous waste management under interim status in compliance with § 335.2(c) of this title (relating to Permit Required) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §361.082(e), shall apply for permits when required by the executive director. Owners or operators shall be allowed at least six months from the date of request to submit a Part B permit application. Owners or operators of existing hazardous waste management facilities may voluntarily submit Part B of the application at any time. However, owners or operators of existing hazardous waste management facilities must submit Part B permit applications in accordance with the dates specified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §270.73. Owners or operators of land disposal facilities in existence on the effective date of statutory or regulatory amendments under THSC, Chapter 361, or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of l976, as amended, 42 United States Code, §§6901 et seq., that render the facility subject to the requirement to have a hazardous waste permit must submit a Part B permit application in accordance with the dates specified in 40 CFR §270.73 and certify that such a facility is in compliance with all applicable groundwater monitoring and financial responsibility requirements.
(c) An application for a new, amended, or renewed radioactive material license under Chapter 336 of this title (relating to Radioactive Substance Rules) shall consist of one signed original and five copies. The executive director may request additional copies. Copies of an application for a low-level radioactive waste disposal license under Chapter 336, Subchapter H of this title (relating to Licensing Requirements for Near-Surface Land Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Waste) shall be retained by the applicant for distribution in accordance with written instructions from the executive director.
(d) For applications involving hazardous waste management facilities for which the owner or operator has submitted Part A of the permit application and has not yet filed Part B, the owner or operator is subject to the requirements for updating the Part A application under 40 CFR §270.10(g), as amended and adopted in the CFR through June 29, 1995, as published in the Federal Register (60 FR 33911).
(e) Applications for hazardous and nonhazardous disposal well permits shall be processed in accordance with this chapter for the benefit of the state and the preservation of its natural resources.
(f) For applications involving a standard permit, the procedures for application and issuance are found in Subchapter R of this chapter (relating to Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Standard Permits for Storage and Treatment Units).
