Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 600-699 - Environmental Protection - Hazardous Waste Management
Chapter NR 670 - Hazardous Waste Licensing And Decisionmaking Procedures
Subchapter L - General Decisionmaking Procedures
Section NR 670.404 - Consolidation of EPA permit and department license processing

(a) Whenever a facility or activity requires a department license and EPA permit, processing of the license and permit applications for the license and permit may be consolidated. The first step in consolidation is to prepare the preliminary determination of the license application and draft permit at the same time.

(b) Whenever a preliminary determination of the license application and the draft permit are prepared at the same time, the statements of basis, required under for EPA issued permits only, or fact sheets, required under s. NR 670.408, public comment periods, s. NR 670.410, and any public hearings, s. NR 670.412, on the preliminary determination and permit may also be consolidated. The operating license and permit may be issued together. They need not be issued together if in the judgment of the EPA or department, joint processing would result in unreasonable delay in the issuance of the permit or operating license.

(b) The EPA and the department may agree to consolidate the draft permit and preliminary determination whenever a facility or activity requires both a permit and an operating license.

(c) Permit and license applicants may recommend whether or not the processing of their applications shall be consolidated.