The Advisory Group on Rulemaking for Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Limited Application Major Amendments is an open
participation advisory group formed to receive comments and
suggestions on a rulemaking to establish new or revised
authorization mechanisms for municipal solid waste permits or
registrations.
About the Advisory Group
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Municipal
Solid Waste Permits Section (MSW) is revising the requirements in
Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 305,
Section (§) 305.43 
,
§305.62,
§305.70 ,
§330.57 and
§330.59, and
is seeking input from all interested parties. The proposed
rulemaking would allow the submittal of a limited application for
some changes to permits that currently meet the definition of a
major amendment for a municipal solid waste (MSW) facility; specify
that the means of transferring MSW permits or registrations is a
permit modification; clarify that MSW Temporary Authorizations
could apply to either major or minor changes to a permit or
registration; require public notice for some MSW permit
modifications not currently requiring a public notice; require some
currently classified MSW permit modifications to be processed as
major amendments; revise MSW notice requirements by expanding the
distance for mailed notice for new permits, major amendments,
registrations, and modification; and require signs to be posted at
MSW facilities submitting applications for new permits and permit
amendments.
Participating in this Advisory Group
Anyone who is interested in these topics may attend this
advisory group's meetings and participate in the discussion.
Timeline
- MSW Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council Meeting
– October 20, 2006
- Stakeholder Meeting – January 11, 2007
- MSW Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council Meeting
– January 12, 2007
- Rule Proposal Agenda – November 7, 2007
- Public Hearing – January 8, 2008
- Comment Period End Date – January 15, 2008
- Rule Effective Date – May 29, 2008
Upcoming Meetings
Upcoming meetings will be announced here.
Previous Meetings and Communications
For More Information
For more information, contact Richard C. Carmichael, Ph.D.,
P.E., Manager, Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section, Waste Permits
Division, at 512/239-2334.
