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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".70" citation="COMAR 26.04.06.70" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="06" heading="Disposal or Alternative Utilization at Municipal Landfill — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditions, or for other good cause.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit upon request by the permittee if the following conditions are met:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The permittee submits to the Department four completed copies of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit modification application on a form provided by the Department, and all other required information and forms as determined by the Department, with the application including a description of the proposed modification and an explanation as to why the modification is needed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The permittee pays the Department a nonrefundable Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit modification fee in accordance with the following schedule:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a minor modification, $40; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For a major modification, $130; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Department determines that the proposed modification is in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter and will not cause an undue risk to the environment or public health, safety, or welfare.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The following are minor modifications to a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit for disposal or utilization at a municipal landfill:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Modification to the municipal landfill’s operation plan;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The permittee’s name change; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Other modifications as determined by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The following are major modifications to a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit for a disposal or utilization of sewage sludge at a municipal landfill:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Modification to the source or type of sewage sludge to be disposed or alternatively utilized at the municipal landfill;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Modification to the alternative utilization method; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Other modifications as determined by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If the Department considers a modification application complete and acceptable, the Department may modify the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If the Department modifies a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit, the Department shall send notice of the modification to the local health official and the local soil conservation district in the county in which the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit is issued by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Department may deny a modification application if the permittee is not in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter or any of the terms and conditions of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit or for other good cause as determined by the Department.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>