# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 13 — Disposal of Controlled Hazardous Substances

### Chapter 07 — Permits for CHS Facilities

#### Regulation .13-3 General Criteria Defining Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification.

*COMAR 26.13.07.13-3*

A. Requests for Determination of Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification.

  (1) For modifications not listed in Regulation .13-1 or .13-2 of this chapter, the permittee may request a determination by the Secretary that the modification should be processed as a minor modification.

  (2) The permittee shall provide the Secretary with the information necessary to support the requested determination.

  (3) The Secretary shall make a decision on a request for determination made under §A(1) of this regulation as promptly as practicable.

B. In determining whether the proposed modification may be processed as a minor modification, the Secretary shall consider the similarity of the modification to modifications listed in Regulation .13-2 of this chapter.

C. The modification in §B of this regulation may be considered minor only if it meets the following conditions:

  (1) It involves minor changes that keep the permit current with routine changes to the facility or its operation; and

  (2) Changes under the modification do not substantially alter the permit conditions or reduce the capacity of the facility to protect human health or the environment.