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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".20" citation="COMAR 26.13.07.20" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="07" heading="Administrative Procedures — Permit Applications and Modifications.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Application for a Permit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Any person who requires a permit shall complete, sign, and submit an application to the Secretary.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Secretary may not begin the processing of a permit until the applicant has fully complied with the application requirements.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Permit applicants shall comply with the signature and certification requirements of Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Secretary shall review for completeness each application for a permit in accordance with the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The Secretary should review for completeness each application for a permit submitted by a hazardous waste management facility within 60 days of its receipt;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>On completing the review, the Secretary shall notify the applicant in writing whether the application is complete;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If the application is incomplete, the Secretary shall list the information necessary to make the application complete; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>After the application has been determined to be complete by the Secretary:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The Secretary may request additional information from an applicant only when necessary to clarify, modify, or supplement previously submitted material; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Requests by the Secretary for additional information may not render an application incomplete.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If an applicant fails or refuses to correct deficiencies in the application, the permit may be denied and appropriate enforcement actions may be taken under the applicable statutory provision in the State statutes.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If the Secretary decides that a site visit is necessary for any reason in conjunction with the processing of an application, the Secretary shall notify the applicant and schedule a visit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The effective date of an application is the date on which the Secretary notifies the applicant that the application is complete as provided in §A(4) of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Project Decision Schedule.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For each application from a major hazardous waste management facility, the Secretary shall, not later than the effective date of the application, prepare and mail to the applicant a project decision schedule.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Secretary shall specify in the schedule target dates by which the Secretary intends to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Prepare a draft permit;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Give public notice;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Complete the public comment period, including any public hearing; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Issue a final permit.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Modifications, Revocation and Reissuance, or Termination of Permits.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>General.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Permits may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated either:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>At the request of an interested person, including the permittee; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>On the Secretary's initiative.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Permits may only be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for the reasons specified in Regulations .11 and 12 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A person requesting modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of a permit shall make the request in writing and shall include with the request facts or reasons supporting the request.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Denial of Request.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the Secretary decides that a request made under §B(1)(c) of this regulation is not justified, the Secretary shall send the requester a brief written response giving a reason for the decision.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Denials of requests for modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination are not subject to public hearing notice or comment.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A denial of a request constitutes a final permit decision of the Secretary and is subject to judicial review under Regulation .20-5B of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Tentative Decision to Modify or Revoke and Reissue.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the Secretary tentatively decides to modify or revoke and reissue a permit under Regulation .11 of this chapter, the Secretary shall prepare a tentative determination under Regulation .20-1A of this chapter, which shall include a draft permit incorporating the proposed changes.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The Secretary may request additional information when evaluating the potential modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of a permit and, in the case of a modified permit, may require the submission of an updated permit application.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In the case of revoked and reissued permits, the Secretary shall require the submission of a new application.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Reopening Permit Conditions.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Permit Modification. In a permit modification under this regulation:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Only those conditions to be modified shall be reopened when a new draft permit is prepared; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>All other aspects of the existing permit shall remain in effect for the duration of the unmodified permit.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Permit Revocation and Reissuance.</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>When a permit is revoked and reissued under this regulation, the entire permit is reopened just as if the permit had expired and was being reissued.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>During any revocation and reissuance proceeding, the permittee shall comply with all conditions of the existing permit until a new final permit is reissued.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Modifications identified as minor under Regulations .13-1—.13-3 of this chapter are not subject to the requirements of this regulation but are instead processed in accordance with Regulation .13 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Notice of Intent to Terminate.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the Secretary tentatively decides to terminate a permit under Regulation .12 of this chapter, the Secretary shall issue a notice of intent to terminate.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A notice of intent to terminate is a type of draft permit that follows the same procedures as a draft permit prepared under Regulation .20-1A of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Judicial Review.  A final decision to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit is subject to judicial review under Regulation .20-5B of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>