3745-42-01 Definitions.

 

 

 

State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Hearing

 

 

Notice is hereby given that the Director of Environmental Protection, under the authority of Ohio Revised Code Section 6111.03, proposes to amend rules 3745-42-01 and 3745-42-03 and adopt new rules 3745-42-06, 3745-42-08, 3745-42-09 and 3745-42-11 of the Administrative Code.

 

Chapter 3745-42 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) contains the administrative and technical requirements for obtaining permits to install and plan approvals for water pollution control from Ohio EPA. The proposed rule amendments and new rules add and remove definitions in rule 3745-42-01, clarify submittal requirements for permit applications in rule 3745-42-03, add a framework for issuing general permits to install in rule 3745-42-06, add a set of minimum isolation distances in rule 3745-42-08, add standards for filter sand testing and utilization in rule 3745-42-09, and add design, installation and operational requirements for holding tanks in rule 3745-42-11.

 

A public hearing on the proposed rules will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at the Ohio EPA's Central Office, Conference Room 5A, located at 122 South Front Street in Columbus, Ohio. The public hearing will begin at 2:00 p.m. and adjourn when commenters complete their statements. All interested persons are entitled to attend or be represented at the hearing and give written or oral comments on the proposed rules. Written comments may be filed with the presiding officer at the hearing or with Ohio EPA (Attention: Daniel Kopec, Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, P.O. Box 1049, 122 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049) by the close of business on April 29, 2005. Comments received after this date will not be considered to be part of the official record of the hearing.

 

To obtain a copy of the proposed rules, contact Daniel Kopec at the address above, by calling [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail]. A copy of the proposed rules is also available for inspection at Ohio EPA's Central Office and is available on the Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water Web site at http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/ rules/draftrules.