Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 265a.165 - Bond release(a) The owner or operator may file a written application with the Department requesting release of all or part of the bond amount posted for a hazardous waste storage, treatment or disposal facility. The bond release may be requested during the operation of the facility as part of a request for bond adjustment under § 265a.162 (relating to bond amount adjustments); upon completion of closure for a storage or treatment facility and upon expiration of the postclosure care period of liability, for a disposal facility as specified in 40 CFR Part 265 , Subpart G (relating to closure and postclosure care).(b) The application for bond release shall contain the following: (1) The name of the owner or operator and shall identify the hazardous waste storage, treatment or disposal facility for which bond release is sought.(2) The total amount of bond in effect for the facility and the amount for which release is sought.(3) The reasons why, in specific detail, bond release is requested, including, but not limited to, the closure, postclosure care and abatement measures taken, the permit amendments authorized or the change in facts or assumptions made during the bond amount determination which demonstrate and would authorize a release of part or all of the bond deposited for the facility.(4) Provide a revised cost estimate for closure and postclosure care in accordance with 40 CFR 265.142 and 265.144 (relating to cost estimate for closure; and post-closure care).(5) Closure or postclosure certification for full bond release requests.(6) Provide other information as may be required by the Department.(c) The Department will evaluate the bond release request as if it were a request for a new bond amount determination under 40 CFR 265.142 and 265.144. If the new bond amount determination would require less bond for the facility than the amount already on deposit, the Department will release the portion of the bond amount which is not required for the facility. If the new bond amount determination would require an additional amount of bond for the facility, the Department will require the additional amount to be deposited for the facility.(d) The Department will not release a bond amount deposited for a facility if the release would reduce the total remaining amount of bond to an amount which would be insufficient for the Department to complete closure and postclosure care and to take measures that may be necessary to prevent adverse effects upon the environment or public health, safety or welfare in accordance with applicable statutes, this chapter, the terms and conditions of the permits and orders of the Department.(e) The Department will make a decision on a bond release application within 6 months after receipt unless additional time is authorized by the owner or operator.(f) The Department will not release a bond amount for a facility which is causing adverse effects on the public health, safety or welfare or the environment, creating a public nuisance, or is in violation of this chapter, the act or the statutes in section 505(a) of the act (35 P. S. § 6018.505).