W. Va. Code R. § 38-17-8

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 38-17-8 - Procedures for Permit Issuance

The following provisions of 40 C.F.R. are hereby incorporated by reference:

8.1 Application for a permit - 40 C.F.R. § 124.3;

8.2 Modification, revocation and reissuance, or termination of permits - 40 C.F.R. § 124.5, except for the last sentence in §124.5(b) and except §124.5(f) and (g);

8.3 Draft permits - 40 C.F.R § 124.6, except for the last two sentences of §124,6(e);

8.4 Statement of basis - 40 C.F.R. § 124.7;

8.5 Fact sheet - 40 C.F.R. § 124, 8;

8.6 Administrative record for draft permits - 40 C.F.R. § 124.9;

8.7 Public notice of permit actions and public comment period - 40 C.F.R. § 124.10, except §124.10(a)(i), (iv), and (v); §124.10(c)(1)(iv) as it applies to the National Marine Fisheries Service; §124.10(c)(1)(vi) and (vii), and §124.10(d)(1)(viii) and (d)(2)(iv);

8.8 Public comments and requests for public hearings - 40 C.F.R. § 124.11;

8.9 Public hearings, - 40 C.F.R. § 124.12, except §124.12(a)(3) and (e);

8.10 Reopening of the public comment period - 40 C.F.R § 124.14, except §124-14(a)(3);

8.11 Issuance and effective date of permit - 40 C.F.R. § 124.15(a). A final permit shall not become effective less than 30 days after the date of issuance .of the final permit unless an earlier date is requested by the permittee;

8.12 Response to comments - 40 C.F.R. § 124.17;

8.13 Administrative record for final permit - 40 C.F.R. § 124.18;

8.14 Computation of time - 40 C.F.R. § 124.20;

8.15 Timing for processing variances - 40 C.F.R. § 124.51(b);

8.16 Permits required on a case-by-case basis - 40 C.F.R. § 124.52;

8.17 Fact sheets - 40 C.F.R. § 124.56, except §124.56(d);

8.18 Public notice for thermal variances - 40 C.F.R, § 124.57(a);

8.19 Conditions requested by the Corps of Engineers and other government agencies - 40 C.F.R. § 124.59;

8.20 Decision on variances - 40 C.F.R. § 124, 62;

8.21 Emergency permit issuance and modifications - If an emergency is determined by the Director to exist in which a discharge constitutes a clear present and immediate danger to public health or public water supplies, the provisions of this subsection will apply. The Director may either immediately issue a temporary emergency permit or modify an existing permit without prior public notice or preparation of a draft permit, or, shorten the time period for public notice to no less than ten (10) days. If such immediate action is taken, the Director shall, at the same time, follow the usual procedures for permit modifications and issuance so that the public may comment. The permit or modification may be altered or revoked based upon the public comment received. All such immediate modifications or temporary emergency permits shall be for as brief a period as possible and no more than six (6) months.

8.22 Appeals - For NPDES permits, appeals may be taken to the State Water Resources Board pursuant to W.Va. Code § 20-5A-15;

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