Md. Code Regs. 26.13.03.03-1

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 26.13.03.03-1 - Renotification

A. Periodic Renotification Requirement. Periodically, except as specified in §B of this regulation, the hazardous waste generator or the owner or operator associated with a site for which an EPA identification number has been issued shall file a renotification with the Department to provide current information about the generator and the site, as specified in §§C and D of this regulation.

B. Exclusions. The renotification requirement of §A of this regulation does not apply with respect to a site:

(1) With an EPA identification number that has been deactivated in accordance with Regulation .03-2 of this chapter, unless a person has initiated or resumed a hazardous waste activity at the site that requires an EPA identification number; or

(2) For which only a temporary EPA identification number has been issued under Regulation .03G of this chapter.

C. Initial Renotification.

(1) Applicability. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, this initial renotification requirement applies with respect to each site with an EPA identification number where:

(a) A person qualified as a fully regulated generator of hazardous waste, as defined in COMAR 26.13.01.03B, at any time during the period running from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2020; or

(b) As of December 31, 2020, the hazardous waste generator status was identified in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RCRA Info data base as a federally-defined small quantity generator or a large quantity generator.

(2) Initial Renotification Requirement. For a site identified in §C(1) of this regulation, the owner, the operator, and the hazardous waste generator associated with the site shall jointly ensure that one of them satisfies the renotification requirement of §A of this regulation by either:

(a) Having submitted a biennial report of hazardous waste activity for 2019; or

(b) Submitting, to the Department, by September 1, 2021, a subsequent notification of hazardous waste activity using EPA Form 8700-12.

D. Subsequent Renotifications.

(1) Applicability. Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a subsequent notification requirement applies with respect to each site with an EPA identification number where:

(a) A person qualified as a fully regulated generator of hazardous waste, as defined in COMAR 26.13.01.03B, at any time during a 4-year period specified in §D(2) of this regulation; or

(b) As of January 1 of the last calendar year of a 4-year period specified in §D(2) of this regulation, the hazardous waste generator status was identified in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's RCRA Info data base as a federally-defined small quantity generator or a large quantity generator.

(2) Periods of Activity for Subsequent Renotifications. The subsequent renotification requirements of §D(1) and §D(3) of this regulation apply to the 4-year period that runs from September 1, 2021 to September 1, 2025 and to each successive 4-year period defined by adding whole number multiples of 4 years to these starting and ending dates.

(3) Subsequent Renotification Requirements. For a site identified in §D(1) of this regulation, the owner, operator, and hazardous waste generator associated with the site shall jointly ensure that one of them satisfies the renotification requirement of §D(1) of this regulation by either:

(a) Having submitted a biennial report of hazardous waste activity for the full odd-numbered year that falls in the 4-year period specified in §D(2) of this regulation, such as 2023 for the period September 1, 2021 to September 1, 2025; or

(b) Submitting, to the Department, a subsequent notification of hazardous waste activity using EPA Form 8700-12 during the period that runs from January 1 to September 1 of the last calendar year of the 4-year period specified in in §D(2) of this regulation, such as 2025 for the period September 1, 2021 to September 1, 2025.

Md. Code Regs. 26.13.03.03-1

Regulations .03-1 adopted 48:9 Md. R. 359, eff. 5/3/2021