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News Release 516
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUE FINAL PERMITS TO H.T.R. INC.
Volume 34-516 |
Contact: Renee Bungart |
(For immediate release) |
573-751-4465 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 17, 2006 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 7 issued final hazardous and solid waste permits to H.T.R. Inc. in Kaiser.
The department and EPA issued final Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Facility (MHWMF) Part I and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) Part II permits.
H.T.R., Inc., located at 415 Kaiser Industrial Drive, is a fluorescent bulb recycling facility. Fluorescent bulbs are now considered a universal hazardous waste. H.T.R. Inc. was required to follow Resource Conservation and Recovery Act permit requirements for storing the bulbs when federal regulations changed in 2000. Federal regulations required that this permit be issued for the storage of fluorescent lamps and mercury containing calcium phosphate powder at the facility before they are recycled.
The final permits and summary and response to comments are available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/permits/notices.htm. Supporting documents are not available on the department's Web site due to their size. The public can review and copy the final permits and supporting documents at the Camden County Library, Osage Beach Branch, in Osage Beach during normal business hours, by appointment only at the Department of Natural Resources' Elm Street Conference Center in Jefferson City, or the EPA's Region 7 office in Kansas City, Kansas.
Anyone negatively affected by this decision can appeal to have the matter heard. There were no comments made on the draft HSWA Part II permit during the public comment period. Therefore, the final HSWA Part II permit cannot be appealed.
Regarding the final MHWMF Part I permit, the appeal must be requested by Dec. 15. The person requesting the appeal must file a written petition, according to the procedures outlined in Section 621.250, RSMo, with the Administrative Hearing Commission, P.O. Box 1557, Jefferson City, MO 65102.
If the petition is sent by registered mail or certified mail, it will be considered filed on the date it is mailed. If it is sent by any other method, it will be considered filed on the date it is received by the Administrative Hearing Commission. The department also asks that a copy of the appeal request be provided to Robert Geller, Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176.
All appeal petitions must be limited to the issues raised during the public comment period that the person feels were not resolved in the final permits. The Administrative Hearing Commission cannot review any petition containing issues that were not brought up during the public comment period. However, the commission can review petitions on requirements in the final permits that were not in the draft permits.
Anyone may call or write the department at any time to request to have his or her name placed on H.T.R. Inc.'s mailing list. By doing this, they will receive notice from the department or H.T.R. Inc. on any major permitting activities at the facility.
For more information on the final MHWMF Part I permit, please contact Richard Hock at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Hazardous Waste Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176. You can also reach Hock by telephone at 573-751-3553 or 800-361-4827 or by e-mail at richard.hock@dnr.mo.gov.
For more information on the HSWA Part II permit, please contact Gayle Hubert of EPA, Region 7, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Corrective Action and Permits Branch, 901 North Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. You can also reach Hubert at (913) 551-7439 or by e-mail at hubert.gayle@epa.gov.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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