5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE DIVISION ORR # 1995-020

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Environmental Response Division, announces a public hearing on proposed administrative rules promulgated pursuant to Part 201, Environmental Remediation, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (Act 451);  R 299.5101 et seq.  These amended rules bring the Part 201 rules up-to-date with statutory amendments enacted in 1995 and 1996. The rules provide for full implementation of land use-based cleanup criteria; set forth algorithms for calculation of generic cleanup criteria, along with the generic cleanup criteria and the toxicological, chemical, and physical property values used to derive all cleanup criteria; explain requirements for remedial action plans and other stages of response activity; clarify which types of response activity require DEQ approval; describe the conditions that must be satisfied for response activity to be considered complete; clarify affirmative obligations of liable persons; and update rules that deal with program administration, such as the inventory of contaminated sites, public funding for the cleanup program, and alternate water service.

 

The public hearing will be held on March 4, 2002, in two sessions. The first session will be held at the Forum Auditorium in the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 717 West Allegan, Lansing, Michigan, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The second session will be held at the Sheraton Hotel, Aurora Room, 925 S. Creyts Road (at I-496), Lansing, Michigan from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Copies of the proposed rules are available for inspection at all Environmental Response Division offices. The rules can be viewed and downloaded from the Internet through www.michigan.gov (use the search function and enter “Proposed Changes to Administrative Rules” including the quotation marks). These rules can also be viewed on the Internet through the Office of Regulatory Reform website. From www.michigan.gov, use the search function and enter Office of Regulatory Reform to reach the Office of Regulatory Reform home page, then enter 1995-020 EQ in the ORR search function. Copies of the rules may also be obtained by contacting the Lansing office at:

 

 

 

Environmental Response Division

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

 

for postal mail:            P.O. Box 30426

Lansing, MI 48909-7926

 

for express delivery:   525 West Allegan Street

4th Floor, South Tower Lansing, MI 48933

 

Phone: [phone]

Fax:      [phone]

 

An electronic copy of the rules may be obtained without charge on compact disc (Microsoft Word XP format) by contacting the Environmental Response Division office above. A paper copy of the rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope (at least 10” x 13”), with $9.00 in postage affixed, to the Environmental Response Division.

 

All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and present their views. It is requested that all statements made at the hearing be submitted in writing for the record.

Anyone who is unable to attend may submit comments in writing to Ms. Lynelle Marolf at the address above, or by e-mail to [e-mail]. Comments submitted by e-mail must be in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format (rtf).

 

Comments must be received in the Environmental Response Division office by 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on March 25, 2002.

 

Persons needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting should contact

Ms. Elaine Pohl at 517-373-9838 one week in advance to request mobility, visual, hearing, or other assistance.

 

This notice of public hearing is given in accordance with Sections 41 and 42 of Michigan’s Administrative Procedures Act, 1969 PA 306, as amended, being Sections 24.241 and 24.242 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Administration of the rules is by authority conferred on the Director of the DEQ by Section 20104 of Act 451 and Executive Order 1995-18. These rules will become effective 90 days after filing with the Secretary of State.

 

Andrew W. Hogarth, Acting Chief Environmental Response Division