Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/1341

 PUBLIC LAW 94-580—OCT. 21, 1976

90 STAT. 28C»9

"(c) PERMIT ISSUANCE.—Upon a determination by the Administrator (or a State, if applicable), of compliance by a facility for which a permit is applied for under this section with the requirements of this section and section 3004, the Administrator (or the State) shall issue a permit for such facilities. In the event permit applicants propose modification of their facilities, or in the event the Administrator (or the State) determines that modifications are necessary to conform to the requirements under this section and section 3004, the permit shall specify the time allowed to complete the modifications. " (d) PERMIT REVOCATION.—Upon a determination by the Adminis-

trator (or by a State, in the case of a State having an authorized hazardous waste program under section 3006) of noncompliance by a facility having a permit under this title with the requirements of this section or section 3004, the Administrator (or State, in the case of a State having an authorized hazardous waste program under section 3006) shall revoke such x)ermit. "(e) INTERIM STATUS.—Any person who— "(1) owns or operates a facility required to have a permit under this section which facility is in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, "(2) has complied with the requirements of section 3010(a), and "(3) has made an application for a permit under this section shall be treated as having been issued such permit until such time as final administrative disposition of such application is made, unless the Administrator or other plaintiff proves that final administrative disposition of such application has not been made because of the failure of the applicant to furnish information reasonably required or requested in order to process the application. "AUTHORIZED STATE HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAMS

3006. (a) FEDERAL GUIDELINES.—Not later than eighteen 42 USC 6926. months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, after consultation with State authorities, shall promulgate guidelines to assist States in the development of State hazardous waste programs. "(b) AUTHORIZATION OF STATE PROGRAM.—Any State which seeks to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to this subtitle may develop and, after notice and opportunity for public hearing, submit to the Administrator an application, in such form as he shall require, for authorization of such program. Within ninety Notice and days following submission of an application under this subsection, hearing, the Administrator shall issue a notice as to whether or not he expects such program to be authorized, and within ninety days following such notice (and after opportunity for public hearing) he shall publish his findings as to whether or not the conditions listed in items (1), (2), and (3) below have been met. Such State is authorized to carry out such program in lieu of the Federal program under this subtitle in such State and to issue and enforce permits for the storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous waste unless, within ninety days following submission of the application the Administrator notifies such State that such program may not be authorized and, within ninety days following such notice and after opportunity for public hearing, he finds that (1) such State program is not equivalent to the Federal program under this subtitle, (2) such program is not consistent with the Federal or State programs applicable in other States, or (3) such "SEC.

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