Coordinated Permitting Process Clause Samples

Coordinated Permitting Process. The State and EPA agree to coordinate the issuance of permits, including joint permits, in the State for facilities subject to those provisions of HSWA for which the State does not have authorization. In accordance with §3006(c)(3) of RCRA, the State may enter into an agreement with the Administrator under which the State may assist in the administration of the requirements and prohibitions which take effect pursuant to HSWA. Details of coordinated permitting activities will be set forth in the Grant Work Plan, and will be reviewed and revised as often as necessary, but no less often than annually to assure their continued appropriateness. Upon authorization of the State for a permit-related provision of HSWA, the details of any coordinated permitting activities set out in the Grant Work Plan will be amended to reflect the authorization. EPA oversight of State corrective action decisions will be performed in accordance with work sharing responsibilities established in the Grant Work Plan, as resources allow. The State agrees to work cooperatively with EPA in achieving EPA’s 2005 GPRA goals for corrective action environmental indicators, details of which will be established in the Grant Work Plan. The State will submit to EPA copies of draft corrective action decision documents (e.g., approvals of reports and work plans, disapproval comment letters, permit modifications, permits and orders, statements of basis for proposed remedy and final remedy decisions) within seven (7) days of EPA’s request. The State will consider and respond to EPA’s comments on final corrective action decisions and will submit copies of all final corrective action decision documents to EPA within seven (7) days of issuance. The State will conduct the RCRA-authorized Corrective Action Program in a manner consistent with applicable EPA guidance and in a manner that promotes rapid achievement of cleanups, while protecting human health and the environment. Specifically, the State will, to the extent practicable: 1. adopt flexible, practical, results-based approaches that focus on short-term control of human exposure and migration of contaminated groundwater, with the long- term goal being final cleanup; 2. provide ready public access to information and meaningful opportunities for public involvement in the cleanup process; and 3. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ innovation, creativity, communication and technical expertise, focusing on accelerating cleanups and meeting program goals. EPA will assist the State wi...