1. Section Overview and Emerging Issues
Bob Patton, Jr., Manager
Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Section Overview and Emerging Issues
May 17, 2017
Bob Patton, Jr., Manager
Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section
May 17, 2017

2. Organizational Charts
Brent Wade
Deputy Director
Permitting & Registration Support Division
Jaya Zyman, P.E., Director
Registration & Reporting Section
Don Kennedy, Manager
Occupational Licensing Section
Linda Saladino, Manager
Remediation Division
Beth Seaton, Director
Superfund Section
Monica Harris, P.G., Manager
Voluntary Cleanup Program/Corrective Action Section
Merrie Smith, P.G., Manager
Petroleum Storages Tank/Dry Cleaner Remediation Sections
Kenneth Davis, P.G., Manager
Division Support Section
Craig Watts, Manager
Waste Permits Division
Earl Lott, Director
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Bob Patton, Manager
Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section
Chance Goodin, Manager
Business & Program Services Section
Charly Fritz, Manager
Radioactive Materials Division
Charles Maguire, Director
Radioactive MaterialS Section
Bobby Janecka, Manager
Underground Injection Control Permits Section
Lorrie Council, P.G., Manager
Organizational Charts
WASTE PERMITS DIVISION
Earl Lott
Director
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Bob Patton, Jr., Manager
Municipal solid waste permits section
Chance Goodin, Manager
Business & Program Services section
Charly Fritz, Manager
[Background chart – Office of Waste; foreground chart – Waste Permits Division]
Organizational Charts
[In foreground, Waste Permits Division organizational chart.]
[In background, Office of Waste organizational chart.]

3. Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Bob Patton, Jr.
Section Manager
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section Team 1
Will Wyman, Team Leader
Technical ASSISTANCE Group
Scott Green, Work Leader
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section Team 2
Sarah Schreier, Team Leader
[Industrial & Hazardous Waste Organizational Chart]
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
[Graphic of Industrial & Hazardous Permits Section Organizational chart.]

4. I&HW Permits: 181 Post-Closure Orders: 6 Notifications, reports, etc.
Commercial: 53
Non-Commercial: 128
Post-Closure Orders: 6
Notifications, reports, etc.
I&HW
Permits: 179
Commercial: 52
Non-Commercial: 127
Post-Closure Orders: 6
Notifications, reports, etc.

5. Combustion 23 sites, 56 combustion units 13 Incinerators
34 Liquid-Fired Boilers
8 Halogen Acid Furnaces
1 Sulfuric Acid Furnace
Combustion
23 sites, 56 combustion units
13 Incinerators
34 Liquid-Fired Boilers
8 Halogen Acid Furnaces
1 Sulfuric Acid Furnace

6. FY16 Application Reviews
Application Type
# Completed
New
Renewal 12
Class 3 Mods 4
Class 2 Mods 20
Class 1ED Mods 32 41
Revocations 1
Total
110
[Table showing:]
New: 0
Renewal: 12
Class 3 Modifications: 4
Class 2 modifications: 20
Class 1 ED modifications: 32
Class 1 modifications: 41
Revocations: 1
FY16 Application Reviews
[Table showing:]
New: 0
Renewal: 12
Class 3 Modifications: 4
Class 2 modifications: 20
Class 1 ED modifications: 32
Class 1 modifications: 41
Revocations: 1
Total: 110

7. FY16 Reports Total Reports: 651 Combustion Completions: 29
Including Groups 3’s and 4’s
Combustion Completions: 29
Including plans and results
FY16 Reports
Total Reports: 651
Including Group 3’s and 4’s
Combustion Completions: 29
Including plans and results

8. Technical Analysis Group
[Table showing:]
Audits: 557
Recycling activity notifications: 118
DSW exclusions: 11
QA/QC data sets: 44
Items Processed & Reviewed
FY16 Numbers
Audits
557
Recycling Activity Notifications
118
DSW & HSM Exclusions 11
QA/QC Data Sets 44
Technical Analysis Group
[Table showing:]
Audits: 557
Recycling activity notifications: 118
DSW & HSM exclusions: 11
QA/QC data sets: 44

9. Applicant Toolbox
[In background, image of a toolbox with the following labels: Part B Electronic Checklist, Standardized NOD Letter, Guidance Documents and Tools, Pre-Application Meetings, Listserv – Updates.] [In foreground, image of an open toolbox with the following text: “Easier, Better, Faster Permitting”.]
Developing improvements guided by application deficiency studies and the Part B electronic checklist.
Applicant Toolbox
Developing improvements guided by application deficiency studies and the Part B electronic checklist.
[In background, image of a toolbox with the following labels: Part B Electronic Checklist, Standardized NOD Letter, Guidance Documents and Tools, Pre-Application Meetings, Listserv – Updates.]
[In foreground, image of an open toolbox with the following text: “Easier, Better, Faster Permitting”.]

10. EPA Updates Rollback possibilities E-Manifest
RCRA grant budget reductions
15% and possibly greater
Impact to application turnaround time
EPA Updates
Rollback possibilities
E-Manifest
RCRA grant budget reductions
15% and possibly greater
Impact to application turnaround time

11. Texas Legislative Updates
Approx. 65 bills analyzed for Waste Permits Division
Approx. 20 bills directly affecting Waste Permits Division
Approx. 7 bills directly affecting Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Texas Legislative Updates
Approximately 65 bills analyzed for Waste Permits Division
Approximately 20 bills directly affecting Waste Permits Division
Approximately 7 bills directly affecting Industrial and Hazardous Waste

12. Legislature Affecting I&HW
SB/HB
Summary
Important Dates
Important Events
SB 781
Relating to a limitation on the location of solid waste facilities (in regards to the recharge zone of a sole source aquifer).
2/8/2017
Filed
SB 1629
HB 4058
Relating to systems of prior authorization for the control, management, and disposal of certain nonhazardous, industrial solid wastes.
3/9/2017
3/10/2017
SB Filed
HB Filed
SB 1628
Relating to the replacement of contested case hearings for certain environmental permits with a petition for administrative review.
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]
Legislature Affecting I&HW
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]

13. Legislature Affecting I&HW
SB/HB
Summary
Important Dates
Important Events
SB 2155
Relating to the issuance or amendment of a permit for a solid waste facility or hazardous waste land disposal unit to be located in a “special flood hazard area” (replaces “100-year floodplain”).
3/10/2017
Filed
SB 1598
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.
3/9/2017
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]
Legislature Affecting I&HW
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]

14. Legislature Affecting I&HW
SB/HB
Summary
Important Dates
Important Events
SB 551
Relating to inaccurate or incomplete permit applications for solid waste facilities.
1/20/2017
SB Filed
HB 4067
Would require financial assurance of not less than $25,000 for recycling facilities.
3/10/2017
Filed
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]
Legislature Affecting I&HW
[Table showing 85th legislature house and senate bills affecting industrial and hazardous waste.]

15. I&HW Updates
I&HW Updates

16. Report Format Standardized Combustion Program submittals
CPT Plans and Reports
Cover Sheet
Checklists
Future standardization of other industrial and hazardous waste reports
Report Format
Standardized Combustion Program submittals
CPT Plans and Reports
Cover Sheet
Checklists
Future standardization of other industrial and hazardous waste reports

17. Risk Assessment Evaluated all line items in Part B requirements
Risk grading in 4 areas including technical complexity, risk to human health & the environment
Uses:
Training new staff
Focused review
Improved instruction and guidance
Risk Assessment
Evaluated all line items in Part B requirements
Risk grading in 4 areas including technical complexity, risk to human health & the environment
Uses:
Training new staff
Focused review
Improved instruction and guidance

18. Scoring Format for Deficiencies
Using risk score to determine severity of deficiencies
Quantify performance based on sum total of deficient items
Possibly use information to make decisions to return applications
Scoring Format for Deficiencies
Using risk score to determine severity of deficiencies
Quantify performance based on sum total of deficient items
Possibly use information to make decisions to return applications

19. Section Organizational Chart
[Current Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section organizational chart.]
Section Organizational Chart
[Current Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section organizational chart.]

20. Topics Covered Today Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
Closure Cost Estimates
Waste Classification
Topics Covered Today
Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
Closure Cost Estimates
Waste Classification

21. Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
Improved application format
Update on common application deficiencies
Combustion streamlining
Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
Improved application format
Update on common application deficiencies
Combustion streamlining

22. EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
60+ changes
Reorganize the rules based on generator status
Clarify areas in the rule where ambiguity existed
Add flexibility for generators managing hazardous wastes under certain conditions
Improve efficiency and effectiveness
Non-compliance rate 10 to 30%
EPA Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule
60+ changes
Reorganize the rules based on generator status
Clarify areas in the rule where ambiguity existed
Add flexibility for generators managing hazardous wastes under certain conditions
Improve efficiency and effectiveness
Non-compliance rate 10 to 30%

23. Closure Cost Estimates
Plans
Cost Estimate Requirements
Technical Guidance No. 10
Cost Estimating Tools
RACER Overview
Closure Cost Estimates
Plans
Cost Estimate Requirements
Technical Guidance No. 10
Cost Estimating Tools
RACER Overview

24. Waste Classification Who Needs to Comply With 30 TAC 335 Subchapter R?
Waste Classes
Process Knowledge, Testing, and Documentation
Texas Waste Code Formula
Notification Requirements and Forms
Examples
Waste Classification

25. Sign Up for GovDelivery
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Receive the I&HW Quarterly update, and notification of IHW forms, rule, guidance, and procedure updates:
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26. Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
Next Presentation
At 10:30
Adrienne Clark, Charles Brown, and Chris Shaw
Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Easier, Better, Faster Permitting
May 17, 2017
Adrienne Clark, Charles Brown, and Chris Shaw
Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section
Presenting at 10:30.

27. How to Contact Us
Bob Patton, Jr., Manager Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section (512)
How to Contact Us
Bob Patton, Jr., Manager
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Permits Section
(512)