ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE VOLUNTARY CLEANUP PROGRAM (VCP)
DIVISION 335-1 and 335-15, ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PUBLIC NOTICE - 461
Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on Thursday , February 3, 2022, at 9:00 am for the Division 1 Hearing and 10:30 am for the Division 15 Hearing, both to be held in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Boulevard in Montgomery, to consider proposed revisions to Division 335-1 (General Administration) and Division 335-15 (Voluntary Cleanup Program) of the ADEM Administrative Code.
Revisions to Division 1 of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) Administrative Code are being proposed to modify and add forms required for the implementation of the Department’s rules and regulations. Additional modifications are being proposed to restructure the Voluntary Cleanup Program fees outlined in Fee Schedule H. In addition, revisions to the Division 15 Code are being proposed to provide greater public participation for cleanup remedies in which the proposed final remedy is an Environmental Covenant. Additionally, changes to the Voluntary Cleanup Program Application are proposed to improve site identification. The Department is also proposing to make several typographical and citation corrections in the existing regulations.
Copies of the proposed rules are available at a cost of 30 cents per page at each of the locations listed below. The summary of reasons supporting the revisions is available free of charge. Copies of the proposed rules for Division 15 and the proposed rules for Division 1 and the summary of reasons for Division 15 and the summary of reasons for Division 1 can also be found on the internet at http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/pubHearings.cnt at no cost. For additional questions or comments, please contact one of the following offices:
ADEM, Office of General Counsel
Attn: Angela Reeder
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110-2400
(334) 260-4510
ADEM, Birmingham Field Office
Attn: Mary Taylor
110 Vulcan Road
Birmingham, AL 35209-4702
(205) 942-6168
ADEM, Decatur Field Office
Attn: Jan Childers
2715 Sandlin Road, SW
Decatur, AL 35603-1333
(256) 353-1713
ADEM, Mobile Field Office
Attn: Jenika Haywood
2204 Perimeter Road
Mobile, AL 36615-1131
(251) 450-3400
The public hearing is being held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments. The same may be submitted in writing but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, 2022.
Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to: ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2400) or by e-mail at hearing.officer@adem.alabama.gov
Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits & Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.
This notice is hereby given this 19th day of December, 2021, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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Lance R. LeFleur
Director
Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in the administration of its programs.