Proposed Underground Storage Tank Operator Training Regulations
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BUREAU OF WASTE PREVENTION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) will hold public hearings on emergency regulations to implement portions of the Underground Storage Tank Regulations (M.G.L. Chapter 21O, Section 4).
These emergency regulations create a training program for underground storage tank Class A, B and C operators in accordance with federal law. Operators are required to be trained internally and then Class A and B operators must take and pass a state administered examination. Public hearings will be conducted under the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 30A on:
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
MassDEP Headquarters
2nd Floor, Atlantic Room
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
Thursday, June 23, 2011
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
MassDEP Central Regional Office
Concord Room
627 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Testimony may be presented orally and/or in writing at the public hearings. The period for accepting written comments will remain open until 5:00 p.m. on July 5, 2011. Submit comments to: MassDEP, Underground Storage Tank Program, c/o Thomas Denormandie, UST Program, One Winter St., 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02108 or thomas.denormandie@state.ma.us. The proposed regulations are available on the MassDEP website at http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/publiche.htm, at one of the Service Centers at each of MassDEP's four regional offices; or by contacting the UST Hotline at 617-556-1035 extension 2; or at dep.ust@state.ma.us
For special accommodations for these hearings, please contact Donald M. Gomes, MassDEP ADA Coordinator, at 617-556-1057, TDD Service 1-800-298-2207, One Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108. This information is available in alternative format upon request.
By order of the Department.
Kenneth Kimmell, Commissioner