ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE SCRAP TIRE PROGRAM

DIVISION 335-4, ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

PUBLIC NOTICE - 423

Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 9:30 am for the Division 4 Hearing 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 335-4 (Scrap Tire Program) of the ADEM Administrative Code.

Revisions to the ADEM Admin. Code Div. 335-4 Scrap Tire Program, are being proposed to provide updates to the existing language to include the use of the Department-approved electronic system, amend definitions and recordkeeping and reporting requirements, update remediation plan requirements, clarify registration and permitting, management of tire materials, requirements for scrap tire receivers, processors, and transporters, and overall updates for clarity and consistency. In addition, rules were added for the End-Use Market Development Program and Procedures for Variances.

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 and summary of reasons 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 Monroe
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, March 21, 2024.

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 24th day of January, 2024, 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.