Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-2A-23
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Rules designating application tiers
Official statutory text
A. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to
promulgate rules to implement the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental
Permitting Act for each tier that will to the greatest extent
possible:
1. Enable applicants to follow a consistent application
process;
2. Ensure that uniform public participation opportunities are
offered;
3. Provide for uniformity in notices required of applicants;
and
4. Set forth procedural application requirements.
B. The rules shall designate applications as Tier I, II, or III
and shall at a minimum be consistent with federal law. In making
these determinations, the Board shall consider information and data
offered on:
1. The significance of the potential impact of the type of
activity on the environment;
2. The amount, volume, and types of waste proposed to be
accepted, stored, treated, disposed, discharged, emitted, or land
applied;
3. The degree of public concern traditionally connected with
the type of activity;
4. The federal classification, if any, for the proposed
activity, operation, or type of site or facility; and
5. Any other factors relevant to the determinations.
C. For purposes of this section, the Board shall ensure that
designations are, at a minimum, consistent with any analogous
classifications set forth in applicable federal programs.
D. The rules for each tier shall:
1. Set forth uniform procedures for filing an application;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 85
2. Contain specific uniform requirements for each type of
notice and public participation or hearing opportunities required by
the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act;
3. Contain other provisions needed to implement and administer
the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act;
and
4. Designate positions to which the Director may delegate, in
writing, the power and duty to issue, renew, amend, modify, and deny
permits.
promulgate rules to implement the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental
Permitting Act for each tier that will to the greatest extent
possible:
1. Enable applicants to follow a consistent application
process;
2. Ensure that uniform public participation opportunities are
offered;
3. Provide for uniformity in notices required of applicants;
and
4. Set forth procedural application requirements.
B. The rules shall designate applications as Tier I, II, or III
and shall at a minimum be consistent with federal law. In making
these determinations, the Board shall consider information and data
offered on:
1. The significance of the potential impact of the type of
activity on the environment;
2. The amount, volume, and types of waste proposed to be
accepted, stored, treated, disposed, discharged, emitted, or land
applied;
3. The degree of public concern traditionally connected with
the type of activity;
4. The federal classification, if any, for the proposed
activity, operation, or type of site or facility; and
5. Any other factors relevant to the determinations.
C. For purposes of this section, the Board shall ensure that
designations are, at a minimum, consistent with any analogous
classifications set forth in applicable federal programs.
D. The rules for each tier shall:
1. Set forth uniform procedures for filing an application;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 85
2. Contain specific uniform requirements for each type of
notice and public participation or hearing opportunities required by
the Oklahoma Agriculture Environmental Permitting Act;
3. Contain other provisions needed to implement and administer
the Oklahoma Agriculture Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Act;
and
4. Designate positions to which the Director may delegate, in
writing, the power and duty to issue, renew, amend, modify, and deny
permits.
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