Volume 41 - Issue 18 - May 5, 2022
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Proposed Permit Renewal Action
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) received a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit renewal application for hazardous waste storage from Univar Solutions USA, Inc. (Univar Solutions), the owner and operator of the facility located at 5420 Speaker R.d, Kansas City, Kansas. KDHE is providing notice of their intent to renew the Univar Solutions RCRA permit, EPA identification number KSD057889313.
The permit will allow Univar Solutions to: receive and store hazardous waste in approved containers generated from on-site and off-site generators and operate one permitted hazardous waste storage pad with total storage capacity of 9,240 gallons (168 55-gallon containers) of containerized liquid and solid hazardous waste. The waste materials managed at the facility will include ignitable, corrosive, reactive, toxic, and listed liquid or solid hazardous wastes.
The draft permit is being considered for issuance under authority of the Kansas Statutes Annotated (K.S.A.) 65-3430 et seq. and Kansas Administrative Regulations (K.A.R.) 28-31-4 through 28-31-279a. Documents that support the draft permit conditions and all data submitted by the applicant are part of the administrative record.
State hazardous waste laws require that the public be given at least 45 days to review the administrative record for the draft permit prior to KDHE taking a final action. The purpose of having a public comment period is to ensure that interested parties have an opportunity to evaluate the conditions specified in the draft permit and to provide their input into the permit decision-making process. A copy of the administrative record which includes the draft permit, the fact sheet, the permit application, and all information pertaining to this permit action is available for public review May 5, 2022 through June 19, 2022, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours at the following locations:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Hazardous Waste Permits Section
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612
Contact: Kerri Kennedy
785-296-6898
Kansas City Kansas Public Library
W. Wyandotte Branch
1737 N. 82nd St.
Kansas City, KS 66112
Contact: Linda Wolford
913-295-8250 ext. 5030
Administrative records can also be accessed on the KDHE website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/621/Hazardous-Waste-Public-Notices.
Anyone wishing to comment on the draft permit should submit written comments postmarked no later than June 20, 2022 to the KDHE contact at the above listed address.
A public hearing has not been scheduled; however, any interested person may request a public hearing in writing which states the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in a public hearing. If written requests are received which indicate a significant degree of public interest in the draft permit, a public hearing will be scheduled, and advanced notice of hearing will be given to the public. After consideration of all comments received, the Secretary of KDHE will make a final decision to issue or deny the permit. Notice of the Secretary’s decision will be given to the applicant, all persons who submitted written comments, those who commented at the public hearing, and those who requested notice of the final permit decision. If none of the comments received during the public comment period result in revision(s) to the draft permit, the permit will become effective immediately upon its issuance. If comments received during the public comment period result in revision(s), the permit will become effective 30 days after service of notice of the final decision to allow for public review of the revisions in accordance with 40 CFR 124.15 and K.A.R. 28-31-124(c)(8). Any appeal of the final permit decision must be filed within 15 days after service of notice in accordance with K.S.A 65-3440 and K.S.A. 77-601 et.seq.
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Doc. No. 050098
