---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 124.17"
title: "40"
number: "124.17"
heading: "Response to comments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/124.17"
---

# §124.17. Response to comments.

- (a) (Applicable to State programs, see 40 CFR [123.25 (NPDES)](/cfr/40/123.25.md?p=NPDES), [145.11 (UIC)](/cfr/40/145.11.md?p=UIC), and [271.14 (RCRA)](/cfr/40/271.14.md?p=RCRA).)At the time that any final permit decision is issued under [§ 124.15](/cfr/40/124.15.md), the Director shall issue a response to comments. States are only required to issue a response to comments when a final permit is issued. This response shall:
  - (1) Specify which provisions, if any, of the draft permit have been changed in the final permit decision, and the reasons for the change; and
  - (2) Briefly describe and respond to all significant comments on the draft permit raised during the public comment period, or during any hearing.
- (b) For EPA-issued permits, any documents cited in the response to comments shall be included in the administrative record for the final permit decision as defined in [§ 124.18](/cfr/40/124.18.md). If new points are raised or new material supplied during the public comment period, EPA may document its response to those matters by adding new materials to the administrative record.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 14264, Apr. 1, 1983, as amended at 89 FR 103501, Dec. 18, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 14264, Apr. 1, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 14264, Apr. 1, 1983, as amended at 89 FR 103501, Dec. 18, 2024]