---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 239.6"
title: "40"
number: "239.6"
heading: "Permitting requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/239.6"
---

# §239.6. Permitting requirements.

- (a) State law must require that:
  - (1) Documents for permit determinations are made available for public review and comment; and
  - (2) **Final determinations on permit applications are made known to the public.**
- (b) The state shall have procedures that ensure that public comments on permit determinations are considered.
- (c) The state must fully describe its public participation procedures for permit issuance and post-permit actions in the narrative description required under [§ 239.4](/cfr/40/239.4.md) and include a copy of these procedures in its permit program application.
- (d) The state shall have the authority to collect all information necessary to issue permits that are adequate to ensure compliance with the relevant [40 CFR part 257](/cfr/40/part257.md), subpart [B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md) or [40](/cfr/40/subpart40.md) CFR [part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md) federal revised criteria.
- (e) For municipal solid waste landfill units, state law must require that:
  - (1) Prior to construction and operation, all new municipal solid waste landfill units shall have a permit incorporating the conditions identified in [paragraph (e)(3)](#e-3) of this section;
  - (2) All existing municipal solid waste landfill units shall have a permit incorporating the conditions identified in [paragraph (e)(3)](#e-3) of this section by the deadlines identified in [40 CFR 258.1](/cfr/40/258.1.md);
  - (3) The state shall have the authority to impose requirements for municipal solid waste landfill units adequate to ensure compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md). These requirements shall include:
    - (i) General standards which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart A](/cfr/40/subpartA.md);
    - (ii) Location restrictions for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md);
    - (iii) Operating criteria for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart C](/cfr/40/subpartC.md);
    - (iv) Design criteria for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart D](/cfr/40/subpartD.md);
    - (v) Ground-water monitoring and corrective action standards for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart E](/cfr/40/subpartE.md);
    - (vi) Closure and post-closure care standards for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), [subpart F](/cfr/40/subpartF.md); and
    - (vii) Financial assurance standards for municipal solid waste landfill units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 258](/cfr/40/part258.md), subpart G.
- (f) For non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG waste, state law must require that:
  - (1) Prior to construction and operation, all new non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste shall have a permit incorporating the conditions identified in [paragraph (f)(3)](#f-3) of this section;
  - (2) All existing non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste shall have a permit incorporating the conditions identified in [paragraph (f)(3)](#f-3) of this section by the deadlines identified in [40 CFR 257.5](/cfr/40/257.5.md);
  - (3) The state shall have the authority to impose requirements for non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste adequate to ensure compliance with [40 CFR part 257](/cfr/40/part257.md), subpart B. These requirements shall include:
    - (i) General standards which achieve compliance with [40 CFR part 257](/cfr/40/part257.md), [subpart B](/cfr/40/subpartB.md) ([§ 257.5](/cfr/40/257.5.md));
    - (ii) Location restrictions for non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR 257.7 through 257.13](/cfr/40/257.7..257.13.md);
    - (iii) Ground-water monitoring and corrective action standards for non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units which achieve compliance with [40 CFR 257.21 through 257.28](/cfr/40/257.21..257.28.md); and,
    - (iv) Recordkeeping for non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units which achieves compliance with [40 CFR 257.30](/cfr/40/257.30.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945.

### Source

Source: 63 FR 57040, Oct. 23, 1998, unless otherwise noted.