---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 256.63"
title: "40"
number: "256.63"
heading: "Requirements for public participation in the permitting of facilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/256.63"
---

# §256.63. Requirements for public participation in the permitting of facilities.

- (a) Before approving a permit application (or renewal of a permit) for a resource recovery or solid waste disposal facility the State shall hold a public hearing to solicit public reaction and recommendations on the proposed permit application if the State determines there is a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit.
- (b) This hearing shall be held in accord with [40 CFR 25.5](/cfr/40/25.5.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 4002(b), Pub. L. 94-580, 90 Stat. 2813(b) (42 U.S.C. 6942(b)).

### Source

Source: 44 FR 45079, July 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.