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The Office of Administrative Law approved the regulations on February
25, 2003. The regulations are effective immediately.
Description
Revision of regulations concerning closure and postclosure maintenance in response to
the December 2000 Bureau of State Audits report on the Board.
Affected Regulatory Code Sections
Title 27, California Code of Regulations, Division 2
Sections 20164, 21110, 21570, 21640, 21780, 21860, 21865, and 21870
Rulemaking History
Staff conducted public workshops on
November 28, 2001, in Diamond Bar, California and on November 30, 2001, in
Sacramento, California to solicit comments on draft regulatory text. At its February
19-20, 2002, meeting the Board directed staff to seek additional input
from stakeholders and return to the Board in April 2002.
At its April
8, 2002, meeting the Permitting and Enforcement Committee directed staff
to seek additional input from stakeholders and return to request direction to begin a 45-day comment
period.
On May
6, 2002, the Permitting and
Enforcement Committee directed staff to begin a 45-day comment period. The
comment period ran from July 19 through September 2, 2002.
The Board conducted a public
hearing on September 9, 2002.
At its November
12, 2002 meeting the Permitting and Enforcement Committee directed staff
to begin a 15-day public comment period for changes made to the proposed
text. The comment period ran from November 13 through November 27,
2002.
The Board adopted the regulations at its December
10, 2002 meeting.
The Office of Administrative Law approved the regulations on February
25, 2003. The regulations are effective immediately.
Stakeholder Input
Notice of Public Workshops, November
2001 (Word, 144 KB): Notice of November 2001 public workshops and
mailing list request form.
Rulemaking Documents
Final Text, February 2003 (Word, 113 KB):
Final text approved by OAL on February 25, 2003.
Final Statement of Reasons, Addendum,
February 2003 (Word, 23 KB): Addendum to Updated Statement of Reasons
explaining the purpose and intent of the regulations.
Final Statement of Reasons, December 2002 (Word,
66 KB): Updated Statement of Reasons explaining the purpose and intent of
the regulations.
Response to Comments, December 2002 (Word, 30 KB):
Responses to comments received.
Proposed Text, November 2002 (MS Word,
110 KB): Proposed text of permanent regulations for a 15-day comment
period.
Proposed Text, May 2002 (MS Word,
106 KB): Proposed text of permanent regulations published for 45-day comment
period.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, July
2002 (MS Word, 159 KB): Information published in the California Regulatory
Notice Register 45 days prior to the end of the public comment period, which
references the proceedings, statutory authority, an informative digest
describing existing laws, any mandates and the effect of the proposed action
on small business.
Initial Statement of Reasons, May
2002 (MS Word, 59 KB): A statement of the specific purpose and the
rationale for the determination that this regulation is necessary to carry
out the purpose for which it is proposed. Any alternatives considered and
technical documents are also noted here.
4th Draft Informal Text, April 2002
(Word, 106 KB): Draft regulatory text for consideration of approval
to begin 45-day public comment period.
3rd Draft Informal Text, March 2002
(Word, 118 KB): Draft regulatory text for consideration of approval
to begin 45-day public comment period.
2nd Draft Informal Text, February 2002
(Word, 110 KB): Draft regulatory text for consideration of approval
to begin 45-day public comment period.
1st Draft Informal Text, November 13, 2001 (Word, 94 KB): Draft regulatory language distributed for informal review and
comment.
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