ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE MEDICAL WASTE PROGRAM
DIVISION 335-17, ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PUBLIC NOTICE 422
Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. for the Division 17 Hearing to be held in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Boulevard in Montgomery, to consider proposed revisions to Division 335-17 (Medical Waste Program) of the ADEM Administrative Code.
Revisions to the ADEM Admin. Code Div. 335-17 Medical Waste Program are being proposed to reorganize and improve the organization of the existing regulatory requirements.
Copies of the proposed rules are available at a cost of 30 cents per page at each of the locations listed below. The summary of reasons supporting the revisions is available free of charge. Copies of the proposed rules and summary of reasons can also be found on the internet at http://adem.alabama.gov/newsEvents/pubHearings.cnt at no cost. For additional questions or comments, please contact one of the following offices:
ADEM, Office of General Counsel
Attn: Angela Reeder
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
Montgomery, AL 36110-2400
(334) 260-4510
ADEM, Birmingham Field Office
Attn: Mary Taylor
110 Vulcan Road
Birmingham, AL 35209-4702
(205) 942-6168
ADEM, Decatur Field Office
Attn: Jan Childers
2715 Sandlin Road, SW
Decatur, AL 35603-1333
(256) 353-1713
ADEM, Coastal Field Office
Attn: Jenika Monroe
1615 South Broad Street
Mobile, AL 36605
(251) 450-3400
The public hearing is being held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments. The same may be submitted in writing but must be received by the Hearing Officer prior to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to: ADEM Hearing Officer, Office of General Counsel, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2400) or by e-mail at hearing.officer@adem.alabama.gov.
Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the Department’s Permits & Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.
This notice is hereby given this 21st day of August 2024, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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Lance R. LeFleur
Director
Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.