94 STAT. 2348
PUBLIC LAW 96-482—OCT. 21, 1980
Occupational Safety and Health in carrying out their duties under 29 USC 651 note, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Administrator shall— "(1) provide the following information, as such information becomes available, to the Secretary and the Director: "(A) the identity of any hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal facility or site where cleanup is planned or underway; "(B) information identifying the hazards to which persons working at a hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage, disposal facility or site or otherwise handling hazardous waste may be exposed, the nature and extent of the exposure, and methods to protect workers from such hazards; and "(C) incidents of worker injury or harm at a hazardous waste generation, treatment, storage or disposal facility or site; and "(2) notify the Secretary and the Director of the Administra42 USC 6930. tor's receipt of notifications under section 3010 or reports under 42 USC sections 3002, 3003, and 3004 of this title and make such notifica6922-6924. tions and reports available to the Secretary and the Director.". 42 USC 6973. SEC. 25. Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by(1) inserting "(a) AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.—" after "7003"; (2) striking out "is presenting" and inserting in lieu thereof "may present"; (3) striking out "the alleged disposal" and inserting in lieu thereof "such handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal"; and (4) adding the following at the end thereof: "The Administrator may also, after notice to the affected State, take other action under this section including, but not limited to, issuing such orders as may be necessary to protect public health and the environment. "(b) VIOLATIONS.—Any person who willfully violates, or fails or refuses to comply with, any order of the Administrator under subsection (a) may, in an action brought in the appropriate United States district court to enforce such order, be fined not more than $5,000 for each day in which such violation occurs or such failure to comply continues.'. Facility permit SEC. 26. Section 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended ^^t^f^'^t' ^^ inserting "(1)" after "PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—" and by inserting 42 USC 6974
- ^® following new paragraph at the end thereof:
"(2) Before the issuing of a permit to any person with any respect to any facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous 42 USC 6925. wastes under section 3005, the Administrator shall— "(A) cause to be published in major local newspapers of general circulation and broadcast over local radio stations notice of the agency's intention to issue such permit, and "(B) transmit in writing notice of the agency's intention to issue such permit to each unit of local government having jurisdiction over the area in which such facility is proposed to be located and to each State agency having any authority under State law with respect to the construction or operation of such facility. Hearing. If within 45 days the Administrator receives written notice of opposition to the agency's intention to issue such permit and a request for a hearing, or if the Administrator determines on his own
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