PUBLIC LAW 96-482—OCT. 21, 1980
94 STAT. 2349
initiative, he shall hold an informal public hearing (including an opportunity for presentation of written and oral views) on whether he should issue a permit for the proposed facility. Whenever possible the Administrator shall schedule such hearing at a location convenient to the nearest population center to such proposed facility and give notice in the aforementioned manner of the date, time, and subject matter of such hearing. No State program which provides for the issuance of permits referred to in this paragraph may be authorized by the Administrator under section 3006 unless such program pro- 42 USC 6926. vides for the notice and hearing required by the paragraph.". SEC. 27. (a) Section 7006 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended 42 USC 6976. as follows: (1) by inserting "(a) REVIEW OF FINAL REGULATIONS AND CERTAIN PETITIONS.—" laefore "Any";
(2) by adding after "pursuant to this Act" the following: "and the Administrator's denial of any petition for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of any regulation under this Act"; (3) by adding after "or requirement under this Act" the following: "or denying any petition for the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any regulation under this Act"; (4) by striking out "Columbia. Any" and substituting "Columbia, and"; (5) by inserting "or denial" after "date of such promulgation"; (6) by inserting "for review" after "date of such petition"; (7) by striking out ". Action" in paragraph (1) thereof and substituting "; action"; and (8) by striking out "proper. The" in paragraph (2) thereof and substituting "proper; the '. (b) Such section 7006 is further amended by adding the following new subsection 0^) at the end thereof: "(b) REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS UNDER SECTIONS 3005 AND 3006.— Review of the Administrator's action (1) in issuing, denying, modifying, or revoking any permit under section 3005, or (2) in granting, denying, or withdrawing authorization or interim authorization under section 3006, may be had by any interested person in the Circuit Court of Appeals of the United States for the Federal judicial district in which such person resides or transacts such business upon application by such person. Any such application shall be made within ninety days from the date of such issuance, denial, modification, revocation, grant, or withdrawal, or after such date only if such application is based solely on grounds which arose after such ninetieth day. Such review shall be in accordance with sections 701 through 706 of title 5 of the United States Code.". SEC. 28. Section 7009 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by striking out "unless the Secretary" and substituting "unless the Administrator. SEC. 29. Section 8002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended by— (1) by striking out the last sentence of subsection (f) of such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Not later than thirty-six months after the date of the enactment of the Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980 the Administrator shall publish a report of such study and shall include appropriate findings and recommendations for Federal and nonFederal actions concerning such effects. Such report shall be submitted to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Interstate and
42 USC 6925, 6926.
Application.
42 USC 6979.
Study. 42 USC 6982.
Ante, p. 2334.
Report to congressional committees.
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