Notice of Opportunity to Provide Informal Public Comments on Regional Solid Waste Management Plans

The executive director (ED) of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) is providing an opportunity for informal public comment on the regional solid waste management plans developed by the 24 regional councils of government (COGs).

Regional solid waste management plans are used by COGs to coordinate and plan the management of solid waste. These plans contain projections of the solid waste management needs for each planning region over the next 20-year period and the prioritized actions to address those needs. The Regional Solid Waste Grant Program provides funding to COGs to implement projects that support the goals and objectives of their approved regional solid waste management plans. The content requirements for the regional solid waste management plans are listed in 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 330, Subchapter O.

The plans cover the 2022-2042 plan period. The ED will review and consider all comments received and provide final recommendations to the COGs before approving the plans. The ED will not formally respond to informal comments or publish additional notice of changes to the draft plans. In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, §363.062(f), the commission will conduct a formal rulemaking to adopt all approved regional solid waste management plans and incorporate those plans into 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter O. The rulemaking will include a formal 30-day comment period and response to comments. Any informal comments received will be acknowledged during the rulemaking process.

Submittal of Comments

Copies of the proposed plans are available for public review on the commission's website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/wastegrant. The ED will consider written public comments received before September 20, 2022, when providing final recommendations to the COGs before approving the plans. All public comment or questions about the plans may be submitted via email to jessica.uramkin@tceq.texas.gov. Include "Regional Solid Waste Management Plans" in the email subject line. The ED will also accept public comments addressed and mailed to: Business and Program Services Section, Attn: Regional Solid Waste Management Plans, P.O. Box 13087, MC 126, Austin, Texas 78711-3087.

TRD-202202962

Charmaine Backens

Deputy Director, Environmental Law Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Filed: August 9, 2022