The Department of Natural Resources proposed amendments to regulations governing dam and levee construction. The amendments would remove regulatory restrictions from the dam and levee safety rules and remove regulations that are duplicative with the Department of Agriculture. A hearing will be held May 16, 2024. See https://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/hearings/hearingsSearch/results/847987/348861.

The Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department proposed to adopt amendments to regulations governing the New Solar Market Development Income Tax Credit.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing Solid Waste Program permits. The amendments would, among other things, relocate and add permit exemptions, modify filing provisions and notification requirements, clarify professional engineer and geologist requirements, establish a general permit program, and update permit-by-notification and emergency facility permit provisions. A hearing will be held April 25, 2024. Comments are due May 3, 2024.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing additional solid waste facility requirements. The amendments would clarify and revise provisions concerning equipment installation, access control, design plans, construction prerequisites, operating approval, reporting obligations, waste management, closure procedures, and notifications to the Department. A hearing will be held May 1, 2024. Comments are due May 10, 2024.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing financial assurance. The amendments would remove outdated references, clarify definitions related to financial assurance mechanisms, revise closure cost estimation procedures, clarify requirements for financial assurance plans and updates to a facility’s closure cost estimate, add conditions for the release of financial assurance obligations, and add procedures for accessing funds guaranteed by a permittee’s financial assurance mechanism. A hearing will be held May 1, 2024.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing processing/treatment (P/T) facility requirements. The amendments would, among other things, allow unprocessed recyclable material, whether select or non-select, at P/T facilities; establish capacity limits for select recyclables, non-select recyclables, and liquids; specify storage quantities for residual and bypass waste; and prohibit waste processing by combustion. A hearing will be held May 1, 2024. Comments are due May 10, 2024.

The Department of Environmental Services proposed to readopt, with amendments, regulations governing collection, storage, and transfer facility requirements. The amendments would, among other things, describe exemptions for certain facilities; clarify facility requirements, such as heating and ventilation; and add new provisions to address specific waste management needs, such as infectious waste, needle collection, and drug takeback programs. A hearing will be held May 1, 2024. Comments are due May 10, 2024.