Notice of Public Hearing

LOS ANGELES CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT CERTIFIED UNIFIED PROGRAM AGENCY APPLICATION TO REPLACE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE GENERATOR AND ONSITE HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENT IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

DATE:            March 16, 2023
TIME:             11 am to 1 pm
LOCATION:  Video: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83017687398
                      Audio: Call-in (669)-444-9171: Meeting ID – 83017687398

• The Office of the Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) will hold a public hearing pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 27, Section 15300, subdivision (e)(1) to receive public comment on Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) Certified Unified Program Agency’s (CUPA) application to replace the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) as administrator of the Hazardous Waste Generator and Onsite Hazardous Waste Treatment (Hazardous Waste Generator) program element in the City of Los Angeles.

  Background
  On April 13, 2022, CalEPA received an application from LAFD CUPA to remove LACoFD as a PA for the Hazardous Waste Generator program element within the City of Los Angeles and for LAFD CUPA to replace LACoFD as the administrator for the program in the City of Los Angeles. The parties subsequently stipulated that the application presented two questions:

  (1) Should CalEPA remove LACoFD as the Participating Agency (PA) for the HWG Program element; and,

  (2) Should CalEPA approve LAFD CUPA’s application to add the HWG Program element?

  The parties further stipulated that CalEPA should hold a two-hour hearing on March 16, 2023, to receive public comment on the second question.

  At the beginning of the hearing, CalEPA will provide a short overview of the matter. Because the hearing will be focused on the specific question of replacement, commenters should focus their comments on the suitability of LAFD CUPA to administer the program. CalEPA will consider any comments focused on LACoFD’s performance as the participating agency to be outside the scope of the hearing.

  Administrative Record

  1. LAFD CUPA’s amended application to remove LA County PA and add the Hazardous Waste Generator program element and attachments:  Amended App | Hazardous Waste Program | LAFD CUPA Self-Audit 2020-2021 | LAFD CUPA Summary of Changes | LAFD CUPA I&E Plan 2021 | CF 17-0447 Oil and Gas Health Report July 25, 2019
  2. LACoFD Participating Agency’s (PA) response to the amended application
  3. LAFD CUPA’s reply to LA County PA’s Response
  4. LACoFD PA’s sur-reply to LAFD CUPA’s reply
  5. 1997 Participating Agency (PA) Agreement and associated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  6. LACoFD PA’s Program Improvement Agreement (PIA) and related correspondence
  7. LAFD CUPA PA PIA Final CUPA Response dated July 11, 2022
  8. July 8, 2022, Letter from LAFD CUPA lifting the PIA
  9. Information from data management systems such as the California Environmental Reporting System (CERS) and the Hazardous Waste Tracking System (HWTS)
  10. Previously completed CalEPA evaluations of LAFD CUPA, including the 2016 evaluation and related PIA: 2016 LAFD FSOF | CalEPA LAFD PIA
  11. LAFD CUPA Summary Brief
  12. LACoFD PA Summary Brief

       

      Public Participation
      Commenters may provide written comments at or prior to the hearing by submitting them CUPA@calepa.ca.gov. Commenters may provide oral comments at the hearing, but such comments will be limited to no more than three minutes in length. CalEPA will not respond to questions and comments at the meeting.

      CalEPA will translate the hearing in real-time in Spanish and Laotian. CalEPA will record the hearing and later post the recording on its website.

      If you require special accommodations or need this document in an alternative format (i.e., Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Jennifer.Rohde@calepa.ca.gov as soon as possible, but no later than March 9, 2023.

      If you have any questions about the hearing’s purpose or procedures, please contact John Paine at (916) 327-5092 or John.Paine@calepa.ca.gov.