(a) General. Any general, special, emergency, or research permit issued pursuant to section 102 of the Act shall be subject to revision, revocation or limitation, in whole or in part, as the result of a determination by the Administrator or Regional Administrator that:
(1) The cumulative impact of the permittee's dumping activities or the aggregate impact of all dumping activities at the dump site designated in the permit should be categorized as Impact Category I, as defined in § 228.10(c)(1) of this subchapter; or
(2) There has been a change in circumstances relating to the management of the disposal site designated in the permit; or
(3) The dumping authorized by the permit would violate applicable water quality standards; or
(4) The dumping authorized by the permit can no longer be carried out consistent with the criteria set forth in parts 227 and 228.
(b) Preliminary determination. Whenever any person authorized by the Administrator or Regional Administrator to
(1) periodically review permits pursuant to section 104(d) of the Act or
(2) otherwise assess the need for revision, revocation or limitation of a permit makes any of the determinations listed in paragraph (a) of this section with respect to a permit issued pursuant to section 102 of the Act, and additionally determines that revision, revocation or limitation of such permit is warranted, the Administrator or Regional Administrator, as the case may be, shall provide notification of such proposed revision, revocation or limitation to the permittee named in the permit, if any, the public, and any cognizant Federal/State agencies pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section.
(c) Form of notification. Notice of any proposed revision, revocation or limitation of a permit shall be sent to the permittee by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall be published and otherwise disseminated in the manner described in § 222.3 (b) through (h).
(d) Contents of notice. The notice of any proposed revision, revocation or limitation of a permit issued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section shall include, in addition to any other materials, the following:
(1) A brief description of the contents of the permit, as set forth in § 223.1;
(2) A description of the proposed revision, revocation, or limitation;
(3) A statement of the reason for such proposed revision, revocation, or limitation; and
(4) A statement that within thirty (30) days of the date of dissemination of the notice, any person may request a public hearing on the proposed revision, revocation or limitation.
[42 FR 60702, Nov. 28, 1977, as amended at 73 FR 74986, Dec. 10, 2008]