If issues with application, contact Regional UST staff Regional 2-3 days Purpose ensure application – state to resolve any issues, questions contacts state POC complete and all issues resolved STEP before log it in 20 Log in SPA application Regional UST date Regional 1 day Purpose officially start the – stamps official SPA POC 180-day clock for EPA’s review Legally, EPA STEP application and emails of SPA application must review 21 the state that Multiple prior reviews to ensure application in application complete QC/QA 180 days and logged in Brief regional management (via email Regional UST staff Regional 1 week Purpose brief regional – or in meeting) prepares briefing and POC management to resolve any STEP Recommend management concurs briefs management (via questions, concerns because RA 22 email or in meeting) must approve application If regional management has Regional UST staff Regional 1 week Purpose answer regional – questions or concerns, regional staff answers question or POC management questions STEP will answer or contact staff to resolve contacts state to Who is involved UST regional – 23 issues answer question staff and state Prepare FR notice (including cost Regional UST staff Regional 2 weeks Purpose legal requirement to FR notice – STEP estimate, typesetting form) for prepares FR notice POC publish in FR so must prepare FR templates publication in FR notice 24 Who is involved UST regional – staff Prepare briefing documents for Regional UST staff Regional 1 week Purpose brief RA who must – Regional Administrator prepares briefing for POC sign off on state SPA application STEP RA 25
STEP 20 If issues with application, contact state to resolve any issues, questions Regional UST staff contacts state Regional POC 2-3 days Purpose – ensure application complete and all issues resolved before log it in STEP 21 Log in SPA application Regional UST date stamps official SPA application and emails the state that application complete and logged in Regional POC 1 day Purpose – officially start the 180-day clock for EPA’s review of SPA application Multiple prior reviews to ensure QC/QA Legally, EPA must review application in 180 days STEP 22 Brief regional management (via email or in meeting) Recommend management concurs Regional UST staff prepares briefing and briefs management (via email or in meeting) Regional POC 1 week Purpose – brief regional management to resolve any questions, concerns because RA must approve application STEP 23 If regional management has questions or concerns, regional staff will answer or contact staff to resolve issues Regional UST staff answers question or contacts state to answer question Regional POC 1 week Purpose – answer regional management questions Who is involved – UST regional staff and state STEP 24 Prepare FR notice (including cost estimate, typesetting form) for publication in FR Regional UST staff prepares FR notice Regional POC 2 weeks Purpose – legal requirement to publish in FR so must prepare FR notice Who is involved – UST regional staff FR notice templates STEP 25 Prepare briefing documents for Regional Administrator Regional UST staff prepares briefing for RA Regional POC 1 week Purpose – brief RA who must sign off on state SPA application
ust_spa_process_4-18-16_0.docx