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Name: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC - Public Comment Period Regulatory Variance
Start: 2026-07-12T04:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-12T03:59+00:00

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NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC - Public Comment Period Regulatory Variance

Date: 07/12/2026 - 08/11/2026

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Public Notice – Environmental Regulatory Variance

PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on the tentative decision by the Director of the Department of Environmental Quality to grant a variance to regulatory requirements of the Virginia Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations (VRMWMR) regarding the NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC, Regulated Medical Waste Management Facility, in Henrico, Virginia.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 12, 2026, to August 11, 2026

PERMIT NAME AND NUMBER: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC, PBR 642

VARIANCE PETITION APPLICANT: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC

FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC, 5731-5733 Charles City Circle, Henrico, VA 23231

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NEIE Medical Waste Services, LLC, has submitted a petition to the Director for a variance to the requirements of 9 VAC20-121-120.B.2, that if packages or containers are stacked, except during transport, the top of the stacked containers must not be more than six feet above the level of the floor. This petition has been submitted consistent with the requirements of 9 VAC 20-121-420.A. The tentative decision to approve this petition for a variance is based on information submitted to the Department.

HOW TO COMMENT: DEQ accepts comments by e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ within the comment period. The public may review the variance petition at the DEQ office named below.

CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Douglas Masini, Solid Waste Permit Writer, Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060; Phone: (804) 712-9890; E-mail: douglas.masini@deq.virginia.gov.

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