[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 1994)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1275-1277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-494]


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[Federal Register: January 10, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL-4823-6]

 

South Dakota; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

Action: Immediate final rule.

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SUMMARY: The State of South Dakota has applied for final authorization 
of revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) has reviewed South Dakota's application and has made a 
decision, subject to public review and comment, that South Dakota's 
hazardous waste program revision satisfies all of the requirements 
necessary to qualify for final authorization. Thus, EPA intends to 
approve South Dakota's hazardous waste program revisions. South 
Dakota's application for program revision is available for public 
review and comment.

DATES: Final authorization for South Dakota shall be effective March 
11, 1994, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal Register action 
withdrawing this immediate final rule. All comments on South Dakota's 
program revision application must be received by the close of business 
February 9, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of South Dakota's program revision application are 
available during regular business hours at the following addresses for 
inspection and copying: Division of Environmental Regulation, 
Department of Water and Natural Resources, Office of Waste Management, 
319 S. Coteau, Pierre, South Dakota 57501, phone: 605/773-3153 and U.S. 
EPA Region VIII Library, 999 18th Street, suite 144, Denver, CO 80204-
2466, Phone 303/293-1444. Written comments should be sent to: Marcella 
DeVargas (HWM-WM), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 999 18th 
Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, Phone 303/293-1670.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcella DeVargas, Waste Management 
Branch, U.S. EPA, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466, 
Phone: 303/293-1670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

A. Background

    States with final authorization under section 3006(b) of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'' or the ``the Act''), 
42 U.S.C. 6929(b), have a continuing obligation to maintain a hazardous 
waste program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less 
stringent than the Federal hazardous waste program.
    Revisions to State hazardous waste programs are necessary when 
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or when 
certain other changes occur. Most commonly, State program revisions are 
necessitated by changes to EPA's regulations in 40 CFR parts 124, 260 
through 268 and 270.

B. South Dakota

    South Dakota initially received final authorization in November 
1984. Revisions to the program were approved on June 17, 1991, June 29, 
1992, and September 8, 1993.
    EPA has reviewed South Dakota's application, and has made an 
immediate final decision that South Dakota's hazardous waste program 
revision satisfies all of the requirements necessary to qualify for 
final authorization. Consequently, EPA intends to grant final 
authorization for the additional program modifications to South Dakota. 
The public may submit written comments on EPA's immediate final 
decision up until February 9, 1994. Copies of South Dakota's 
application for program revision are available for inspection and 
copying at the locations indicated in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.
    Approval of South Dakota's program revision shall become effective 
in 60 days unless an adverse comment pertaining to the State's revision 
discussed in this notice is received by the end of the comment period. 
If an adverse comment is received EPA will publish either: (1) A 
withdrawal of the immediate final decision or (2) a notice containing a 
response to comments which either affirms that the immediate final 
decision takes effect or reverses the decision.
    A draft application was submitted on April 30, 1993. The State of 
South Dakota addressed all of EPA's concerns prior to submittal of the 
final application. Thus, the South Dakota program is granted immediate 
final authorization for the provisions in the following Table.

                               Provisions                               
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        Federal Register reference                State authority       
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1. Listing of Spent Pickle Liquor, 51 FR                                
 19320, 5/28/86...........................                   74:28:22:01
2. Liability Coverage-Corporate Guarantee,                              
 51 FR 25350, 7/11/86.....................      74:28:25:01, 74:28:28:01
3. Standards for Hazardous Waste Storage                                
 and Treatment Systems, 51 FR 25422, 7/14/                              
 86, 51 FR 29430, 8/15/86.................     74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01,
                                               74:28:23:01, 74:28:25:01,
                                                74:28:28:01, 74:28:26:01
4. Corrections to List of Commercial                                    
 Chemical Products and Appendix VIII                                    
 Constituents, 51 FR 28296, 8/6/86........                   74:28:22:01
5. Biennial Report Correction, 51 FR 8/8/                               
 86.......................................      74:28:25:01, 74:28:28:01
6. Exports of Hazardous Waste, 51 FR                                    
 28664, 8/8/86............................     74:28:22:01, 74:28:23:01,
                                                             74:28:24:01
7. Standards for Generators, 51 FR 35190,                               
 10/1/86..................................                   74:28:23:01
8. Listing of EBDC, 51 FR 37725, 10/24/86.                   74:28:22:01
9. Revised Manual SW-846; Amended                                       
 Incorporation by Reference, 52 FR 8072, 3/                             
 16/87....................................      74:28:21:02, 74:28:26:01
10. Closure/Post-closure Care for Interim                               
 Status Surface Impoundments, 52 FR 8704,                               
 3/19/87..................................                   74:28:28:01
11. Definition of Solid Waste; Technical                                
 Corrections, 52 FR 21306, 6/5/87.........      74:28:22:01, 74:28:27:01
12. Amendments to Part B Information                                    
 Requirements for Disposal Facilities, 52                               
 FR 23447, 6/22/87, amended 9/9/87........                   74:28:26:01
13. List (Phase I) of Hazardous                                         
 Constituents for Ground-Water Monitoring,                              
 52 FR 25942, 9/9/87......................      74:28:25:01, 74:28:26:01
14. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste, 52 FR 26012, 7/10/87....                   74:28:22:01
15. Exception Reporting for Small Quantity                              
 Generators of Hazardous Waste, 52 FR                                   
 35894, 9/23/87...........................                   74:28:23:01
16. Liability Requirements for Hazardous                                
 Waste Facilities; Corporate Guarantee, 52                              
 FR 44314, 11/18/87.......................      74:28:25:01, 74:28:28:01
17. HSWA Codification Rule 2 52 FR 45788,                               
 12/1/87..................................     74:28:26:01, 74:28:25:01,
                                                             74:28:28:01
18. Hazardous Waste Miscellaneous Units,                                
 52 FR 46946, 12/10/87....................      74:28:21:02, 74:28:25:01
19. Technical Corrections: Identification                               
 and Listing of Hazardous Waste, 53 FR                                  
 13382, 4/22/88...........................                   74:28:22:01
20. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste; Technical Correction, 53                              
 FR 27162, 7/19/88........................                   74:28:22:01
21. Farmer Exemption; Technical                                         
 Corrections, 53 FR 27164, 7/19/88........     74:28:23:01, 74:28:25:01,
                                                74:28:28:01, 74:28:30:01
22. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste; Treatability Studies                                  
 Sample Exemption, 53 FR 27290, 7/19/88...      74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01
23. Hazardous Waste Management System;                                  
 Standards for Hazardous Waste Tanks, 53                                
 FR 34079, 9/2/88.........................     74:28:21:02, 74:28:25:01,
                                                74:28:28:01, 74:28:26:01
24. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste; Designation of                                        
 Reportable Quantities, 53 FR 35412, 9/13/                              
 88.......................................                   74:28:22:01
25. Permit Modification for Hazardous                                   
 Waste Management Facilities 53 FR 37912,                               
 9/28/88, amended 10/24/88................     74:28:26:01, 74:28:25:01,
                                                             74:38:28:01
26. Statistical Methods for Evaluating                                  
 Ground-Water Monitoring DA, 53 FR 39720,                               
 10/11/88.................................                   74:28:25:01
27. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste; Removal of Iron Dextran                               
 from List of Hazardous Wastes, 53 FR                                   
 43878, 10/31/88..........................                   74:28:22:01
28. Identification and Listing of                                       
 Hazardous Waste; Removal of Strontium                                  
 Sulfide from List, 53 FR 43881, 10/31/88.                   74:28:22:01
29. Standards for Generators of Hazardous                               
 Waste, 53 FR 45089, 11/8/88..............                   74:28:23:01
30. Hazardous Waste Misc. Units Standards                               
 Applicable to Owners and Operators, 54 FR                              
 615, 1/9/89..............................                   74:28:26:01
31. Amendment to Requirements for                                       
 Hazardous Waste Incinerator Permits, 54                                
 FR 4286, 1/30/89.........................                   74:28:26:01
32. Mining Waste Exclusions 54 FR 36592, 9/                             
 1/89.....................................                   74:28:22:01
33. Testing and Monitoring Activities, 54                               
 FR 40260, 9/29/89........................      74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01
34. Reportable Quantity Adjust. Methyl                                  
 Bromide Production Wastes, 54 FR 41402,                                
 10/6/89..................................                   74:28:22:01
35. Reportable Quantity Adjust. 54 FR                                   
 50968, 12/11/89..........................                   74:28:22:01
36. Changes to Part 124 48 FR 14146, 4/1/                               
 83, amended 6/30/83, 7/26/83, 9/26/83, 1/                              
 4/89.....................................   74:28:26:01, SDCL 34A-11-12
                                                       SDCL 1-26-17, MOA
37. Mining Waste Exclusion II 55 FR 2322,                               
 1/23/90..................................     74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01,
                                                             74:28:23:01
38. Modification of F019 Listing 55 FR                                  
 5340, 2/14/90............................                   74:28:22:01
39. Testing and Monitoring Activities;                                  
 Technical Correction 55 FR 8948, 3/9/90..      74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01
40. Listing of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine,                                   
 Production Wastes 55 FR 18496, 5/2/90....                   74:28:22:01
41. Criteria for Listing Toxic Wastes;                                  
 Tech. Amend. 55 FR 18726, 5/4/90.........                   74:28:22:01
42. HSWA Codification Rule Double Liners,                               
 Correction, 55 FR 19262, 5/9/90..........                   74:28:25:01
43. Organic Air Emission Standards, for                                 
 Process Vents and Equipment Leaks, 55 FR                               
 25454, 6/21/90...........................     74:28:21:02, 74:28:22:01,
                                               74:28:25:01, 74:28:28:01,
                                                             74:28:26:01
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C. Decision

    I conclude that South Dakota's application for program revision 
meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements established by 
RCRA. Accordingly, South Dakota is granted final authorization to 
operate its hazardous waste program as revised.
    South Dakota has not requested authorization to operate its 
hazardous waste program, as revised, in ``Indian Country'' as defined 
in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Accordingly, today's decision to grant South Dakota 
final hazardous waste authorization, as revised, does not extend to 
Indian Country. The Environmental Protection Agency retains all 
hazardous waste authority under RCRA which applies to ``Indian 
Country'' in South Dakota.
    South Dakota now has responsibility for permitting treatment, 
storage, and disposal facilities within its borders and carrying out 
other aspects of the RCRA program, subject to the limitation of its 
revised program application and previously approved authorities. South 
Dakota also has primary enforcement responsibilities, although EPA 
retains the right to conduct inspections under section 3007 of RCRA and 
to issue orders under sections 3008, 3013, and 7003 of RCRA.
    South Dakota has agreed to submit a draft application for RCRA 
cluster 1 and land disposal restriction rules by December 31, 1993, a 
draft application for RCRA cluster 2 by December 31, 1994. Final 
applications will be submitted within 60 working days of receipt of 
EPA's comments on the draft application. The State has agreed to submit 
a final application for the TC rules within six months of EPA's 
decision on the proposed rule (December 24, 1992) to suspend the 
Toxicity Characteristics rule (Hazardous Waste Codes D018 through 
D043).

Compliance With Executive Order 12866

    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this rule from the 
requirements of section 6 of Executive order 12866.

Certification Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Pursuant to the provisions of 4 U.S.C. 605(b), I hereby certify 
that this authorization will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities. This authorization effectively 
suspends the applicability of certain Federal regulations in favor of 
South Dakota's program, thereby eliminating duplicative requirements 
for handlers of hazardous waste in the State. It does not impose any 
new burdens on small entities. This rule, therefore, does not require a 
regulatory flexibility analysis.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous materials transportation, 
Hazardous waste Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water pollution control, 
Water supply.

    Authority: This notice is issued under the authority of sections 
2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended 
42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).

    Dated: December 28, 1993.
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator.
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