[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 40074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19938]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[MN51-01-7276b; FRL-6128-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants; Minnesota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions 
From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
proposes to approve the Minnesota State Plan submittal for implementing 
the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Emission Guidelines. The 
State's plan submittal was made pursuant to requirements found in the 
Clean Air Act (Act). The State's plan was submitted to EPA on March 4, 
1997 in accordance with the requirements for adoption and submittal of 
State plans for designated facilities in 40 CFR part 60, subpart B. It 
establishes performance standards for existing MSW landfills and 
provides for the implementation and enforcement of those standards. The 
EPA finds that Minnesota's Plan for existing MSW landfills adequately 
addresses all of the Federal requirements applicable to such plans. In 
the final rules of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving this 
action as a direct final without prior proposal because EPA views this 
as a noncontroversial action and anticipates no adverse comments. If no 
adverse comments are received in response to that direct final rule, no 
further activity is contemplated in relation to this proposed rule. If 
EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn 
and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a 
second comment period on this action. Any parties interested in 
commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed action must be received by August 26, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Carlton T. Nash, Chief, 
Regulation Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), EPA, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Aburano, (312) 353-6960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final document which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register. Copies of the request and the EPA's analysis are available 
for inspection at the following address: (Please telephone Douglas 
Aburano at (312) 353-6960 before visiting the Region 5 office.) EPA, 
Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: July 10, 1998.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-19938 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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