[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59761-59762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28721]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6468-9]


Guam: Adequacy Determination of State Municipal Solid Waste 
Permit Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period for tentative determination 
to fully approve the adequacy of the Guam Municipal Solid Waste 
Permitting Program.

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SUMMARY: Section 4005(c)(1)(B) of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, 42 U.S.C. 6945(1)(B), requires states to 
develop and implement permit programs to ensure that municipal solid 
waste landfills (MSWLFs), which may receive hazardous household waste 
or small quantity generator hazardous waste will comply with the 
revised Federal MSWLF Criteria (40 CFR part 258). RCRA section 
4005(c)(1)(C), 42 U.S.C. 6945(c)(1)(C), requires the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether states have adequate 
``permit'' programs for MSWLFs, but does not mandate issuance of a rule 
for such determinations. Approved State permit programs provide for 
interaction between the State and the Owner/Operator regarding site-
specific permit conditions. Only those owners/operators located in 
States with approved permit programs can use the site specific 
flexibilities provided by 40 CFR part 258 to the extent the State 
permit program allows such flexibility. EPA notes that, regardless of 
the approval status of any facility, the federal landfill criteria 
shall apply to all permitted and unpermitted MSWLF facilities.
    Guam is defined as a ``State'' in 40 CFR 258.2. Guam has applied 
for a determination of adequacy under section 4005(c)(1)(C) of RCRA, 42 
U.S.C. 6945(c)(1)(C). EPA Region IX has reviewed Guam's MSWLF permit 
program application and has made a tentative determination that all 
portions of Guam's MSWLF permit program are adequate to assure 
compliance with the revised MSWLF Criteria. Guam's application for 
program adequacy determination is available for public review and 
comment at the place(s) listed in the Addresses section below during 
regular office hours.
    RCRA does not require EPA to hold a public hearing on a 
determination to approve any State's MSWLF permit. However, if a 
sufficient number of persons express interest in participating in a 
hearing by writing to the Region IX Solid Waste Program or calling the 
contact given below by November 22, 1999 the Region will hold a hearing 
in Tiyan, Guam. The Region will notify all persons who submit comments 
on this notice if it appears that there is sufficient public interest 
to warrant a hearing. In addition, anyone who wishes to learn whether 
the hearing will be held may call the person listed in the For Further 
Information Contact section below.

DATES: The Public Comment Period for Guam's application for a 
determination of adequacy has been extended to November 22, 1999. All 
comments on Guam's application for a determination of adequacy must be 
received by the close of business on November 22, 1999. If there is 
sufficient interest, a public hearing will be held in Tiyan, Guam at 
least 45 days from the date of notice that such a hearing will be held. 
Guam's Environmental Protection Agency will participate in the public 
hearing, if held by EPA on this subject.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Ms. Heidi Hall, Chief, 
Solid Waste Program, mail code WST-7, EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, California 94105. The public hearing, if held, 
will be held at the Guam Environmental Protection Agency's Main 
Conference Room, Building 15-6101 Mariner Avenue, Tiyan, Guam. Copies 
of Guam's application for adequacy determination are available at the 
following address for inspection and copying: Guam Environmental 
Protection Agency, Calibration Laboratory Building, 15-6101 Mariner 
Ave. Tiyan, Barrigada, Guam between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 
p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, California 94105 attention Ms. Beth Godfrey, mail code 
WST-7, telephone 415 744-2095.

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Compliance With Executive Order 12866

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

Certification Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 605(b), I hereby certify 
that this approval will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. It does not impose any mew 
burdens on small entities. This document, therefore, does not require a 
regulatory flexibility analysis.

    Authority: This document is issued under the authority of 
section 4005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
6946.

    Dated: October 20, 1999.
Laura Yoshi,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 99-28721 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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