[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1842-1843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-615]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 257 and 258
[FRL-6521-3]
Adequacy of State Permit Programs Under RCRA Subtitle D
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing this action to streamline the approval
process for specific state permit programs for solid waste disposal
facilities other than municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF) that
receive conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) hazardous
waste. States whose Subtitle D MSWLF permit programs or Subtitle C
hazardous waste management programs have been reviewed and approved or
authorized by the Agency are eligible for this streamlined approval
process if their state programs require the disposal of CESQG hazardous
waste in suitable facilities. EPA is issuing an adequacy determination
to the state programs for Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Elsewhere in the final rule section of today's Federal Register,
EPA is issuing a direct final rule that sets forth the Agency's
determination of program adequacy. EPA views this as a noncontroversial
action that declares that specific state programs for disposal of CESQG
waste meet all of the statutory and regulatory needs set up under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Thus, we expect no
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this decision is in the
preamble to the final rule of program adequacy. If no relevant adverse
comments are received in response to this action, no further Agency
action is needed. If EPA receives relevant adverse comments, EPA will
withdraw the direct final rule and discuss the comments in a later
final rule. This is your only chance to comment. If EPA receives
relevant adverse comment concerning the adequacy of only certain state
programs, the Agency's withdrawal of the direct final rule will only
apply to those state programs. Comments on the inclusion or exclusion
of one state permit program will not affect the timing of the decision
on the other state permit programs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 11, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Send or hand deliver an original and one copy of your
comments referencing docket number R7/ARTD/SWPP-00-01 to: Region VII
Information Resource Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 901
N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments may also be
submitted electronically through the Internet to: [email protected].
Comments in electronic format should also be identified by the docket
number listed above. All electronic comments must be submitted as an
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of
encryption.
You can view and copy documents pertaining to this regulatory
docket in the Region VII Information Resource Center (Library), located
on the Plaza Level at the address noted above. The Library is open to
the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, call (913)
551-7241 or TTY (913) 321-9516. For information on accessing paper and
electronic copies of documents or supporting materials relating to the
proposed rule, or for information on specific aspects of this rule,
contact Wes Bartley, U.S. EPA Region VII, ARTD/SWPP, 901 N. 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101, phone (913) 551-7632, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The official record for this action will be
kept in paper form. Therefore, EPA will transfer all comments received
electronically into paper form and place them in the official record,
which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The
official record is the paper record kept at the address in ADDRESSES at
the beginning of this document.
EPA responses to comments, whether the comments are written or
electronic, will be in a document in the Federal Register or in a
response to comments document placed in the official record for this
rulemaking. EPA will not immediately reply to commenters electronically
other than to seek clarification of electronic comments that may be
garbled in transmission or during conversion to paper form, as
discussed above.
Background
As set out in detail in the related direct final rule, EPA has
decided that specific state permit programs for facilities receiving
CESQG waste meet the needs for program approval under RCRA section
4005(c)(1)(C). Today's document applies to the state programs for
Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Programs developed by these states for
permitting either hazardous waste facilities or MSWLF have been
reviewed and approved or authorized by the Agency. The regulatory
programs are more comprehensive and/or more stringent than the federal
revised criteria for facilities receiving CESQG hazardous waste. The
Agency has found that the above states have already submitted the
documentation that would have been needed for the determination of
permit program adequacy under RCRA section 4005(c)(1)(C). Further, the
Agency has found that the technical review conducted for either
approval or authorization can substitute for the technical review of
the standards for the federal revised criteria.
Additional Information
For more information, see the corresponding direct final rule
published elsewhere in the rule section of this Federal Register. If
you wish to comment, you should review the more detailed discussion in
that section of today's Federal Register.
Authority: This document is issued under the authority of
sections 2002 and 4005 of the
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Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912 and 6945.
Dated: December 29, 1999.
Dennis Grams,
Regional Administrator, Region VII.
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