[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4649]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL-6543-2]


Hazardous Waste Management Program: Final Authorization of State 
Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions for State of Louisiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' in this preamble) proposes to 
grant final authorization to the hazardous waste program revisions 
submitted by the State of Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
(LDEQ) for its hazardous waste program revisions, specifically, 
revisions needed to meet the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA) Cluster VIII, and Waste Minimization rules which contains 
Federal rules promulgated between July 15, 1985 and July 1, 1997 to 
June 30, 1998. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register (FR), EPA is authorizing the State's program revisions as an 
immediate final rule without prior proposal because the EPA views this 
action as noncontroversial and anticipates no adverse comments. The 
Agency has explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble 
to the immediate final rule.
    If the EPA does not receive adverse written comments, the immediate 
final rule will become effective and the Agency will not take further 
action on this proposal. If the EPA receives adverse written comments, 
a second Federal Register document will be published before the time 
the immediate final rule takes effect. The second document may withdraw 
the immediate final rule or identify the issues raised, respond to the 
comments and affirm that the immediate final rule will take effect as 
scheduled. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should 
do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional 
Authorization Coordinator, Grants and Authorization Section (6PD-G), 
Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, at the address shown 
below. You can examine copies of the materials submitted by the State 
of Louisiana during normal business hours at the following locations: 
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-
6444 ; or Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, H.B. Garlock 
Building, 7290 Bluebonnet, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810, (225) 765-
0617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson (214) 665-8533.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the 
immediate final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section 
of this Federal Register.

    Dated: February 9, 2000.
Jerry Clifford,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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