[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 3797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-626]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 239, 257, and 258

[FRL-8024-1]


Maine: Proposed Determination of Adequacy for the State Municipal 
Solid Waste Landfill (MSWLF) Permitting Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve the State of Maine's permit 
program for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF's) and to approve 
the State's approach of not allowing conditionally exempt small 
quantity generator (CESQG) hazardous waste to be sent to non-municipal, 
non-hazardous waste disposal units. Elsewhere in today's Federal 
Register, EPA is publishing a direct final rule that determines the 
adequacy of the State of Maine's municipal solid waste permitting 
program without a prior proposal because we believe this action is not 
controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. Unless we get 
relevant written comments which oppose this determination of adequacy 
during the comment period, the decision will take effect. If we receive 
comments that oppose this action, we will publish a document in the 
Federal Register withdrawing this rule before it takes effect and this 
separate document in this proposed rules section of the direct final 
Federal Register will serve as the proposal to determine the adequacy 
of the State Municipal Solid Waste Landfill permitting program.

DATES: Send your written comments by February 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send any written comments to Chuck Franks, EPA Region 1, One 
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CHW), Boston, MA 02114-2023; telephone: 
(617) 918-1554; e-mail: [email protected]. Documents related to 
EPA's decision regarding the Determination of Adequacy (the 
``Administrative Record'') are available for inspection and copying 
during normal business hours at the following locations: (1) Monday 
through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m., Maine Department of Environmental Protection (ME DEP), State 
House Station 17, Hospital Street, Augusta, Maine 04333. For review of 
Maine's application at the Maine Department of Environmental 
Protection, (ME DEP), one day advance notice is requested by ME DEP and 
may be made by calling (207) 287-2651; and (2) EPA New England--Region 
1 Library, One Congress Street--11th Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2023, 
business hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, telephone 
number: (617) 918-1990.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Franks, Hazardous Waste Unit, 
Office of Ecosystems Protection, EPA New England--Region 1, One 
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CHW), Boston, MA 02114-2023; telephone: 
(617) 918-1554; e-mail: [email protected].

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

    Dated: December 27, 2005.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 06-626 Filed 1-23-06; 8:45 am]
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