[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5006-5007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01658]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
[EPA-R06-RCRA-2015-0661; FRL-9940-26-Region 6]
Arkansas: Final Authorization of State-Initiated Changes and
Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: During a review of Arkansas' regulations, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) identified a variety of State-initiated changes
to Arkansas' hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for which the State had not
previously sought authorization. EPA proposes to authorize the State
for the program changes. In addition, EPA proposes to codify in the
regulations entitled ``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management
Programs'', Arkansas' authorized hazardous waste program. The EPA will
incorporate by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
those provisions of the State regulations that are authorized and that
EPA will enforce under RCRA.
DATES: Send written comments by February 29, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit any comments identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R06-
RCRA-2015-0661 by one of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected].
3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization
Coordinator, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia
Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
4. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to Alima
Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, State/Tribal
Oversight Section (6PD-O), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division,
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
Instructions: Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through regulations.gov, or email. Direct your
comment to Docket No. EPA-R06-RCRA-2015-0661. The Federal
regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to the EPA without going through regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, the EPA recommends that
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, the EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. You can view and
copy Arkansas' application and associated publicly available materials
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following
location: EPA, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733,
phone number (214) 665-8533. Interested persons wanting to examine
these documents should make an appointment with the office at least two
weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson at (214) 665-8533 or
Julia Banks at (214) 665-8178, State/Tribal Oversight Section (6PD-O),
Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-8533) and Email address
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[email protected] and [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of
this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the changes by direct final
rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the direct final rule
because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect
comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this
authorization in the preamble to the direct final rule. Unless we get
written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment
period, the direct final rule will become effective 60 days after
publication and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we
receive comments that oppose this action, we will withdraw the direct
final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public
comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have
another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action,
you must do so at this time.
The purpose of this Federal Register document is to codify
Arkansas' base hazardous waste management program and its revisions to
that program through RCRA Cluster XXI (see 79 FR 64678 October 31,
2014). The EPA provided notices and opportunity for comments on the
Agency's decisions to authorize the Arkansas program, and the EPA is
not now reopening the decisions, nor requesting comments, on the
Arkansas authorizations as published in FR notices specified in Section
I.F of the direct final rule FR document.
This document incorporates by reference Arkansas' hazardous waste
statutes and regulations and clarifies which of these provisions are
included in the authorized and federally enforceable program. By
codifying Arkansas' authorized program and by amending the Code of
Federal Regulations, the public will be more easily able to discern the
status of federally approved requirements of the Arkansas hazardous
waste management program.
Dated: November 16, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2016-01658 Filed 1-28-16; 8:45 am]
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