[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5603-5604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03106]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R04-RCRA-2018-0255; FRL-9989-93-Region 4]


Georgia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting Georgia 
final authorization for changes to its hazardous waste program under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency published 
a notice of proposed rulemaking on August 13, 2018, and provided for 
public comment. No comments were received on Georgia's proposed 
revisions. No further opportunity for comment will be provided.

DATES: This final authorization is effective February 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R04-2018-0255. All documents in the docket are listed 
on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the 
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available electronically through http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thornell Cheeks, Materials and Waste 
Management Branch, RCR Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-
8960; telephone number: (404) 562-8479; fax number: (404) 562-9964; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. What changes to Georgia's hazardous waste program is EPA authorizing 
with this action?

    On September 22, 2015, September 12, 2016, and November 7, 2017, 
Georgia submitted final complete program revision applications seeking 
authorization of changes to its hazardous waste program in accordance 
with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA now makes a final decision that Georgia's 
hazardous waste program revisions that are being authorized are 
equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent than the Federal 
program, and therefore satisfy all of the requirements necessary to 
qualify for final authorization. For a list of State rules being 
authorized with this Final Rule, please see the Proposed Rulemaking 
published in the Federal Register 83 FR 39975, August 13, 2018.

B. What is codification and is EPA codifying Georgia's hazardous waste 
program as authorized in this rule?

    Codification is the process of placing citations and references to 
the State's statutes and regulations that comprise the State's 
authorized hazardous waste program into the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR). EPA does this by adding those citations and references to the 
authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. EPA is not codifying the 
authorization of Georgia's revisions at this time. However, EPA 
reserves the ability to amend 40 CFR part 272, subpart L, for the 
authorization of Georgia's program changes at a later date.

C. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final authorization revises Georgia's authorized hazardous 
waste management program pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA and imposes 
no requirements other than those currently imposed by State law. For 
further information on how this authorization complies with applicable 
executive orders and statutory provisions, please

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see the Proposed Rule published in the Federal Register 83 FR 39975, 
August 13, 2018. The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as 
added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency 
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy 
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller 
General of the United States. EPA will submit a report containing this 
document and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. 
House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United 
States prior to publication in the Federal Register. A major rule 
cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2). This final action will be effective February 22, 2019.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste 
transportation, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Sections 
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).

    Dated: December 21, 2018.
Mary S. Walker,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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