[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50766-50767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20553]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R05-RCRA-2018-0375; FRL-10000-08-Region 5]


Ohio: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final authorization.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting Ohio 
final authorization for changes to its hazardous waste program under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency published 
a proposed rule on June 11, 2019 and provided for public comment. No 
comments were received on the proposed revisions. No further 
opportunity for comment will be provided.

DATES: This final authorization is effective September 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2018-0375. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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: Jean Gromnicki, Ohio Regulatory 
Specialist, US EPA Region 5, LL-17J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312)-886-6162, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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

    On February 19, 2019, Ohio submitted a complete program revision 
application seeking authorization of changes to its hazardous waste 
program in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA now makes a final 
decision that Ohio'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 authorization, please see the proposed 
rule published in the June 11, 2019 Federal Register at 84 FR 27057.

B. What is codification and is EPA codifying the Ohio's hazardous waste 
program as authorized in this action?

    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. 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 Ohio's revisions at this time. However, EPA reserves 
the ability to amend 40 CFR part 272, subpart KK, for the authorization 
of Ohio's program changes at a later date.

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C. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final authorization revises Ohio'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 see the proposed rule 
published in the June 11, 2019, Federal Register at 84 FR 27057. 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 September 26, 2019.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste 
transportation, Indian lands, 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: September 4, 2019.
Cheryl L. Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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