[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 56 (Monday, March 23, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05776]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0513; FRL-10006-30-Region 6]


Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for 
Designated Facilities and Pollutants; New Mexico and Albuquerque-
Bernalillo County, New Mexico; Control of Emissions From Existing Other 
Solid Waste Incineration Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing a 
direct final rule published on January 15, 2020, because a relevant 
adverse comment was received. The rule would have amended EPA 
regulations to notify the public of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d)/
129 negative declarations from New Mexico and Albuquerque-Bernalillo 
County, New Mexico for existing Other Solid Waste Incineration (OSWI) 
units. The EPA will address the comment received in a subsequent final 
rulemaking.

DATES: The direct final rule published on January 15, 2020 (85 FR 
2316), is withdrawn effective March 23, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karolina Ruan Lei, (214) 665-7346, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document ``we,'' ``us,'' and 
``our'' means the EPA. On January 15, 2020, we published a direct final 
rule notifying the public that we had received CAA section 111(d)/129 
negative declarations from New Mexico and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County 
for existing OSWI units (85 FR 2316). These negative declarations 
certify that existing OSWI units subject to the requirements of 
sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA do not exist within the specified 
jurisdictions in New Mexico. The direct final rule was published 
without prior proposal because we anticipated no adverse comments. We 
stated in the direct final rule that if we received relevant adverse 
comments by February 14, 2020, we would publish a timely withdrawal in 
the Federal Register. Since we received a relevant adverse comment, we 
are withdrawing the direct final rule and will address the comment in a 
subsequent final rulemaking.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment and disposal.

    Dated: March 13, 2020.
Kenley McQueen,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

PART 62--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS FOR DESIGNATED 
FACILITIES AND POLLUTANTS

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Accordingly, the amendments to 40 CFR part 62 published in the Federal 
Register on January 15, 2020 (85 FR 2316), which were to become 
effective on April 14, 2020, are withdrawn.

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