    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 53312-53313]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-16275]

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

    [EPA-R06-UST-2018-0703; FRL-10011-50-Region 6]

    New Mexico: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank
    Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference

    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

    ACTION: Proposed rule.

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    SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA
    or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
    approve revisions to the State of New Mexico's Underground Storage Tank
    (UST) program submitted by the State. This proposed action is based on
    EPA's determination that these revisions satisfy all requirements
    needed for program approval. This proposal action also proposes to
    codify EPA's approval of New Mexico's state program and to incorporate
    by reference those provisions of the State regulations that we have
    determined meet the requirements for approval. The provisions will be
    subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under sections
    9005 and 9006 of RCRA subtitle I and other applicable statutory and
    regulatory provisions.

    DATES: Send written comments by September 28, 2020.

    ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, identified by EPA-R06-UST-, by one of
    the following methods:
        1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
    the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
        2. Email: lincoln.audray@epa.gov.
        Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-UST-
    2018-0703. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
    in the public docket without change and may be available online at
    https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
    provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
    Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
    disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
    consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov, or email. The Federal https://www.regulations.gov
    website 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 https://www.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 the documents that form the basis for this
    codification at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1201 Elm
    Street, Suite #500, Dallas, Texas 75270. This facility is open from
    8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
    holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19. We recommend that you
    telephone Audray Lincoln, Environmental Protection Specialist at (214)
    665-2239, before visiting the Region 6 office. Interested persons
    wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the
    office at least two weeks in advance. The documents are also available
    in the docket for this rulemaking at https://www.regulations.gov.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Audray Lincoln, Region 6, Project
    Officer, LUST Prevention/Corrective Action Section (LCRPU), Land
    Chemical and Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 6, 1201 Elm Street,
    Suite #500, Dallas, Texas 75270, phone number (214) 665-2239, email
    address lincoln.audray@epa.gov. Out of an abundance of caution for
    members of the public and our staff, the EPA Region 6 office will be
    closed to the public to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. We
    encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as there will be a delay in processing mail and no
    courier or hand deliveries will be accepted. Please call or email the
    contact listed above if you need alternative access to material indexed
    but not provided in the docket.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal
    Register, the EPA is approving the State's UST program submittal as a
    direct rule without prior proposal

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    because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and
    anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval
    is set forth in the direct final rule. If no relevant adverse comments
    are received in response to this action, no further activity is
    contemplated. If the EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct
    final rule will be withdrawn, and all public comments received will be
    addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. The
    EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested
    in commenting on this action should do so at this time. For additional
    information, see the direct final rule published in the ``Rules and
    Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.

        Authority: This proposed rule is issued under the authority of
    Sections 2002(a), 9004, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
    as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991c, 6991d, and 6991e.

        Dated: July 20, 2020.
    Kenley McQueen,
    Regional Administrator, Region 6.
    [FR Doc. 2020-16275 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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