[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 17, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9893-9894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03169]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 281

[EPA-R05-UST-2020-0685; FRL-10020-06-Region 5]


Indiana: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program 
Revisions

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) proposes to take 
direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Indiana's 
Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the State. This 
action is based on EPA's determination that the State's revisions 
satisfy all requirements needed for UST program approval. In the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, EPA is 
approving the changes by direct final rule because we believe this 
action is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it.

DATES: Send written comments by March 19, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by EPA-R05-UST-2020-0685 by 
one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the online instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R05-UST-
2020-0685. 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 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 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, 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 EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties, and cannot contact you for clarification, 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.
    EPA encourages electronic submittals, but if you are unable to 
submit electronically, please reach out to EPA contact person listed in 
the notice for assistance with additional submission methods.
    You can view and copy the documents that form the basis for this 
action and associated publicly available materials through 
www.regulations.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sherry Kamke, Environmental Engineer, 
Corrective Action Section #3, Remediation Branch (LR-17J), EPA Region 
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-5794, 
[email protected]. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Region 5 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 or via email. 
Please call or email the contact listed above if you need alternative 
means to access the material provided in the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State's UST program submittal as a 
direct rule without prior proposal 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 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. 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 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: February 9, 2021.
Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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