[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18913]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 282

[EPA-R07-UST-2021-0345; FRL-8775-01-R7]


Kansas: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program 
Revisions, Codification, 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 Kansas's Underground Storage Tank 
(UST) program submitted by the Kansas Department of Health and 
Environment (KDHE). This action is based on the EPA's determination 
that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for program 
approval. This action also proposes to codify EPA's approval of 
Kansas's State program and 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: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
October 4, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by EPA-R07-UST-2021-0345, by one 
of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R07-UST-
2021-0345. 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, EPA recommends that you include your 
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and also 
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 the 
EPA contact person listed in the document for assistance. You can view 
and copy the documents that form the basis for this codification and 
associated publicly available materials either through 
www.regulations.gov or by contacting Cassandra Mance at (913) 551-7355 
or [email protected]. Out of an abundance of caution for members 
of the public and our staff, the EPA Region 7 office will be closed to 
the public to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Please call or 
email the contact listed above if you need access to material indexed 
but not provided in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Mance, Tanks, Toxics, and 
Pesticides Branch, Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 
Lenexa, Kansas 66219; (913) 551-7355; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has explained the reasons for this 
action in the preamble to the direct final rule. 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), 7004(b), and 9004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991c, 6991d, and 6991e.

    Dated: August 24, 2021.
Edward H. Chu,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2021-18913 Filed 9-1-21; 8:45 am]
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