[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51044-51045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19181]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

[EPA-R04-UST-2020-0611; FRL-8781-01-R4]


Alabama: 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: The State of Alabama (Alabama or State) has applied to the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for final approval of revisions 
to its Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) under subtitle I 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, 
the EPA is proposing to approve revisions to Alabama's UST Program. 
This action is based on the EPA's determination that the State's 
revisions satisfy all requirements for UST program approval. This 
action also proposes to codify Alabama's revised UST Program and to 
incorporate by reference the State statutes and regulations that we 
have determined meet the requirements for approval.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
October 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
UST-2020-0611, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the Docket ID No. EPA-
R04-UST-2020-0611 in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-R04-UST-2020-0611, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
https://www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received 
to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and

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should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our 
staff, the public's access to the EPA Region 4 Offices is by 
appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. We 
encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov 
or via email. The EPA encourages electronic comment submittals, but if 
you are unable to submit electronically or need other assistance, 
please contact Terry Self, the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT provision below. The index of the docket and all 
publicly available docket materials for this action are available for 
review on the https://www.regulations.gov website. The EPA encourages 
electronic reviewing of these documents, but if you are unable to 
review these documents electronically, please contact Terry Self to 
schedule an appointment to view the documents at the Region 4 Offices. 
Interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an 
appointment at least two weeks in advance. EPA Region 4 requires all 
visitors to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol. Please contact Terry Self 
for the COVID-19 protocol requirements for your appointment.
    Please also contact Terry Self if you need assistance in a language 
other than English or if you are a person with disabilities who needs a 
reasonable accommodation at no cost to you. For further information on 
EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us 
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Self, RCRA Programs and Cleanup 
Branch, Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street 
SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; Phone number: (404) 562-9396, email 
address: [email protected]. Please contact Terry Self by phone or 
email for further information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
issue of the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

    Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection, 
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Indian country, 
Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, State program 
approval, and Underground storage tanks.

    Authority: This document 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: August 30, 2021.
John Blevins,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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