[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36074-36075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12902]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R05-RCRA-2021-0389; FRL-9917-03-R5]


Michigan: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final authorization.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting Michigan 
final authorization for changes to its hazardous waste program under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency published 
a proposed rule on December 13, 2021 and provided for public comment. 
One comment was submitted by the State of Michigan in which the State 
identified a rule that was part of their application for authorization 
that was not addressed in the proposed authorization. EPA acknowledges 
this oversight and will address this rule in a future action.

DATES: This final authorization is effective June 15, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-R05-RCRA-2021-0389. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in 
the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the 
internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. 
Publicly available docket materials are available electronically 
through http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Mullins, RCRA C&D Section, 
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, LL-17J, 
Chicago, IL 60604. Angela Mullins can be reached by telephone at (312) 
886-4237 or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. What changes to Michigan's hazardous waste program is EPA 
authorizing with this action?

    On March 15, 2021, Michigan submitted a complete program revision 
application seeking authorization of changes to its hazardous waste 
program in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA now makes a final 
decision that Michigan's hazardous waste program revisions that are 
being authorized are equivalent to, consistent with, and no less 
stringent than the Federal program, and therefore satisfy all of the 
requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization. For a list 
of State rules being authorized with this Final Authorization, please 
see the Proposed Rule published in the December 13, 2021, Federal 
Register at Michigan: Proposed Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Program Revisions (86 FR 70790, December 13, 2021).

B. What is codification and is EPA codifying the Michigan's hazardous 
waste program as authorized in this rule?

    Codification is the process of placing citations and references to 
the State's

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statutes and regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous 
waste program into the Code of Federal Regulations. EPA does this by 
adding those citations and references to the authorized State rules in 
40 CFR part 272. EPA is not codifying the authorization of Michigan's 
revisions at this time. However, EPA reserves the ability to amend 40 
CFR part 272, subpart X for the authorization of Michigan's program 
changes at a later date.

C. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final authorization revises Michigan's authorized hazardous 
waste management program pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA and imposes 
no requirements other than those currently imposed by State law. For 
further information on how this authorization complies with applicable 
executive orders and statutory provisions, please see the Proposed Rule 
published in the December 13, 2021, Federal Register at Michigan: 
Proposed Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions (86 
FR 70790, December 13, 2021). The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 
801 et seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take 
effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, 
which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to 
the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report 
containing this document and other required information to the U.S. 
Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General 
of the United States prior to publication in the Federal Register. A 
major rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in 
the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 
5 U.S.C. 804(2). This final action is effective June 15, 2022.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste 
transportation, Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections 
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).

    Dated: June 2, 2022.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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