[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 63022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22577]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R03-RCRA-2022-0351; FRL-9947-01-R3]


Virginia: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commonwealth of Virginia has applied to Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) for final authorization of revisions to its 
hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (RCRA). By this action, EPA proposes to grant final authorization 
to Virginia. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this issue of 
the Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the revisions by a direct 
final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the direct final rule 
because EPA believes this action is not controversial and does not 
expect comments that oppose it. EPA has explained the reasons for this 
authorization in the preamble to the direct final rule. Unless EPA 
receives written adverse comments pertaining to this State revision 
during the comment period, the direct final rule will become effective 
on the date it establishes, and EPA will not take further action on 
this proposed rulemaking. However, if EPA receives adverse comments 
pertaining to this State revision, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal 
in the Federal Register and the direct final rule will not take effect. 
EPA will then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on 
this proposed rulemaking. You may not have another opportunity for 
comment. If you want to comment on this action, you must do so at this 
time.

DATES: Send written comments by November 17, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
RCRA-2022-0351, at www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from 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 the disclosure of which 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 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.
    The EPA encourages electronic submittals, but if you are unable to 
submit electronically or need other assistance, please contact 
Jacqueline Morrison, the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT provision below. Please also contact Jacqueline Morrison 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 CONTACT: Jacqueline Morrison, RCRA Programs 
Branch; Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Region 3, Four Penn Center, 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd. 
(Mail code 3LD30), Philadelphia, PA 19103-2852; phone: (215) 814-5664, 
email: [email protected]@epa.gov.

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 issue of the Federal Register.

    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, 6974(b).

Adam Ortiz,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 2022-22577 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
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