[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43363-43364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10773]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 282

[EPA-R07-UST-2023-0491; FRL-11446-01-R7]


Missouri: 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 Missouri's Underground Storage Tank 
(UST) program submitted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources 
(MDNR). This action is based on the EPA's determination that these 
revisions satisfy all requirements needed for program approval. This 
action also

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proposes to codify EPA's approval of Missouri'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 RCRA 
and other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
June 17, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, identified by EPA-R07-UST-2023-0491, 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-
2023-0491. 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 https://www.regulations.gov or by contacting Douglas E. Drouare at (913) 551-
7299 or [email protected]. 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: Douglas E. Drouare, Tanks, Toxics, and 
Pesticides Branch, Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, 
Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number: (913) 551-7299; email address: 
[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: May 9, 2024.
Meghan McCollister,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2024-10773 Filed 5-16-24; 8:45 am]
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