Proposed Rule2021-18913
Kansas: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference
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Published
September 2, 2021
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 168 (Thursday, September 2, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bdd0dcd3ded893dedccecedcd3d9cfdcfdd8cddc93dad2cb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f727e717c7a317c7e6c6c7e717b6d7e5f7a6f7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or email. The Federal <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> or by contacting Cassandra Mance at (913) 551-7355
or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e030f000d0b400d0f1d1d0f000a1c0f2e0b1e0f40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82efe3ece1e7ace1e3f1f1e3ece6f0e3c2e7f2e3ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>. 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; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81ece0efe2e4afe2e0f2f2e0efe5f3e0c1e4f1e0afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a373b34393f74393b29293b343e283b1a3f2a3b743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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