Proposed Rule2021-19340
Tennessee: Final Approval of State Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference
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Published
September 9, 2021
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The State of Tennessee (Tennessee or State) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for final approval of revisions to its Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Program (Petroleum UST Program) under subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Tennessee Petroleum 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 Tennessee's revised Petroleum UST Program and to incorporate by reference the State statutes and regulations that we have determined meet the requirements for approval.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 172 (Thursday, September 9, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50522-50523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19340]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 281 and 282
[EPA-R04-UST-2020-0614; FRL-8816-01-R4]
Tennessee: Final Approval of State Petroleum 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 Tennessee (Tennessee or State) has applied to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for final approval of revisions
to its Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Program (Petroleum UST
Program) under subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA). Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA is proposing to approve revisions to
the Tennessee Petroleum 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 Tennessee's
revised Petroleum 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 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
UST-2020-0614, by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#03706e6a776b2d7464436673622d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196a74706d71376e7e597c6978377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the Docket ID No. EPA-
R04-UST-2020-0614 in the subject line of the message.
Instructions: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-R04-UST-2020-0614, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. 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
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: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
or via email. The EPA encourages electronic comment submittals, but if
you are unable to submit electronically or need other assistance,
please contact Winston Smith, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website. The EPA encourages
electronic reviewing of these documents, but if you are unable to
review these documents electronically, please contact Winston Smith 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
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requires all visitors to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol. Please
contact Winston Smith for the COVID-19 protocol requirements for your
appointment.
Please also contact Winston Smith 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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: Winston Smith, 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)
562-9467, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee9d83879a86c09989ae8b9e8fc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7c4dadec3df99c0d0f7d2c7d699d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please contact Winston Smith
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
Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 281 and 282
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Indian country,
Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, State program
approval, 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-19340 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]
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