Proposed Rule2022-01297
Commonwealth of Kentucky: Codification and Incorporation by Reference of Approved State Underground Storage Tank Program
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Published
January 25, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant approval to states to operate their underground storage tank (UST) programs in lieu of the Federal program. The Commonwealth of Kentucky (Commonwealth or State) applied to the EPA for final approval to its UST Program on October 7, 2019, and on September 16, 2020, the EPA published a final determination and approval of the Commonwealth's UST Program. This action proposes to codify the EPA's prior approval of the Commonwealth's UST Program and to incorporate by reference approved provisions of the Commonwealth's statutes and regulations.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 3738-3739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01297]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 282
[EPA-R04-UST-2020-0696; FRL: 9057-01-R4]
Commonwealth of Kentucky: Codification and Incorporation by
Reference of Approved State Underground Storage Tank Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as
amended, authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to grant
approval to states to operate their underground storage tank (UST)
programs in lieu of the Federal program. The Commonwealth of Kentucky
(Commonwealth or State) applied to the EPA for final approval to its
UST Program on October 7, 2019, and on September 16, 2020, the EPA
published a final determination and approval of the Commonwealth's UST
Program. This action proposes to codify the EPA's prior approval of the
Commonwealth's UST Program and to incorporate by reference approved
provisions of the Commonwealth's statutes and regulations.
DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before
February 24, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
(our
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preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#384b51565f50165a5d56785d4859165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="196a70777e71377b7c77597c6978377e766f">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the Docket ID No. EPA-
R04-UST-2020-0696 in the subject line of the message.
Instructions: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-R04-UST-2020-0696, 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 Ben Singh, the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT provision below. The index to the docket for this
action is available electronically at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The
documents that form the basis of this codification and associated
publicly available docket materials 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 Ben Singh 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. The EPA Region 4 requires all visitors
to adhere to the COVID-19 protocol. Please contact Ben Singh for the
COVID-19 protocol requirements prior to your appointment.
Please also contact Ben Singh 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
the 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, local area health
departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as
conditions change regarding COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Singh, 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) 562-8922, email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9baa0a7aea1e7abaca789acb9a8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="384b51565f50165a5d56785d4859165f574e">[email protected]</span></a>. Please contact Ben Singh 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
issue of the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 282
Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental protection,
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Petroleum, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, State program approval, and Underground
storage tanks.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of
sections 2002(a), 7004(b), 9004, 9005 and 9006 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6974(b), 6991c, 6991d,
and 6991e.
Dated: January 18, 2022.
Daniel Blackman,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2022-01297 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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