Proposed Rule2022-14977
Connecticut: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference
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Published
July 14, 2022
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 Connecticut's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). This action is based on EPA's determination that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for program approval. This action also proposes to codify EPA's approval of Connecticut's State program and to 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 87, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14977]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 282
[EPA-R01-UST-2022-0269; FRL-9580-01-R1]
Connecticut: 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 Connecticut's Underground Storage
Tank (UST) program submitted by the Connecticut Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP). This action is based on EPA's
determination that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for
program approval. This action also proposes to codify EPA's approval of
Connecticut's State program and to 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: Send written comments by August 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, identified by EPA-R01-UST-2022-0269, 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#b0d2d5dcd1ded49ed1ded4c2d5d1f0d5c0d19ed7dfc6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b797e777a757f357a757f697e7a5b7e6b7a357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-UST-
2022-0269. 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 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 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 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 notice 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 at the EPA Region 1 Office, 5 Post Office
Square, 1st floor, Boston, MA 02109-3912. The facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal
holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19. We recommend that you
telephone Andrea Beland, RCRA Waste Management, UST, and Pesticides
Section, at (617) 918-1313, before visiting the Region 1 office.
Interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an
appointment with the office at least two weeks in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Beland, (617) 918-1313,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ceacaba2afa0aae0afa0aabcabaf8eabbeafe0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d3b1b6bfb2bdb7fdb2bdb7a1b6b293b6a3b2fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct
final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Authority: This rule 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: June 30, 2022.
David W. Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2022-14977 Filed 7-13-22; 8:45 am]
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