Proposed Rule2025-17052
Massachusetts: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions
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Published
September 5, 2025
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
Massachusetts has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for final authorization of revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. EPA proposes to grant final authorization to Massachusetts for these revisions by a direct final rule, which can be found in the "Rules and Regulations" section of this Federal Register. We have explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the direct final rule. Unless EPA receives written comments that oppose this authorization during the comment period, the direct final rule will become effective on the date it establishes, and EPA will not take further action on this proposal.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 170 (Friday, September 5, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42898-42899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17052]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[EPA-R01-RCRA-2025-0188; FRL 12874-01-R1]
Massachusetts: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: Massachusetts has applied to the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for final authorization of revisions to its hazardous
waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended. EPA proposes to grant final authorization to Massachusetts
for these revisions by a direct final rule, which can be found in the
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register. We have
explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the
direct final rule. Unless EPA receives written comments that oppose
this authorization during the comment period, the direct final rule
will become effective on the date it establishes, and EPA will not take
further action on this proposal.
DATES: Send your written comments by October 6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
RCRA-2025-0188, 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="http://www.regulations.gov">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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Kinslow, RCRA Waste Management
and Lead Branch; Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division; U.S. EPA
Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (Mail code 07-1), Boston, MA
02109-3912; phone: 617-918-1648; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5cecccbd6c9cad28bd6c4d7c4e5c0d5c48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="056e6c6b76696a722b76647764456075642b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of
this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the revisions by a direct
final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the direct final rule
because we believe this action is not controversial and do not expect
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comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this
authorization in the preamble of the direct final rule. Unless EPA
receives adverse written comments that oppose this authorization during
the comment period, the direct final rule will become effective on the
date it establishes, and EPA will not take further action on this
proposal. If EPA receives comments that oppose this action, we will
withdraw the direct final rule, and it will not take effect. EPA will
then respond to public comments in a later final rule based on this
proposal. You may not have another opportunity for comment. If you want
to comment on this action, you must do so at this time. For additional
information, please see the direct final rule published in the ``Rules
and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.
Authority: This proposed action is issued under the authority of
Sections 2002(a), 3006 and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: August 13, 2025.
Mark Sanborn,
Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region I.
[FR Doc. 2025-17052 Filed 9-4-25; 8:45 am]
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