[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01433]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 282

[EPA-R03-UST-2021-0715, FRL 8879-01-R3]


District of Columbia: 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 Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended 
(commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)), 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 
revisions to the District of Columbia's Underground Storage Tank (UST) 
program submitted by the District of Columbia. 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 the District of Columbia's state program and to incorporate 
by reference those provisions of the District of Columbia's regulations 
and statutes 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. In the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this issue of the Federal 
Register, EPA is approving this action by a direct final rule. If no 
significant negative comment is received, EPA will not take further 
action on this proposed rulemaking, and the direct final rule will be 
effective 60 days from the date of publication in this Federal 
Register. If you want to comment on EPA's proposed approval of District 
of Columbia's revisions to its state UST program, you must do so at 
this time.

DATES: Send written comments by February 28, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, identified by EPA-R03-UST-2021-0715, by 
one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected].
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No.EPA-R03-UST-
2021-0715. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be available online at 
https://www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.regulations.gov, or email. The federal website, https://www.regulations.gov, 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 https://www.regulations.gov, 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. 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. If you need assistance in a 
language other than English, or you are a person with disabilities who 
needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please reach out to 
the EPA contact person by email or phone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Khalia Thompson, (215) 814-3348, 
[email protected], RCRA Programs Branch; Land, Chemicals, and 
Redevelopment Division; EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street (Mailcode 
3LD30), Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.

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 issue of the Federal Register.

    Authority: This proposed rule is issued under the authority of 
section 9004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 6991c.

Adam Ortiz,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2022-01433 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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