
[Federal Register: February 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 31)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 271 and 272

[EPA-R08-RCRA-2006-0501 FRL-8524-6]

 
North Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Management Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference of Approved 
Hazardous Waste Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: North Dakota has applied to EPA for final authorization of the 
changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA proposes to grant final authorization 
to the hazardous waste program changes submitted by North Dakota. In 
addition, EPA is proposing to codify in the regulations entitled 
``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs'', North Dakota's 
authorized hazardous waste program. EPA will incorporate by reference 
into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those provisions of the 
State statutes and regulations that are authorized and that EPA will 
enforce under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended and commonly 
referred to as RCRA. In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register, we are authorizing the State's program changes and 
codifying and incorporating by reference the authorized hazardous waste 
program as an immediate final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior 
to the immediate final rule because we believe these actions are not 
controversial and do not expect comments to oppose them. We have 
explained the reasons for this authorization and incorporation-by-
reference in the preamble to the immediate final rule. Unless we get 
written comments opposing this authorization and incorporation by 
reference during the comment period, the immediate final rule will 
become

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effective and the Agency will not take further action on this proposal. 
If we receive comments that oppose these actions, we will publish a 
document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before it takes 
effect. EPA will then address public comments in a later final rule 
based on this proposal. Any parties interested in commenting on these 
actions must do so at this time. EPA may not provide further 
opportunity for comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 17, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
RCRA-2006-0501, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
     E-mail: daly.carl@epa.gov.
     Fax: (303) 312-6341.
     Mail: Send written comments to Carl Daly, Solid and 
Hazardous Waste Program, EPA Region 8, Mailcode 8P-HW, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to Carl 
Daly, Solid and Hazardous Waste Program, EPA Region 8, Mailcode 8P-HW, 
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation. The 
public is advised to call in advance to verify the business hours. 
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R08-RCRA-
2006-0501. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change, 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 http://
www.regulations.gov, or e-mail. The federal web site, http://
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 e-mail comment directly 
to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 
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 or any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at: EPA Region 8, from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m., 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, contact: Carl 
Daly, phone number (303) 312-6416, or the North Dakota Department of 
Health (NDDH) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1200 Missouri Ave, Bismarck, ND 
58504-5264, contact: Curt Erickson, phone number (701) 328-5166. The 
public is advised to call in advance to verify the business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Daly, Solid and Hazardous Waste 
Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 312-6416, daly.carl@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the 
immediate final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section 
of this Federal Register.

    Dated: January 22, 2008.
Carol Rushin,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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