
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65116-65117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27423]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R08-RCRA-2018-0554; FRL-9987-31-Region 8]


North Dakota: Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management 
Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to grant authorization to the State of 
North Dakota for the changes to its hazardous waste program under the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, commonly referred to as the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has determined 
that these changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final 
authorization and is authorizing the state's changes through a direct 
final action.

DATES: Send written comments by January 18, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
RCRA-2018-0554 by mail to Moye Lin, Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Program, EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-
1129. You may also submit comments electronically or through hand 
delivery/courier by following the detailed instructions in the 
ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule located in the Rules

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section of this issue of the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moye Lin at (303) 312-6667, 
lin.moye@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this issue of the Federal Register, the EPA is authorizing changes to 
the North Dakota program as a direct final rule. The EPA did not make a 
proposal prior to the direct final rule because we believe this action 
is not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. We have 
explained the reasons for this authorization in the preamble to the 
direct final rule.
    Unless the EPA receives written comments that raise concerns with 
the authorization during the comment period, the direct final rule will 
become effective on March 15, 2019, and we will not take further action 
on this proposal. If we get comments that raise concerns with the 
authorization, we will withdraw the direct final rule and it will not 
take immediate effect. We 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.

    Dated: December 13, 2018.
Douglas Benevento,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2018-27423 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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