[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 63426-63430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22715]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[EPA-R08-RCRA-2022-0485; FRL 9896-02-R8]


North Dakota: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Management Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The State of North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality 
(NDDEQ) has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 
final authorization of certain changes to its hazardous waste program 
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has 
reviewed North Dakota's application and determined that North Dakota's 
hazardous waste program revision satisfies all of the requirements 
necessary to qualify for final authorization. EPA is authorizing the 
State program revision through this direct final rule. EPA is 
publishing this rule without prior proposal because the Agency views 
this as a noncontroversial action and does not anticipate adverse 
comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this issue of the 
Federal Register, EPA is publishing a separate document that will serve 
as a proposal to authorize the revision should the Agency receive 
adverse comment. Unless EPA receives adverse written comments during 
the review and comment period, the decision to authorize North Dakota's 
hazardous waste program revision will take effect as provided below.

DATES: This final rule is effective on December 19, 2022 unless EPA 
receives adverse written comment by November 18, 2022. Should EPA 
receive such comments, it will publish a timely document by either: 
withdrawing the direct final publication or affirming the publication 
and responding to comments.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments by one of the following methods:

     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: (303) 312-6341 (prior to faxing, please notify the 
EPA contact listed below).
     Mail, Hand Delivery or Courier: Moye Lin, Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act Branch, EPA Region 8, Mail Code 8LCR-RC, 
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. Courier or hand 
deliveries are only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours 
of operation. The public is advised to call in advance to verify 
business hours. Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: EPA must receive your comments by November 18, 2022. 
Direct your comments to EPA-R08-RCRA-2022-0485; FR 9896-02-R8. The 
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change and may be made 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 where 
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.
    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 
where 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 electronically 
through https://www.regulations.gov. For alternative access to docket 
materials, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Moye Lin, Land, Chemicals and 
Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80202-1129; phone number (303) 312-6667; Email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?

    States which have received Final authorization from EPA under RCRA 
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous waste 
program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent 
than the Federal program. As the Federal program changes, States must 
change their programs and ask EPA to authorize the changes. Changes to 
State programs may be necessary when Federal or State statutory or 
regulatory authority is modified or when certain other changes occur. 
Most commonly, States must change their programs because of changes to 
EPA's regulations in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 
260 through 268, 270, 273 and 279.

B. What decisions has EPA made in this rule?

    On October 29, 2021, the State of North Dakota submitted a final 
complete program revision application seeking authorization of changes 
to its

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hazardous waste program that correspond to certain Federal rules 
promulgated between July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020, which includes 
RCRA Cluster XXV through RCRA Cluster XXVIII (Revision Checklists 236, 
237, 238, 239, 240, and 242), as well as State-initiated changes to the 
State's previously authorized program. The EPA has reviewed North 
Dakota's application to revise its authorized program and concludes 
that it meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements 
established by RCRA, except for the final rule addressed by Revision 
Checklist 241 (Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals 
and Amendment to the P075 Listing for Nicotine) (84 FR 5816, February 
22, 2019). EPA cannot authorize North Dakota for Revision Checklist 241 
because the State has not correctly adopted the Federal changes 
addressed by this final rule. Therefore, we grant North Dakota final 
authorization to operate its hazardous waste program with the changes 
described in the authorization application with the exception of 
Revision Checklist 241.
    The State of North Dakota will continue to have responsibility for 
permitting treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) within 
its borders (except in Indian country) and for carrying out the aspects 
of the RCRA program described in its revised program application, 
subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments 
of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and prohibitions imposed by 
Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under the authority of HSWA 
take effect in authorized States before they are authorized for the 
requirements. Thus, the EPA will implement those requirements and 
prohibitions in the State of North Dakota, including issuing permits, 
until the State is granted authorization to do so.

C. What is the effect of this authorization decision?

    If the State of North Dakota is authorized for these changes, a 
facility in North Dakota subject to RCRA will now have to comply with 
the authorized State requirements instead of the equivalent Federal 
requirements in order to comply with RCRA. Additionally, such 
facilities will have to comply with any applicable Federal requirements 
such as, for example, HSWA regulations issued by the EPA for which the 
State has not received authorization. The State of North Dakota will 
continue to have enforcement responsibilities under its State hazardous 
waste program for violations of such program, but the EPA retains its 
authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013 and 7003, which include, 
among others, authority to:
     Conduct inspections and require monitoring, tests, 
analyses, or reports;
     Enforce RCRA requirements and suspend or revoke permits, 
and
     Take enforcement actions after notice to and consultation 
with the State.
    The action to approve these provisions would not impose additional 
requirements on the regulated community because the regulations for 
which the State of North Dakota is requesting authorization are already 
effective under State law and are not changed by the act of 
authorization.

D. For what has North Dakota previously been authorized?

    North Dakota initially received final authorization on October 5, 
1984, effective October 19, 1984 (49 FR 39328) to implement the RCRA 
hazardous waste management program. We granted authorization for 
changes to their program on: June 25, 1990, effective August 24, 1990 
(55 FR 25836); May 4, 1992, effective July 6, 1992 (57 FR 19087); April 
7, 1994, effective June 6, 1994 (59 FR 16566); January 19, 2000, 
effective March 20, 2000 (65 FR 02897); September 26, 2005, effective 
November 25, 2005 (70 FR 56132), February 14, 2008, effective April 14, 
2008 (73 FR 8610), October 30, 2018, effective October 30, 2018 (83 FR 
64521) and December 19, 2018, effective April 30, 2019 (83 FR 65101, as 
revised on March 7, 2019, 84 FR 8260).
    The EPA incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal 
Regulations the authorized North Dakota RCRA program on: February 14, 
2008, effective April 14, 2008 (73 FR 8610); October 30, 2018, 
effective October 30, 2018 (83 FR 54521), and December 12, 2019, 
effective January 13, 2020 (84 FR 67875).

E. What changes is the EPA authorizing with this action?

    On October 29, 2021, the State of North Dakota submitted a final 
complete program revision application, seeking authorization of their 
changes in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. We have determined that the 
North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality's (NDDEQ's) hazardous 
waste program revision satisfies all of the requirements necessary to 
qualify for final authorization. We now make a Final decision, subject 
to receipt of written comments that oppose this action, that North 
Dakota's hazardous waste program satisfies all of the requirements 
necessary to qualify for final authorization. The NDDEQ revisions 
consist of regulations which specifically govern Federal hazardous 
waste revisions promulgated between July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2020 
(RCRA Clusters XXV through RCRA Cluster XXVIII), as well as State-
initiated changes to the State's previously authorized program. The 
North Dakota provisions are from the North Dakota Administrative Code 
(N.D.A.C.) Article 33.1-24, Hazardous Waste Management Rules, as 
amended effective through July 1, 2021. We have determined that North 
Dakota's hazardous waste program revision satisfies all of the 
requirements necessary to qualify for Final authorization. Therefore, 
we grant North Dakota DEQ final authorization for the following 
changes:

1. Program Revision Changes for Federal Rules

    North Dakota seeks authority to administer the Federal requirements 
that are listed below (the Federal rule citation is followed by the 
analogs from the North Dakota Administrative Code (NDAC), Article 33.1-
24, as revised July 1, 2021):
    Import and Exports of Hazardous Waste (81 FR 85696, November 28, 
2016; 82 FR 41015, August 29, 2017; and 83 FR 38263, August 6, 2018) 
(Checklist 236)/33.1-24-01-04 ``AES filing compliance date,'' 33.1-24-
01-04 ``Electronic import-export reporting compliance date'', 33.1-24-
01-04 ``Recognized trader'', 33.1-24-01-05(7) introductory paragraph, 
33.1-24-01-05(7)(a), 33.1-24-01-05(7)(b) [Reserved], 33.1-24-02-
04(4)(a), 33.1-24-02-04(4)(d), 33.1-24-02-04(5)(a), 33.1-24-02-
04(5)(d), 33.1-24-02-06(1)(c)(1), 33.1-24-02-06(1)(e), 33.1-24-02-
25(1)(e)(2), 33.1-24-02-25(1)(e)(5) introductory paragraph, 33.1-24-02-
25(1)(e)(5)(a)-(c)(7), 33.1-24-02-25(1)(e)(6), 33.1-24-02-25(1)(e)(9)-
(10), 33.1-24-03-01(5), 33.1-24-03-03(5), 33.1-24-03-14(3), 33.1-24-03-
17 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-18 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-19 [Repealed], 
33.1-24-03-20 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-21 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-22 
[Repealed], 33.1-24-03-23 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-24 [Repealed], 33.1-
24-03-25 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-30 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-50(1)-(2), 
33.1-24-03-51, 33.1-24-03-52, 33.1-24-03-53(1), 33.1-24-03-53(2)(a) 
introductory paragraph, 33.1-24-03-53(2)(a)(1)-(13), 33.1-24-03-
53(2)(b)-(c), 33.1-24-03-53(2)(d), 33.1-24-03-53(2)(e)-(f), 33.1-24-03-
53(2)(g), 33.1-24-03-53(2)(h), 33.1-24-03-53(3)-(4)(b)(14), 33.1-24-03-
53(4)(b)(15),

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33.1-24-03-53(5), 33.1-24-03-53(6)(a)-(c) introductory paragraph, 33.1-
24-03-53(6)(c)(1), 33.1-24-03-53(c)(2), 33.1-24-03-53(6)(d)-(e), 33.1-
24-03-53(6)(f) introductory paragraph-(f)(1), 33.1-24-03-53(6)(f)(2), 
33.1-24-03-53(6)(g)-(i), 33.1-24-03-53(7)-(9), 33.1-24-03-55 [Removed 
and replaced], 33.1-24-03-56 [Repealed], 33.1-24-03-57 [Repealed], 
33.1-24-03-59 [Repealed], 33.1-24-04-01(4) introductory paragraph, 
33.1-24-04-04(1)(b), 33.1-24-04-04(3), 33.1-24-04-04(5)(b), 33.1-24-04-
04(6)(b) and Note, 33.1-24-04-04(7), 33.1-24-05-03(1), 33.1-24-05-
38(1)(c), 33.1-24-05-230(2), 33.1-24-05-235 Table (a)(6)-(10), 33.1-24-
05-720, 33.1-24-05-739(1)-(2), 33.1-24-05-740, 33.1-24-05-756, 33.1-24-
05-762(1), 33.1-24-05-770 introductory paragraph-(3), 33.1-24-05-770(4) 
[Removed], 33.1-24-05-1011(1)(d)-(f), 33.1-24-05-1011(4), 33.1-24-06-
16(5);
    Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule (81 FR 86732, November 
28, 2016) (Checklist 237)/33.1-24-01-04(5) ``Acute hazardous waste,'' 
33.1-24-01-04(23) ``Central accumulation area,'' 33.1-24-01-04(90) 
``Large quantity generator,'' 33.1-24-01-04(107) ``Non-acute hazardous 
waste,'' 33.1-24-01-04(134) ``Small quantity generator,'' 33.1-24-01-
04(167) ``Very small quantity generator,'' 33.1-24-01-05(4)(a), 33.1-
24-02-01(1) introductory paragraph-(1)(a), 33.1-24-02-01(3)(f), 33.1-
24-02-04(1)(g), 33.1-24-02-05 [Repealed], 33.1-24-02-06(3)(b)(4), 33.1-
24-02-18(5) introductory paragraph, 33.1-24-02-18(6) introductory 
paragraph, 33.1-24-02-129(7), 33.1-24-03-01(1) introductory paragraph-
(b)(3), 33.1-24-03-01(1)(b)(4), 33.1-24-03-01(1)(b)(5)-(c)(3), 33.1-24-
03-01(1)(c)(4), 33.1-24-03-01(1)(c)(5)-(5), 33.1-24-03-01(11), 33.1-24-
03-02, 33.1-24-03-03(1)-(5), 33.1-24-03-03(13), 33.1-24-03-03(14), 
33.1-24-03-10(2)-(4), 33.1-24-03-14, 33.1-24-03-16, 33.1-24-03-26, 
33.1-24-03-27, 33.1-24-03-28, 33.1-24-03-29, 33.1-24-03-34, 33.1-24-03-
61(1) ``Central accumulation area'' [Removed], 33.1-24-03-61(11) 
``Trained professional,'' 33.1-24-03-62(1)-(2), 33.1-24-03-63(1)-(2), 
33.1-24-03-64(1), 33.1-24-03-64 (2)(b), 33.1-24-03-65, 33.1-24-03-
69(1)(a)-(b), 33.1-24-03-69(4)(b), 33.1-24-03-70(2), 33.1-24-03-
71(4)(b), 33.1-24-03-72(3)-(4), 33.1-24-03-72(5)(c), 33.1-24-03-
74(1)(a)-(c), 33.1-24-03-74(2)(b), 33.1-24-03-75(2)(e), 33.1-24-03-
77(1)-(2), 33.1-24-04-03, 33.1-24-05-01(6), 33.1-24-05-01(6)(c), 33.1-
24-05-06(2)(d), 33.1-24-05-15, 33.1-24-05-16, 33.1-24-05-17, 33.1-24-
05-18, 33.1-24-05-19, 33.1-24-05-20, 33.1-24-05-26, 33.1-24-05-27, 
33.1-24-05-28, 33.1-24-05-29 introductory paragraph, 33.1-24-05-29(2)-
(3), 33.1-24-05-31, 3.1-24-05-32, 33.1-24-05-38(3), 33.1-24-05-42, 
33.1-24-05-89, 33.1-24-05-93, 33.1-24-05-104(1), 33.1-24-05-183(1), 
33.1-24-05-250(5)(a), 33.1-24-05-56(1)(e), 33.1-24-05-290(1)(a), 33.1-
24-05-290(1)(b)(1), 33.1-24-05-400(2)(b)-(c), 33.1-24-05-476(3)(d), 
33.1-24-05-610(2)(c), 33.1-24-05-708(1)(b), 33.1-24-05-781(2), 33.1-24-
05-875(1), 33.1-24-05-1011(3), 33.1-24-06-16(5);
    Confidentiality Determinations for Hazardous Waste Export and 
Import Document (82 FR 60894, December 26, 2017) (Checklist 238)/33.1-
24-01-16 introductory paragraph, 33.1-24-01-16(2)(c), 33.1-24-02-
25(1)(e)(4), 33.1-24-03-53(2)(e), 33.1-24-03-53(6)(i), 33.1-24-03-
55(2)(d), 33.1-24-03-55(6)(h);
    Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest User Fee Rule (83 FR 420, 
January 3, 2018) (Checklist 239)/33.1-24-03-04(7)(a)-(d), 33.1-24-03-
04(8), 33.1-24-03-04(1)-(1)(a), 33.1-24-03-05(6)(e)-(h), 33.1-24-03-
07(8)(c), 33.1-24-03-07(8)(e), 33.1-24-03-07(8)(g), 33.1-24-04-
04(1)(h), 33.1-24-04-05, 33.1-24-05-38(1)(b) introductory paragraph, 
33.1-24-05-38(1)(b)(1)-(6), 33.1-24-05-38(10), 33.1-24-05-38(12), 33.1-
24-05-456(3)(d)(1), 33.1-24-05-45, 33.1-24-06-16(5);
    Safe Management of Recalled Airbags (83 FR 61552, November 30, 
2018) (Checklist 240)/33.1-24-01-04(8) ``Airbag waste'', 33.1-24-01-
04(9) ``Airbag waste collection facility'', 33.1-24-01-04(10) ``Airbag 
waste handler'', 33.1-24-02-04(10);
    Universal Waste Regulations: Addition of Aerosol Cans (84 FR 67202, 
December 9, 2019) (Checklist 242)/33.1-24-01-04(161) ``Universal 
waste'' (c)-(e), 33.1-24-01-04(162) ``Universal waste handler'' (b)(1), 
33.1-24-05-701(1)(c)-(e), 33.1-24-05-01(6)(j)(3)-(5), 33.1-24-06-16(5), 
33.1-24-05-250(6)(c)-(e), 33.1-24-05-703(2)(b), 33.1-24-05-706, 33.1-
24-05-709(4) ``Large quantity handler of universal waste,'' 33.1-24-01-
04(117) ``Pesticide'' (a)-(c), 33.1-24-05-709(1) ``Aerosol can,'' 33.1-
24-05-709(5) ``Small quantity handler of universal waste,'' 33.1-24-05-
713(3)(b)(3)-(4), 33.1-24-05-713(5)-(6), 33.1-24-05-732(2)(d), 33.1-24-
05-733(3)(b)(3)-(6).

2. State-Initiated Changes

    North Dakota has made amendments to its regulations that are not 
directly related to any of the Federal rules addressed in Item E.1 
above. These State-initiated changes are either conforming changes made 
to existing authorized provisions or the adoption of provisions that 
clarify and make the State's regulations internally consistent. The 
State's regulations, as amended by these provisions, provide authority 
which remains equivalent to and no less stringent than the Federal laws 
and regulations. These State-initiated changes are submitted under the 
requirements of 40 CFR 271.21(a) and include the following provisions 
from the North Dakota Administrative Code (NDAC), Article 33.1-24, as 
revised July 1, 2021: 33.1-24-01-05(1), and 33.1-24-05-42 introductory 
paragraph [analogs to 40 CFR 260.11(a) and 264.75 introductory 
paragraph, respectively].
    The State-initiated changes also include a conforming change to an 
internal reference at the following citation: 33.1-24-02-04(5)(a) 
[analog to 40 CFR 261.4(e)(1)].

F. Where are the revised State rules different from the Federal rules?

    When revised State rules differ from the Federal rules in the RCRA 
State authorization process, EPA determines whether the State rules are 
equivalent to, more stringent than, or broader in scope than the 
Federal program. Pursuant to RCRA section 3009, 42 U.S.C. 6929, State 
programs may contain requirements that are more stringent than the 
Federal regulations. Such more stringent requirements can be federally 
authorized and, once authorized, become federally enforceable. Although 
the statute does not prevent States from adopting regulations that are 
broader in scope than the Federal program, States cannot receive 
Federal authorization for such regulations, and they are not federally 
enforceable.
    We consider the following State requirements to be more stringent 
than the Federal requirements: 33.1-24-02-25(1)(e)(6) [analog to 40 CFR 
261.39(a)(5)(vi)], 33.1-24-03-53(2)(a) introductory paragraph [analog 
to 40 CFR 262.83(b)(1) introductory paragraph], 33.1-24-03-53(2)(d) 
[analog to 40 CFR 262.83(b)(4)], 33.1-24-03-53(2)(g) [analog to 40 CFR 
262.83(b)(7)], 33.1-24-03-53(4)(b)(15) [analog to 40 CFR 
262.83(d)(2)(xv)], 33.1-24-03-53(5) [analog to 40 CFR 262.83(e)], 33.1-
24-03-53(6)(c)(1) [analog to 40 CFR 262.83(f)(3)(i)], 33.1-24-03-
53(6)(d) [analog to 40 CFR 262.83(f)(4)], 33.1-24-03-53(6)(e) [analog 
to 40 CFR 262.83(f)(5)], and 33.1-24-03-53(6)(f)(2) [analog to 40 CFR 
262.83(f)(6)(ii)], because North Dakota requires documentation such as 
manifests be submitted to the State in addition to the EPA; 33.1-24-03-
14 [in lieu of analogs to 40 CFR 262.18, 262.41, 262.44],

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because North Dakota subjects both small and large quantity generators 
to the biennial reporting requirements where the Federal allows small 
quantity generators to comply with the less frequent re-notification 
requirements; and 33.1-24-03-69(1)(a) and (1)(b) [analogs to 40 CFR 
262.208(a)(1) and (a)(2)], because North Dakota requires academic labs 
to remove containers of unwanted material in an interval not to exceed 
six months rather than 12 as in the Federal program.
    There are no requirements that are broader in scope than the 
Federal program in these revisions.

G. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?

    The State of North Dakota will continue to issue permits for all 
the provisions for which it is authorized and will administer the 
permits it issues. The EPA will continue to administer any RCRA 
hazardous waste permits or portions of permits which we issued prior to 
the effective date of this authorization. EPA will continue to 
implement and issue permits for HSWA requirements for which North 
Dakota is not yet authorized.

H. How does today's action affect Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in 
North Dakota?

    North Dakota is not authorized to carry out its hazardous waste 
program in Indian country, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. This includes, 
but is not limited to:

1. Lands within the exterior boundaries of the following Indian 
Reservations located within or abutting the State of North Dakota:
a. Fort Totten Indian Reservation
b. Fort Berthold Indian Reservation
c. Standing Rock Indian Reservation
d. Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation
2. Any land held in trust by the U.S. for an Indian tribe, and
3. Any other land, whether on or off a reservation, that qualifies as 
Indian country within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. 1151.

    Therefore, this program revision does not extend to Indian country 
where EPA will continue to implement and administer the RCRA program in 
these lands.

I. What is codification and is the EPA codifying North Dakota's 
hazardous waste program as authorized in this rule?

    Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and 
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste 
program into the CFR. We do this by referencing the authorized State 
rules in 40 CFR part 272. We reserve the amendment of 40 CFR part 272, 
subpart JJ for this authorization of North Dakota's program changes 
until a later date. In this authorization application the EPA is not 
codifying the rules documented in this Federal Register document.

J. Administrative Requirements

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action 
(RCRA State Authorization) from the requirements of Executive Orders 
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 
2011). Therefore, this action is not subject to review by OMB. This 
action authorizes State requirements for the purpose of RCRA 3006, and 
imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law. 
Accordingly, this action will not have a significant economic impact on 
a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this action authorizes preexisting 
requirements under State law and does not impose any additional 
enforceable duty beyond that required by State law, it does not contain 
any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-4). For the same reason, this action also does not 
significantly or uniquely affect the communities of Tribal governments, 
as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 
This action will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on 
the relationship between the national government and the States, or on 
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels 
of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 
August 10, 1999), because it merely serves to authorize State 
requirements as part of the State RCRA hazardous waste program without 
altering the relationship or the distribution of power and 
responsibilities established by RCRA.
    This action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant, and 
it does not make decisions based on environmental health or safety 
risks. This direct final rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211, 
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)) because it 
is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
    Under RCRA 3006(b), the EPA grants a State's application for 
authorization as long as the State meets the criteria required by RCRA. 
It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for the EPA, when it 
reviews a State authorization application; to require the use of any 
particular voluntary consensus standard in place of another standard 
that otherwise satisfies the requirements of RCRA. Thus, the 
requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and 
Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required 
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996), 
in issuing this rule, the EPA has taken the necessary steps to 
eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, 
and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct. The EPA has 
complied with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by 
examining the takings implications of the rule in accordance with the 
``Attorney General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk 
and Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the Executive 
Order. This rule does not impose an information collection burden under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.).
    Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994) establishes 
federal executive policy on environmental justice. Its main provision 
directs Federal agencies, to the greatest extent practicable and 
permitted by law, to make environmental justice part of their mission 
by identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high 
and adverse human health or environmental effects of their programs, 
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income 
populations in the United States. Because this rule authorizes pre-
existing State rules which are at least equivalent to, and no less 
stringent than existing Federal requirements, and imposes no additional 
requirements beyond those imposed by State law, and there are no 
anticipated significant adverse human health or environmental effects, 
the rule is not subject to Executive Order 12898.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste 
transportation, Indian lands, Incorporation by reference, 
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections 
2002(a), 3006, and

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7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as amended 42 U.S.C. 
6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).

    Dated: October 11, 2022.
KC Becker,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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