[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 54143-54144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20860]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

[EPA-R09-UST-2021-0597; FRL-8977-01-R9]


Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions; 
Nevada

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as 
amended, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to take 
direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Nevada's 
Underground Storage Tank (UST) program since the previous authorization 
on July 17, 1998. This action is based on the EPA's determination that 
these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for program approval. 
In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, the 
EPA is approving the changes by direct final authorization because we 
believe this action is not controversial and do not expect comments 
that oppose it.

DATES: Send written comments by November 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, identified by EPA-R09-UST-2021-0597, by 
one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: platukyte.simona@epa.gov.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R09-UST-
2021-0597. The 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

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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 https://www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means the 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 the 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties, and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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.
    The 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 with additional submission methods.
    You can view and copy the documents that form the basis for this 
action and associated publicly available materials through 
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Simona Platukyte, Project Officer, 
Underground Storage Tank Program, EPA Region 9, phone number: (415) 
972-3310, email address: platukyte.simona@epa.gov. Out of an abundance 
of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Region 9 
office will be closed to the public to reduce the risk of transmitting 
COVID-19. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov, as no mail, courier, or hand deliveries will be 
accepted. Please call or email the contact listed above if you need 
alternative access to material indexed but not provided in the docket.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, the EPA is approving the State's UST program 
submittal as a direct authorization without prior proposal because the 
Agency views this as a noncontroversial submittal and anticipates no 
adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in 
the direct final authorization. If no relevant adverse comments are 
received in response to this action, no further activity is 
contemplated. If the EPA receives relevant adverse comments, the direct 
final authorization will be withdrawn, and all public comments received 
will be addressed in a subsequent final authorization based on this 
proposed authorization. The EPA will not institute a second comment 
period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do 
so at this time. For additional information, see the direct final 
authorization published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register.

    Authority: This proposed authorization is issued under the 
authority of sections 2002(a), 9004, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991c, 6991d, and 6991e.

    Dated: September 19, 2021.
Deborah Jordan,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2021-20860 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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