[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15636-15637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05420]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

[EPA-R04-UST-2019-0582; FRL-10014-88-Region 4]


South Carolina: 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 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA 
or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve revisions to the underground storage tank (UST) program 
submitted by the State of South Carolina (South Carolina or State). 
This action is based on the EPA's determination that the State's 
revisions satisfy all requirements for UST program approval. This 
action also proposes to codify South Carolina's revised UST program and 
to incorporate by reference the State statutes and regulations that we 
have determined meet the requirements for approval.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
April 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
UST-2019-0582, by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: singh.ben@epa.gov. Include the Docket ID No. EPA-
R04-UST-2019-0582 in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-R04-UST-2019-0582, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
https://www.regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received 
to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our 
staff, the public's access to the EPA Region 4 Offices is by 
appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. We 
encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov 
or via email. The EPA encourages electronic comment submittals, but if 
you are unable to submit electronically or need other assistance, 
please contact Ben Singh, the contact listed in FOR FURTHER

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INFORMATION CONTACT. The index of the docket and all publicly available 
docket materials for this action are available for review on the 
https://www.regulations.gov website. The EPA encourages electronic 
reviewing of these documents, but if you are unable to review these 
documents electronically, please contact Ben Singh to schedule an 
appointment to view the documents at the Region 4 Offices. Interested 
persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment 
at least two weeks in advance. EPA Region 4 requires all visitors 
adhere to the COVID-19 protocol, which requires face coverings and 
social distancing.
    Please also contact Ben Singh if you need assistance in a language 
other than English or if you are a person with disabilities who needs a 
reasonable accommodation at no cost to you. For further information on 
EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us 
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Singh, RCRA Programs and Cleanup 
Branch, Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street 
SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; Phone number: (404) 562-8922, email 
address: singh.ben@epa.gov. Please contact Ben Singh by phone or email 
for further information.

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

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Indian country, 
Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, State program 
approval, Underground storage tanks.

    Authority:  This document is issued under the authority of 
sections 2002(a), 7004(b), 9004, 9005, and 9006 of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6974(b), 6991c, 6991d, 
and 6991e.

    Dated: February 26, 2021.
John Blevins,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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