[Federal Register: March 6, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 44)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10681]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[RI-1047b; FRL-7458-6]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated
Facilities and Pollutants: Rhode Island; Negative Declaration
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the sections 111(d) negative
declaration submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental
Management (DEM) on May 27, 1998. This negative declaration adequately
certifies that there are no existing municipal solid waste (MSW)
landfills located in the state of Rhode Island that have accepted waste
since November 8, 1987 and that must install collection and control
systems according to EPA's emissions guidelines for existing MSW
landfills.
DATES: EPA must receive comments in writing by April 7, 2003.
ADDRESSES: You should address your written comments to: Mr. Steven
Rapp, Chief, Air Permits, Toxics & Indoor Programs Unit, Office of
Ecosystem Protection, U.S. EPA, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CAP),
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023.
Copies of documents relating to this proposed rule are available
for public inspection during normal business hours at the following
location: Environmental Protection Agency, Air Permits, Toxics & Indoor
Program Unit, Office of Ecosystem Protection, One Congress Street,
Suite 1100, Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023. The interested persons
wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the
appropriate office at least 24 hours before the day of the visit.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Courcier, Office of Ecosystem
Protection (CAP), EPA--New England, Region 1, Boston, Massachusetts
02203, (617) 918-1659, or by e-mail at courcier.john@epa.gov. While the
public may forward questions to EPA via e-mail, it must submit comments
on this proposed rule according to the procedures outlined above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act,
EPA published regulations at 40 CFR part 60, subpart B which require
states to submit control plans to control emissions of designated
pollutants from designated facilities. In the event that a state does
not have a particular designated facility located within its
boundaries, EPA requires that the state submit a negative declaration
in lieu of a control plan.
The Rhode Island DEM submitted the negative declaration to satisfy
the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart B. In the Final Rules
Section of this Federal Register, EPA is approving the Rhode Island
negative declaration as a direct final rule without a prior proposal.
EPA is doing this because the Agency views this action as a
noncontroversial submittal and anticipates that it will not receive any
significant, material, and adverse comments. A detailed rationale for
the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If EPA does not
receive any significant, material, and adverse comments to this action,
then the approval will become final without further proceedings. If EPA
receives adverse comments, we will withdraw the direct final rule and
EPA will address all public comments received in a subsequent final
rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not begin a second comment
period.
Dated: February 20, 2003.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 03-5308 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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