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10/11/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/11/2024 06:06
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Maine and Massachusetts
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA-R01-OAR-2024-0462; FRL-12317-02-R1]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans (Negative Declarations) for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Maine and Massachusetts
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Action
Proposed rule.
Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve negative declarations in lieu of State plans to satisfy the requirements in the Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units for the State of Maine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The negative declarations certify the states do not have any existing sources within their jurisdictions that must comply with the rule.
Dates
Written comments must be received on or before November 12, 2024.
Addresses
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-OAR-2024-0462 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to [email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov , follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov . For either manner of submission, 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. 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, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For 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. Publicly available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square-Suite 100, Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.
For Further Information Contact
Jessica Kilpatrick, Air Permits, Toxics, and Indoor Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Mail Code: 5-MI, Boston, MA, 02109-0287. Telephone: 617-918-1652. Fax: 617-918-0652 Email: [email protected] .
Supplementary Information
In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register , EPA is approving negative declarations for the State of Maine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, submitted in accordance with 40 CFR 60.23(b) and 62.06, to satisfy the requirements in the Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units (CISWI Emission Guidelines). Since this action is considered noncontroversial and there are no anticipated adverse comments, the Agency is concurrently publishing it as a proposed rule (allowing opportunity for public comment) and a direct final rule. See CISWI Emission Guidelines amended by 78 FR 9112 (February 7, 2013) and 84 FR 15846 (Apr. 16, 2019). A detailed rationale for the approval is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are received in response to this action, no further activity is contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn, and all public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are not the subject of an adverse comment.
For additional information, see the direct final rule which is located in the Rules and Regulations Section of this issue of the Federal Register .
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Air pollution control, Industrial facilities, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment and disposal.
Dated: October 2, 2024.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2024-23173 Filed 10-10-24; 8:45 am]
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