81 FR 72758 - Louisiana: Final Authorization of State-Initiated Changes and Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 204 (October 21, 2016)

Page Range		72758-72759
FR Document		2016-25313

During a review of Louisiana's regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified a variety of State-initiated changes to Louisiana's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for which the State had not previously sought authorization. EPA proposes to authorize the State for the program changes. In addition, EPA proposes to codify in the regulations entitled ``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management Programs'', Louisiana's authorized hazardous waste program. The EPA will incorporate by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) those provisions of the State regulations that are authorized and that EPA will enforce under RCRA.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 204 (Friday, October 21, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2016)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 271 and 272

[EPA-R06-RCRA-2015-0664; FRL-9951-20-Region 6]


Louisiana: Final Authorization of State-Initiated Changes and 
Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: During a review of Louisiana's regulations, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) identified a variety of State-initiated changes 
to Louisiana's hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, for which the State had not 
previously sought authorization. EPA proposes to authorize the State 
for the program changes. In addition, EPA proposes to codify in the 
regulations entitled ``Approved State Hazardous Waste Management 
Programs'', Louisiana's authorized hazardous waste program. The EPA 
will incorporate by reference into the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) those provisions of the State regulations that are authorized and 
that EPA will enforce under RCRA.

DATES: Send written comments by November 21, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R06-
RCRA-2015-0664, by one of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected] or [email protected].
    3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization 
Coordinator, or Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator, Permit Section 
(RPM), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to Alima 
Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator, or Julia 
Banks, Codification Coordinator, Permit Section (RPM), Multimedia 
Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Instructions: Do not submit information that you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or otherwise protected through 
regulations.gov, or email. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-
R06-RCRA-2015-0664. The Federal regulations.gov Web site 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 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. You can view and copy the documents 
that form the basis for this authorization and codification and 
associated publicly available materials from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday 
through Friday at the following location: EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, phone number: (214) 665-8533 or (214) 
665-8178. Interested persons wanting to examine these documents should 
make an appointment with the office at least two weeks in advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional 
Authorization Coordinator or Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator, 
Permit Section (RPM), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA 
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, Phone number: 
(214) 665-8533 or (214) 665-8178, and Email address: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the 
direct final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the direct 
final rule because we believe this action is not controversial and do 
not expect comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for 
this authorization in the preamble to the direct final rule. Unless we 
get written comments which oppose this authorization during the comment 
period, the direct final rule will become effective 60 days after 
publication and we will not take further action on this proposal. If we 
receive comments that oppose this action, we will withdraw the direct 
final rule and it will not take effect. We will then respond to public 
comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. You may not have 
another opportunity for comment. If you want to comment on this action, 
you must do so at this time.
    The purpose of this Federal Register document is to codify 
Louisiana's base hazardous waste management program and its revisions 
to that program through RCRA Clusters XXI, XXII including RCRA Cluster 
XXIII Checklist 229 Exclusions for Solvent Contaminated Wipes. (See 80 
FR 55032) September 14, 2015. The EPA provided

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notices and opportunity for comments on the Agency's decisions to 
authorize the Louisiana program, and the EPA is not now reopening the 
decisions, nor requesting comments, on the Louisiana authorizations as 
published in FR notices specified in Section I.F of the direct final 
rule FR document.
    This document incorporates by reference Louisiana's hazardous waste 
statutes and regulations and clarifies which of these provisions are 
included in the authorized and federally enforceable program. By 
codifying Louisiana's authorized program and by amending the Code of 
Federal Regulations, the public will be more easily able to discern the 
status of federally approved requirements of the Louisiana's hazardous 
waste management program.

    Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections 
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).

    Dated: August 1, 2016.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, ACTION: Proposed rule. you include your name and other
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– contact information in the body of your
OAR–2016–0308 at http:// SUMMARY: During a review of comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
www.regulations.gov, or via email to Louisiana’s regulations, the you submit. If the EPA cannot read your
pino.maria@epa.gov. For comments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) comment due to technical difficulties
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the identified a variety of State-initiated and cannot contact you for clarification,
online instructions for submitting changes to Louisiana’s hazardous waste the EPA may not be able to consider
comments. Once submitted, comments program under the Resource your comment. Electronic files should
cannot be edited or removed from Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), avoid the use of special characters, any
Regulations.gov. For either manner of as amended, for which the State had not form of encryption, and be free of any
submission, the EPA may publish any previously sought authorization. EPA defects or viruses. You can view and
proposes to authorize the State for the
comment received to its public docket. copy the documents that form the basis
program changes. In addition, EPA
Do not submit electronically any for this authorization and codification
proposes to codify in the regulations
information you consider to be and associated publicly available
entitled ‘‘Approved State Hazardous
confidential business information (CBI) materials from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Waste Management Programs’’,
or other information whose disclosure is Monday through Friday at the following
Louisiana’s authorized hazardous waste
restricted by statute. Multimedia location: EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross
program. The EPA will incorporate by
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,
reference into the Code of Federal
accompanied by a written comment. phone number: (214) 665–8533 or (214)
Regulations (CFR) those provisions of
The written comment is considered the 665–8178. Interested persons wanting to
the State regulations that are authorized
official comment and should include and that EPA will enforce under RCRA. examine these documents should make
discussion of all points you wish to an appointment with the office at least
DATES: Send written comments by
make. The EPA will generally not two weeks in advance.
consider comments or comment November 21, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
contents located outside of the primary ADDRESSES: Submit any comments
Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06–
Authorization Coordinator or Julia
other file sharing system). For RCRA–2015–0664, by one of the
Banks, Codification Coordinator, Permit
additional submission methods, please following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Section (RPM), Multimedia Planning
contact the person identified in the ‘‘For and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6,
Further Information Contact’’ section. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments. 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
For the full EPA public comment policy, 2733, Phone number: (214) 665–8533 or
2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov or
information about CBI or multimedia (214) 665–8178, and Email address:
banks.julia@epa.gov.
submissions, and general guidance on 3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, patterson.alima@epa.gov or
making effective comments, please visit Regional Authorization Coordinator, or banks.julia@epa.gov.
http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For
commenting-epa-dockets. Permit Section (RPM), Multimedia additional information, please see the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning and Permitting Division, EPA direct final rule published in the ‘‘Rules
Brian Rehn, (215) 814–2176, or by email Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, and Regulations’’ section of this Federal
at rehn.brian@epa.gov. Texas 75202–2733. Register. EPA did not make a proposal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver prior to the direct final rule because we
further information, please see the your comments to Alima Patterson, believe this action is not controversial
information provided in the direct final Region 6, Regional Authorization and do not expect comments that
action, with the same title, that is Coordinator, or Julia Banks, Codification oppose it. We have explained the
located in the Rules and Regulations Coordinator, Permit Section (RPM), reasons for this authorization in the
section of this issue of the Federal Multimedia Planning and Permitting preamble to the direct final rule. Unless
Register. Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross we get written comments which oppose
Dated: September 29, 2016.
Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. this authorization during the comment
Instructions: Do not submit period, the direct final rule will become
Shawn M. Garvin, information that you consider to be effective 60 days after publication and
Regional Administrator, Region III. Confidential Business Information (CBI) we will not take further action on this
[FR Doc. 2016–25297 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am] or otherwise protected through proposal. If we receive comments that
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P regulations.gov, or email. Direct your oppose this action, we will withdraw
comments to Docket ID No. EPA–R06– the direct final rule and it will not take
RCRA–2015–0664. The Federal effect. We will then respond to public
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION regulations.gov Web site is an comments in a later final rule based on
AGENCY ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which this proposal. You may not have another
means the EPA will not know your opportunity for comment. If you want to
40 CFR Parts 271 and 272
identity or contact information unless comment on this action, you must do so
you provide it in the body of your at this time.
[EPA–R06–RCRA–2015–0664; FRL–9951– comment. If you send an email The purpose of this Federal Register
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20–Region 6] comment directly to the EPA without document is to codify Louisiana’s base
Louisiana: Final Authorization of State- going through regulations.gov, your hazardous waste management program
Initiated Changes and Incorporation by email address will be automatically and its revisions to that program
Reference of State Hazardous Waste captured and included as part of the through RCRA Clusters XXI, XXII
Management Program comment that is placed in the public including RCRA Cluster XXIII Checklist
docket and made available on the 229 Exclusions for Solvent
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Internet. If you submit an electronic Contaminated Wipes. (See 80 FR 55032)
Agency (EPA). comment, the EPA recommends that September 14, 2015. The EPA provided

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notices and opportunity for comments persons the opportunity to comment communication program and regulatory
on the Agency’s decisions to authorize fully. framework for significant new uses of
the Louisiana program, and the EPA is DATES: The comment period for the chemical substances and reporting
not now reopening the decisions, nor proposed rule published on July 28, requirements for premanufacture
requesting comments, on the Louisiana 2016 (81 FR 49598) (FRL–9944–47) is notices. EPA is hereby reopening the
authorizations as published in FR reopened. Comments, identified by comment period for 30 days.
notices specified in Section I.F of the To submit comments, or access the
docket identification (ID) number EPA–
direct final rule FR document. docket, please follow the detailed
HQ–OPPT–2014–0650 must be received
This document incorporates by instructions provided under ADDRESSES
on or before November 21, 2016.
reference Louisiana’s hazardous waste in the Federal Register document of
ADDRESSES: As specified in the Federal July 28, 2016. If you have questions,
statutes and regulations and clarifies
which of these provisions are included Register document of July 28, 2016 (81 consult the technical person listed
in the authorized and federally FR 49598) (FRL–9944–47), submit your under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
enforceable program. By codifying comments, identified by docket CONTACT.
Louisiana’s authorized program and by identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2014–0650, by one of the List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 720,
amending the Code of Federal 721, and 723
Regulations, the public will be more following methods:
D Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Environmental protection, Chemicals,
easily able to discern the status of
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Hazardous materials, Recordkeeping,
federally approved requirements of the
instructions for submitting comments. and Reporting requirements.
Louisiana’s hazardous waste
Do not submit electronically any
management program. Dated: October 7, 2016.
information you consider to be
Authority: This action is issued under the Confidential Business Information (CBI) Jeff Morris,
authority of sections 2002(a), 3006, and or other information whose disclosure is Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as and Toxics.
restricted by statute.
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and
6974(b). D Mail: Document Control Office [FR Doc. 2016–25440 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am]
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Dated: August 1, 2016. and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Ron Curry, Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Regional Administrator, Region 6. Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[FR Doc. 2016–25313 Filed 10–20–16; 8:45 am] D Hand Delivery: To make special
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P arrangements for hand deliver or National Oceanic and Atmospheric
delivery of boxed information, please Administration
follow the instructions at: http://
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 50 CFR Parts 223 and 224
AGENCY Additional instructions on commenting [Docket No. 160809713–6909–01]
or visiting the docket, along with more
40 CFR Parts 720, 721, and 723 information about dockets generally, is RIN 0648–XE804

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0650; FRL–9952–69] available at http://www.epa.gov/ Revisions to Hatchery Programs
dockets. Included as Part of Pacific Salmon and
Significant New Uses of Chemical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Steelhead Species Listed Under the
Substances; Updates to the Hazard technical information contact: Jim Endangered Species Act
Communication Program and Alwood, Chemical Control Division,
Regulatory Framework; Minor Office of Pollution Prevention and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Amendments To Reporting Toxics, Environmental Protection Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Requirements for Premanufacture Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Notices; Reopening of Comment Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone Commerce.
Period number: (202) 564–8974; email address: ACTION: Proposed rule.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection alwood.jim@epa.gov. SUMMARY: We, NMFS, announce
Agency (EPA). For general information contact: The proposed revisions to the Code of
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 Federal Regulations (CFR) to update the
ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening of
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY descriptions of Pacific salmon and
comment period. 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– steelhead (Oncorhynchus spp.) species
SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of July 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ currently listed as threatened or
28, 2016, EPA proposed to amend the epa.gov. endangered under the Endangered
hazard communication program and For general information contact: The Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Revisions
aspects of the regulatory framework for TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 include the addition or removal of
significant new uses of chemical South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY specific hatchery programs, as well as
substances and reporting requirements 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– clarifying changes to the names of
for premanufacture notices under the 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ specific hatchery programs included as
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Toxic Substances Control Act. This epa.gov. part of the listings of certain Pacific
document reopens the comment period SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: salmon and steelhead species. These
for 30 days. A commenter requested This document reopens the public proposed changes are informed by our
additional time to submit written comment period established in the recently completed 5-year reviews
comments for the proposed rule. EPA Federal Register document of July 28, under ESA. We do not propose to
believes that the request is reasonable 2016 (81 FR 49598) (FRL–9944–47). In change the ESA-listing status of any
and is therefore reopening the comment that document, EPA proposed species under NMFS’ jurisdiction, or
period in order to give all interested amendments to the hazard modify any critical habitat designation.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Send written comments by November 21, 2016.
Contact		Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional Authorization Coordinator or Julia Banks, Codification Coordinator, Permit Section (RPM), Multimedia Planning and Permitting Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, Phone number:
FR Citation		81 FR 72758
CFR Citation		40 CFR 271 40 CFR 272