81 FR 95484 - State of Kentucky Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program; Withdrawal of Primacy Approval

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 249 (December 28, 2016)

Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule approving the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II Program for primacy, published on October 28, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 95484]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31267]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 147

[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0372; FRL-9957-47-OW]


State of Kentucky Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class II 
Program; Withdrawal of Primacy Approval

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule 
approving the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Underground Injection Control 
(UIC) Class II Program for primacy, published on October 28, 2016.

DATES: Effective December 28, 2016, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 81 FR 74927, on October 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly S. Green, Drinking Water 
Protection Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (4606M), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-0651; fax number: 
(202) 564-3754; email address: [email protected]; or Nancy H. Marsh, 
Safe Drinking Water Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303; telephone 
number (404) 562-9450; fax number: (404) 562 9439; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are 
withdrawing the direct final rule approving the Commonwealth of 
Kentucky's Underground Injection Control Class II (UIC).
    Program for primacy, published on October 28, 2016. We stated in 
that direct final rule that if we received adverse comment by November 
28, 2016, the direct final rule would not take effect and we would 
publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently 
received adverse comment on that direct final rule. We will address 
those comments in any subsequent final action, which will be based on 
the parallel proposed rule also published on October 28, 2016 (81 FR 
75006). As stated in the direct final rule and the parallel proposed 
rule, we will not institute a second comment period on this action.

    Dated: December 20, 2016.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
    Accordingly, the direct final rule published on October 28, 2016, 
(81 FR 74927) is withdrawn effective December 28, 2016.

[FR Doc. 2016-31267 Filed 12-27-16; 8:45 am]
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