83_FR_1009 83 FR 1003 - Oklahoma: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference

83 FR 1003 - Oklahoma: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions and Incorporation by Reference

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 6 (January 9, 2018)

Page Range1003-1004
FR Document2018-00038

Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the State of Oklahoma's Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the State. This action is based on EPA's determination that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for program approval. This action also proposes to codify EPA's approval of Oklahoma's state program and to incorporate by reference those provisions of the State regulations that we have determined meet the requirements for approval. The provisions will be subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under sections 9005 and 9006 of RCRA subtitle I and other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1003-1004]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00038]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 282

[EPA-R06-UST-2017-0504; FRL-9968- 28--Region 6]


Oklahoma: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
Program Revisions 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 State of Oklahoma's Underground Storage Tank 
(UST) program submitted by the State. This action is based on EPA's 
determination that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed for 
program approval. This action also proposes to codify EPA's approval of 
Oklahoma's state program and to incorporate by reference those 
provisions of the State regulations that we have determined meet the 
requirements for approval. The provisions will be subject to EPA's 
inspection and enforcement authorities under sections 9005 and 9006 of 
RCRA subtitle I and other applicable statutory and regulatory 
provisions.

DATES: Send written comments by February 8, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments, identified by EPA-R06-UST-2017-0504, 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].
    3. Mail: Audray Lincoln, Region 6, Project Officer, LUST 
Prevention/

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Corrective Action Section (6MM-XU), Multimedia Division, EPA Region 6, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver your comments to Audray 
Lincoln, Region 6, Project Officer, LUST Prevention/Corrective Action 
Section (6MM-XU), Multimedia Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-UST-
2017-0504. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov, or email. The Federal http://www.regulations.gov 
website 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 http://www.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 
codification and associated publicly available materials from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the following location: EPA 
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, phone number 
(214) 665-2239. Interested persons wanting to examine these documents 
should make an appointment with the office at least two weeks in 
advance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Audray Lincoln, Region 6, Project 
Officer, LUST Prevention/Corrective Action Section (6MM-XU), Multimedia 
Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, 
phone number (214) 665-2239, email address [email protected].

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

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

    Dated: November 3, 2017.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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                                                    affect small governments, as described                        Proposed rule; reopening of the
                                                                                                            ACTION:                                                period due to an incomplete docket
                                                    in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                     comment period.                                        from November 2, 2017 to December 4,
                                                    of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                                                                       2017. The file containing the state’s
                                                       • does not have Federalism                           SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection               September 2, 2003 submittal made
                                                    implications as specified in Executive                  Agency (EPA) is reopening the comment                  available on Regulations.gov on
                                                    Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                    period for a proposed Clean Air Act rule               September 12, 2017, was missing
                                                    1999);                                                  published August 15, 2017. An                          Attachment H which contained the
                                                       • is not an economically significant                 appendix to one of the documents EPA                   state’s technical analysis of the rule
                                                    regulatory action based on health or                    proposed to approve was not available                  changes. The missing attachment was
                                                    safety risks subject to Executive Order                 on Regulations.gov as required;                        made available on regulations.gov on
                                                    13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    therefore, EPA is reopening the                        December 6, 2017, and EPA is reopening
                                                       • is not a significant regulatory action             comment period for 15 days.                            the comment period for an additional 15
                                                    subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 DATES: Comments must be received on                    days. The comment period now closes
                                                    28355, May 22, 2001);                                   or before January 24, 2018.                            on January 24, 2018.
                                                       • is not subject to requirements of                  ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                         Dated: December 20, 2017.
                                                    Section 12(d) of the National                           identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–                   Robert Kaplan,
                                                    Technology Transfer and Advancement                     OAR–2007–1092 at https://                              Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
                                                    Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because                www.regulations.gov, or via email to
                                                                                                                                                                   [FR Doc. 2018–00023 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am]
                                                    application of those requirements would                 damico.genvieve@epa.gov. For
                                                                                                                                                                   BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    be inconsistent with the Clean Air Act;                 comments submitted at Regulations.gov,
                                                    and                                                     follow the online instructions for
                                                       • does not provide the EPA with the                  submitting comments. Once submitted,                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    discretionary authority to address                      comments cannot be edited or removed                   AGENCY
                                                    disproportionate human health or                        from Regulations.gov. For either manner
                                                    environmental effects with practical,                   of submission, EPA may publish any                     40 CFR Part 282
                                                    appropriate, and legally permissible                    comment received to its public docket.
                                                                                                                                                                   [EPA–R06–UST–2017–0504; FRL–9968–
                                                    methods under Executive Order 12898                     Do not submit electronically any                       28—Region 6]
                                                    (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).                        information you consider to be
                                                       In addition, the SIP is not approved                 Confidential Business Information (CBI)                Oklahoma: Final Approval of State
                                                    to apply on any Indian reservation land                 or other information whose disclosure is               Underground Storage Tank Program
                                                    or in any other area where the EPA or                   restricted by statute. Multimedia                      Revisions and Incorporation by
                                                    an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a                 submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be               Reference
                                                    tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of               accompanied by a written comment.
                                                    Indian country, the rule does not have                  The written comment is considered the                  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                            official comment and should include                    Agency (EPA).
                                                    tribal implications and will not impose
                                                    substantial direct costs on tribal                      discussion of all points you wish to                   ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                    governments or preempt tribal law as                    make. EPA will generally not consider
                                                                                                                                                                   SUMMARY:    Pursuant to the Resource
                                                    specified by Executive Order 13175 (65                  comments or comment contents located                   Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA
                                                    FR 67249, November 9, 2000).                            outside of the primary submission (i.e.                or Act), the Environmental Protection
                                                                                                            on the web, cloud, or other file sharing               Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
                                                    List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52                      system). For additional submission                     revisions to the State of Oklahoma’s
                                                      Environmental protection, Air                         methods, please contact the person                     Underground Storage Tank (UST)
                                                    pollution control, Incorporation by                     identified in the FOR FURTHER                          program submitted by the State. This
                                                    reference, Intergovernmental relations,                 INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
                                                                                                                                                                   action is based on EPA’s determination
                                                    Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping                      full EPA public comment policy,                        that these revisions satisfy all
                                                    requirements, Volatile organic                          information about CBI or multimedia                    requirements needed for program
                                                    compounds.                                              submissions, and general guidance on                   approval. This action also proposes to
                                                       Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.                    making effective comments, please visit                codify EPA’s approval of Oklahoma’s
                                                                                                            https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/                          state program and to incorporate by
                                                      Dated: December 21, 2017.                             commenting-epa-dockets.
                                                    Alexis Strauss,
                                                                                                                                                                   reference those provisions of the State
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       regulations that we have determined
                                                    Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.               Rachel Rineheart, Environmental                        meet the requirements for approval. The
                                                    [FR Doc. 2018–00022 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am]              Engineer, Air Permits Section, Air                     provisions will be subject to EPA’s
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  Programs Branch (AR–18J),                              inspection and enforcement authorities
                                                                                                            Environmental Protection Agency,                       under sections 9005 and 9006 of RCRA
                                                                                                            Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,                   subtitle I and other applicable statutory
                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886–7017,               and regulatory provisions.
                                                    AGENCY                                                  Rineheart.rachel@epa.gov.                              DATES: Send written comments by
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                             February 8, 2018.
                                                    40 CFR Part 52
                                                                                                            Throughout this document whenever
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                                                                                                                                                                   ADDRESSES: Submit any comments,
                                                                                                            ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean            identified by EPA–R06–UST–2017–
                                                    [EPA–R05–OAR–2007–1092; FRL–9972–                       the EPA.
                                                    74—Region 5]                                                                                                   0504, by one of the following methods:
                                                                                                               On August 15, 2017, EPA proposed to                   1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    Air Plan Approval; Michigan Minor New                   approve certain changes to Michigan’s                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
                                                    Source Review                                           minor new source review program                        instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                            which is contained in Part 2 of the                      2. Email: lincoln.audray@epa.gov.
                                                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        Michigan Administrative Code. EPA                        3. Mail: Audray Lincoln, Region 6,
                                                    Agency (EPA).                                           had previously reopened the comment                    Project Officer, LUST Prevention/


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                                                    Corrective Action Section (6MM–XU),                     Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross                      for laboratories established under the
                                                    Multimedia Division, EPA Region 6,                      Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,                      CLIA regulations. We are also seeking
                                                    1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–                  phone number (214) 665–2239, email                     public comment regarding the collection
                                                    2733.                                                   address lincoln.audray@epa.gov.                        of other fees we are authorized to collect
                                                      4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For                         such as fees for revised certificates, post
                                                    your comments to Audray Lincoln,                        additional information, see the direct                 survey follow-up visits, complaint
                                                    Region 6, Project Officer, LUST                         final rule published in the ‘‘Rules and                investigations, and activities related to
                                                    Prevention/Corrective Action Section                    Regulations’’ section of this Federal                  imposition of sanctions.
                                                    (6MM–XU), Multimedia Division, EPA                      Register.                                                 We intend to consider public
                                                    Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,                                                                            comments (including information such
                                                                                                              Authority: This rule is issued under the
                                                    Texas 75202–2733.                                       authority of Sections 2002(a), 9004, and
                                                                                                                                                                   as evidence, research, and trends)
                                                      Instructions: Direct your comments to                 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as            received in response to this request for
                                                    Docket ID No. EPA–R06–UST–2017–                         amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991c, 6991d, and             information when we draft proposals, in
                                                    0504. EPA’s policy is that all comments                 6991e.                                                 consultation, as appropriate, with the
                                                    received will be included in the public                   Dated: November 3, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                                   Centers for Disease Control and
                                                    docket without change and may be                                                                               Prevention (CDC), to update the existing
                                                                                                            Samuel Coleman,
                                                    available online at http://www.                                                                                CLIA regulations through future
                                                    regulations.gov, including any personal                 Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.               rulemaking. We are also soliciting
                                                    information provided, unless the                        [FR Doc. 2018–00038 Filed 1–8–18; 8:45 am]             public comment on other areas of CLIA
                                                    comment includes information claimed                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                 which should be reviewed and
                                                    to be Confidential Business Information                                                                        potentially updated.
                                                    (CBI) or other information whose                                                                               DATES: To be assured consideration,
                                                    disclosure is restricted by statute. Do                 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               comments must be received at one of
                                                    not submit information that you                         HUMAN SERVICES                                         the addresses provided below, no later
                                                    consider to be CBI or otherwise                                                                                than 5 p.m. on March 12, 2018.
                                                    protected through http://www.                           Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                                                                                                                                                                   ADDRESSES: In commenting, refer to file
                                                    regulations.gov, or email. The Federal                  Services
                                                                                                                                                                   code CMS–3326–NC. Because of staff
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov website is                                                                          and resource limitations, we cannot
                                                    an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which                   42 CFR Part 493
                                                                                                                                                                   accept comments by facsimile (FAX)
                                                    means the EPA will not know your                        [CMS–3326–NC]                                          transmission.
                                                    identity or contact information unless                                                                            You may submit comments in one of
                                                    you provide it in the body of your                      RIN 0938–ZB40
                                                                                                                                                                   four ways (please choose only one of the
                                                    comment. If you send an email                                                                                  ways listed):
                                                    comment directly to the EPA without                     Request for Information: Revisions to
                                                                                                            Personnel Regulations, Proficiency                        1. Electronically. You may submit
                                                    going through http://www.                                                                                      electronic comments on this regulation
                                                    regulations.gov, your email address will                Testing Referral, Histocompatibility
                                                                                                            Regulations and Fee Regulations                        to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
                                                    be automatically captured and included                                                                         the ‘‘Submit a comment’’ instructions.
                                                    as part of the comment that is placed in                Under the Clinical Laboratory
                                                                                                            Improvement Amendments of 1988                            2. By regular mail. You may mail
                                                    the public docket and made available on                                                                        written comments to the following
                                                    the internet. If you submit an electronic               (CLIA)
                                                                                                                                                                   address ONLY: Centers for Medicare &
                                                    comment, the EPA recommends that                        AGENCY:  Centers for Medicare &                        Medicaid Services, Department of
                                                    you include your name and other                         Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.                          Health and Human Services, Attention:
                                                    contact information in the body of your                                                                        CMS–3326–NC, P.O. Box 8016,
                                                                                                            ACTION: Request for information.
                                                    comment and with any disk or CD–ROM                                                                            Baltimore, MD 21244–8016.
                                                    you submit. If the EPA cannot read your                 SUMMARY:    This request for information                  Please allow sufficient time for mailed
                                                    comment due to technical difficulties,                  seeks public comment regarding several                 comments to be received before the
                                                    and cannot contact you for clarification,               items related to Clinical Laboratory                   close of the comment period.
                                                    the EPA may not be able to consider                     Improvement Amendments of 1988                            3. By express or overnight mail. You
                                                    your comment. Electronic files should                   (CLIA) personnel requirements and                      may send written comments to the
                                                    avoid the use of special characters, any                histocompatibility requirements, which,                following address ONLY: Centers for
                                                    form of encryption, and be free of any                  with minor exception, have not been                    Medicare & Medicaid Services,
                                                    defects or viruses.                                     updated since 1992. We are also seeking                Department of Health and Human
                                                      You can view and copy the                             public comment regarding the flexibility               Services, Attention: CMS–3326–NC,
                                                    documents that form the basis for this                  to impose alternative sanctions for                    Mail Stop C4–26–05, 7500 Security
                                                    codification and associated publicly                    laboratories issued a Certificate of                   Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850.
                                                    available materials from 8:30 a.m. to                   Waiver (CoW) determined to have                           4. By hand or courier. Alternatively,
                                                    4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the                  participated in proficiency testing (PT)               you may deliver (by hand or courier)
                                                    following location: EPA Region 6, 1445                  referral. In addition, we are seeking                  your written comments ONLY to the
                                                    Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733,                  public comment related to appropriate                  following addresses:
                                                    phone number (214) 665–2239.                            sanctions in situations where we                          a. For delivery in Washington, DC—
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                                                    Interested persons wanting to examine                   determine that a laboratory has referred               Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
                                                    these documents should make an                          its PT samples to another laboratory and               Services, Department of Health and
                                                    appointment with the office at least two                has reported the other laboratory’s result             Human Services, Room 445–G, Hubert
                                                    weeks in advance.                                       as their own.                                          H. Humphrey Building, 200
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                       This request for information also                   Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                                    Audray Lincoln, Region 6, Project                       seeks public comment regarding the                     DC 20201.
                                                    Officer, LUST Prevention/Corrective                     updating of fees for determination of                     (Because access to the interior of the
                                                    Action Section (6MM–XU), Multimedia                     program compliance and additional fees                 Hubert H. Humphrey Building is not


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Document Created: 2018-01-09 02:18:48
Document Modified: 2018-01-09 02:18:48
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesSend written comments by February 8, 2018.
ContactMs. Audray Lincoln, Region 6, Project Officer, LUST Prevention/Corrective Action Section (6MM-XU), Multimedia Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733,
FR Citation83 FR 1003 

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