Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Emissions From Existing Hazardous/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 92 (Thursday, May 13, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12002]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[FRL-6340-7]


Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated 
Facilities and Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Emissions From 
Existing Hazardous/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: In this action, EPA proposes to approve the North Dakota State 
Plan for control of air emissions from existing Hazardous/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI). The plan provides for 
implementation and enforcement of the Emissions Guidelines applicable 
to each existing HMIWI for which construction was commenced on or 
before June 20, 1996. In the final rules section of this Federal 
Register, EPA is approving the State Plan as a direct final rule 
without prior proposal because the Agency views this as a 
noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no adverse comments. 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 in relation to this rule. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn, and 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. The EPA will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting on 
this action should do so at this time. Please see the direct final 
notice of this action located elsewhere in today's Federal Register for 
a detailed description of the North Dakota State Plan.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked by June 14, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Mr. 
Richard R. Long, Director, Air and Radiation Program (8P-AR), at the 
EPA Regional Office listed below. Copies of the documents relevant to 
this proposed rule are available for public inspection during normal 
business hours at the following locations. Interested persons wanting 
to examine these documents should make an appointment with the 
appropriate office at least 24 hours before the visiting day.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Office of Air and Radiation, 
999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone (303) 
312-6470.
North Dakota Health Department, Environmental Health Section, 1200 
Missouri Avenue, P.O. Box 5520, Bismark, North Dakota 58506-5520, 
telephone (701) 328-5188.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Paser, Region 8, Office of 
Air and Radiation, at the above address, telephone (303) 312-6526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct 
final action of the same title which is published in the Rules and 
Regulations section of this Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: April 30, 1999.
Patricia D. Hull,
Acting Administrator, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 99-12002 Filed 5-12-99; 8:45 am]
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