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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–R09–RCRA–2007–0369; FRL–8328–4]
Adequacy of California Municipal Solid
Waste Landfill Permit Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Tentative
Determination of Adequacy and
Opportunity to Comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX is proposing to
approve a modification to California’s
municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF)
permit program to allow the State to
issue research, development, and
demonstration (RD&D) permits for new
and existing MSWLF units and lateral
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expansions. The modification will allow
the Director of the approved state
program to provide a variance from
certain MSWLF criteria, provided that
the MSWLF owner/operator
demonstrates that compliance with the
RD&D permit will not increase risk to
human heath and the environment. The
Director may provide a variance from
existing requirements of MSWLF
criteria for run-on control systems,
liquids restrictions, and final cover. EPA
is seeking public comment on its
tentative determination of adequacy of
California’s RD&D modification to its
MSWLF permit program.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 13, 2007. EPA will
hold a public hearing on August 13,
2007 in the first floor conference room
of EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California, if sufficient
public interest is expressed. If by
August 1, 2007, EPA does not receive
sufficient public interest for a public
hearing, EPA may cancel the public
hearing with no further notice. If you
are interested in attending the public
hearing, contact Karen Ueno at (415)
972–3317 to verify that a hearing will be
held.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
RCRA–2007–0369 by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: ueno.karen@epa.gov.
• Fax: (415) 947–3530.
• Mail: Karen Ueno (WST–7),
Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901.
• Hand Delivery: Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105–3901. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–R09–RCRA–2007–
0369. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
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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.
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consider to be CBI or otherwise
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
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, 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 EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, 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
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Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
materials, such as the State’s prior
applications for MSWLF permit
program approval, are available only in
hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105–3901. This Docket
facility is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday, excluding
legal holidays. It is located in a secured
building. To review docket materials at
the Docket facility, it is recommended
that the public make an appointment by
calling the Docket facility at (415) 947–
4406 during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Ueno, Waste Management
Division, WST–7, Environmental
Protection Agency Region IX, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105; telephone number: (415) 972–
3317; fax number: (415) 947–3530; email address: ueno.karen@epa.gov.
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I. General Information
A. Background
On March 22, 2004, EPA issued a
final rule amending the municipal solid
waste landfill criteria at 40 CFR 258.4 to
allow for RD&D permits. (69 FR 13242).
This rule allows for variances from
specified criteria for a limited period of
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time. Specifically, the rule allows the
Director of an approved State to issue a
time-limited RD&D permit for a new
MSWLF unit, existing MSWLF unit, or
lateral expansion, for which the owner
or operator proposes to use innovative
and new methods which vary from
either or both of the following: (1) The
run-on control systems at 40 CFR
258.26, and/or (2) the liquids
restrictions at 40 CFR 258.28(a),
provided that the MSWLF unit has a
leachate collection system designed and
constructed to maintain less than a 30cm depth of leachate on liner. The rule
also allows the Director of an approved
State to issue a time-limited RD&D
permit for a MSWLF unit for which the
owner or operator proposes to use
innovative and new methods that vary
from the final cover criteria at 40 CFR
258.60(a)(1) and (2), and (b)(1), provided
that the owner or operator demonstrates
that the alternative cover system will
not contaminate groundwater or surface
water, or cause leachate depth on the
liner to exceed 30 cm. An RD&D permit
cannot exceed three years and a renewal
of an RD&D permit cannot exceed three
years. Although multiple renewals of an
RD&D permit can be issued, the total
term for an RD&D permit including
renewals cannot exceed twelve years.
RD&D permits are only available in
states with approved MSWLF permit
programs that have been modified to
incorporate the RD&D permit authority.
Although a state is not required to seek
approval for the RD&D permit provision,
a state must obtain EPA approval before
it may issue such a permit.
Requirements for state program
determination of adequacy and approval
procedures are contained in 40 CFR part
239.
In 1993, EPA Region IX approved the
State of California’s MSWLF permit
program pursuant to Subtitle D of the
Federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). With its
application, dated March 28, 2006, and
revised on February 21, 2007, the State
of California is seeking EPA approval for
a modification to the State’s existing
MSWLF permit program to incorporate
RD&D permits.
II. EPA’s Action
A. Tentative Determination
After completing a thorough review,
EPA is proposing to tentatively approve
California’s RD&D permit program
modification. California has lawfully
promulgated and fully enacted
regulations for the RD&D permit
program, and these regulations are
adequate to ensure compliance with the
federal criteria at 40 CFR 258.4. In
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conformance with the federal
regulations, and in addition to
California-specific requirements, an
owner or operator is required to
maintain less than a 30-cm depth of
leachate on liner and demonstrate that
compliance with the RD&D permit will
not increase risk to human heath and
the environment over compliance with
a standard MSWLF permit.
Following the close of the public
comment period and in consideration of
comments received, EPA will issue a
final determination. If approved,
California will be able to issue variances
for run-on control systems, liquid
restrictions, and final cover criteria to
allow for innovative and new methods,
such as bioreactor landfills.
B. Submitting Comments on EPA’s
Tentative Determination
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When submitting comments, remember
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Authority: Sections 2002, 4005, and
4010(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945, and 6949(a).
Delegation 8–46. State/Tribal Permit
Programs for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills.
Dated: June 6, 2007.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
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the issue for Tuesday, June 12, 2007.
Under the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
Louis heading, the entry for Gaylon M.
Lawrence, Jr., Franklin, Tennessee, is
revised to read as follows:
A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs
Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis,
Missouri 63166-2034:
1. Gaylon M. Lawrence, Jr., Nashville,
Tennessee; to acquire control of Farmers
Bancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly
acquire control of Farmers Bank and
Trust Company, both of Blytheville,
Arkansas.
Comments on this application must
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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Interested persons may express their
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2007.
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Minneapolis (Jacqueline G. King,
Community Affairs Officer) 90
Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis,
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1. William Sexton, Incline Village,
Nevada, as an individual, and as part of
a group acting in concert with Kevin
Noble, Minnetonka, Minnesota, Brian
Schoenborn, Saint Joseph, Minnesota,
and Jason Noble, Clara City, Minnesota;
to acquire control of Kensington
Bancorp, Inc., Kensington, Minnesota,
and thereby indirectly acquire control of
First State Bank of Kensington,
Kensington, Minnesota.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, June 14, 2007.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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border population by conducting
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of diabetes, related behavioral risk
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for the border population. This project
is targeted for completion by September
2009. CHW/PdS IPP will be
implemented in eleven pilot
communities, where persons living with
diabetes will be randomized to either
intervention group participant (IGP) or
delayed intervention control group
participant (DICGP). The DICGP will
receive usual diabetes self management
education by the health care provider in
a community health center setting, and
the IGP will be assigned to receive
diabetes self management education
reinforcement and coaching social
support at the community/home level,
by a Community Health Worker/
Promotor de Salud. These programs will
be culturally and linguistically
appropriate and will include the
participation of community health
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R09-RCRA-2007-0369; FRL-8328-4]
Adequacy of California Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit
Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Tentative Determination of Adequacy and Opportunity
to Comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency Region IX is proposing to
approve a modification to California's municipal solid waste landfill
(MSWLF) permit program to allow the State to issue research,
development, and demonstration (RD&D) permits for new and existing
MSWLF units and lateral expansions. The modification will allow the
Director of the approved state program to provide a variance from
certain MSWLF criteria, provided that the MSWLF owner/operator
demonstrates that compliance with the RD&D permit will not increase
risk to human heath and the environment. The Director may provide a
variance from existing requirements of MSWLF criteria for run-on
control systems, liquids restrictions, and final cover. EPA is seeking
public comment on its tentative determination of adequacy of
California's RD&D modification to its MSWLF permit program.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2007. EPA will
hold a public hearing on August 13, 2007 in the first floor conference
room of EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California,
if sufficient public interest is expressed. If by August 1, 2007, EPA
does not receive sufficient public interest for a public hearing, EPA
may cancel the public hearing with no further notice. If you are
interested in attending the public hearing, contact Karen Ueno at (415)
972-3317 to verify that a hearing will be held.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
RCRA-2007-0369 by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ueno.karen@epa.gov.
Fax: (415) 947-3530.
Mail: Karen Ueno (WST-7), Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
Hand Delivery: Environmental Protection Agency Region IX,
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R09-RCRA-
2007-0369. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
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https://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov
your e-mail 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, 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 EPA cannot read
your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials,
such as the State's prior applications for MSWLF permit program
approval, are available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Environmental Protection
Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
This Docket facility is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Thursday, excluding legal holidays. It is located in a secured
building. To review docket materials at the Docket facility, it is
recommended that the public make an appointment by calling the Docket
facility at (415) 947-4406 during normal business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Ueno, Waste Management Division,
WST-7, Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number: (415) 972-3317; fax number:
(415) 947-3530; e-mail address: ueno.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Background
On March 22, 2004, EPA issued a final rule amending the municipal
solid waste landfill criteria at 40 CFR 258.4 to allow for RD&D
permits. (69 FR 13242). This rule allows for variances from specified
criteria for a limited period of time. Specifically, the rule allows
the Director of an approved State to issue a time-limited RD&D permit
for a new MSWLF unit, existing MSWLF unit, or lateral expansion, for
which the owner or operator proposes to use innovative and new methods
which vary from either or both of the following: (1) The run-on control
systems at 40 CFR 258.26, and/or (2) the liquids restrictions at 40 CFR
258.28(a), provided that the MSWLF unit has a leachate collection
system designed and constructed to maintain less than a 30-cm depth of
leachate on liner. The rule also allows the Director of an approved
State to issue a time-limited RD&D permit for a MSWLF unit for which
the owner or operator proposes to use innovative and new methods that
vary from the final cover criteria at 40 CFR 258.60(a)(1) and (2), and
(b)(1), provided that the owner or operator demonstrates that the
alternative cover system will not contaminate groundwater or surface
water, or cause leachate depth on the liner to exceed 30 cm. An RD&D
permit cannot exceed three years and a renewal of an RD&D permit cannot
exceed three years. Although multiple renewals of an RD&D permit can be
issued, the total term for an RD&D permit including renewals cannot
exceed twelve years.
RD&D permits are only available in states with approved MSWLF
permit programs that have been modified to incorporate the RD&D permit
authority. Although a state is not required to seek approval for the
RD&D permit provision, a state must obtain EPA approval before it may
issue such a permit. Requirements for state program determination of
adequacy and approval procedures are contained in 40 CFR part 239.
In 1993, EPA Region IX approved the State of California's MSWLF
permit program pursuant to Subtitle D of the Federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). With its application, dated March
28, 2006, and revised on February 21, 2007, the State of California is
seeking EPA approval for a modification to the State's existing MSWLF
permit program to incorporate RD&D permits.
II. EPA's Action
A. Tentative Determination
After completing a thorough review, EPA is proposing to tentatively
approve California's RD&D permit program modification. California has
lawfully promulgated and fully enacted regulations for the RD&D permit
program, and these regulations are adequate to ensure compliance with
the federal criteria at 40 CFR 258.4. In conformance with the federal
regulations, and in addition to California-specific requirements, an
owner or operator is required to maintain less than a 30-cm depth of
leachate on liner and demonstrate that compliance with the RD&D permit
will not increase risk to human heath and the environment over
compliance with a standard MSWLF permit.
Following the close of the public comment period and in
consideration of comments received, EPA will issue a final
determination. If approved, California will be able to issue variances
for run-on control systems, liquid restrictions, and final cover
criteria to allow for innovative and new methods, such as bioreactor
landfills.
B. Submitting Comments on EPA's Tentative Determination
Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not submit
this information to EPA through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly
mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For
CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the
outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that is claimed as
CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain
the information claimed as CBI
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must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so
marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set
forth in 40 CFR part 2.
Docket Copying Costs. Copying arrangements will be made through the
Docket Facility and billed directly to the recipient. Copying costs may
be waived depending on the total number of pages copied.
Authority: Sections 2002, 4005, and 4010(c) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945, and 6949(a).
Delegation 8-46. State/Tribal Permit Programs for Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills.
Dated: June 6, 2007.
Wayne Nastri,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E7-11773 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am]
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