Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills To Address Advances in Liquids Management; Extension of Comment Period, 8496 [2019-04252]

Download as PDF 8496 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 46 / Friday, March 8, 2019 / Proposed Rules • Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); • Does not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999); • Is not an economically significant regulatory action based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); • Is not a significant regulatory action subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001); • Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent with the CAA; and • Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides. 40 CFR Part 81 Environmental protection, Environmental protection, Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas. Dated: February 21, 2019. Cheryl L Newton, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. 2019–04160 Filed 3–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:08 Mar 07, 2019 Jkt 247001 policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 40 CFR Part 258 comments, please visit https:// [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0354; FRL–9990–49– www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. OLEM] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills To Address Advances in Liquids Management; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register on December 26, 2018, to solicit comment on potential revisions to the criteria for municipal solid waste landfills and associated issues related to advances in liquids management. This ANPRM, entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills to Address Advances in Liquids Management,’’ provided for a 90-day public comment period ending on March 26, 2019. The EPA received a number of requests from public interest groups for additional time to review the ANPRM and to develop and submit comments. This ANPRM extends the comment period for 45 days, from March 26, 2019, to May 10, 2019. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2015–0354; Title: Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills to Address Advances in Liquids Management at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Mail Code 5304P, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308–9037; email address: dufficy.craig@epa.gov. The EPA is considering whether to propose revisions to the criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) to support advances in effective liquids management. To this end, EPA is seeking information relating to: removing the prohibition on the addition of bulk liquids to MSWLFs; defining a particular class of MSWLF units (i.e., bioreactor landfill units) to operate with increased moisture content; and establishing revised MSWLF criteria to address additional technical considerations associated with liquids management, including waste stability, subsurface reactions, and other important safety and operational issues. This ANPRM also discusses the results of related research conducted to date, describes EPA’s preliminary analysis of that research, and seeks additional scientific studies, data, and public input on issues that may inform a future proposed rule. The EPA is not reopening any existing regulations through this ANPRM. The ANPRM was published on December 26, 2018, and the comment period was scheduled to end on March 26, 2019. See 83 FR 66210. Since publication of the ANPRM, several stakeholders have requested additional time to review the ANPRM and to develop and submit comments. Therefore, after considering these requests for additional time, the EPA has decided to extend the comment period until May 10, 2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 258 Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment and disposal, Water pollution and control. Dated: February 21, 2019. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2019–04252 Filed 3–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\08MRP1.SGM 08MRP1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 258

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0354; FRL-9990-49-OLEM]


Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills To 
Address Advances in Liquids Management; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register on 
December 26, 2018, to solicit comment on potential revisions to the 
criteria for municipal solid waste landfills and associated issues 
related to advances in liquids management. This ANPRM, entitled 
``Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills to 
Address Advances in Liquids Management,'' provided for a 90-day public 
comment period ending on March 26, 2019. The EPA received a number of 
requests from public interest groups for additional time to review the 
ANPRM and to develop and submit comments. This ANPRM extends the 
comment period for 45 days, from March 26, 2019, to May 10, 2019.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 10, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2015-0354; Title: Revisions to the Criteria for Municipal Solid 
Waste Landfills to Address Advances in Liquids Management at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public 
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, 
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written 
comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not 
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary 
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud or other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and 
Recovery, Mail Code 5304P, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
308-9037; email address: dufficy.craig@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA is considering whether to propose 
revisions to the criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) 
to support advances in effective liquids management. To this end, EPA 
is seeking information relating to: removing the prohibition on the 
addition of bulk liquids to MSWLFs; defining a particular class of 
MSWLF units (i.e., bioreactor landfill units) to operate with increased 
moisture content; and establishing revised MSWLF criteria to address 
additional technical considerations associated with liquids management, 
including waste stability, subsurface reactions, and other important 
safety and operational issues. This ANPRM also discusses the results of 
related research conducted to date, describes EPA's preliminary 
analysis of that research, and seeks additional scientific studies, 
data, and public input on issues that may inform a future proposed 
rule. The EPA is not reopening any existing regulations through this 
ANPRM.
    The ANPRM was published on December 26, 2018, and the comment 
period was scheduled to end on March 26, 2019. See 83 FR 66210. Since 
publication of the ANPRM, several stakeholders have requested 
additional time to review the ANPRM and to develop and submit comments. 
Therefore, after considering these requests for additional time, the 
EPA has decided to extend the comment period until May 10, 2019.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 258

    Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Waste treatment and disposal, Water pollution and control.

    Dated: February 21, 2019.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2019-04252 Filed 3-7-19; 8:45 am]
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