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Code, specifically, West Virginia
legislative rule 45 C.S.R. 23, entitled
‘‘Control of Air Pollution from
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills.’’ In
this action the EPA is proposing to
incorporate by reference (IBR) West
Virginia legislative rule 45 C.S.R. 23,
which became effective in the State of
West Virginia on June 1, 2018. A
detailed explanation of the rationale
behind this proposed approval is
available in the Technical Support
Document (TSD).
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III. Proposed Action
The EPA is proposing to approve the
West Virginia section 111(d) plan for
MSW landfills submitted pursuant to 40
CFR part 60, subpart Cf. Therefore, the
EPA is proposing to amend 40 CFR part
62, subpart XX to reflect this action.
This approval is based on the rationale
previously discussed and in further
detail in the TSD associated with this
action. The scope of the proposed
approval of the section 111(d) plan is
limited to the provisions of 40 CFR parts
60 and 62 for existing MSW landfills, as
referenced in the emission guidelines,
subpart Cf.
The EPA Administrator continues to
retain authority for approval of
alternative methods to determine the
nonmethane organic compound
concentration or a site-specific methane
generation rate constant (k), as
stipulated in 40 CFR 60.30f(c), as well
as section 4.8.b, ‘‘Implementation of
Emission Guidelines for Existing MSW
Landfills,’’ of West Virginia’s 111(d)
plan submittal.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, the EPA is
proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference of the state
plan. In accordance with requirements
of 1 CFR 51.5, the EPA is proposing to
incorporate by reference WVDEP rules
regarding MSW landfills discussed in
section II of this preamble. The EPA has
made, and will continue to make, these
materials generally available through
the docket for this action, EPA–R03–
OAR–2019–0187, at https://
www.regulations.gov and at the EPA
Region III Office (please contact the
person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
In reviewing state plan submissions,
the EPA’s role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the
criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as
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meeting Federal requirements and does
not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For
that reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
action because this action is not
significant under Executive Order
12866.
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• 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 the 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, this proposed approval of
West Virginia’s state plan submittal for
existing MSW landfills does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the state
plan is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the state, and the
EPA notes that it will not impose
substantial direct costs on tribal
governments or preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Landfills,
Incorporation by reference,
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Intergovernmental relations, Methane,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2019.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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Region 3]
Approval and Promulgation of State
Plans for Designated Facilities and
Pollutants; Delaware; Control of
Emissions From Existing Municipal
Solid Waste Landfills
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a
Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d) plan
submitted by the Delaware Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control (DNREC). This plan was
submitted to fulfill the requirements of
the CAA and in response to EPA’s
promulgation of Emissions Guidelines
and Compliance Times for municipal
solid waste (MSW) landfills. The
Delaware plan establishes emission
limits for existing MSW landfills, and
provides for the implementation and
enforcement of those limits.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before July 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03–
OAR–2019–0160 at https://
www.regulations.gov, or via email to
gordon.mike@epa.gov. For comments
submitted at Regulations.gov, follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Once submitted, comments
cannot be edited or removed from
Regulations.gov. For either manner of
submission, 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
SUMMARY:
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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, please contact the person
identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section. For the
full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Gordon, Permits Branch (3AD10),
Air and Radiation Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The
telephone number is (215) 814–2039.
Mr. Gordon can also be reached via
electronic mail at gordon.mike@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
On August 29, 2016, the EPA
finalized Standards of Performance for
MSW landfills and Emission Guidelines
and Compliance Times for MSW
landfills in 40 CFR part 60 subpart XXX
and Cf. 81 FR 59332 and 81 FR 59313,
respectively. These actions were taken
under section 111 of the CAA. Section
111(d) of the CAA requires EPA to
establish a procedure for a state to
submit a plan to EPA which establishes
standards of performance for any air
pollutant: (1) For which air quality
criteria have not been issued or which
is not included on a list published
under CAA section 108 or emitted from
a source category which is regulated
under CAA section 112 but (2) to which
a standard of performance under CAA
section 111 would apply if such existing
source were a new source. EPA
established these requirements for state
plan submittal in 40 CFR part 60,
subpart B. State submittals under CAA
sections 111(d) must be consistent with
the relevant emission guidelines, in this
instance 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf, and
the requirements of 40 CFR part 60,
subpart B and part 62, subpart A. On
October 10, 2017, DNREC submitted to
EPA a formal section 111(d) plan for
existing municipal solid waste landfills.
The submitted section 111(d) was in
response to the August 29, 2016
promulgation of Federal New Source
Performance Standards and Emission
Guidelines requirements for MSW
landfills, 40 CFR part 60, subparts XXX
and Cf, respectively (76 FR 15372).
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II. Summary of the Plan and EPA
Analysis
EPA has reviewed the Delaware
section 111(d) plan submittal in the
context of the requirements of 40 CFR
part 60, subparts B and Cf, and part 62,
subpart A. In this action, EPA is
proposing to determine that the
submitted section 111(d) plan meets the
above-cited requirements. Included
within the section 111(d) plan are
regulations under the Delaware
Administrative Code, specifically DE
Admin. Code 1120 (Section 30), entitled
‘‘Standards of Performance for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills After
July 11, 2017.’’ Section 30 of DE Admin.
Code 1120, which is included in the
Plan, applies to each municipal solid
waste landfill, open or closed, that
commenced construction,
reconstruction, or modification after
July 17, 2014 or that has accepted waste
after November 8, 1987 or that has
additional capacity available to accept
waste. While Delaware has chosen to
regulate new and existing landfills
under the same state regulation, for
purposes of this action, the Plan applies
to any Delaware ‘‘designated facility,’’
which in the context of the Emissions
Guideline means each existing MSW
landfill for which construction,
reconstruction, or modification was
commenced on or before July 17, 2014,
which is consistent with the
requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart
Cf. In this action, EPA is proposing to
incorporate by reference (IBR) DE
Admin. Code 1120 (Section 30), which
became effective in the State of
Delaware on July 11, 2017. A detailed
explanation of the rationale behind this
proposed approval is available in the
Technical Support Document (TSD).
III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve the
Delaware section 111(d) plan for MSW
landfills submitted pursuant to 40 CFR
part 60, subpart Cf. Therefore, EPA is
proposing to amend 40 CFR part 62,
subpart I to reflect this action. This
approval is based on the rationale
previously discussed and in further
detail in the TSD associated with this
action. The scope of the proposed
approval of the section 111(d) plan is
limited to the provisions of 40 CFR parts
60 and 62 for existing MSW landfills, as
referenced in the emission guidelines,
subpart Cf. The EPA Administrator
continues to retain authority for
approval of alternative methods to
determine the nonmethane organic
compound concentration or a sitespecific methane generation rate
constant (k), as stipulated in 40 CFR
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60.30f(c), as well as 7 DE Admin. Code
1120 Section 30.1.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, EPA is proposing to
include in a final EPA rule regulatory
text that includes incorporation by
reference of the state plan. In
accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is proposing to incorporate by
reference DNREC rules regarding MSW
landfills discussed in section II of this
preamble. EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these materials
generally available through the docket
for this action, EPA–R03–OAR–2019–
0160, at https://www.regulations.gov
and at the EPA Region III Office (please
contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
In reviewing state plan submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely approves state law as meeting
Federal requirements and does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that
reason, this proposed action:
• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory
action’’ subject to review by the Office
of Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82
FR 9339, February 2, 2017) regulatory
action because this action is not
significant under Executive Order
12866.
• Does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• Is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• 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);
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• 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 the 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, this proposed approval of
Delaware’s state plan submittal for
existing MSW landfills does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the state
plan is not approved to apply in Indian
country located in the state, and EPA
notes that it will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or
preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Landfills,
Incorporation by reference,
Intergovernmental relations, Methane,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile
organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2019.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
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National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List: Partial
Deletion of the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) Buoy Depot of the South
Weymouth Naval Air Station Superfund
Site
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 1 is publishing a
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion of
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Buoy
Depot, the South Weymouth Naval Air
Station (NAS) Superfund Site (the Site)
(MA2170022022) in Weymouth,
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Priorities List (NPL) and requests public
comments on this proposed action. The
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
105 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
appendix of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). This partial
deletion is being published by EPA with
the concurrence of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, through the
Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (MassDEP),
because EPA has determined that all
appropriate response actions at the
identified parcel under CERCLA have
been completed. However, this partial
deletion does not preclude future
actions under Superfund.
This partial deletion pertains to the
USCG Buoy Depot, Operable Unit 10,
located at 65 Trotter Road, South
Weymouth, Massachusetts. The
remaining Operable Units of the South
Weymouth NAS will remain on the NPL
and are not being considered for
deletion as part of this action.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0160; FRL-9995-87-Region 3]
Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated
Facilities and Pollutants; Delaware; Control of Emissions From Existing
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to
approve a Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d) plan submitted by the
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
(DNREC). This plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of the CAA
and in response to EPA's promulgation of Emissions Guidelines and
Compliance Times for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The
Delaware plan establishes emission limits for existing MSW landfills,
and provides for the implementation and enforcement of those limits.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 31, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R03-
OAR-2019-0160 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to
[email protected]. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, follow
the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either
manner of submission, 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
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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, please
contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI
or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective
comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Gordon, Permits Branch (3AD10),
Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The
telephone number is (215) 814-2039. Mr. Gordon can also be reached via
electronic mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On August 29, 2016, the EPA finalized Standards of Performance for
MSW landfills and Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for MSW
landfills in 40 CFR part 60 subpart XXX and Cf. 81 FR 59332 and 81 FR
59313, respectively. These actions were taken under section 111 of the
CAA. Section 111(d) of the CAA requires EPA to establish a procedure
for a state to submit a plan to EPA which establishes standards of
performance for any air pollutant: (1) For which air quality criteria
have not been issued or which is not included on a list published under
CAA section 108 or emitted from a source category which is regulated
under CAA section 112 but (2) to which a standard of performance under
CAA section 111 would apply if such existing source were a new source.
EPA established these requirements for state plan submittal in 40 CFR
part 60, subpart B. State submittals under CAA sections 111(d) must be
consistent with the relevant emission guidelines, in this instance 40
CFR part 60, subpart Cf, and the requirements of 40 CFR part 60,
subpart B and part 62, subpart A. On October 10, 2017, DNREC submitted
to EPA a formal section 111(d) plan for existing municipal solid waste
landfills. The submitted section 111(d) was in response to the August
29, 2016 promulgation of Federal New Source Performance Standards and
Emission Guidelines requirements for MSW landfills, 40 CFR part 60,
subparts XXX and Cf, respectively (76 FR 15372).
II. Summary of the Plan and EPA Analysis
EPA has reviewed the Delaware section 111(d) plan submittal in the
context of the requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subparts B and Cf, and
part 62, subpart A. In this action, EPA is proposing to determine that
the submitted section 111(d) plan meets the above-cited requirements.
Included within the section 111(d) plan are regulations under the
Delaware Administrative Code, specifically DE Admin. Code 1120 (Section
30), entitled ``Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills After July 11, 2017.'' Section 30 of DE Admin. Code 1120,
which is included in the Plan, applies to each municipal solid waste
landfill, open or closed, that commenced construction, reconstruction,
or modification after July 17, 2014 or that has accepted waste after
November 8, 1987 or that has additional capacity available to accept
waste. While Delaware has chosen to regulate new and existing landfills
under the same state regulation, for purposes of this action, the Plan
applies to any Delaware ``designated facility,'' which in the context
of the Emissions Guideline means each existing MSW landfill for which
construction, reconstruction, or modification was commenced on or
before July 17, 2014, which is consistent with the requirements of 40
CFR part 60, subpart Cf. In this action, EPA is proposing to
incorporate by reference (IBR) DE Admin. Code 1120 (Section 30), which
became effective in the State of Delaware on July 11, 2017. A detailed
explanation of the rationale behind this proposed approval is available
in the Technical Support Document (TSD).
III. Proposed Action
EPA is proposing to approve the Delaware section 111(d) plan for
MSW landfills submitted pursuant to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf.
Therefore, EPA is proposing to amend 40 CFR part 62, subpart I to
reflect this action. This approval is based on the rationale previously
discussed and in further detail in the TSD associated with this action.
The scope of the proposed approval of the section 111(d) plan is
limited to the provisions of 40 CFR parts 60 and 62 for existing MSW
landfills, as referenced in the emission guidelines, subpart Cf. The
EPA Administrator continues to retain authority for approval of
alternative methods to determine the nonmethane organic compound
concentration or a site-specific methane generation rate constant (k),
as stipulated in 40 CFR 60.30f(c), as well as 7 DE Admin. Code 1120
Section 30.1.
IV. Incorporation by Reference
In this document, EPA is proposing to include in a final EPA rule
regulatory text that includes incorporation by reference of the state
plan. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is proposing
to incorporate by reference DNREC rules regarding MSW landfills
discussed in section II of this preamble. EPA has made, and will
continue to make, these materials generally available through the
docket for this action, EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0160, at https://www.regulations.gov and at the EPA Region III Office (please contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this preamble for more information).
V. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
In reviewing state plan submissions, EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly,
this action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements
and does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by
state law. For that reason, this proposed action:
Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
Is not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because this action is not significant under
Executive Order 12866.
Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
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);
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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 the 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, this proposed approval of Delaware's state plan
submittal for existing MSW landfills does not have tribal implications
as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the state plan is not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Landfills,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Methane,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides,
Volatile organic compounds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: June 20, 2019.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2019-13902 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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