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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is granting Maine final
authorization for changes to its
hazardous waste program under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA). The Agency published a
Proposed Rule on December 20, 2019
and provided opportunity for public
comment. EPA received one substantive
and two non-substantive comments
relevant to our proposed action.
SUMMARY:
[EPA–R01–RCRA–2019–0617; FRL–10010–
59–Region 1]
DATES:
Maine: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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This final authorization is
effective June 26, 2020.
Sharon Leitch, RCRA Waste
Management, UST and Pesticides
Section; Land, Chemicals and
Redevelopment Division; EPA Region 1,
5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (Mail
code 07–1), Boston, MA 02109–3912;
telephone number: (617) 918–1647; fax
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number (617) 918–0647; email address:
leitch.sharon@epa.gov.
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A. Authorization of Revisions to
Maine’s Hazardous Waste Program
On October 16, 2019, Maine
submitted a complete program revision
application seeking authorization of
changes to its hazardous waste program
in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA
now makes a final decision that Maine’s
hazardous waste program revisions that
are being authorized are equivalent to,
consistent with, and no less stringent
than the Federal program, and therefore
satisfy all of the requirements necessary
to qualify for final authorization. For a
list of State rules being authorized with
this Final Authorization, please see the
proposed rule published in the Federal
Register (84 FR 70135, December 20,
2019).
B. What comments were received on
Maine’s proposed authorization and
how is EPA responding to these
comments?
EPA received three (3) comments on
its December 20, 2019, proposed
authorization of Maine’s hazardous
waste program revisions. These
comments are provided in the docket for
today’s final action. See Docket ID No.
EPA–R01–RCRA–2019–0617 at
www.regulations.gov. Two of the
comments submitted are nonsubstantive and generally support EPA’s
proposed authorization. The third
comment is substantive and it was
submitted by Maine’s Attorney General
and the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection (MDEP)
Commissioner (collectively ‘‘Maine’’).
In Maine’s comment, Maine states
three points of disagreement with EPA’s
Proposed Authorization and provides
EPA with three requests. Maine
disagrees (1) with EPA’s
characterization of the scope of Maine’s
current hazardous waste program
submission; (2) with EPA’s
characterization of the scope of Maine’s
current hazardous waste program; and
(3) with EPA’s characterization of
Maine’s environmental regulatory
authority and jurisdiction. Maine
requests that (1) EPA extend its
authorization of Maine’s hazardous
waste program to include all lands
within the State, including Indian
country; (2) EPA expressly acknowledge
that Maine has environmental
regulatory authority and jurisdiction
statewide, including in Indian country;
and (3) EPA expressly acknowledge that
MDEP’s current hazardous waste
program submission and supporting
materials requests program
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authorization for all lands within the
State, including Indian country.
As EPA noted in its proposed
authorization, Maine did not explicitly
identify Indian country as lands for
which it was seeking authorization in its
October 16, 2019 hazardous waste
program submission. It was in its
subsequent comments on EPA’s
proposed authorization that Maine was
explicit that its submission seeks
authorization of its hazardous waste
program for Indian country.
EPA’s RCRA regulations require
Maine to seek authority from EPA over
activities on Indian lands with ‘‘an
appropriate analysis of the State’s
authority’’ in the Attorney General’s
statement that Maine must provide to
EPA in its hazardous waste program
submission. 40 CFR 271.7(b).
Additionally, under basic principles
of federal Indian law, states generally
lack civil regulatory jurisdiction within
Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C.
Section 1151. Alaska v. Native Village
of Venetie Tribal Government, 522 U.S.
520,527 n.1 (1998). Thus, EPA cannot
presume a state has authority to regulate
in Indian country, including with regard
to RCRA activities. Instead, a state must
demonstrate its jurisdiction, and EPA
must determine that the state has made
the requisite demonstration and
expressly determine that the state has
authority, before a state can implement
a program in Indian country. Where the
State did not expressly seek
authorization for Indian country in this
authorization package, EPA properly
did not include such lands in the
proposed authorization of program
revisions.
Based on the unique jurisdictional
framework established in the Act to
Implement the Maine Indian Claims
Settlement (‘‘Maine Implementing Act’’
or ‘‘MIA’’), 30 M.R.S. §§ 6201 to 6214,
and the federal Maine Indian Claims
Settlement Act (‘‘MICSA’’), 1980 Public
Law 96–420 (Oct. 10, 1980), and the two
companion laws for the Aroostook Band
of Micmacs, EPA has previously
determined that the State of Maine has
civil regulatory jurisdiction in Indian
country in two contexts. In 2012, EPA
determined that the State of Maine has
jurisdiction to issue National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(‘‘NPDES’’) permits under the Clean
Water Act in the territories of the
Penobscot Indian Nation and
Passamaquoddy Tribe. 77 FR 23481,
23482 (April 19, 2012); see alsoMaine v.
Johnson, 498 F.3d 37 (1st Cir. 2007). In
2015, EPA determined that the State of
Maine has authority to set water quality
standards under the Clean Water Act for
waters in Tribal lands. February 2, 2015,
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Letter from H. Curtis Spalding, EPA
Regional Administrator, to Patricia W.
Aho, Maine Department of
Environmental Protection
Commissioner, Re: Review and Decision
on Water Quality Standards Revisions,
available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/
production/files/2016-04/documents/
me_let_020215.pdf.
In recognition of the significant time
and resources needed to address
Maine’s assertion of authority to
regulate hazardous waste activities on
Tribal lands and EPA’s finding that
Maine did not seek authority over
activities on Indian lands through a
required and appropriate analysis of the
State’s authority in its Attorney
General’s statement, EPA is not making
a determination on such authority as
part of this decision. This approach
allows EPA to move forward with the
approval of Maine’s program. EPA will
act on such assertion following the
necessary consultation with the
federally recognized Indian tribes
directly impacted by Maine’s assertion,
consistent with Executive Order 13175
(Nov. 6, 2000) and EPA’s Policy on
Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribes (May 4, 2011). Because
Maine’s submission for hazardous waste
program approval did not explicitly
seek authority on Indian lands,
additional processes may be necessary
and appropriate, including a public
comment period, before EPA takes any
action on the State’s assertion over
Indian lands.
Therefore, EPA grants Maine final
approval to operate its hazardous waste
program with the changes described in
Maine’s hazardous waste program
submission and as outlined in the
proposed authorization, except as it
relates to hazardous waste activities on
Indian lands. EPA grants Maine ‘‘full’’
program approval in accordance with 40
CFR part 271.1(h).
In response to Maine’s remaining
comments, it is EPA’s position that it
has never explicitly approved the State
to regulate RCRA activities in Tribal
lands. Nor can EPA simply presume that
Maine has authority to implement its
RCRA program in Indian country.
Rather, the Agency must first consult
with the affected federally recognized
Indian tribes and carefully consider the
applicable legal authorities before
making an explicit determination as to
the State’s authority. Finally, Maine’s
hazardous waste program submission is
not the appropriate forum for EPA to
address the State’s asserted civil
regulatory jurisdiction in Indian country
with regard to other, non-RCRA
environmental statutes.
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§ 1068.230, remove paragraphs (c)(1)
and (c)(2).
C. What is codification and is EPA
codifying Maine’s hazardous waste
program as authorized in this rule?
[FR Doc. 2020–13900 Filed 6–25–20; 8:45 am]
Codification is the process of placing
citations and references to the State’s
statutes and regulations that comprise
the State’s authorized hazardous waste
program into the Code of Federal
Regulations. EPA does this by adding
those citations and references to the
authorized State rules in 40 CFR part
272. EPA is not codifying the
authorization of Maine’s revisions as
part of today’s action.
D. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Incorporation by
reference, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of sections 2002(a), 3006, and
7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and
6974(b).
Dated: June 4, 2020.
Dennis Deziel,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
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40 CFR Part 1068
General Compliance Provisions for
Highway, Stationary, and Nonroad
Programs
CFR Correction
In Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 1060 to end, revised as
of July 1, 2019, on page 412, in
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 1
[DA 20–460; FRS 16754]
Implementing the Pallone-Thune
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal
Enforcement and Deterrence Act
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
This final authorization revises
Maine’s authorized hazardous waste
management program pursuant to
Section 3006 of RCRA and imposes no
requirements other than those currently
imposed by State law. For further
information on how this authorization
complies with applicable executive
orders and statutory provisions, please
see the proposed rule published in the
Federal Register (84 FR 70135,
December 20, 2019).
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In this document, the
Commission adopts final rules, as
required by the Pallone-Thune
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal
Enforcement and Deterrence Act
(TRACED Act), to enhance penalties and
provide additional time for the
Commission to pursue entities that
violate the restrictions on robocalls. The
TRACED Act directed the Commission
to prescribe implementing regulations
in accordance with section 3 of the
TRACED Act within 270 days after
enactment.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
The rule is effective July 27,
2020.
For
additional information on this
proceeding, contact Kimbarly Taylor of
the Telecommunications Consumers
Division, Enforcement Bureau, at
Kimbarly.Taylor@fcc.gov or (202) 418–
1188.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order,
DA 20–460, adopted on May 1, 2020
and released on May 1, 2020, which is
the subject of this rulemaking. The full
text of this document is available for
public inspection during regular
business hours in the FCC Reference
Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY–
A257, Washington, DC 20554, or online
at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/
attachments/DA-20-460A1.pdf. To
request this document in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (e.g.,
Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format, etc.) or to request
reasonable accommodations (e.g.,
accessible format documents, sign
language interpreters, CART, etc.), send
an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
FCC’s Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530
(voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY).
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Synopsis
1. In crafting the Pallone-Thune
Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal
Enforcement and Deterrence Act
(TRACED Act), Congress acknowledged
the need for enhanced penalties and
additional time for the Commission to
pursue entities that violate the
restrictions on robocalls. In this Order,
the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) adopts final
rules to implement section 3 of the
TRACED Act (Section 3).
2. Accordingly, this Order amends
section 1.80 of the Commission’s rules.
We move directly to an order here
because implementation of Section 3
entails no exercise of our administrative
discretion and, therefore, notice and
comment procedures are unnecessary
under the ‘‘good cause’’ exception to the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
3. Section 227 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended (the
Communications Act) is designed to
protect consumers from unsolicited,
unlawful calls by restricting autodialed
or pre-recorded message calls and
unsolicited facsimiles, and by
minimizing transmission of misleading
or inaccurate caller ID information.
Section 227 of the Communications Act
is known as the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA).
4. Section 227(b) restricts calls using
an automatic telephone dialing system
or an artificial or prerecorded voice. It
prohibits calls to residential phones if
the call uses an artificial or prerecorded
voice message, unless the called party
consents or the call is for an emergency
purpose. Absent coverage by a relevant
exception, such practices are known
colloquially as illegal ‘‘robocalling.’’
The provision also prohibits unsolicited
advertisements to facsimile machines
unless the party receiving the facsimile
has a preexisting business relationship
with the sender, has consented to
receive the facsimile, or has agreed to
make available its facsimile number for
public distribution.
5. Section 227(e), also known as the
Truth in Caller ID Act, prohibits
‘‘caus[ing] any caller identification
service’’ in connection with any voice
service or text message service to
‘‘knowingly transmit misleading or
inaccurate caller identification
information with the intent to defraud,
cause harm or wrongfully obtain
anything of value[.]’’ Such practices are
known colloquially as ‘‘spoofing.’’
6. Section 3 of the TRACED Act
amends section 227(b) of the TCPA in
several respects. First, it removes the
requirement that the Commission issue
a citation, or warning, pursuant to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[EPA-R01-RCRA-2019-0617; FRL-10010-59-Region 1]
Maine: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting Maine
final authorization for changes to its hazardous waste program under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The Agency published
a Proposed Rule on December 20, 2019 and provided opportunity for
public comment. EPA received one substantive and two non-substantive
comments relevant to our proposed action.
DATES: This final authorization is effective June 26, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Leitch, RCRA Waste Management,
UST and Pesticides Section; Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division;
EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (Mail code 07-1), Boston,
MA 02109-3912; telephone number: (617) 918-1647; fax
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number (617) 918-0647; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Authorization of Revisions to Maine's Hazardous Waste Program
On October 16, 2019, Maine submitted a complete program revision
application seeking authorization of changes to its hazardous waste
program in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA now makes a final
decision that Maine's hazardous waste program revisions that are being
authorized are equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent
than the Federal program, and therefore satisfy all of the requirements
necessary to qualify for final authorization. For a list of State rules
being authorized with this Final Authorization, please see the proposed
rule published in the Federal Register (84 FR 70135, December 20,
2019).
B. What comments were received on Maine's proposed authorization and
how is EPA responding to these comments?
EPA received three (3) comments on its December 20, 2019, proposed
authorization of Maine's hazardous waste program revisions. These
comments are provided in the docket for today's final action. See
Docket ID No. EPA-R01-RCRA-2019-0617 at www.regulations.gov. Two of the
comments submitted are non-substantive and generally support EPA's
proposed authorization. The third comment is substantive and it was
submitted by Maine's Attorney General and the Maine Department of
Environmental Protection (MDEP) Commissioner (collectively ``Maine'').
In Maine's comment, Maine states three points of disagreement with
EPA's Proposed Authorization and provides EPA with three requests.
Maine disagrees (1) with EPA's characterization of the scope of Maine's
current hazardous waste program submission; (2) with EPA's
characterization of the scope of Maine's current hazardous waste
program; and (3) with EPA's characterization of Maine's environmental
regulatory authority and jurisdiction. Maine requests that (1) EPA
extend its authorization of Maine's hazardous waste program to include
all lands within the State, including Indian country; (2) EPA expressly
acknowledge that Maine has environmental regulatory authority and
jurisdiction statewide, including in Indian country; and (3) EPA
expressly acknowledge that MDEP's current hazardous waste program
submission and supporting materials requests program authorization for
all lands within the State, including Indian country.
As EPA noted in its proposed authorization, Maine did not
explicitly identify Indian country as lands for which it was seeking
authorization in its October 16, 2019 hazardous waste program
submission. It was in its subsequent comments on EPA's proposed
authorization that Maine was explicit that its submission seeks
authorization of its hazardous waste program for Indian country.
EPA's RCRA regulations require Maine to seek authority from EPA
over activities on Indian lands with ``an appropriate analysis of the
State's authority'' in the Attorney General's statement that Maine must
provide to EPA in its hazardous waste program submission. 40 CFR
271.7(b).
Additionally, under basic principles of federal Indian law, states
generally lack civil regulatory jurisdiction within Indian country as
defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 1151. Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie
Tribal Government, 522 U.S. 520,527 n.1 (1998). Thus, EPA cannot
presume a state has authority to regulate in Indian country, including
with regard to RCRA activities. Instead, a state must demonstrate its
jurisdiction, and EPA must determine that the state has made the
requisite demonstration and expressly determine that the state has
authority, before a state can implement a program in Indian country.
Where the State did not expressly seek authorization for Indian country
in this authorization package, EPA properly did not include such lands
in the proposed authorization of program revisions.
Based on the unique jurisdictional framework established in the Act
to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement (``Maine Implementing
Act'' or ``MIA''), 30 M.R.S. Sec. Sec. 6201 to 6214, and the federal
Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act (``MICSA''), 1980 Public Law 96-420
(Oct. 10, 1980), and the two companion laws for the Aroostook Band of
Micmacs, EPA has previously determined that the State of Maine has
civil regulatory jurisdiction in Indian country in two contexts. In
2012, EPA determined that the State of Maine has jurisdiction to issue
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permits
under the Clean Water Act in the territories of the Penobscot Indian
Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe. 77 FR 23481, 23482 (April 19, 2012);
see alsoMaine v. Johnson, 498 F.3d 37 (1st Cir. 2007). In 2015, EPA
determined that the State of Maine has authority to set water quality
standards under the Clean Water Act for waters in Tribal lands.
February 2, 2015, Letter from H. Curtis Spalding, EPA Regional
Administrator, to Patricia W. Aho, Maine Department of Environmental
Protection Commissioner, Re: Review and Decision on Water Quality
Standards Revisions, available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-04/documents/me_let_020215.pdf.
In recognition of the significant time and resources needed to
address Maine's assertion of authority to regulate hazardous waste
activities on Tribal lands and EPA's finding that Maine did not seek
authority over activities on Indian lands through a required and
appropriate analysis of the State's authority in its Attorney General's
statement, EPA is not making a determination on such authority as part
of this decision. This approach allows EPA to move forward with the
approval of Maine's program. EPA will act on such assertion following
the necessary consultation with the federally recognized Indian tribes
directly impacted by Maine's assertion, consistent with Executive Order
13175 (Nov. 6, 2000) and EPA's Policy on Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribes (May 4, 2011). Because Maine's submission for
hazardous waste program approval did not explicitly seek authority on
Indian lands, additional processes may be necessary and appropriate,
including a public comment period, before EPA takes any action on the
State's assertion over Indian lands.
Therefore, EPA grants Maine final approval to operate its hazardous
waste program with the changes described in Maine's hazardous waste
program submission and as outlined in the proposed authorization,
except as it relates to hazardous waste activities on Indian lands. EPA
grants Maine ``full'' program approval in accordance with 40 CFR part
271.1(h).
In response to Maine's remaining comments, it is EPA's position
that it has never explicitly approved the State to regulate RCRA
activities in Tribal lands. Nor can EPA simply presume that Maine has
authority to implement its RCRA program in Indian country. Rather, the
Agency must first consult with the affected federally recognized Indian
tribes and carefully consider the applicable legal authorities before
making an explicit determination as to the State's authority. Finally,
Maine's hazardous waste program submission is not the appropriate forum
for EPA to address the State's asserted civil regulatory jurisdiction
in Indian country with regard to other, non-RCRA environmental
statutes.
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C. What is codification and is EPA codifying Maine's hazardous waste
program as authorized in this rule?
Codification is the process of placing citations and references to
the State's statutes and regulations that comprise the State's
authorized hazardous waste program into the Code of Federal
Regulations. EPA does this by adding those citations and references to
the authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. EPA is not codifying the
authorization of Maine's revisions as part of today's action.
D. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
This final authorization revises Maine's authorized hazardous waste
management program pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA and imposes no
requirements other than those currently imposed by State law. For
further information on how this authorization complies with applicable
executive orders and statutory provisions, please see the proposed rule
published in the Federal Register (84 FR 70135, December 20, 2019).
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Incorporation by reference, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of sections
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 6974(b).
Dated: June 4, 2020.
Dennis Deziel,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2020-12537 Filed 6-25-20; 8:45 am]
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