Texas: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision, 12834 [2021-04353]
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A. What changes to Texas’ hazardous
waste program is EPA authorizing with
this action?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[EPA–R06–RCRA–2018–0506; FRL–10019–
76–Region 6]
Texas: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On November 5, 2020, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Proposed Rule to approve a
revision to the State of Texas hazardous
waste program under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
and provided for a thirty-day public
comment period. The public comment
period closed on December 7, 2020, and
EPA did not receive adverse comments.
EPA confirms that the program revisions
to the State of Texas hazardous waste
program satisfy all requirements needed
to qualify for final authorization. No
further opportunity for comment will be
provided.
DATES: This final authorization is
effective March 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA–R06–RCRA–2018–0506.
All documents in the docket are listed
on the https://www.regulations.gov
website. Although listed in the index,
some of the information is not publicly
available. e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alima Patterson, EPA Region 6 Regional
Authorization/Codification Coordinator,
RCRA Permits & Solid Waste Section
(LCR–RP), Land, Chemicals and
Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 6,
1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas,
Texas 75270, phone number: (214) 665–
8533, email address: patterson.alima@
epa.gov. Out of an abundance of caution
for members of the public and our staff,
the EPA Region 6 office will be closed
to the public to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID–19. Please call or
email the contact listed above if you
need alternative access to material
indexed but not provided in the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On December 5, 2018, the State of
Texas submitted a final complete
program revision application seeking
authorization of its program revision in
accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA is
finalizing its decision that Texas’
hazardous waste program revisions
satisfy all the requirements necessary to
qualify for final authorization. EPA will
continue to implement and enforce
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA)
provisions for which the State is not
authorized. For a complete list of rules
that become effective with this Final
Rule, please see the Proposed Rule
published in the November 5, 2020,
Federal Register at 85 FR 70558.
B. What is codification and is the EPA
codifying Texas’ hazardous waste
program as authorized in this rule?
Codification is the process of placing
the State’s statutes and regulations that
comprise the State’s authorized
hazardous waste program into the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR). We do this
by referencing the authorized State rules
in 40 CFR part 272. We reserve the
amendment of 40 CFR part 272 subpart
SS for this authorization of Texas’
program changes until a later date. In
this authorization application, the EPA
is not codifying the rules documented in
the Proposed Rule published in the
November 5, 2020, Federal Register at
85 FR 70558.
C. Administrative Requirements
This final authorization revises Texas’
authorized hazardous waste
management program pursuant to RCRA
section 3006 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
November 5, 2020, Federal Register at
85 FR 70558. The Congressional Review
Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by
the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule
may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a
rule report, which includes a copy of
the rule, to each House of the Congress
and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a
report containing this document and
other required information to the U.S.
Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
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General of the United States prior to
publication in the Federal Register. A
major rule cannot take effect until 60
days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ‘‘major
rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This
final action is effective March 5, 2021.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, 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, 6974(b).
Dated: February 24, 2021.
David Gray,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2021–04353 Filed 3–4–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 191 and 192
[Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0046]
RIN 2137–AF36
Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline
Regulatory Reform
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; withdrawal of
enforcement discretion; delay of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
memorandum of January 20, 2021, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
of Staff, titled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review,’’ PHMSA delays the
effective date of the final rule, ‘‘Pipeline
Safety: Gas Pipeline Regulatory
Reform,’’ until March 21, 2021. PHMSA
also delays until March 21, 2021, its
withdrawal of the March 26, 2019,
‘‘Exercise of Enforcement Discretion
Regarding Farm Taps’’ and the
unpublished October 27, 2015, letter to
the Interstate Natural Gas Association of
America announcing a stay of
enforcement pertaining to certain
pressure vessels.
DATES:
Delayed effective date: As of March 5,
2021, the effective date of the final rule
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[EPA-R06-RCRA-2018-0506; FRL-10019-76-Region 6]
Texas: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On November 5, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a Proposed Rule to approve a revision to the State of Texas
hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) and provided for a thirty-day public comment period. The
public comment period closed on December 7, 2020, and EPA did not
receive adverse comments. EPA confirms that the program revisions to
the State of Texas hazardous waste program satisfy all requirements
needed to qualify for final authorization. No further opportunity for
comment will be provided.
DATES: This final authorization is effective March 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA-R06-RCRA-2018-0506. All documents in the docket are listed
on the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
index, some of the information is not publicly available. e.g.,
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically
through https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alima Patterson, EPA Region 6 Regional
Authorization/Codification Coordinator, RCRA Permits & Solid Waste
Section (LCR-RP), Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, EPA
Region 6, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270, phone
number: (214) 665-8533, email address: [email protected]. Out of
an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Region 6 office will be closed to the public to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Please call or email the contact listed above if
you need alternative access to material indexed but not provided in the
docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. What changes to Texas' hazardous waste program is EPA authorizing
with this action?
On December 5, 2018, the State of Texas submitted a final complete
program revision application seeking authorization of its program
revision in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. EPA is finalizing its
decision that Texas' hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all the
requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization. EPA will
continue to implement and enforce Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
of 1984 (HSWA) provisions for which the State is not authorized. For a
complete list of rules that become effective with this Final Rule,
please see the Proposed Rule published in the November 5, 2020, Federal
Register at 85 FR 70558.
B. What is codification and is the EPA codifying Texas' hazardous waste
program as authorized in this rule?
Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
program into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). We do this by
referencing the authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. We reserve
the amendment of 40 CFR part 272 subpart SS for this authorization of
Texas' program changes until a later date. In this authorization
application, the EPA is not codifying the rules documented in the
Proposed Rule published in the November 5, 2020, Federal Register at 85
FR 70558.
C. Administrative Requirements
This final authorization revises Texas' authorized hazardous waste
management program pursuant to RCRA section 3006 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 November 5, 2020, Federal Register at 85 FR 70558. The
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this document
and other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot take effect
until 60 days after it is published in the Federal Register. This
action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This
final action is effective March 5, 2021.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, 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, 6974(b).
Dated: February 24, 2021.
David Gray,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2021-04353 Filed 3-4-21; 8:45 am]
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