38802 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 121 / Thursday, June 22, 2000 / Proposed Rules

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 70

[NC–FORS–T5–2000–01b; FRL–6712–4]

Clean Air Act Proposed Full Approval

of Operating Permit Program; Forsyth

County (NC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes full approval of

the operating permit program of Forsyth

County, North Carolina. In the final

rules section of this Federal Register,

EPA is approving the County’s operating

permit program as a direct final rule

without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

amendment and anticipates no adverse

comments. An explanation for the

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no adverse comments are

received in response to this action, no

further activity is contemplated. If EPA

receives adverse comments, the direct

final rule will be withdrawn and all

public comments will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period on this action.

Any parties interested in commenting

should do so at this time.

DATES: Written comments must be

received by July 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to Kim

Pierce, Regional Title V Program

Manager, Operating Source Section, Air

& Radiation Technology Branch, EPA,

61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303. Copies of the County’s

submittals and other supporting

documentation relevant to this action

are available for inspection during

normal business hours at EPA, Air &

Radiation Technology Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim

Pierce, EPA, Region 4, at (404) 562–

9124.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information see the direct

final rule which is published in the final

rules section of this Federal Register.

Dated: June 8, 2000.

Phyllis P. Harris,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL–6717–6]

Hawaii; Tentative Determination on

Final Authorization of State Hazardous

Waste Management Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of tentative

determination on application of Hawaii

for final authorization, public meeting,

public hearing and public comment

period.

SUMMARY: Hawaii has applied for final

authorization of its hazardous waste

management program under the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (RCRA). The Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) has reviewed

Hawaii’s application and made the

tentative decision that Hawaii’s

hazardous waste management program

satisfies all of the requirements

necessary to qualify for final

authorization. Thus, EPA intends to

grant final authorization to the State to

operate its program subject to the

limitations on its authority retained by

EPA in accordance with RCRA,

including the Hazardous and Solid

Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA).

Hawaii’s application for final

authorization is available for public

review and comment. EPA will hold a

public meeting to discuss Hawaii’s

hazardous waste program with

interested persons and a public hearing

to solicit comments on the application.

DATES: A public meeting is scheduled

for July 25, 2000. A public hearing is

scheduled for July 27, 2000. We must

receive all written comments on

Hawaii’s final authorization application

by the close of business on August 4,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Rebecca Smith, WST–3, U.S. EPA

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco 94105–3901. You can view

and copy Hawaii’s application during

normal business hours at the following

locations: EPA Region 9, Library, 75

Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105–3901, Phone number: (415) 744–

1510; or U.S. EPA Region 9 Pacific

Islands Contact Office (PICO), 300 Ala

Moana Blvd., Room 5–152, Honolulu,

HI 96850, Phone number: (808) 541–

2721; or Hawaii Department of Health

(HDOH), Solid and Hazardous Waste

Branch, 919 Ala Moana Blvd., Room

212, Honolulu, HI 96814, Phone

number: (808) 586–4226; or HDOH,

Environmental Management Division,

79–7595 Haukapila Street, Kealakekua,

HI 96750 (at the old Kona Hospital),

Phone number: (808) 322–7011; or

HDOH, Environmental Health Facility,

1582 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI

96720, Phone number: (808) 933–0917;

or HDOH, Maui District Health Office,

54 High Street, Wailuku, HI 96793,

Phone number: (808) 984–8230; or

HDOH, Kauai District Health Office,

3040 Umi Street, Lihue, HI 96766,

Phone number: (808) 241–3323.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Smith at the above address and

(415) 744–1510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Why Are State Programs

Authorized?

Section 3006 of RCRA allows EPA to

authorize State hazardous waste

management programs to operate in the

State in lieu of the Federal hazardous

waste management program subject to

the authority retained by EPA in

accordance with RCRA. EPA grants

authorization if the Agency finds that

the State program (1) is ‘‘equivalent’’ to

the Federal program, (2) is consistent

with the Federal program and other

State programs, and (3) provides for

adequate enforcement (Section 3006(b),

42 U.S.C. 6926(b)). EPA regulations for

final State authorization appear at 40

CFR part 271.

B. What has EPA Tentatively Decided

on Hawaii’s Application for

Authorization?

The EPA has reviewed Hawaii’s

application and has tentatively

determined that it meets all of the

statutory and regulatory requirements

established by RCRA. Also, prior to

submitting its application on May 5,

1999, Hawaii solicited public comment

and held a public hearing. Therefore, we

are proposing to grant Hawaii final

authorization to operate its hazardous

waste management program subject to

the authority retained by EPA under

RCRA. Hawaii will have responsibility

for permitting Treatment, Storage, and

Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) within its

borders and for carrying out the aspects

of the RCRA program described in its

program application, subject to the

limitations of RCRA, including HSWA.

New federal requirements and

prohibitions imposed by Federal

regulations that EPA promulgates under

the authority of HSWA take effect in

authorized States before they are

authorized for the requirements. Thus,

EPA will implement those requirements

and prohibitions in Hawaii, including

issuing permits, until the State is

granted authorization to do so.