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• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); and 

• 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 Clean Air Act. 

In addition, the SIP is not approved 

to apply on any Indian reservation land 

or in any other area where the 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). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies 

to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. The EPA defines 

environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies.’’ The EPA 

further defines the term fair treatment to 

mean that ‘‘no group of people should 

bear a disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

The State did not evaluate 

environmental justice considerations as 

part of its SIP submittal; the CAA and 

applicable implementing regulations 

neither prohibit nor require such an 

evaluation. The EPA did not perform an 

EJ analysis and did not consider EJ in 

this action. Due to the nature of the 

action being taken here, this action is 

expected to have a neutral to positive 

impact on the air quality of the affected 

area. Consideration of EJ is not required 

as part of this action, and there is no 

information in the record inconsistent 

with the stated goal of E.O. 12898 of 

achieving environmental justice for 

people of color, low-income 

populations, and Indigenous peoples. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, and Volatile 

organic compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2023. 

Martha Guzman Aceves, 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

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[EPA–R08–RCRA–2023–0034; FRL 10614– 

01–R8] 

Wyoming: Authorization of State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Program Revisions and Incorporation 

by Reference 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant 

authorization to the State of Wyoming 

for the changes to its hazardous waste 

program under the Solid Waste Disposal 

Act, as amended, commonly referred to 

as the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has 

determined that these changes satisfy all 

requirements needed to qualify for final 

authorization and is authorizing the 

State’s changes through a direct final 

action, which can be found in the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register. In addition, the EPA is 

proposing to codify in the regulations 

entitled, ‘‘Hazardous Waste Rules and 

Regulations, Chapter 1, General 

Provisions,’’ Wyoming’s authorized 

hazardous waste program. The EPA will 

incorporate by reference into the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) those 

provisions of the State regulations that 

are authorized and that the EPA will 

enforce under RCRA. 

DATES: Send written comments by 

October 25, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

RCRA–2023–0034, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

detailed instructions for submitting 

comments electronically or by other 

methods in the ADDRESSES section of the 

direct final rule located in the ‘‘Rules 

and Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Moye Lin at (303) 312–6667, lin.moye@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, the EPA is authorizing 

changes to the Wyoming program, in 

addition to codifying and incorporating 

by reference the State’s hazardous waste 

program as a direct final rule. The EPA 

did not make a proposal prior to the 

direct final rule because we believe 

these actions are not controversial and 

do not expect comments that oppose 

them. We have explained the reasons for 

this authorization and incorporation by 

reference in the preamble to the direct 

final rule. 

Unless EPA receives written 

comments that oppose the authorization 

and incorporation by reference during 

the comment period, the direct final 

rule will become effective on the date it 

establishes, and we will not take further 

action on this proposal. If we get 

comments that oppose the 

authorization, we will withdraw the 

direct final rule and it will not take 

immediate effect. We will then respond 

to public comments in a later final rule 

based on this proposal. You may not 

have another opportunity for comment. 

If you want to comment on this action, 

you must do so at this time. 

Dated: August 31, 2023. 

KC Becker, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

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