[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 79850-79851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22540]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

[EPA-R04-UST-2024-0279; FRL-12181-01-R4]


North Carolina: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank 
Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The State of North Carolina (North Carolina) has applied to 
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for final approval of 
revisions to its Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) under 
subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 
Pursuant to RCRA, the EPA is proposing to approve revisions to North 
Carolina's UST Program. This action is based on the EPA's determination 
that the State's revisions satisfy all requirements for UST program 
approval. This action also proposes to codify North Carolina's revised 
UST Program and to incorporate by reference the State statutes and 
regulations that we have determined meet the requirements for approval.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before 
November 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
UST-2024-0279, by either of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    <bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b4baa1bafda6a3b6bdb7a1b293b6a3b2fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff98968d96d18a8f9a919b8d9ebf9a8f9ed1989089">[email protected]</span></a>. Include the Docket ID No. 
EPA-R04-UST-2024-0279 in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. 
EPA-R04-UST-2024-0279, via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
https://www.regulations.gov. 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 make. The 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, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    The EPA encourages electronic submittals and lists all publicly 
available docket materials electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. If you are unable to make electronic submittals or 
require alternative access to docket materials, please contact Upendra 
Giri, the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
provision below. The index of the docket and all publicly available 
docket materials for this action are available for review at https://www.regulations.gov.
    Please also contact Upendra Giri if you need assistance in a 
language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities 
who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you. For further 
information on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Upendra Giri, RCRA Programs and 
Cleanup Branch, Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960; Phone number: (404) 
562-8185, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51363823387f2421343f352330113421307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe8e6fde6a1faffeae1ebfdeecfeaffeea1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>. Please contact Upendra 
Giri by phone or email for further information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the direct 
final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this 
Federal Register.

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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Parts 281 and 282

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Hazardous substances, Incorporation by reference, Indian country, 
Petroleum, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, State program 
approval, Underground storage tanks.

    Authority: This document is issued under the authority of 
sections 2002(a), 9004, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912, 6991c, 6991d, and 6991e.

    Dated: September 25, 2024.
Jeaneanne M. Gettle,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2024-22540 Filed 9-30-24; 8:45 am]
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