[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 82564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23173]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[EPA-R01-OAR-2024-0462; FRL-12317-02-R1]


Approval and Promulgation of State Plans (Negative Declarations) 
for Designated Facilities and Pollutants: Maine and Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve negative declarations in lieu of State plans to satisfy the 
requirements in the Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for 
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units for the State 
of Maine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The negative 
declarations certify the states do not have any existing sources within 
their jurisdictions that must comply with the rule.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before November 12, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
OAR-2024-0462 at https://www.regulations.gov, or via email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#543f3d38243520263d373f7a3e3127273d3735143124357a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ec8785809c8d989e858f87c286899f9f858f8dac899c8dc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>. For comments submitted at Regulations.gov, 
follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. For either 
manner of submission, 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. 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, please contact the person 
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. For 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. Publicly 
available docket materials are available at https://www.regulations.gov 
or at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 1 Regional 
Office, Air and Radiation Division, 5 Post Office Square--Suite 100, 
Boston, MA. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the 
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 
schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of 
business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
legal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Kilpatrick, Air Permits, 
Toxics, and Indoor Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Mail 
Code: 5-MI, Boston, MA, 02109-0287. Telephone: 617-918-1652. Fax: 617-
918-0652 Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7cccecbd7c6d3d5cec4cc89cdc2d4d4cec4c6e7c2d7c689c0c8d1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600b090c1001141209030b4e0a051313090301200510014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Rules and Regulations section of this 
Federal Register, EPA is approving negative declarations for the State 
of Maine and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, submitted in accordance 
with 40 CFR 60.23(b) and 62.06, to satisfy the requirements in the 
Emission Guidelines and Compliance Times for Commercial and Industrial 
Solid Waste Incineration Units (CISWI Emission Guidelines). Since this 
action is considered noncontroversial and there are no anticipated 
adverse comments, the Agency is concurrently publishing it as a 
proposed rule (allowing opportunity for public comment) and a direct 
final rule. See CISWI Emission Guidelines amended by 78 FR 9112 
(February 7, 2013) and 84 FR 15846 (Apr. 16, 2019). A detailed 
rationale 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 received will be 
addressed in a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA 
will not institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in 
commenting on this action should do so at this time. Please note that 
if EPA receives adverse comment on an amendment, paragraph, or section 
of this rule and if that provision may be severed from the remainder of 
the rule, EPA may adopt as final those provisions of the rule that are 
not the subject of an adverse comment.
    For additional information, see the direct final rule which is 
located in the Rules and Regulations Section of this issue of the 
Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Air pollution control, Industrial facilities, Intergovernmental 
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Waste treatment 
and disposal.

    Dated: October 2, 2024.
David Cash,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2024-23173 Filed 10-10-24; 8:45 am]
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