104486 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Proposed Rules 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Parts 271 and 272 

[EPA–R08–RCRA–2024–0408; FRL–12226– 

01–R8] 

Utah: Final 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 Utah 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 ‘‘Approved State Hazardous 

Waste Management Programs,’’ Utah’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 

January 22, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R08– 

RCRA–2024–0408 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, Land, Chemicals and 

Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 8, 

1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129; telephone number: (303) 

312–6667, email address: lin.moye@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register, the EPA is authorizing 

changes to the Utah 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 the 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: December 11, 2024. 

KC Becker, 

Regional Administrator, Region 8. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30027 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Chapter I 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0085; FRL–5398–06– 

OCSPP] 

RIN 2070–AJ64 

Lead Wheel Weights; Petition for 

Rulemaking Under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA); 

Decision Not To Proceed With a 

Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Petition; reasons for Agency 

response. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) has decided 

not to proceed with the development of 

a regulation addressing the 

manufacture, processing, or distribution 

in commerce of lead for wheelbalancing weights (‘‘lead wheel 

weights’’) under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA). This action relates 

to a citizen petition filed with the 

Agency in 2009 (‘‘2009 petition’’). The 

2009 petition, which EPA granted, 

asked EPA to initiate a rulemaking 

proceeding to regulate the 

manufacturing, processing, or 

distribution in commerce of lead wheel 

weights. In 2023, the same parties filed 

a petition for a writ of mandamus 

(‘‘mandamus petition’’) that sought to 

compel EPA to initiate the rulemaking 

proceeding requested in the 2009 

petition. After reviewing the 

information submitted in response to an 

advance notice of proposed rulemaking 

(ANPRM) issued in April 2024 and 

EPA’s technical analysis thereof, EPA 

has decided not to proceed with the 

development of a proposed rule. 

Addressing potential remaining 

exposures from lead continues to be a 

high priority for EPA, as reflected in 

EPA’s announcement that ‘‘Lead and 

Lead Compounds’’ is on its list of 

candidate chemical substances currently 

being considered for future 

prioritization actions under TSCA. 

DATES: This decision is effective 

December 23, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2024–0085, is 

available online at https://

www.regulations.gov. Additional 

information about dockets generally, 

along with instructions for visiting the 

docket in-person, is available at https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical information: Sean Duenser, 

Existing Chemicals Risk Management 

Division (7404M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9157; 

email address: duenser.sean@epa.gov. 

General information: The TSCA 

Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South 

Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; 

email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. It may be of interest to those 

who manufacture, process, distribute in 

commerce, use, or dispose of lead wheel 

weights, or their substitutes. The 

following list of North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

to help readers determine whether this 

document applies to them. Potentially 

affected entities may include: 

• Primary Smelting and Refining of 

Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and 

Aluminum) (NAICS code 331419); 

• Secondary Smelting, Refining, and 

Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except 

Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS code 

331492); 

• Lead die-castings, unfinished, 

manufacturing (NAICS code 331523); 

• Lead die-castings, unfinished, 

manufacturing (NAICS code 331523); 


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