This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

22970

Vol. 66, No. 88

Monday, May 7, 2001

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[MD 064/109/111/113–3065b; FRL–6973–2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air

Quality Implementation Plans; State of

Maryland; Approval of Revisions to

Volatile Organic Compounds

Regulations and Miscellaneous

Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve

State Implementation Plan (SIP)

revisions submitted by the State of

Maryland. The revisions replace the

existing regulation and adopt a new

regulation for control of volatile organic

compounds (VOC) from expandable

polystyrene operations (EPO), establish

VOC reasonably available control

technology (RACT) standards for

facilities that recycle bakery and

confectionary waste, adopt by reference

the EPA definition of VOC and include

other miscellaneous revisions. In the

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this

Federal Register, EPA is approving the

State’s SIP submittal as a direct final

rule without prior proposal because the

Agency views this as a noncontroversial

submittal and anticipates no adverse

comments. A more detailed description

of the state submittal and EPA’s

evaluation are included in a Technical

Support Document (TSD) prepared in

support of this rulemaking action. A

copy of the TSD is available, upon

request, from the EPA Regional Office

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this

document. If EPA receives no adverse

comments, EPA will not take further

action. If EPA receives adverse

comments, EPA will withdraw the

direct final rule and it will not take

effect. EPA will address all public

comments 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 on this action should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing by June 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to David L. Arnold, Chief,

Air Quality Planning and Information

Services Branch, Mailcode 3AP21, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

action are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the Air Protection Division,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region III, 1650 Arch Street,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; and

the Maryland Department of the

Environment, 2500 Broening Highway,

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose

Quinto at (215) 814–2182, or by e-mail

at quinto.rose@epa.gov for information

concerning the EPO regulation or Kelly

L. Bunker at (215) 814–2177, or by email at bunker.kelly@epa.gov for the

remaining regulation revisions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

further information, please see the

information provided in the direct final

action, with the same title, that is

located in the ‘‘Rules and Regulations’’

section of this Federal Register

publication.

Dated: April 24, 2001.

William C. Early,

Acting Regional Administrator,Region III.

[FR Doc. 01–11280 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[SC–38–200102(b); FRL–6973–8]

Approval and Promulgation of State

Plans for Designated Facilities and

Pollutants: South Carolina

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve the

Section 111(d)/129 Plan for the State of

South Carolina submitted by the South

Carolina Department of Health and

Environmental Control (DHEC) on

September 19, 2000, for implementing

and enforcing the Emissions Guidelines

applicable to existing Hospital/Medical/

Infectious Waste Incinerators. The Plan

was submitted by the South Carolina

DHEC to satisfy certain Federal Clean

Air Act requirements. In the Final Rules

Section of this Federal Register, EPA is

approving the South Carolina State Plan

submittal as a direct final rule without

prior proposal because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

submittal and anticipates that it will not

receive any significant, material, and

adverse comments. A detailed rationale

for the approval is set forth in the direct

final rule and incorporated by reference

herein. If no significant, material, and

adverse comments are received in

response to this proposed rule, no

further activity is contemplated in

relation to this proposed rule. 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

on this action.

DATE: Comments on this proposed rule

must be received in writing by June 6,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Gregory Crawford at the

EPA Regional Office listed below.

Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business

hours at the following locations. The

interested persons wanting to examine

these documents should make an

appointment with the appropriate office

at least 24 hours before the day of the

visit.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Air Planning Branch, 61

Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia

30303–3014. Gregory Crawford, (404)

562–9046.

South Carolina Department of Health

and Environmental Control, Bureau of

Air Quality Control, 2600 Bull Street,

Columbia, South Carolina 29201.

Telephone (803) 898–4123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory Crawford at (404) 562–9046 or

Scott Davis at (404) 562–9127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the

information provided in the Direct Final

action which is located in the Rules

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2001 / Proposed Rules 22971

Section of this Federal Register and

incorporated by reference herein.

Dated: April 12, 2001.

A. Stanley Meiburg,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.

[FR Doc. 01–10989 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 144 and 146

[FRL–6975–3]

Underground Injection Control

Program—Notice of Proposed

Determination for Class V Wells

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Proposed

Determination.

SUMMARY: Today, the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a

determination for all categories of Class

V injection wells not included in the

final rulemaking on Class V motor

vehicle waste disposal wells and largecapacity cesspools (64 FR 68546,

December 7, 1999). These include

shallow non-hazardous industrial waste

injection wells, large-capacity septic

systems, agricultural and storm water

drainage wells, and other wells. The

Agency proposes that additional Federal

underground injection control (UIC)

regulations are not needed at this time

to prevent Class V wells from

endangering underground sources of

drinking water (USDWs). The Agency

will, instead, implement its continuing

statutory obligations and use existing

authorities under the Safe Drinking

Water Act to protect USDWs from any

threatening underground injection

activities. This proposed determination

is based on The Class V Underground

Injection Control Study (EPA Document

Number EPA/816–R–99–014, dated

September 1999) and other information

that has been placed in the public

docket for comment.

DATES: EPA will accept public

comment, in writing, on the proposed

determination and the 1999 Class V

Study until July 6, 2001. The Class V

Study can also be found on EPA’s Web

site at www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/

cl5study.html.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

the UIC Class V, W–98–05 Comment

Clerk, Water Docket (MC–4101); U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,

DC 20460. Comments may be handdelivered to the Water Docket, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M Street, SW, East Tower Basement,

Room 57, Washington, DC 20460.

Comments: Send one original and

three copies of your comments and

enclosures (including any references).

Please submit all references cited in

your comments. Facsimiles (faxes) can

not be accepted. Commenters who

would like EPA to acknowledge receipt

of their comments should include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope. To ensure

that EPA can read, understand and

therefore properly respond to

comments, the Agency would prefer

that commenters cite, where possible,

the paragraph(s) or sections in the

notice or supporting documents to

which each comment refers.

Commenters should use a separate

paragraph for each issue discussed.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to ow-docket@epa.gov.

Electronic comments must be submitted

as an ASCII, WP5.1, WP6.1 or WP8 file

avoiding the use of special characters

and form of encryption. Electronic

comments must be identified by the

docket number W–98–05. Comments

and data will also be accepted on disks

in WP 5.1, 6.1, 8 or ASCII file format.

The record for this rulemaking has

been established under docket number

W–98–05 and includes supporting

documentation as well as printed, paper

versions of electronic comments. The

record is available for inspection from 9

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays at the Water

Docket, EB 57, USEPA Headquarters,

401 M., Washington, DC. For access to

docket materials, please call 202/260–

3027 to schedule an appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical inquiries, contact Joan

Harrigan-Farrelly, Office of Ground

Water and Drinking Water (mailcode

4606), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave,

NW, Washington, DC 20460. Phone:

202–260–7077. For general information,

contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline,

phone 800–426–4791. The Safe

Drinking Water Hotline is open Monday

through Friday, excluding Federal

holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Eastern Standard Time.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected

Entities: Although no new regulations

are being proposed, this notice applies

to owners or operators of any type of

Class V well that is not a large-capacity

cesspool or motor vehicle waste

disposal well, as described in 40 CFR

144.81(2) and (16), respectively. The

following table lists categories and

examples of entities that may have such

wells. This table is not intended to be

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide

for readers regarding entities likely to be

affected by or interested in this action.

Other types of entities not listed in the

table could also be interested in it. To

determine whether your injection well

is affected by this action, you should

carefully examine the applicability

criteria in 40 CFR 144.1(g). If you have

questions regarding the applicability of

this action to a particular entity, consult

the person listed in the preceding FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Category Examples of entities potentially affected by this action

Industry and Commerce ..... Farms, animal feeding operations, and other agricultural sites that drain excess surface or subsurface water into

wells; sites that have storm water drainage wells, facilities operating large-capacity septic systems, or nonhazardous waste disposal wells; facilities that extract minerals from brine and then inject the spent brine underground; mines that backfill materials into mine shafts, pipelines, or other holes that are deeper than they are

wide; aquaculture facilities that dispose of wastewater in underground wells; solution mines that use injection

wells in the recovery of minerals from ore bodies that have already been conventionally mined; sites that use injection wells as part of aquifer remediation activities; geothermal power plants that reinject fluids into the ground;

facilities that extract direct heat from geothermal fluids and then return those fluids underground; and sites that

use ‘‘open-loop’’ heat pump/air conditioning systems.

State and Local Government.Municipalities that use storm water drainage wells; publicly owned treatment works that inject sewage treatment effluent underground; State and local government entities that inject water underground for the purpose of aquifer

recharge or aquifer storage and recovery.

Federal Government .......... Any Federal Agency that owns or operates one of the above entities.