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closure care period of closed landfills

from a minimum of five years to 30

years, with the flexibility to increase or

decrease that period as necessary or

demonstrated. The extension of the

period required for financial assurance

will require legislative action. The State

also needs to specifically require

leachate collection and treatment, and

gas and groundwater monitoring, as

post-closure care requirements. MDE

has committed to make these changes.

(2) Subpart G—Financial Assurance

Criteria (§§ 258.70–258.74)—Maryland’s

only existing financial assurance

requirements are limited to the posting

of a $5000 per acre closure bond, and

even this requirement exempts, by

statute, local governments, who

currently operate most MSW landfills in

Maryland. To comply with Federal

requirements, MDE has committed to

prepare a major revision to its

regulations, adopting the financial

assurance requirements in 40 CFR Part

258 for closure, post-closure care, and

corrective action. These revisions will

require an act by the Maryland

legislature to revise the statute

exempting local governments from

financial assurance requirements. MDE

has committed to submit the required

legislation for consideration at the next

General Assembly session.

MDE submitted a schedule indicating

that it will be able to complete these

revisions by September 1995. To allow

Maryland to begin exercising some of

the flexibility allowed in States with

adequate permit programs, EPA is

proposing to approve those portions of

Maryland’s program that can be

implemented today.

EPA reviewed MDE’s schedule and

believes it is reasonable, considering the

complexity of the rule changes, number

of steps in the State rulemaking process,

and the need for legislative action.

Comments are solicited on EPA’s

tentative determination until May 19,

1995. Copies of MDE’s application are

available for inspection and copying at

the locations indicated in the

ADDRESSES section of this notice.

EPA Region 3 will hold a public

hearing on its tentative decision on

Wednesday, May 17, 1995 from 10 a.m.

to 1 p.m. at 300 West Preston Street in

Baltimore, Maryland. Comments can be

submitted as transcribed from oral

comments presented at the hearing, or

in writing at the time of the hearing.

Public comment is specifically

requested on the issue of MDE’s

authority to implement and enforce

immediately the portions of 40 CFR 258

proposed for approval in this Notice,

using authorities in existing statutes and

regulations, to revise internal guidances

and permit checklists. MDE has

committed to, and EPA concurs, in MDE

also making revisions to its existing

regulations to explicitly include the 40

CFR 258 requirements.

EPA will consider all public

comments on its tentative determination

received during the public comment

period and at the public hearing. Issues

raised by those comments may be the

basis for EPA’s reconsideration of this

tentative determination of adequacy for

MDE’s program. EPA will make a final

decision on whether or not to approve

MDE’s program and will provide notice

in the Federal Register. The notice will

include a summary of the reasons for

the final determination and a response

to all major comments. Section 4005(a)

of RCRA provides that citizens may use

the citizen suit provisions of Section

7002 of RCRA to enforce the Federal

MSWLF criteria in 40 CFR Part 258

independent of any State/Tribal

enforcement program. As EPA

explained in the preamble to the final

MSWLF criteria, EPA expects that any

owner or operator complying with

provisions in a State/Tribal program

approved by EPA should be considered

to be in compliance with the Federal

Criteria. See 56 FR 50978, 50995

(October 9, 1991).

Compliance with Executive Order

12866

The Office of Management and Budget

has exempted this notice from the

requirements of section 6 of Executive

Order 12866.

Certification Under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act

Pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.

605(b), I hereby certify that according to

EPA Headquarters this tentative

approval will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. It does not

impose any new burdens on small

entities. This proposed notice, therefore,

does not require a regulatory flexibility

analysis.

Authority: This notice is issued under the

authority of Sections 2002, 4005 and 4010(c)

of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended;

42 U.S.C. 6912, 6945 and 6949(a)(c).

Dated: March 9, 1995.

Peter H. Kostmayer,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 95–6928 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2063]

Petition for Reconsideration of Actions

in Rulemaking Proceedings

March 16, 1995.

Petition for reconsideration have been

filed in the Commission rulemaking

proceedings listed in this Public Notice

and published pursuant to 47 CFR

1.429(e). The full text of this document

is available for viewing and copying in

Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. or may be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor

ITS, Inc. (202) 857–3800. Opposition to

this petition must be filed April 5, 1995.

See § 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission’s rules

(47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an

opposition must be filed within 10 days

after the time for filing oppositions has

expired.

Subject: Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules with Regard to

the Establishment and Regulation of

New Digital Audio Radio Services.

(GEN Docket No. 90–357)

Number of Petition Filed: 1

Subject: Amendment of Part 90 of the

Commission’s Rules to Adopt

Regulations for Automatic Vehicle

Monitoring Systems. (PR Docket

No. 93–61)

Number of Petition Filed: 1

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–6827 Filed 3–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Allied Irish Banks, plc, et al.; Notice of

Applications to Engage de novo in

Permissible Nonbanking Activities

The companies listed in this notice

have filed an application under §

225.23(a)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y

(12 CFR 225.23(a)(1)) for the Board’s

approval under section 4(c)(8) of the

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.

1843(c)(8)) and § 225.21(a) of Regulation

Y (12 CFR 225.21(a)) to commence or to

engage de novo, either directly or

through a subsidiary, in a nonbanking

activity that is listed in § 225.25 of

Regulation Y as closely related to

banking and permissible for bank

holding companies. Unless otherwise

noted, such activities will be conducted

throughout the United States.

Each application is available for

immediate inspection at the Federal

Reserve Bank indicated. Once the