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Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this proposed rulemaking 

action, pertaining to New York’s 2008 8- 

hour ozone RACT submission does not 

have tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the state, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Nitrogen dioxide, 

intergovernmental relations, Ozone, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Catherine R. McCabe, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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40 CFR Parts 271 and 272 

[EPA–R06–RCRA–2016–0680; FRL–9966– 

54–Region 6] 

Arkansas: Final Authorization of StateInitiated Changes and Incorporation by 

Reference of State Hazardous Waste 

Management Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: During a review of Arkansas’ 

regulations, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) identified a 

variety of State-initiated changes to 

Arkansas’ hazardous waste program 

under the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended. The 

EPA proposes to authorize the State for 

the program changes. In addition, the 

EPA proposes to codify in the 

regulations entitled ‘‘Approved State 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Programs’’, Arkansas’ 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. The purpose of 

this Federal Register document is to 

codify Arkansas’ base hazardous waste 

management program and its revisions 

to that program. 

DATES: Send written comments by 

October 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit any comments 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

RCRA–2016–0680 by one of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: patterson.alima@epa.gov. 

3. Mail: Alima Patterson, Region 6, 

Regional Authorization Coordinator, 

RCRA Permit Section (RPM), 

Multimedia Division, EPA Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– 

2733. 

4. Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver 

your comments to Alima Patterson, 

Region 6, Regional Authorization 

Coordinator, RCRA Permit Section 

(RPM), Multimedia Division, EPA 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R06–RCRA–2016– 

0680. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or otherwise protected 

through http://www.regulations.gov or 

email. The Federal http://

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an email 

comment directly to the EPA without 

going through http://

www.regulations.gov, your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, the EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If the EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, the EPA may not 

be able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. You can view and copy the 

documents that form the basis for this 

authorization and codification and 

associated publicly available materials 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday 

through Friday at the following location: 

EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, phone 

number: (214) 665–8533. Interested 

persons wanting to examine these 

documents should make an 

appointment with the office at least two 

weeks in advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alima Patterson, Region 6, Regional 

Authorization Coordinator, RCRA 

Permit Section (6MM–RP), Multimedia 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 

75202–2733, phone number: (214) 665– 

8533, mail address: patterson.alima@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

has already provided notices and 

opportunity for comments on the 

Agency’s decisions to codify the 

Arkansas program, and the EPA is not 

now reopening the decisions, nor 

requesting comments, on the Arkansas 

authorization program. In the ‘‘Rules 

and Regulations’’ section of this Federal 

Register, the EPA is authorizing the 

State-initiated changes to the Arkansas 


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program, in addition to codifying and 

incorporating by reference the State’s 

hazardous waste program as a 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 we receive written 

comments which oppose the 

authorization in this codification 

document during the comment period, 

the direct final rule will become 

effective 60 days after publication and 

we will not take further action on this 

proposal. If we receive comments that 

oppose the authorization, we will 

withdraw the direct final rule and it will 

not take 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. 

For additional information, please see 

the direct final rule published in the 

‘‘Rules and Regulations’’ section of this 

Federal Register. 

Authority: This rule is issued under the 

authority of Sections 2002(a), 3006, and 

7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, and 

6974(b). 

Dated: July 27, 2017. 

Samuel Coleman, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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