Document ID: EPA-R08-RCRA-2016-0505-0020
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Determination to Approve Alternative Final Cover Request: Phase 2 of the City of Wolf Point, MT, Landfill
Posted Date: 2017-06-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 105 (Friday, June 2, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11228]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 258

[EPA-R08-RCRA-2016-0505; FRL-9962-17-Region 8]

Determination To Approve Alternative Final Cover Request for 
Phase 2 of the City of Wolf Point, Montana, Landfill

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
approve an alternative final cover for Phase 2 of the City of Wolf 
Point landfill, a municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) owned and 
operated by the City of Wolf Point, Montana, on the Assiniboine and 
Sioux Tribes' Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. The EPA is seeking 
public comment on EPA's determination to approve the City of Wolf 
Point's alternative final cover proposal.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register, 
we are making the final determination to approve the alternative final 
cover for Phase 2 of the City of Wolf Point landfill, as a direct final 
rule without a prior proposed rule. If we receive no relevant adverse 
comment, we will not take further action on this proposed rule.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before July 3, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
RCRA-2016-0505, by one of the following methods:
     Online: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from regulations.gov.
     Email: roach.michael@epa.gov.
     Mail: Michael Roach, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 8, Mail Code: 8P-R, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
     Hand delivery: Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, 
Mail Code: 8P-R, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. Such 
deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of operation, which 
are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R08-RCRA-
2016-0505. The EPA may publish any comment received to its 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 CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or by 
email. The http://regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous'' system, 
which means 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 EPA rather than going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be captured automatically 
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, 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 your 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. 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. The 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, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Roach, Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Program, Mail Code: 8P-R, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202; telephone 
number: (303) 312-6369; email address: roach.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, the EPA is promulgating a site-specific rule 
that approves an alternative final cover for Phase 2 of the City of 
Wolf Point landfill, a municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) owned and 
operated by the City of Wolf Point, Montana, on the Assiniboine and 
Sioux Tribes' Fort Peck Reservation in Montana, 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 
relevant adverse comments. We have explained the reasons for this 
approval in the preamble to the direct final rule.
    Unless the EPA receives relevant adverse comments that oppose the 
site-specific rule 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 relevant adverse comments 
that oppose the site-specific rule, 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: April 17, 2017.
Debra H. Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2017-11228 Filed 6-1-17; 8:45 am]
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