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Timestamp: 2014-03-11 14:35:59
Document Index: 38591157

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 281', '§281', '§281', '§281', '§271', '§281']

PART 281—APPROVAL OF STATE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAMS Subpart F—Withdrawal of Approval of State ProgramsContents§281.60 Criteria for withdrawal of approval of state programs.
§281.60 Criteria for withdrawal of approval of state programs.(a) The Administrator may withdraw program approval when the Agency determines that a state no longer has adequate regulatory or statutory authority or is not administering and enforcing an approved program in accordance with this part. The state must have adequate capability to administer and enforce the state program. In evaluating whether such capability exists, the Agency will consider whether the state is implementing an adequate enforcement program by evaluating the quality of compliance monitoring and enforcement actions. (b) Such withdrawal of approval will occur only after the state fails to take appropriate action within a reasonable time, not to exceed 120 days after notice from the Administrator that the state is not administering and enforcing its program in accordance with the requirements of this part. Back to Top
§281.61 Procedures for withdrawal of approval of state programs.(a) The following procedures apply when a state with an approved program voluntarily transfers to EPA those program responsibilities required by federal law. (1) The state must give EPA notice of the proposed transfer, and submit, at least 90 days before the transfer, a plan for the orderly transfer of all relevant program information necessary for EPA to administer the program. (2) Within 30 days of receiving the state's transfer plan, EPA must evaluate the plan and identify any additional information needed by the federal government for program administration. (3) At least 30 days before the transfer is to occur, EPA must publish notice of the transfer in the Federal Register; in enough of the largest newspapers in the state to attract statewide attention; and to persons on appropriate state mailing lists. (b) When EPA begins proceedings to determine whether to withdraw approval of a state program (either on its own initiative or in response to a petition from an interested person), withdrawal proceedings must be conducted in accordance with procedures set out in 40 CFR 271.23 (b) and (c), except for §271.23(b)(8)(iii) to the extent that it deviates from requirements under §281.60. Back to Top