[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13980]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

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RIN 2050-AE77


Notification of States Having Interim Authorization for the 
Amendments to the Corrective Action Management Unit Rule

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notification of interim authorization.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'' or ``the 
Agency'') is today notifying the public which States have submitted 
notifications to EPA under the requirements of 40 CFR 271.27 and thus 
have interim authorization for the Corrective Action Management Units 
(CAMU) amendments rule (January 22, 2002, 67 FR 2962). The CAMU 
amendments rule granted interim authorization to states that are 
authorized for the 1993 CAMU rule, and that submitted a notification 
letter to EPA by March 22, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (hearing impaired) (800) 553-
7672. In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or 
TDD (703) 412-3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects 
of today's document, contact Wayne Roepe, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (5303W), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460, at 
(703) 308-8630, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The January 22, 2002 Corrective Action 
Management Units (CAMU) amendments rule promulgated amendments to the 
regulations governing CAMUs. These amendments were promulgated under 
HSWA statutory authority and are generally more stringent than the 
previous CAMU regulations, published on February 16, 1993 (58 FR 8658). 
Thus, in states that are authorized for the 1993 CAMU rule, there was 
the potential for dual implementation of the CAMU regulations by EPA 
and states authorized for the 1993 rule if these states are not 
authorized for the amendments before they become effective.
    To avoid this potential disruption in the implementation of the 
RCRA cleanup program caused by the regulatory authority for CAMUs being 
split between states and EPA, the CAMU amendments rule promulgated an 
authorization procedure called interim authorization-by-rule. The rule 
also granted interim authorization for those amendments to states that 
have final authorization for the 1993 CAMU rule and submitted a letter 
to EPA that they are willing and able to implement the amended CAMU 
regulations by March 22, 2002 (see 40 CFR 271.27(a)).
    A total of 25 states authorized for the 1993 CAMU rule, submitted 
the notification letter to EPA by March 22, 2002 and met the criteria 
for interim authorization-by-rule. These states are: Alabama, 
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, 
Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, 
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, 
Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Thus, these states have 
interim authorization for the CAMU amendments rule, effective April 22, 
2002.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: May 28, 2002.
Marianne Lamont Horinko,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
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