[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63276-63277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18214]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL-8235-4]


Washington: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste 
Management Program Revisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: Washington has applied to EPA for Final authorization of the 
changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, as amended, (RCRA). EPA proposes to authorize the 
State for the program changes.

DATES: Send your written comments by November 29, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by EPA-R10-RCRA-2006-0810 
by one of the following methods:
    1. http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. E-mail: [email protected].
    3. Fax: 206-553-8509.
    4. Mail: Nina Kocourek, U.S. EPA, Region 10, Office of Air, Waste 
and Toxics, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Mail Stop AWT-122, Seattle, Washington 
98101.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA-10-RCRA-2006-0810. EPA's 
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public 
file without change and may be made 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 e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous 
access'' system which means that EPA will not know your identity or 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically 
captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
public file 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 EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be 
able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of 
special characters and any form of encryption, and be free of any 
defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public 
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business 
hours at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Library, 
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98101, phone, (206) 553-1289. 
The EPA Region 10 Library is open from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 
p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nina Kocourek, U.S. EPA, Region 10, 
Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Mail Stop AWT-122, 
Seattle, Washington 98101, phone, (206) 553-6502, e-mail: 
[email protected]; or Patricia Hervieux, Washington Department of 
Ecology, 300 Desmond Drive, Lacey, Washington 98503, phone (360) 407-
6756, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, EPA is authorizing the revisions by an immediate 
final rule. EPA did not make a proposal prior to the immediate final 
rule because we believe this action is not controversial and do not 
expect comments that oppose it. We have explained the reasons for this 
authorization in the preamble to the immediate final rule. Unless we 
receive written comments that oppose this authorization during the 
comment period, the immediate final rule will become effective on the 
date it establishes, and we will not take further action on this 
proposal. If we receive comments that oppose this authorization, EPA 
will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing the 
immediate final rule before it takes effect. EPA will then address 
public comments in a later final rule based on this proposal. If we 
receive comments that oppose only the authorization of a particular 
change to the State hazardous waste program, we will withdraw that part 
of the immediate final rule. However, the authorization of the program 
changes that are not opposed by any comments will become effective on 
the date established in the immediate final rule. A Federal Register 
withdrawal document will specify which part of the authorization will 
become effective and which part is being withdrawn. EPA may not provide 
further opportunity for comment. Any parties interested in commenting 
on this action must do so at this time.

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    For additional information, please see the immediate final rule 
published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: October 18, 2006.
Ron Kreinzebeck,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. E6-18214 Filed 10-27-06; 8:45 am]
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