[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 147 (Monday, August 3, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38385-38386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18481]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 62
[EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0463; FRL-8938-9]
Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for
Designated Facilities and Pollutants; West Virginia; Control of
Emissions From Existing Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator
Units, Plan Revision
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA proposes to approve a revision to the West Virginia (WV)
hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI) 111(d)/129 plan
(the ``plan''). The revision contains a modified WV Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) rule,
WV45CSR18, that streamlines and consolidates the state's regulatory
structure for incinerator units into one rule which incorporates Clean
Air Act (CAA), section 129, requirements. This approval action relates
only to HMIWI units. In the Final Rules section of this Federal
Register, EPA is approving the State of West Virginia's HMIWI plan
revision submittal as a direct final rule without prior proposal
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial action and
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval
is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are
received in response to this action, no further activity is
contemplated. If EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule
will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in
a subsequent final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period. Any parties interested in commenting
on this action should do so at this time.
DATES: Comments must be received in writing by September 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2009-0463 by one of the following methods:
A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
B. E-mail: http://[email protected].
C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0463, Walter Wilkie, Chief, Air Quality
Analysis Branch, Mailcode 3AP22, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2009-0463. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket 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 EPA will not know your
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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 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 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, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http:[sol][sol]www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in
http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours
at the Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies
of the State submittal are available at the West Virginia Division of
Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE., Charleston, West Virginia 25304.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James B. Topsale, P.E., at (215) 814-
2190, or by e-mail at [email protected]. Please note that while
questions may be posed via phone and e-mail, formal comments must be
submitted in writing, as indicated in the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, please see the
information provided in the direct final action, with the same title,
that is located in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this
Federal Register publication.
Dated: July 21, 2009.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. E9-18481 Filed 7-31-09; 8:45 am]
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