Extension of Period of Submission of Section 111(d) Plans for Existing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Extension of Period of Submission of Section 111(d) Plans for

Existing Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Administrator has determined that it is necessary to

extend the submission deadline for section 111(d) Plans for MSW

landfills for the States of Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, New

York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington

as described below. The reasons for this action are set forth in the

memorandum, Reasons for Extending Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

Section 111(d) Plan Submittal, which is located in the docket and on

EPA's website. These Plans, which are required under section 111(d) of

the Clean Air Act for existing landfills (40 CFR part 60, subpart B),

describe how the State or Local air pollution agency or Indian Tribe

will implement the MSW landfill emission guidelines. The guidelines

were promulgated on March 12, 1996 under 40 CFR part 60, subpart

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Cc (61 FR 9905). The section 111(d) Plans were due December 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Office of Air Radiation Docket and Information Center (Air

Docket 6102), Room M 1500, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Attention: Docket No. A-97-37, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20460. The docket may be inspected between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on

weekdays, and a reasonable fee may be charged for copying. The Air

Docket may be called at (202) 260-7548. The EPA's Office of Air and

Radiation Policy and Guidance website: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/

amend.html

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For New York, Ms. Christine DeRosa,

EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, 25th floor, New York, New York 10007,

telephone (212) 637-4022; For Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina,

and Tennessee, Mr. Scott Davis, EPA Region IV, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, GA 30303, telephone (404) 562-9127; for Illinois, Mr. Randolph

Cano, EPA Region V, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604,

telephone (312) 886-6036; for Texas, Mr. Mick Cote, EPA Region VI, 1445

Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202, telephone (214) 665-7219;

for Alaska, Idaho and Washington, Ms. Catherine Woo, EPA Region X, 1200

Sixth Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, telephone (206) 553-1814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA promulgated standards of performance

for new MSW landfills and emission guidelines for existing MSW

landfills on March 12, 1996. These standards of performance and

emission guidelines, which were developed under section 111 of the

Clean Air Act (CAA), regulate emissions of nonmethane organic compounds

from MSW landfills. Section 111(d) of the CAA requires States to submit

a Plan to the EPA that addresses how States will regulate, implement

and enforce standards of performance on existing MSW landfills. This

requirement is codified under 40 CFR 60.23.

However, the EPA Administrator is allowed to extend the period for

submission of a section 111(d) Plan under 40 CFR 60.27 whenever he or

she determines it is necessary. Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, New

York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington

have all shown good faith in developing and committing to submit their

Plans by the dates specified in this notice. Based on EPA's analysis of

the State requests, the following extensions are granted: Alaska, Idaho

and Tennessee are granted extensions to December 31, 1997; South

Carolina is granted an extension to January 15, 1998; Kentucky is

granted an extension to February 15, 1998; Washington is granted an

extension to May 31, 1998; North Carolina is granted an extension to

July 1, 1998; New York is granted an extension to July 5, 1998 and

Illinois and Texas are granted extensions to July 31, 1998. The

memorandum, Reasons for Extending Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

Section 111(d) Plan Submittal, mentioned previously, documents their

efforts and explains why EPA is granting an extension for the section

111(d) Plan submittals to these State air pollution agencies.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q)

Dated: December 3, 1997.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97-32190 Filed 12-8-97; 8:45 am]

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