Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[ND-001-0003b; FRL-5933-9]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants; North Dakota; Control of Landfill Gas

Emissions From Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to approve the North Dakota plan for

implementing the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Emission

Guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc, which was required pursuant

to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (Act). The State's plan, which

was submitted to EPA on September 11, 1997, establishes performance

standards for existing MSW landfills and provides for the

implementation and enforcement of those standards.

In the final rules section of this Federal Register, the EPA is

approving the State's submittal in 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 proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated and the direct final rule will become effective. 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receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and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 on this document. Any parties interested in commenting

on this document should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by

January 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to Vicki

Stamper, 8P2-A, at the EPA Region VIII Office listed. Copies of the

documents relevant to this proposed rule are available for public

inspection during normal business hours at the following locations: Air

Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street,

suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466; and the North Dakota Department

of Health, Division of Environmental Engineering, 1200 Missouri Avenue,

room 304, Box 5520, Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicki Stamper, EPA Region VIII, (303)

312-6445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final action which is located in the rules section of this Federal

Register.

Dated: October 24, 1997.

William P. Yellowtail,

Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 97-32639 Filed 12-12-97; 8:45 am]

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