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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[IA 051-1051b; FRL-6002-7]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants; Iowa; 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 proposes to approve the Iowa state 111(d) plan for

controlling landfill gas emissions from existing municipal solid waste

(MSW) landfills. The plan was submitted to fulfill the requirements of

the Clean Air Act. The state plan establishes emission limits for

existing MSW landfills, and provides for the implementation and

enforcement of those limits.

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

approving the state's 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 proposed rule, no further activity is

contemplated and the direct final rule will become effective. If the

EPA receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn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. The 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

May 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to Wayne Kaiser, Environmental

Protection Agency, Air Planning and Development Branch, 726 Minnesota

Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Kaiser at (913) 551-7603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the direct

final rule which is located in the rules section of the Federal

Register.

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Dennis Grams, P.E.,

Regional Administrator, Region VII.

[FR Doc. 98-10854 Filed 4-22-98; 8:45 am]

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