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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[AD-FRL-6101-1]

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 Arkansas and Oklahoma and for Chattanooga-

Hamilton County, Tennessee as described below. The reasons for this

action are set forth in the memorandum, Supplemental Justification for

Extending Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Section 111(d) Plan

Submittals, 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

(the 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 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 may be accessed at: http://

www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/amend.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Chattanooga-Hamilton County, Mr.

Scott Davis, EPA Region IV, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303,

telephone (404) 562-9127; for Arkansas or Oklahoma, Lt. Mick Cote, EPA

Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202, telephone

(214) 665-7219.

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 Act,

regulate emissions of nonmethane organic compounds from MSW landfills.

Section 111(d) of the Act 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 and specifies when

those Plans must be submitted. This requirement is codified under 40

CFR 60.23.

Section 60.27 of 40 CFR authorizes the EPA Administrator to extend

the period for submission of a section 111(d) Plan whenever he or she

determines it is necessary. Arkansas,

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Oklahoma and Chattanooga-Hamilton County have shown good faith in

developing and committing to submit their Plans in an expedited manner.

Based on EPA's analysis of the State and local air pollution agency

requests, Arkansas and Oklahoma and Chattanooga-Hamilton County are

granted extensions until July 31, 1998. The memorandum, Supplemental

Justification for Extending Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Section

111(d) Plan Submittals, mentioned previously, documents the States'

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

111(d) Plan submittals to these States' and locality's air pollution

agencies.

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

Dated: May 13, 1998.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98-13609 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]

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