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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[MT-001-0004b; FRL-6122-3]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants; Montana; 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 Montana plan and its

associated regulations for implementing the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)

Landfill Emission Guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc, which were

required pursuant to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (Act). The

State's plan, which was submitted to EPA on July 2, 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 the direct final rule, 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will be withdrawn and all public comments received will be addressed in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 on this action. Any parties

interested in commenting on this action should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before August 7,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action may be mailed 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 Air Program,

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

500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466. Copies of the State documents

relevant to this proposed rule are available for public inspection at

the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, 1520 East 6th Avenue,

P.O. Box 200901, Helena, Montana 59620-0901.

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

312-6445.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: See the information provided in the Direct

Final action of the same title which is located in the Rules and

Regulations Section of this Federal Register.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 98-18081 Filed 7-7-98; 8:45 am]

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