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

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 62

[SD-001-0003b and SD-001-0004b; FRL-6351-9]

Approval and Promulgation of State Plans for Designated

Facilities and Pollutants; South 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: EPA proposes to approve the South Dakota plan and regulations

for controlling landfill gas emissions from existing municipal solid

waste (MSW) landfills. South Dakota submitted its original plan to EPA

on May 2, 1997 and then submitted revisions to the plan on May 6, 1999.

South Dakota submitted this plan to meet section 111(d) of the Clean

Air Act (Act) and EPA's Emission Guidelines for existing MSW landfills

at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc.

In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register,

we approve the State's submittals as a direct final rule without prior

proposal because we view this as a noncontroversial action and

anticipate no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for the approval

is set forth in the preamble of the direct final rule. If no adverse

comments are submitted, we will not take further action on this

proposed rule. If we receive adverse comments, we will publish a timely

withdrawal of the direct final rule in the Federal Register and it will

not take effect. We will address all public comments in a subsequent

final rule based on this proposed rule. We will not institute a second

comment period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting

must do so at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing on or before July 6, 1999.

ADDRESSES: You should mail your written comments to Richard R. Long,

Director, Air and Radiation Program, Mailcode 8P-AR, Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA), Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado 80202. Copies of the documents relevant to this

proposed rule are available for public inspection during normal

business hours at the Air and Radiation 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 Department of

Environmental and Natural Resources, Joe Foss Building, 523 East

Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota 57501-3181.

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.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7642.

Dated: May 21, 1999.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 99-13798 Filed 6-2-99; 8:45 am]

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