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Massachusetts: Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank Program Revisions, Codification, and Incorporation by Reference

The Environmental Protection Agency published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 2, 2024. It took effect on October 1, 2024. Comments closed on September 3, 2024.

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What the agency says

Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA or Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve revisions to the State of Massachusetts' Underground Storage Tank (UST) program submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). This action also codifies EPA's approval of Massachusetts' state program and incorporates by reference those provisions of the State statutes and regulations that we have determined meet the requirements for approval. The provisions will be subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under sections 9005 and 9006 of RCRA Subtitle I and other applicable statutory and regulatory provisions.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-16812
Type: Final rule
Action: Direct final rule
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Published: August 2, 2024
Takes effect: October 1, 2024
Comments due: September 3, 2024
Dates: This rule is effective October 1, 2024, unless EPA receives adverse comment by September 3, 2024. If EPA receives adverse comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. The incorporation by reference of a certain publication listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register, as of October 1, 2024, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
Docket: EPA-R01-UST-2023-0321; FRL-11752-02-R1
Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR 282
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Confidential business information; Environmental protection; Hazardous substances; Incorporation by reference; Insurance; Intergovernmental relations; Penalties; Petroleum; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Surety bonds; Water supply
Pages: 8

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