SMALL-BIZ@EPA A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY DEC. 2017-JAN. 2018 Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance—Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; TiM Deer Park Services (TMDPS) Limited Partnership Deer Park, Texas Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to the Land Disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, has been granted to TMDPS for two Class I hazardous waste injection wells located at their Deer Park, Texas facility. The company has adequately demonstrated, to the satisfaction of EPA by the petition reissuance application and supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree of certainty, there will be no migration of hazardous constituents trom the injection zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This final decision allows the underground injection by TMDPS of the specific restricted hazardous waste identified in this exemption reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste injection wells WDW-169 and WDW-249 until December 31, 2030, unless the EPA moves to terminate this exemption or other petition condition limitations are reached. Additional conditions included in this final decision may be reviewed by contacting the EPA Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. A public notice was issued October 11, 2017, and the public comment period closed on November 27, 2017, and no comments were received. This decision constitutes final Agency action and there is no Administrative appeal. This decision may be reviewed/appealed in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act. For further information, contact Phillip Dellinger on 214-665-8324. Shrtkw AquiGfcjito Uy«») DO YOU HAVE ARTICLES FOR THE SMALLBIZ@EPA NEWSLETTER? FORWARD TO: ELNORA THOMPSON AT: TIIOMPSON.ELNORA@EPA.GOV EPA'S OMBUDSMAN, JOAN B. ROGERS AT: ROG ERS.JOANB@EPA.GOV EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses Oklahoma DEQ Partners for a Pilot Project Prescription drug abuse is Oklahoma's fastest growing drug problem. With unintentional deaths increasing, Oklahoma DEQ sought to combat this growing concern by tackling the issue of disposal. With the DEA allowing for collection of pharmaceuticals inside of pharmacies, it was an opportunity to support small business while partnering with experienced organizations. Together with the Product Stewardship Institute, DEQ sponsored five small business pharmacies across the state to host a take-back receptacle inside their pharmacies over a six-month period. The pilot was so successful that collection surpassed the 2001b. goal and all pharmacies continued with pharmaceutical collection after completion. In addition, one pharmacy that is part of Indian Health Services (IHS) enlisted nine of the other IHS pharmacies to join in take-back efforts with them. DEQ's Office of External Affairs continues pharmaceutical education and outreach activities. For further information, please contact Melissa Adler-McKibben at madler@deq.ok.gov. DEQ Pollution Prevention and Small Business Assistance Program (P2SBAP) Conversations with several municipal officials in 2016 revealed that communities were experiencing problems managing fats, oils, and grease in the wastewater system. Besides residents, the most probable commercial culprits were small businesses (restaurants, convenience stores, nursing homes, etc.) In cooperation with state pretreatment coordinators P2SBAP hosted three workshops (in Lawton, Shawnee, and Oklahoma City) in 2017. The pretreatment coordinators presented different approaches to municipal FOG management and provided samples of approved ordinances. DEQ Pollution Prevention and Small Business Assistance Program (P2SBAP) provided information on FOG best management practices. Attendees represented municipal government, local businesses, and equipment vendors. P2SBAP also provided information to be used for residential education. P2SBAP plan to continue this effort in FY 2018. With these workshops, they can help municipalities to proactively address FOG in wastewater before enforcement action is required. For further information, please contact Dianne Wilkins dianne.wilkins@deq.ok.gov EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses EPA Responses to Certain State Designation Recommendations for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards: Notice of Availability and Public Comment Period Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted on our public electronic docket and internet website, responses to certain state and tribal area designation recommendations for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. These responses include our intended designations for the affected areas. The EPA invites the public to review and provide input on our intended designations during the comment period specified in the date section. The EPA sent its responses directly to the states and tribes on or about December 20, 2017. The EPA intends to make final designation determinations for the areas of the country addressed by these responses no earlier than 120 days from the date EPA notified states and tribes of the agency's intended designations. For further information, contact Denise Scott at scott.denise@epa.gov Approval of Iowa's Air Quality Implementation Plan; Muscatine Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Area; Availability of Supplemental Information and Reopening of the Comment Period On August 24, 2017, EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to approve the Iowa State Implementation plan revision for attaining the 1- hour sulfur dioxide primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Muscatine nonattainment area (herein called a "nonattainment plan"), in the Federal Register. EPA received several comments; including one which suggested that insufficient information was provided in the docket to allow the reviewer the ability to fully evaluate the nonattainment plan and EPA's proposed action, to approve it and another comment that insufficient emissions inventory information for the 2018 attainment year was provided for the action. As a result, we are: providing additional information in the docket and clarifying that all information, including files that are too large to be provided in the docket, are available upon request; providing an updated 2018 projected emissions inventory; and reopening the public comment period to afford stakeholders an opportunity to comment on these specific additions of information only. EPA has updated Document A, "Index of Docket Documents" in the docket to this rulemaking. EPA will address all comments received on the original proposal and on the supplemental action in our final action. For further information, contact: Tracey Casburn, at casburn.tracey@epa.gov EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 Stationary Airplane* Mobil© Ltghlnmg Natural Volcano* Area ------- https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses SUBJECT: Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Enhanced Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html Federal Register: Vol. 83, No. 6 Tuesday, January 9, 2018/Rules and Regulations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule SUMMARY: Due to the receipt of an adverse comment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing the November 14, 2017 direct final rule approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Rhode Island. Rhode Island's SIP revision updates the enhanced motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (E M) program in Rhode Island. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act. The direct final rule was published on November 14, 2017 (82 FR 52655), and is withdrawn effective January 9, 2018. For further information, contact Ariel Garcia at Garcia.ariel@epa.gov EPA FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES SUBJECT: Air Quality Designations for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide (S02) Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard—Round 3 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html Federal Register: Vol. 83, No. 6, Tuesday, January 9, 2018/Rules and Regulations AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Final rule SUMMARY: This final rule establishes the initial air quality designations for certain areas in the United States for the 2010 sulfur dioxide (S02) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating the areas as either Nonattainment, Attainment/Unclassifiable, or Unclassifiable. The designations are based on application of the EPA's nationwide analytical approach and technical analysis, including evaluation of monitoring data and air quality modeling, to determine the appropriate designation based on the weight of evidence for each area. The Clean Air Act (C AA or Act) directs areas designated Nonattainment by this rule to undertake certain planning and pollution control activities to attain the S02 NAAQS as expeditiously as practicable. This is the third of four expected sets of actions to designate areas of the U.S. for the 2010 S02 NAAQS. For further information, contact: Liz Etchells at etchells.elizabeth@epa.gov EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888 ------- |