Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 13.11.1997

Proposed Settlement; Municipal Solid Waste Landfills NSPS and EG Litigation

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement in National Solid Wastes Management Association v. Browner, et al., No. 96-1152 (D.C. Cir). This case involves a challenge to EPA's rule entitled ``Standards of Performance For New Stationary Sources and Guidelines for Control of Existing Sources: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills,'' issued on March 12, 1996. 61 FR 9905 (March 12, 1996). The major action the Environmental Protection Agency (``Agency'') would take under this proposed settlement would be to propose a subpart-specific definition of the term ``modification'' for landfills. Under this definition, the term ``modification'' would be defined solely for landfills as any increase in the permitted volume design capacity of the landfill, by either vertical or horizontal expansion. EPA believes this definition is consistent with the existing definition of modification found at 40 CFR 60.14 and, in particular, is consistent with the exemption at 40 CFR 60.14(e) for modifications that do not require a capital expenditure. Other actions to be taken under the proposed settlement include a nu