Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.09.1997

Site-Specific Flexibility Requests for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills in Indian Country

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and simultaneously requesting comment on the draft guidance document ``Site-Specific Flexibility Requests for Municipal Solid Waste landfills in Indian Country''. This draft guidance provides owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) in Indian Country with options for meeting the EPA regulations found in 40 CFR part 258 which establish federal requirements for MSWLFs. States with EPA approved permit programs have the authority to allow MSWLF owners and operators to use flexible approaches to meet the MSWLF performance requirements, provided these alternative approaches protect human health and the environment. The process described in this draft guidance document provides that identical opportunity to owners and operators in Indian Country. This guidance is intended to assist owners and operators of MSWLFs in Indian Country to develop and submit site-specific requests for flexibility in meeting 40 CFR part 258 criteria. Site-specific flexibility can allow owners and operators in Indian Country cost- effective methods of complying with federal performance standards while ensuring that