On September 18, 2000, EPA published an action to grant Florida final authorization for several changes to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (65 FR 56256). These revisions consisted of the Corrective Action provisions contained in rules promulgated on July 15, 1985 (HSWA Codification Rule; HSWA Corrective Action), December 1, 1987 (HSWA Codification Rule: Corrective Action Beyond the Facility Boundary), February 16, 1993 (Corrective Action Management Units and Temporary Units), and December 6, 1994, as amended May 19, 1995, September 9, 1995, November 13, 1995, February 9, 1996, June 5, 1996, and November 25, 1996 (Consolidated Organic Air Emission Standards for Tanks, Surface Impoundments, and Containers). As was indicated in this document, EPA accepted written comments on this action until October 18, 2000. EPA received five written comments. Two of the commenters supported EPA's decision to grant Florida final authorization but offered recommendations regarding Florida's proposed manner of administration and implementation of the HSWA corrective action program. One commenter expressed the concern that the additional responsibilities the State would assume could negatively impact Florida's implementation of the RCRA program. EPA explained to this commenter that a Capability Assessment was performed on the State's program which concluded that Florida is capable of administering the Corrective Action and subpart CC programs. Another commenter was concerned that authorizing Florida for the subpart CC rules would relinquish EPA's oversight authority. EPA's response to this commenter explained that federal regulations are in place that give the Agency oversight responsibilities to evaluate the State's performance in administering the RCRA program. Finally, EPA received a written letter from a commenter that supported the intended delegation in principle, but expressed concern that the Final Authorization application, in