Revision to the Texas Underground Injection Control Program Approved Under Section 1422 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas

Today, EPA is amending the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and incorporating by reference (IBR), the revised Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Brine Mining Wells implemented by the Railroad Commission (RRC) of Texas. EPA initially approved that portion of the Texas UIC program which is the subject of this rule on April 23, 1982. Since then, the State has had primary authority to implement the UIC program for brine mining wells. Subsequently, the State has made changes to the EPA-approved brine mining wells program and submitted them to EPA for review. Those changes are the subject of this rule. EPA, after conducting a thorough review, is hereby approving and codifying these program revisions. As required in the Federal UIC regulations, substantial State UIC program revisions must be approved and codified in the CFR by a rule signed by the EPA Administrator. The intended effect of this action is to approve, update and codify the revisions to the authorized Texas UIC program for brine mining wells and to incorporate by reference the relevant portions of the revisions in the Code of Federal Regulations.