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The proposed removal would not cover ACI that are currently subject to OSWI or LMWC rules which have already been amended to remove such permitting requirements. In the second action, the EPA proposes to include in the CISWI rule subparts provisions for the temporary use of CISWI units to combust debris from a qualifying disaster or emergency on a temporary basis without complying with (CAA) section 129 requirements that would otherwise apply to CISWI units for the combustion of commercial and industrial waste during normal operations. These additional provisions would bring the CISWI rule subparts into alignment with existing OSWI provisions that allow such temporary use of OSWI units to combust debris from a disaster or emergency.","action":"Proposed rule; request for comment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/03/20/2026-05491.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"60","title":40},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"62","title":40}],"citation":"91 FR 13543","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2026-05-04","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2026. 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