[Federal Register: January 30, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 20)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 4463-4464]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 260 and 261
[RCRA--2003-0004; FRL-7615-4]
RIN 2050-AE51
Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste: Conditional Exclusions From Hazardous Waste and Solid
Waste for Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes; Extension of Comment
Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending
the comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Proposed
Conditional Exclusions from Hazardous and Solid Waste for Solvent
Contaminated Industrial Wipes,'' which appeared in the Federal Register
on November 20, 2003 (68 FR 65586). The public comment period for this
proposed rule was to end on February 18, 2004. The purpose of this
notice is to extend the comment period to end on March 19, 2004.
DATES: EPA will accept public comments on this proposed regulation
until March 19, 2004. Comments submitted after this date will be marked
``late'' and may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: OSWER Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,
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Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. Comments may also be submitted
electronically, or through hand delivery/courier; follow the detailed
instructions as provided below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the
proposed regulation, contact the RCRA Call Center at (800) 424-9346 or
TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC,
metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For more
detailed information on specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact
Kathy Blanton at (703) 605-0761 (blanton.katherine@epa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule that is the subject of
this notice, and which was published in the Federal Register on
November 20, 2003 (68 FR 65586), proposed a conditional exclusion from
the definition of solid waste for industrial wipes that are
contaminated with solvent and that are sent to laundries or dry
cleaners for cleaning and reuse. It also proposed a conditional
exclusion from the definition of hazardous waste for industrial wipes
that are contaminated with solvent and are sent to disposal.
The comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to end on
February 18, 2004. However, a public commenter (the Utilities Solid
Waste Activities Group) has requested that EPA extend the comment
period, noting that it is submitting comments on several other EPA
rulemaking proposals with comment periods ending close to that date.
EPA believes this request is reasonable. EPA also notes that this rule
is not subject to any statutory or judicial deadlines. We are therefore
extending the comment period for this proposal until March 19, 2004.
How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not
required to consider these late comments.
Electronically
If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed below, EPA
recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail
address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also
include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD-ROM
you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD-ROM.
This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment
and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance
of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment,
and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a
comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment.
Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to submit comments to
EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. Go
directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the
online instructions for submitting comments. To access EPA's electronic
public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, select ``Information
Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once in the system, select
``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. The system is
an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to rcra-
docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. In contrast to
EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an
``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to
the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's
e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to the
mailing address identified in the following paragraph. These electronic
submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid
the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
By Mail
Send your comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mailcode:
5305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
20460, Attention Docket ID Number RCRA-2003-0004.
By Hand Delivery or Courier
Deliver your comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA West Building, Room
B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC., Attention Docket
ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Dated: January 22, 2004.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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