[Federal Register: February 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 32)]
[Proposed Rules]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 247
[RCRA-2003-0005; FRL-7624-7]
RIN 2050-AE23
Comprehensive Procurement Guideline V for Procurement of Products
Containing Recovered Materials; Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the
comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Comprehensive
Procurement Guideline V for Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials,'' (CPG V) which appeared in the Federal Register
on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68813). The initial public comment period
for this proposed rule ended on February 9, 2004. The purpose of this
notice is to reopen the comment period to end on March 19, 2004.
DATES: EPA will accept public comments on the CPG V proposed rule until
March 19, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: OSWER Docket, EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
RCRA-2003-0005. 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 CPG V
proposed rule, 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 the CPG V proposed rule, contact Sue
Nogas at (703) 308-0199.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the public comment
period established in the Federal Register for the CPG V proposed rule,
which was issued on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68813). In that document,
EPA proposed to revise the current compost designation to include
compost made from manure or biosolids and to designate fertilizers made
from recovered organic materials. EPA also proposed to consolidate all
compost designations under one item called ``compost made from
recovered organic materials.'' During the initial public comment
period, which ended on February 9, 2004, EPA received a request to
extend the comment period of the CPG V proposed rule by 30 days. A copy
of this request has been placed in the EPA Docket for the CPG V
proposed rule. Since the initial public comment period has already
ended, EPA is reopening, rather than extending, the comment period for
30 days. EPA is hereby reopening the CPG V proposed rule comment
period, which will end on March 19, 2004.
In the notices section of today's Federal Register, EPA is also
reopening the comment period of a related document published in the
Federal Register on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68919), the ``Recovered
Materials Advisory Notice V.''
How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments on the CPG V Proposed Rule?
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. However, late comments may be
considered if time permits.
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.
EPA Dockets. 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-
0005. 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.
E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to rcra-
docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0005. 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.
Disk or CD-ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. 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,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-
0005.
By Hand Delivery or Courier
Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention
Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0005. 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).
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Dated: February 10, 2004.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 04-3449 Filed 2-17-04; 8:45 am]
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