[Federal Register: August 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 155)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42193-42194]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 271
[FRL-7030-4]
RIN 2050-AE21
Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Modifications of the
Hazardous Waste Manifest System
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period for modifications of
the hazardous waste manifest system.
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SUMMARY: In response to the Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period on its proposed
modifications to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest regulations. On
May 22, 2001 (66 FR 28240), EPA proposed modifications to the hazardous
waste manifest system and the manifest form that is used to track
hazardous waste shipments during their transportation. The comment
period announced in the proposed rule notice was scheduled to end on
August 20, 2001. Today's document further extends the comment period on
the proposed manifest system modifications until October 4, 2001.
DATES: Written comments on the proposed hazardous waste manifest
modifications must be submitted on or before October 4, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their
comments referencing docket number
[[Page 42194]]
F-2000-UWMP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket Information Center, Office of Solid
Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA,
HQ), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC
20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the Arlington, VA,
address below. Comments may also be submitted electronically to: rcra-
docket@epa.gov. Comments in electronic format should also be identified
by the docket number F-2000-UWMP-FFFFF. All electronic comments must be
submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption. Commenters should not submit electronically any
confidential business information (CBI). An original and two copies of
CBI must be submitted under separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document
Control Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Public
comments and supporting materials are available for viewing in the RCRA
Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway One, First Floor,
1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The RIC is open from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To
review docket materials, it is recommended that the public make an
appointment by calling (703) 603-9230. The public may copy a maximum of
100 pages from any regulatory document at no cost. Additional copies
cost $0.15 per page. The index and some supporting materials are
available electronically. See the Supplementary Information section for
information on accessing them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
RCRA Hotline 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 Richard LaShier (5304W), Office of
Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-8796, lashier.rich@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency is extending the comment period
on this proposed rule in response to a written request for extension
submitted to the rulemaking docket by the Hazardous Waste Information
Management Task Force of the Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). ASTSWMO's membership consists of
personnel in the State and territorial hazardous waste programs that
have been authorized by EPA to implement hazardous waste programs under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The authorized state
agencies are significant stakeholders in this rulemaking, as they will
be called upon to implement and enforce any changes to the manifest
system that result from this rulemaking. In its June 19, 2001 extension
request, ASTSWMO pointed out that discussions among the states during
the development of the proposal had identified a diversity of opinions
among them on the subject matter of the rulemaking. ASTSWMO anticipates
that the proposed rule will likewise generate a diversity of comments
from the State waste management programs. Therefore, ASTSWMO requested
additional time to closely review the proposal to identify all the
various issues that may affect the States and require attention during
the rulemaking.
The authorized State hazardous waste programs have contributed
greatly to this rulemaking since its inception in 1990 with a
rulemaking petition from ASTSWMO requesting modifications to the
hazardous waste manifest system. EPA values highly the comments that
ASTSWMO and its members are developing during the comment period, and
the Agency believes that extending the time for submitting written
comments will improve the quality and completeness of the comments that
we eventually receive in response to the May 22, 2001 proposed rule
notice. Therefore, EPA is granting ASTSWMO's extension request, and the
Agency has decided to extend the public comment period until October 4,
2001.
Dated: August 3, 2001.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response.
[FR Doc. 01-20136 Filed 8-9-01; 8:45 am]
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