[Federal Register: November 8, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 217)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Additional Data Available on Wastes Studied in the Report to
Congress on Cement Kiln Dust
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Extension of period for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is today announcing
an extension of the public comment period for its July 25, 2002 (67 FR
48648) Notice of Data Availability (NODA) on cement kiln dust to
December 9, 2002.
DATES: The comment period for the Additional Data Available on Wastes
Studied in the Report to Congress on Cement Kiln Dust is extended and
will close on December 9, 2002.
ADDRESSES: 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.
1. Electronically. 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.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No.
RCRA-1999-0011. 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@epamail.epa.gov], Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011. 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 below. These electronic submissions will be
accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid 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, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Confidential information submitted by hand
delivery or courier should be taken to the RCRA CBI Document Control
Officer, U.S. EPA Crystal Station, 2800 Crystal Drive (7th floor),
Arlington, VA 22202.
2. By Mail Send your comments to: RCRA Docket Information Center
(5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC, 20460, Attention
Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011.
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: RCRA
Docket Information Center (5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC, 20460.
Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the
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Center's normal hours of operation as identified below.
Public comments and supporting materials are available for viewing
in the RCRA Docket Information Center (RIC), located at 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC 20460. The RIC is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that
the public make an appointment by calling (202) 566-0270. The public
may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no
charge. Additional copies cost $0.15 per page. The public comments and
supporting materials are also available electronically. See the
ADDRESSES: Electronically section above for information on electronic
access.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810. For more detailed
information on specific aspects of today's action, contact Anthony
Carrell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (5306W), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460, at (703) 308-0458, or e-
mail: carrell.anthony@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Customer Service
In developing the Final Rule, we are trying to address the concerns
of all our stakeholders. Your comments will help us improve this
regulatory action. We invite you to provide different views on the new
data received. Your comments will be most effective if you follow the
suggestions below:
[sbull] Explain your views as clearly as possible and why you feel
that way.
[sbull] Provide solid technical and cost data to support your
views.
[sbull] If you estimate potential costs, explain how you arrived at
the estimate.
[sbull] Tell us which parts you support, as well as those you
disagree with.
[sbull] Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
[sbull] Offer specific alternatives.
[sbull] Refer your comments to specific sections of the report.
[sbull] Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
[sbull] Be sure to include the name, date, and docket number with
your comments.
Copies of the NODA, titled Additional Data Available on Wastes
Studied in the Report to Congress on Cement Kiln Dust, are available
for inspection and copying at the EPA Headquarters library, at the RCRA
Docket (RIC) office identified in ADDRESSES above, at all EPA Regional
Office libraries, and in electronic format at the following EPA Web
site: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/ckd/index.htm. Printed copies
of the proposal and related documents, can also be obtained by calling
the RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810.
Background
The Agency issued a proposed rule titled Standards for the
Management of Cement Kiln Dust on August 20, 1999 (64 FR 45631). In the
proposed rule, EPA established a 90-day public comment period, which
was extended to February 17, 2000. The Agency received a total of 52
comments. On May 11, 2001 the American Portland Cement Alliance (APCA)
submitted a rulemaking petition to EPA pursuant to 7004(a) of the RCRA.
EPA met with APCA on July 6, 2001 to discuss the petition. APCA
provided groundwater monitoring data for 18 CKD disposal facilities
from a collection of information on 35 plants that together acccounted
for approximately 95 percent of the CKD landfilled in the United States
in 2000. In a Notice of Data Availability, published July 25, 2002 (67
FR 48648), the Agency established a 60-day period to inspect and make
public comment on the data. Subsequently, the Agency received a request
from a stakeholder to extend the comment period another 30 days. EPA
supports the request for an extension, and the comment period will be
extended from September 23, 2002 to December 9, 2002.
Dated: October 31, 2002.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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