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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Ash From Municipal Solid Waste Combustion

Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Action: Notice of availability of draft guidance manual and request for 
comment.

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Summary: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the 
availability of, and requests comments on, draft guidance entitled 
``Sampling and Analysis of Municipal Refuse Incineration Ash,'' dated 
May 20, 1994. The purpose of the manual is to assist generators of ash 
from municipal solid waste combustors in designing a plan to determine 
whether any constituent in the ash exceeds the levels specified in 
EPA's Toxicity Characteristic (TC). The Agency believes that it is 
appropriate to make this draft guidance available for public review and 
comment in light of the Agency's intention to fully implement the 
recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court which provides that ash is 
not exempt from regulation as a hazardous waste.
    ``Sampling and Analysis of Municipal Refuse Incineration Ash'' 
contains four major sections. The first section describes how to design 
a sampling plan, including the type and frequency of sampling as well 
as sampling locations. The second section describes the specific 
procedures from ``Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste'' (SW-846), 
and the third section describes criteria for evaluating data to 
determine which wastes pass or fail the TC and the frequency of 
recharacterization. Finally, the fourth section references procedures 
to follow to ensure the quality of the sampling and analysis plan.
    Reviewers of the guidance may submit comments to the Agency on ash 
sampling, analysis, data evaluation, and quality assurance and quality 
control, or on any other aspect of the guidance document.

DATES: Comments on this guidance must be submitted on or before 
September 21, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft guidance (14 pages) are available from 
the RCRA Information Center (RIC). All written comments submitted to 
the Agency should be sent to the RIC. The RIC is located in room M2616, 
U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460; and may be reached by 
telephone at 202-260-9327. Please place the docket number F-94-MRIA-
FFFFF on all documents submitted to the Agency. The RIC is open from 9 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. The 
public must make an appointment to view docket materials. Call 202-260-
9327 for an appointment. Copies cost $0.15 per page for docket 
materials exceeding 100 pages. In addition, the manual is available 
through the RCRA/Superfund Hotline, which may be reached by calling 1-
800-424-9346. Callers to the RIC and the RCRA/Superfund Hotline should 
ask for: ``Sampling and Analysis of Municipal Refuse Incineration 
Ash,'' dated May 20, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions on ash 
management contact Scott Ellinger (5306) at 202-260-1350, and for 
technical information on the ash sampling guidance, contact Gail Hansen 
(5304) at 202-260-4761; Office of Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460.

    Dated: June 16, 1994.
Elizabeth Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 94-15310 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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