[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2990-2991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1711]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 260 through 265, and 270
[FRL-5468-8]
Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous Waste Identification and
Management; Explosives Emergencies; Redefinition of On-Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule.
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SUMMARY: EPA is today extending the public comment period on its
proposed military munitions rule (60 FR 56468, November 8, 1995) to
February 2, 1996.
DATES: Written comments on these proposed rules will be accepted until
4 pm, February 2, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments [one original and two copies] should be
addressed to: EPA RCRA Docket #F-95-MMP-FFFFF, Mail Code 5305W, 401 M
Street SW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments also may be submitted
electronically by sending electronic mail (e-mail) through the Internet
system to: RCRA-D[email protected]. All electronic comments must be
submitted as an ascii file avoiding the use of special characters and
any form of encryption. The comments should be identified with the
above docket number.
The official action for this record will be kept in paper form.
Accordingly, EPA will convert all documents received electronically
into printed paper form as they are received and will place the paper
copies in the official record, which will also include all comments
submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record
kept in the RCRA Docket. (Comments submitted on paper will not be
transferred to electronic format. These comments may be viewed only in
the RCRA Docket as described here.)
Public comments and the supporting information used for this rule
are available for public inspection and copying in the RCRA Information
Center (RIC) located in Crystal Gateway, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson
Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. The RIC is open from 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To review
docket materials, the public must make an appointment by calling 703-
603-9230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RCRA Hotline between 9 am - 6 pm
EST, toll-free, at 800-424-9346; 703-412-9810 from Government phones or
if in the Wash, DC local calling area; or 800-553-7672 for the hearing
impaired; or Ken Shuster, U.S. EPA (5303W), Washington, DC 20460, 703-
308-8759.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Legal Authority
These regulations are proposed under authority of sections 2002,
3001-3007 (including 3004(y)), 3010, 7003, and 7004 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act of 1965, as amended, including amendments by RCRA and the
FFCA
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(42 U.S.C. 6912, 6921-7, 6930, and 6973-4).
II. Today's Action
In response to Section 107 of the Federal Facility Compliance Act
(FFCA) of l992 which added a new subsection 3004(y) to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (42 U.S.C. section 6924(y)), EPA
proposed a rule (60 FR 56468, November 8, 1995) that identifies when
conventional and chemical military munitions become a hazardous waste
under RCRA, and that provides for the safe storage and transport of
such waste. The proposal would also amend existing regulations
regarding emergency responses involving military munitions and other
explosives, by non-military or private personnel, as well as by the
military. The proposal would also revise the definition of ``on-site,''
which applies to all generators of hazardous waste. Because of the
partial shutdown of the Federal government, EPA is today extending the
end of the public comment period from January 8 to February 2, 1996.
Dated: January 18, 1996.
Elaine Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 96-1711 Filed 1-29-96; 8:45 am]
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