[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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