[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 5528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3198]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 261, 271, and 302

[SWH-FRL-5421-7]


Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Identification and 
Listing of Hazardous Waste/Petroleum Refining

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period; notice of data 
availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
extending the comment period for the proposed listing determination for 
the petroleum refining industry, which appeared in the Federal Register 
on November 20, 1995(see 60 FR 57747). The public comment period for 
this proposed rule was to end on February 20, 1996. The purpose of this 
notice is to extend the comment period to end on March 21, 1996, and to 
provide notice of additional information that has been added to the 
docket.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on this proposed listing 
determination until March 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The public must send an original and two copies of their 
comments to EPA RCRA Docket Number F-94-DPLP-FFFFF, RCRA Information 
Center (5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20460. To 
hand-deliver comments, or to review docket materials, the address is 
U.S. EPA, Crystal Gateway, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA. The docket is open from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday through 
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The public must make an appointment 
to review docket materials by calling (703) 603-9230. The public may 
copy material from any regulatory docket at no cost for the first 100 
pages, and at $0.15 per page for additional copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information concerning 
this notice, please contact Max Diaz, Office of Solid Waste (5304), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, (202) 260-4786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed rule was issued under Section 
3001(b) of RCRA. EPA proposed to list certain wastes generated during 
the refining of petroleum because these wastes may pose a substantial 
present or potential risk to human health or the environment when 
improperly managed. See 60 FR 57747 (November 20, 1995) for a more 
detailed explanation of the proposed rule.

Extension of Comment Period

    The comment period for this proposed rule was scheduled to end on 
February 20, 1996. However, the RCRA Docket was closed due to the 
partial government shutdown from December 15, 1995 until January 6, 
1996, and from January 8 until January 12, 1996 due to inclement 
weather. In addition, the Agency received five requests from interested 
parties to extend the comment period. Therefore, EPA is extending the 
comment period until March 21, 1996.

New Information in Docket

    EPA added the following materials to the docket based on 
suggestions from outside parties:
    (1) Preliminary Refinery Waste Questions, submitted by the 
Environmental Defense Fund, dated January 22, 1996;
    (2) Summary of Meeting with EDF on January 24, 1996; which includes 
a) EPA's responses to EDF's January 22, 1996, Preliminary Refinery 
Waste Questions; b) Discussion prepared by EPA of the Presence of 
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in Refinery Residuals dated June 5, 1995; 
c) Listing of 1992 On-site Land Treatment Units and On-site Landfills; 
d) Memoranda referencing residual information used to conduct the 
listing determination; e) Summary of 1992 Petroleum Refining Data Base 
Listing Residuals-Volume and Management Statistics;
    (3) Risk Assessment Modeling Questions, submitted by the American 
Petroleum Institute, dated December 13, 1995; and
    (4) EPA's responses to API's December 13, 1995, Risk Modeling 
Questions. EPA is anticipating additional meetings with interested 
parties in the future; the docket will be updated accordingly.


    Dated: February 6, 1996.
Michael Shapiro,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 96-3198 Filed 2-12-96; 8:45 am]
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