[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29025]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5630-3]

Preparing No-Migration Petitions for Municipal Solid Waste 
Disposal Facilities--Draft Guidance Document
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a draft 
guidance document for comment. The draft guidance affects EPA 
regulations (40 CFR Part 258) for municipal solid waste landfills 
(MSWLFs) that allow groundwater monitoring requirements to be suspended 
if there is no potential for migration of hazardous constituents from 
the unit to the uppermost aquifer during the active life and post-
closure care period. The requirements may be suspended by the Director 
of an Approved State/Tribe.
    This manual is intended to help the owners and operators of small 
MSWLFs (20 tons per day) to develop and submit no-migration petitions 
(NMP) to State permit authorities. A NMP can be a cost effective way 
for owners and operators of MSWLFs in specific climatic and 
hydrogeologic conditions to comply with the Groundwater Monitoring 
provisions of EPA's rules. NMPs result in the same environmental 
protection at less cost.
    The primary audience for the draft guidance manual is owners and 
operators of small MSWLFs, however, the general approach could be used 
by an owner/operator of any size MSWLF.
    The Agency was directed by the Land Disposal Program Flexibility 
Act (LDPFA) to issue a guidance document to facilitate the use of NMPs 
by small MSWLFs.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until February 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-96-NMP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket 
Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, HQ), 401 M Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the 
Arlington, VA, address listed below. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically by sending electronic mail through the Internet to: 
[email protected]. Comments in electronic format should also 
be identified by the docket number F-96-NMP-FFFFF. All electronic 
comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding 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, 
401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Public comments and supporting 
materials are available for viewing in the RCRA Information Center 
(RIC), located at Crystal Gateway I, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA. The RIC is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To review docket materials, 
it is recommended that the public make an appointment by calling (703) 
603-9230. The public may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any 
regulatory docket at no charge. Additional copies cost $0.15/page. For 
information on accessing paper and/or electronic copies of the 
document, see the ``Supplementary Information'' section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing 
impaired). In the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, call (703) 412-
9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For information on specific aspects of the 
report, contact Allen J. Geswein, Office of Solid Waste [5306W], U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20460, [(703) 308-7261], [[email protected]].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A paper copy of ``Preparing No-Migration 
Petitions for Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Facilities--Draft Guidance 
Document'', is free and may be obtained by calling the RCRA Hotline at 
(800) 424-9346 or TDD (800) 553-7672 (hearing impaired). The document 
number is EPA530-R-96-020. In the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, 
call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. The Draft Guidance Document 
is also available in electronic format on the Internet. Follow these 
instructions to access the report. WWW: http://www.epa.gov/
epaoswerGopher: gopher.epa.gov Dial-up: 919 558-0335
    If you are using the gopher or direct dialup method, once you are 
connected to the EPA Public Access Server, look for this report in the 
directory EPA Offices and Regions/Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response (OSWER)/Office of Solid Waste (RCRA)/[consult with 
Communication Strategist for precise subject heading].
    FTP: ftp.epa/gov
    Login: anonymous
    Password: your Internet address
    Files are located in /pub/gopher/OSWRCRA.
    The official record for this action will be kept in paper form. 
Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically 
into paper form and place them in the official record, which will also 
include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official record 
is the paper record maintained at the address in ``ADDRESSES'' at the 
beginning of this document. EPA responses to comments, whether the 
comments are written or electronic, will be in a notice in the Federal 
Register or in a response to comments document placed in the official 
record. EPA will not immediately reply to commenters electronically 
other than to seek clarification of electronic comments that may be 
garbled in transmission or during conversion to paper form, as 
discussed above.
Michael Shapiro, Director,
Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 96-29025 Filed 11-12-96; 8:45 am]
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