[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 2156] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-976] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5677-3] CERCLA 104 (c)(9) Capacity Assurance Planning: National Capacity Assessment Report AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Section 104(c)(9) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) requires States to assure that adequate capacity exists to manage hazardous wastes generated in their State for 20 years before EPA can provide any Superfund Remedial Action Trust funds to the State. Under a program the Agency has implemented to help States fulfill this statutory mandate, States submit Capacity Assurance Plans (CAPs) as the basis for their assurance. On May 1, 1994, States submitted CAPs to EPA pursuant to the May 1993 Guidance for Capacity Assurance Planning, OSWER Directive 9010.02. On November 3, 1994, the Agency made available for comment a draft of the National Capacity Assessment Report, in which the Agency made a proposed determination that there existed adequate national capacity, and which presented the Agency's analysis of State data. Based on the information contained in the CAPs, internal Agency studies, and comments received on the draft Assessment Report, the Agency is today finalizing the determination that there exists adequate national capacity in all CAP management categories. Therefore, as with the proposed determination, all States continue to be eligible to receive Superfund Trust funds. The Agency will continue to collect and evaluate additional data to ensure that the requirements of CERCLA 104 (c)(9) are satisfied. At this time, the Agency does not anticipate the need to conduct another CAP for the next few years. The National Capacity Assessment Report, which describes the entire CAP process, is available for public review in the RCRA Docket. The information collection activities that occurred for the Capacity Assurance Planning process were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control Number 2050-0099. ADDRESSES: Supporting materials are available for viewing in the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway I, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia. Docket number F-94- CAGA-FFFFF. The RIC is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To review docket materials, the public must 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 $.15/page. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the RCRA Hotline at 1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington metropolitan area, call 703-412-9610 or TDD 703-412-3323. For information on specific aspects of the Report, contact Robert Burchard, Office of Solid Waste (5302W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-8450. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For a paper copy of the National Capacity Assessment Report, please contact the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at 1-703-487-4650. The document number is PB95-209672 (EPA530-R-95-016). The Report is also available in electronic format on the Internet. Follow these instructions to access the report: WWW: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer; Gopher: 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)/Subtitle C--Hazardous Waste/Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs). FTP: ftp.epa.gov. Login: anonymous. Password: Your Internet address. Files are located in /pub/gopher/OSWRCRA. Elliott P. Laws, Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 97-976 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P