[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9093]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 268

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Land Disposal Restrictions--Phase IV: Treatment Standards for 
Characteristic Metal Wastes; Notice of Data Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of the comment period.

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SUMMARY: EPA has received requests to extend the comment period on the 
notice of data availability (NODA) published in the Federal Register on 
March 5, 1997 (62 FR 10004). The NODA solicited public comments on 
studies, and the results of a Peer Review of those studies, pertaining 
to whether the addition of iron filings (and iron dust) to lead-
contaminated spent foundry sand is a means of diluting the waste 
impermissibly rather than treating it to conform with the requirements 
of the LDR rules. The NODA addressed whether this practice stabilizes 
(or otherwise treats) lead, the chief hazardous constituent found in 
the spent sand, so that the lead will not migrate through the 
environment when the spent sand is land disposed. This document extends 
the comment period for the NODA for 30 days.

DATES: Comments are due by May 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: To submit comments, the public must send an original and two 
copies to Docket Number F-97-PH3A-FFFFF, located at the RCRA Docket. 
The mailing address is: RCRA Information Center, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (5305W), 401 M. Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. 
RCRA Information Center is located at 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
First Floor, Arlington, Virginia. The RCRA Information Center is open 
for public inspection and copying of supporting information for RCRA 
rules from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for 
Federal holidays. The public must make an appointment to review docket 
materials by calling (703) 603-9230. The public may copy a maximum of 
100 pages from any regulatory document at no cost. Additional copies 
cost $0.15 per page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information or to order 
paper copies of this Federal Register document, call the RCRA Hotline. 
Callers within the Washington, Metropolitan Area must dial 703-412-9810 
or TDD 703-412-3323 (hearing impaired). Long-distance callers may call 
1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672. The RCRA Hotline is open Monday-
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. For information 
on this notice, contact Mary Cunningham at (703) 308-8453, John Austin 
at (703) 308-0436 or Rhonda Craig at (703) 308-8771, Office of Solid 
Waste, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 268

    Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 3, 1997.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 97-9093 Filed 4-7-97; 8:45 am]
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