[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 28650-28651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13753]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 261, 271, and 302

[SWH-FRL-5831-1]


Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Identification and 
Listing of Hazardous Waste/Petroleum Refining/Notice of Data 
Availability (NODA)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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

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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 April 8, 1997 (see 62 FR 16747). The public comment period for this 
proposed rule was to end on June 9, 1997. The purpose of this notice is 
to extend the comment period to end on July 11, 1997.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on this Notice of Data 
Availability until July 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-97-PRA-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket

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Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, HQ), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
D.C. 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-97-
PRA-FFFFF. All electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file 
avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. If 
comments are not submitted electronically, EPA is asking prospective 
commenters to voluntarily submit one additional copy of their comments 
on labeled personal computer diskettes in ASCII (TEXT) format or a word 
processing format that can be converted to ASCII (TEXT). It is 
essential to specify on the disk label the word processing software and 
version/edition as well as the commenter's name. This will allow EPA to 
convert the comments into one of the word processing formats utilized 
by the Agency. Please use mailing envelopes designed to physically 
protect the submitted diskettes. EPA emphasizes that submission of 
comments on diskettes is not mandatory, nor will it result in any 
advantage or disadvantage to any commenter.
    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, 
D.C. 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, D.C., metropolitan area, call (703) 412-
9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For information on specific aspects of the 
report, contact Maximo (Max) Diaz, Jr. or Robert Kayser, Office of 
Solid Waste (5304W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M 
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. [E-mail addresses and telephone 
numbers: D[email protected], (703) 308-0439; 
K[email protected], (703) 308-7304.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule and Notice of Data 
Availability were issued under Section 3001(b) of RCRA. EPA proposed 
and provided supplemental analyses (NODA) 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) and 62 FR 16747 (April 8, 1997) for a more detailed explanation 
of the proposed rule and the NODA.
    In addition to the notice of extension to the NODA comment period, 
the Agency today is including in the docket information that was 
inadvertently excluded from the NODA and making a minor typographical 
correction. The excluded information consists of Tables A-5.1 through 
A-5.9 of Appendix A and Table 6.7 [Physical and Chemical Properties of 
Benzene and Exposure Factors Used in the Dermal Exposure Model], all 
pertaining to the Supplemental Background Document; Nongroundwater 
Pathway Risk Assessment [F-97-PRA-S0017]. The typographical correction 
in the same document is as follows: on page C-4 of Appendix C, replace 
``(see Section C.3)'' with ``(see Table C.1).'' Some of this additional 
information has been added to the rulemaking docket and some will be 
added within the next few weeks, before the end of the comment period. 
Consequently, EPA cautions all interested parties to check the docket 
regularly.

    Dated: May 13, 1997.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 97-13753 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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