[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28214]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 261

[FRL-6464-8]


EPA Standards for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust; Request for 
Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Extension of period for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is today announcing 
an extension of the public comment period for its Proposed Rule on 
Standards for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust to February 17, 2000.

DATES: The comment period of the Proposed Rule on Standards for the 
Management of Cement Kiln Dust is extended and will close on February 
17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Those persons wishing to submit public comments must send an 
original and two copies of their comments referencing EPA docket number 
F-1999-CKDP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket Information Center (5305W), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA,HQ), 401 M Street, 
SW, Washington, DC, 20460. Hand deliveries of comments, including 
courier, postal and non-postal express deliveries, should be made to 
the Arlington, VA address below.
    Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Internet 
to: [email protected]. Comments in electronic format should also 
identify the docket number F-1999-CKDP-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 Docket Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway 
I Building, 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 per page. The Proposed Rule is 
also available electronically. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below for information on electronic access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (hearing impaired) (800) 553-
7672. In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or 
TDD (703) 412-3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects 
of today's action, contact Bill Schoenborn, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, at 
(703) 308-8483, or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Customer Service

    In developing the Proposed Rule, we tried to address the concerns 
of all our stakeholders. Your comments will help us improve this 
regulatory action. We invite you to provide different views on options 
we propose, new approaches we have not considered, new data, how this 
regulatory action may affect you, or other relevant information. We 
welcome your views on all aspects of this action, but we request 
comments in particular on the items discussed in the Proposed Rule. 
Your comments will be most effective if you follow the suggestions 
below:
     Explain your views as clearly as possible and why you feel 
that way.
     Provide solid technical and cost data to support your 
views.
     If you estimate potential costs, explain how you arrived 
at the estimate.
     Tell us which parts you support, as well as those you 
disagree with.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
     Offer specific alternatives.
     Refer your comments to specific sections of the report.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
notice.
     Be sure to include the name, date, and docket number with 
your comments.

    Copies of the full proposal, titled Standards for the Management of 
Cement Kiln Dust; Proposed Rule (EPA publication number EPA 530-Z-99-
007), are available for inspection and copying at the EPA Headquarters 
library, at the RCRA Docket (RIC) office identified in ADDRESSES above, 
at all EPA Regional Office libraries, and in electronic format at the 
following EPA Web site: http://www.epa.gov/osw/special.htm. Printed 
copies of the proposal and related documents, can also be obtained by 
calling the RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810.

Background

    Cement kiln dust (CKD) is one of six ``special wastes'' (also known 
as Bevill wastes) that were temporarily exempt from hazardous waste 
regulation under Resource Conservation Recovery Act, until information 
could be gathered and assessed and the most appropriate regulatory 
approach could be determined. In 1993, EPA issued a detailed and 
comprehensive study of CKD in a Report to Congress that explored a 
broad spectrum of issues related to the adverse effects on human health 
and the environment from the disposal of CKD. Following extensive 
evaluation and public comment, on January 31, 1995, EPA concluded that 
additional control of CKD is warranted to protect human health, and to 
prevent environmental damage associated with current disposal 
practices, including off-site uses, for this waste (see 60 FR 7366, 
February 7, 1995). The Agency issued a proposed rule titled Standards 
for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust; Proposed Rule on August 20, 
1999. In the Proposed Rule, EPA established a 90-day public comment 
period, which is scheduled to close on November 18, 1999. Subsequently, 
the Agency received requests from stakeholders to extend the comment 
period another 90 days. EPA supports the requests for an extension, and 
the comment period will now extend until February 17, 2000.

    Dated: September 29, 1999.
Elizabeth Cotsworth,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 99-28214 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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