[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 49571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20537]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6846-7]


Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Project XL Proposed Final Project 
Agreement: Autoliv XL Project.

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SUMMARY: EPA is requesting comments on a proposed Project XL Final 
Project Agreement (FPA) for Autoliv Automobile Safety Products, U.S.A. 
(hereafter ``Autoliv''). The FPA is a voluntary agreement developed 
collaboratively by Autoliv, the State of Utah, and EPA. Project XL, 
announced in the Federal Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), gives 
regulated entities the flexibility to develop alternative strategies 
that will replace or modify specific regulatory or procedural 
requirements on the condition that they produce greater environmental 
benefits.
    In the draft FPA, Autoliv proposes to develop, evaluate and 
implement, an alternative to open burning of certain wastes generated 
at its facility. This waste is reactive only, and contains no 
appreciable levels of hazardous constituents. These reactive hazardous 
wastes are presently treated through open burning at a RCRA Interim 
Status facility.
    Autoliv currently operates a $3 million Metals Recovery Facility 
(MRF) designed to recover aluminum and steel from inflator units 
containing live pyrotechnic material as well as previously fired units. 
The MRF is capable of recovering 2000 pounds per hour of recyclable 
aluminum and steel from off-spec commercial inflator units and their 
components while minimizing the waste to the environment. Autoliv's XL 
Project proposes to process small volumes of its waste pyrotechnic 
materials within the MRF rather than sending the materials to a RCRA 
regulated treatment, storage or disposal facility (TSDF) for open 
burning. Specifically, the company is asking EPA to grant a conditional 
exemption from the definition of hazardous waste for the pyrotechnic 
materials processed through the MRF. The MRF has an extensive air 
pollution train which is capable of capturing the particulate emissions 
produced by the waste pyrotechnic materials.
    The proposed project will demonstrate that it is feasible to 
utilize existing equipment to process certain hazardous wastes in a 
more efficient and environmentally sound manner, under a more flexible 
regulatory framework. EPA anticipates that this project will provide 
information on how to develop alternative approaches to handling waste. 
This information would be useful to EPA in learning more about 
alternative treatment approaches for airbag manufacturing wastestreams. 
The company is also committing to reinvest percentage of the savings 
incurred through this project into additional pollution prevention 
activities at their facility. The type and extent of these activities 
will be specified after the first year's cost savings are calculated.

DATES: The period for submission of comments ends on August 21, 2000.

ADDRESSEES: To obtain a copy of the draft Final Project Agreement, 
contact: Mary Byrne, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466, 
or Ted Cochin, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW., (1802), Washington, 
DC 20460. The documents are also available via the Internet at the 
following location: ``http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''. In addition, 
public files on the Project are located at EPA Region 8 in Denver. 
Questions to EPA regarding the documents can be directed to Mary Byrne 
at (303) 312-6491 or Ted Cochin at (202) 260-0880. Additional 
information on Project XL, including documents referenced in this 
notice, other EPA policy documents related to Project XL, application 
information, and descriptions of existing XL projects and proposals, is 
available via the Internet at ``http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain a copy of the draft Final 
Project Agreement, contact: Mary Byrne, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, 
Denver, CO 80202-2466, or Ted Cochin, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., (1802), Washington, DC 20460. The documents are also 
available via the Internet at the following location: ``http://
www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''. In addition, public files on the Project are 
located at EPA Region 8 in Denver. Questions to EPA regarding the 
documents can be directed to Mary Byrne at (303) 312-6491 or Ted Cochin 
at (202) 260-0880. Additional information on Project XL, including 
documents referenced in this notice, other EPA policy documents related 
to Project XL, application information, and descriptions of existing XL 
projects and proposals, is available via the Internet at ``http://
www.epa.gov/ProjectXL''.

    Dated: July 26, 2000.
Jay Benforado,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics and 
Innovation.
[FR Doc. 00-20537 Filed 8-11-00; 8:45 am]
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