[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42193-42194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20136]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 271

[FRL-7030-4]
RIN 2050-AE21


Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Modifications of the 
Hazardous Waste Manifest System

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period for modifications of 
the hazardous waste manifest system.

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SUMMARY: In response to the Association of State and Territorial Solid 
Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period on its proposed 
modifications to the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest regulations. On 
May 22, 2001 (66 FR 28240), EPA proposed modifications to the hazardous 
waste manifest system and the manifest form that is used to track 
hazardous waste shipments during their transportation. The comment 
period announced in the proposed rule notice was scheduled to end on 
August 20, 2001. Today's document further extends the comment period on 
the proposed manifest system modifications until October 4, 2001.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed hazardous waste manifest 
modifications must be submitted on or before October 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number

[[Page 42194]]

F-2000-UWMP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket Information Center, Office of Solid 
Waste (5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, 
HQ), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 
20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the Arlington, VA, 
address below. Comments may also be submitted electronically to: [email protected]. Comments in electronic format should also be identified 
by the docket number F-2000-UWMP-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, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20460. Public 
comments and supporting materials are available for viewing in the RCRA 
Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway One, First Floor, 
1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. 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 document at no cost. Additional copies 
cost $0.15 per page. The index and some supporting materials are 
available electronically. See the Supplementary Information section for 
information on accessing them.

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, DC, metropolitan area, call (703) 412-
9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For more detailed information on specific 
aspects of this rulemaking, contact Richard LaShier (5304W), Office of 
Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-8796, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency is extending the comment period 
on this proposed rule in response to a written request for extension 
submitted to the rulemaking docket by the Hazardous Waste Information 
Management Task Force of the Association of State and Territorial Solid 
Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). ASTSWMO's membership consists of 
personnel in the State and territorial hazardous waste programs that 
have been authorized by EPA to implement hazardous waste programs under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The authorized state 
agencies are significant stakeholders in this rulemaking, as they will 
be called upon to implement and enforce any changes to the manifest 
system that result from this rulemaking. In its June 19, 2001 extension 
request, ASTSWMO pointed out that discussions among the states during 
the development of the proposal had identified a diversity of opinions 
among them on the subject matter of the rulemaking. ASTSWMO anticipates 
that the proposed rule will likewise generate a diversity of comments 
from the State waste management programs. Therefore, ASTSWMO requested 
additional time to closely review the proposal to identify all the 
various issues that may affect the States and require attention during 
the rulemaking.
    The authorized State hazardous waste programs have contributed 
greatly to this rulemaking since its inception in 1990 with a 
rulemaking petition from ASTSWMO requesting modifications to the 
hazardous waste manifest system. EPA values highly the comments that 
ASTSWMO and its members are developing during the comment period, and 
the Agency believes that extending the time for submitting written 
comments will improve the quality and completeness of the comments that 
we eventually receive in response to the May 22, 2001 proposed rule 
notice. Therefore, EPA is granting ASTSWMO's extension request, and the 
Agency has decided to extend the public comment period until October 4, 
2001.

    Dated: August 3, 2001.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response.
[FR Doc. 01-20136 Filed 8-9-01; 8:45 am]
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