[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31798]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 257 and 258

[FRL-7122-2]
RIN 2050-AE86


Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities 
and Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: 
Disposal of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received an adverse comment, we are withdrawing 
the direct final rule for Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste 
Disposal Facilities and Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid 
Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste. We 
published the direct final rule on October 23, 2001 (66 FR 53535) to 
expressly allow residential lead-based paint waste to be disposed of in 
construction and demolition landfills in addition to municipal solid 
waste landfill units. We stated in the direct final rule that if we 
received any adverse comments by November 23, 2001, we would publish a 
timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently 
received an adverse comment on the direct final rule. We will address 
those comments in a subsequent final action based on the parallel 
proposal also published on October 23, 2001 (66 FR 53566).

DATES: As of December 28, 2001, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 66 FR 53535 on October 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, call the RCRA 
Call Center at 1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). 
Callers within the Washington Metropolitan Area must dial 703-412-9810 
or TDD 703-412-3323 (hearing impaired). The RCRA Call Center is open 
Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, Eastern Standard Time. For more 
information on specific aspects of this withdrawal, contact Paul 
Cassidy, Office of Solid Waste (mail code 5306W), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
(703) 308-7281, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information about this action can be 
found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/landfill/pb-paint.htm. On October 23, 2001, EPA published in the Federal Register 
at 66 FR 53535 a direct final rule for Criteria for Classification of 
Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices and Criteria for 
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential Lead-Based 
Paint Waste. This direct final rule was to expressly allow residential 
lead-based paint waste to be disposed of in construction and demolition 
landfills in addition to municipal solid waste landfill units. On the 
same date, EPA published a separate document at 66 FR 53566 to serve as 
the proposal to Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal 
of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste if adverse comments were filed. 
The rule was scheduled to become effective on January 22, 2002 unless 
EPA received adverse comments by November 23, 2001. We subsequently 
received an adverse comment on the direct final rule. Consequently, we 
are withdrawing the direct final rule and it will not become effective 
on January 22, 2002.

    Dated: December 18, 2001.
Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator.
    Accordingly, the amendments and additions to Part 257 and Part 258 
are withdrawn as of December 28, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-31798 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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