[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66351-66352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27342]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 271

[FRL-7399-9]


Massachusetts: Extension of Interim Authorization of State 
Hazardous Waste Management Program Revision

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The EPA is proposing to extend the expiration date from 
January 1, 2003, to January 1, 2006, for the interim authorization 
under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, of the Massachusetts 
program for regulating Cathode Ray Tubes (``CRTs''). Massachusetts was 
granted interim authorization to assume the responsibility under the 
Toxicity Characteristics Rule (``TC Rule'') for regulating CRTs on 
November 15, 2000. That previously granted interim authorization is due 
to expire on January 1, 2003, and needs be extended. Elsewhere in 
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a rule to authorize the 
extension without a prior proposal because we believe this action is 
not controversial and do not expect comments that oppose it. Unless we 
get written comments which oppose this extension during the comment 
period, the decision to extend the interim authorization will take 
effect. If we get comments that oppose this action, we will publish a 
document in the Federal Register withdrawing this rule before it takes 
effect and this separate document in this proposed rules section of 
this Federal Register will serve as the proposal to authorize the 
changes.

DATES: Send your written comments by December 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send any written comments to Robin Biscaia, EPA New England, 
One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CHW), Boston, MA 02114-2023; 
telephone: (617) 918-1642. Documents related to EPA's previous decision 
to grant interim authorization (regarding regulation of CRTs) and the 
materials which EPA used in now considering the extension (the 
``Administrative Record'') are available for inspection and copying 
during normal business hours at the following locations: Massachusetts 
Department of Environmental Protection Library, One Winter Street--2nd 
Floor, Boston, MA 02108, business hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., telephone: 
(617) 292-5802; or EPA New England Library, One Congress Street--11th 
Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2023, business hours: 10

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a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, telephone: (617) 918-1990.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Biscaia, Hazardous Waste Unit, 
Office of Ecosystems Protection, EPA New England, One Congress Street, 
Suite 1100 (CHW), Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone: (617) 918-1642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, please see the 
immediate final rule published in the ``Rules and Regulations'' section 
of this Federal Register.

    Dated: October 17, 2002.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. 02-27342 Filed 10-30-02; 8:45 am]
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