[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68130-68131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28503]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Additional Data Available on Wastes Studied in the Report to 
Congress on Cement Kiln Dust

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 July 25, 2002 (67 FR 
48648) Notice of Data Availability (NODA) on cement kiln dust to 
December 9, 2002.

DATES: The comment period for the Additional Data Available on Wastes 
Studied in the Report to Congress on Cement Kiln Dust is extended and 
will close on December 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through 
hand delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the 
appropriate docket identification number in the subject line on the 
first page of your comment. Please ensure that your comments are 
submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after 
the close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not 
required to consider these late comments.
    1. Electronically. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to 
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for 
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments. 
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. 
RCRA-1999-0011. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
    Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to [[email protected]], Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011. In 
contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not 
an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly 
to the Docket without going through EPA's electronic public docket, 
EPA's e-mail system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail 
addresses that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
    You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM that you mail to the 
mailing address identified below. These electronic submissions will be 
accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid 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, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460. Confidential information submitted by hand 
delivery or courier should be taken to the RCRA CBI Document Control 
Officer, U.S. EPA Crystal Station, 2800 Crystal Drive (7th floor), 
Arlington, VA 22202.
    2. By Mail Send your comments to: RCRA Docket Information Center 
(5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC, 20460, Attention 
Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011.
    3. By Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver your comments to: RCRA 
Docket Information Center (5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC, 20460. 
Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-1999-0011. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the

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Center's normal hours of operation as identified below.
    Public comments and supporting materials are available for viewing 
in the RCRA Docket Information Center (RIC), located at 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Room B-102, Washington, DC 20460. The RIC is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that 
the public make an appointment by calling (202) 566-0270. The public 
may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no 
charge. Additional copies cost $0.15 per page. The public comments and 
supporting materials are also available electronically. See the 
ADDRESSES: Electronically section above for information on electronic 
access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810. For more detailed 
information on specific aspects of today's action, contact Anthony 
Carrell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (5306W), 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460, at (703) 308-0458, or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Customer Service

    In developing the Final Rule, we are trying 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 the new 
data received. Your comments will be most effective if you follow the 
suggestions below:
    [sbull] Explain your views as clearly as possible and why you feel 
that way.
    [sbull] Provide solid technical and cost data to support your 
views.
    [sbull] If you estimate potential costs, explain how you arrived at 
the estimate.
    [sbull] Tell us which parts you support, as well as those you 
disagree with.
    [sbull] Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    [sbull] Offer specific alternatives.
    [sbull] Refer your comments to specific sections of the report.
    [sbull] Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this 
notice.
    [sbull] Be sure to include the name, date, and docket number with 
your comments.
    Copies of the NODA, titled Additional Data Available on Wastes 
Studied in the Report to Congress on Cement Kiln Dust, 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/epaoswer/other/ckd/index.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

    The Agency issued a proposed rule titled Standards for the 
Management of Cement Kiln Dust on August 20, 1999 (64 FR 45631). In the 
proposed rule, EPA established a 90-day public comment period, which 
was extended to February 17, 2000. The Agency received a total of 52 
comments. On May 11, 2001 the American Portland Cement Alliance (APCA) 
submitted a rulemaking petition to EPA pursuant to 7004(a) of the RCRA. 
EPA met with APCA on July 6, 2001 to discuss the petition. APCA 
provided groundwater monitoring data for 18 CKD disposal facilities 
from a collection of information on 35 plants that together acccounted 
for approximately 95 percent of the CKD landfilled in the United States 
in 2000. In a Notice of Data Availability, published July 25, 2002 (67 
FR 48648), the Agency established a 60-day period to inspect and make 
public comment on the data. Subsequently, the Agency received a request 
from a stakeholder to extend the comment period another 30 days. EPA 
supports the request for an extension, and the comment period will be 
extended from September 23, 2002 to December 9, 2002.

    Dated: October 31, 2002.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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