[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71964-71965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30598]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7415-9]


OSWER 9355.0-85 Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance for 
Hazardous Waste Sites; Request for Comment on Draft Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) 
is requesting comments on OSWER 9355.0-85, the draft ``Contaminated 
Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites.'' EPA will 
accept comments on all aspects of the draft guidance, but comments are 
specifically solicited for the following topics: Approaches to sediment 
characterization; evaluation methods for sediment stability; 
measurement methods for natural recovery processes; methods to reduce 
dredging resuspension and residual contamination; new in-situ 
technologies; and monitoring methods. Comments received may be used to 
revise the draft guidance or to assist with future EPA guidance on this 
topic. A written response to comments will not be issued.

DATES: Comments are due on or before March 3, 2003.

ADDRESSES: This draft guidance is available electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/resources/sediment. A limited number of copies on 
compact disk (CD) may be requested by electronic mail to the address 
below. Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, through hand 
delivery/courier, or by facsimile.
    1. By Email. You may submit comments or requests by electronic mail 
to [email protected]. Please include ``Sediment Guidance'' in the 
topic line of your email and include the sender's address in the body 
of the message.
    2. By U.S. Mail. Send comments to: Leah Evison, U.S. EPA 
Headquarters, Mail Code 5204G, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460, Attention: Sediment Guidance Comments.
    3. By Hand Delivery/Courier. Deliver comments to: Leah Evison, U.S. 
EPA Crystal Gateway (12th fl. Customer Service Desk), 1235 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, Attention: Sediment Guidance 
Comments
    4. By Facsimile. Fax your comments to: (703) 603-9100, Attention: 
Leah Evison, Sediment Guidance Comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Ells, phone (703) 603-8822, 
Sediment Team Leader, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (Mail 
Code 5204G), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is authorized under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to respond to 
releases of hazardous substances. The draft Contaminated Sediment 
Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites provides technical and 
policy guidance for project managers and management teams making risk 
management decisions for contaminated sediment sites. The purpose of 
the guidance is to increase project managers' understanding of sediment

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environments and all potential cleanup methods for sediment and to 
improve national consistency in decision-making for sediment sites. It 
is primarily intended for project managers considering remedial 
response actions or non-time-critical removal actions under CERCLA, or 
more commonly known as Superfund, although technical aspects of the 
guidance are also intended to assist project managers addressing 
sediment contamination under RCRA.
    Following the introductory chapter (Chapter 1), the guidance 
presents information concerning sediment-specific considerations during 
the Remedial Investigation (Chapter 2) and the Feasibility Study 
(Chapter 3); information concerning evaluation of the three major 
cleanup methods for sediment, Monitored Natural Recovery, In-Situ 
Capping, and Dredging and Excavation (Chapters 4, 5 and 6); information 
about selecting sediment remedies (Chapter 7) and about monitoring 
sediment sites (Chapter 8). Although some issues concerning site 
characterization and risk are discussed early in the guidance, the 
emphasis of this guidance is on evaluating and selecting cleanup 
methods for contaminated sediment.

    Dated: November 12, 2002.
Marianne Lamont Horinko,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Reponse.
[FR Doc. 02-30598 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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