[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4463-4464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1972]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 260 and 261

[RCRA--2003-0004; FRL-7615-4]
RIN 2050-AE51


Hazardous Waste Management System: Identification and Listing of 
Hazardous Waste: Conditional Exclusions From Hazardous Waste and Solid 
Waste for Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending 
the comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Proposed 
Conditional Exclusions from Hazardous and Solid Waste for Solvent 
Contaminated Industrial Wipes,'' which appeared in the Federal Register 
on November 20, 2003 (68 FR 65586). The public comment period for this 
proposed rule was to end on February 18, 2004. The purpose of this 
notice is to extend the comment period to end on March 19, 2004.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on this proposed regulation 
until March 19, 2004. Comments submitted after this date will be marked 
``late'' and may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: OSWER Docket, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,

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Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically, or through hand delivery/courier; follow the detailed 
instructions as provided below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information on the 
proposed regulation, contact the RCRA Call Center 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 
Kathy Blanton at (703) 605-0761 ([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule that is the subject of 
this notice, and which was published in the Federal Register on 
November 20, 2003 (68 FR 65586), proposed a conditional exclusion from 
the definition of solid waste for industrial wipes that are 
contaminated with solvent and that are sent to laundries or dry 
cleaners for cleaning and reuse. It also proposed a conditional 
exclusion from the definition of hazardous waste for industrial wipes 
that are contaminated with solvent and are sent to disposal.
    The comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to end on 
February 18, 2004. However, a public commenter (the Utilities Solid 
Waste Activities Group) has requested that EPA extend the comment 
period, noting that it is submitting comments on several other EPA 
rulemaking proposals with comment periods ending close to that date. 
EPA believes this request is reasonable. EPA also notes that this rule 
is not subject to any statutory or judicial deadlines. We are therefore 
extending the comment period for this proposal until March 19, 2004.

How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    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.

Electronically

    If you submit an electronic comment as prescribed below, EPA 
recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail 
address or other contact information in the body of your comment. Also 
include this contact information on the outside of any disk or CD-ROM 
you submit, and in any cover letter accompanying the disk or CD-ROM. 
This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment 
and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due 
to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance 
of your comment. EPA's policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, 
and any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a 
comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the 
official public docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public 
docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to 
consider your comment.
    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. To access EPA's electronic 
public docket from the EPA Internet Home Page, select ``Information 
Sources,'' ``Dockets,'' and ``EPA Dockets.'' Once in the system, select 
``search,'' and then key in Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. 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-2003-0004. 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 in the following paragraph. These electronic 
submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid 
the use of special characters and any form of encryption.

By Mail

    Send your comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mailcode: 
5305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
20460, Attention Docket ID Number RCRA-2003-0004.

By Hand Delivery or Courier

    Deliver your comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA West Building, Room 
B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC., Attention Docket 
ID No. RCRA-2003-0004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the 
Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays).

    Dated: January 22, 2004.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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