[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7637-7638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3450]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[RCRA-2003-0006; FRL-7624-6]


Recovered Materials Advisory Notice V; Reopening of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of draft document for review; reopening of public 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reopening the 
comment period for the draft ``Recovered Materials Advisory Notice V,'' 
(RMAN V) which appeared in the Federal Register on December 10, 2003 
(68 FR 68919). The initial public comment period for this proposed rule 
ended on February 9, 2004. The purpose of this notice is to reopen the 
comment period to end on March 19, 2004.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on the draft RMAN V until March 
19, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by mail to: OSWER Docket, EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. 
RCRA-2003-0006. 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 draft 
RMAN V, 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 the draft RMAN V, contact Sue Nogas 
at (703) 308-0199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document reopens the public comment 
period established in the Federal Register for the draft RMAN V, which 
was issued on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68919). In that document, EPA 
provided guidance to procuring agencies for purchasing the items 
proposed in the Comprehensive Procurement Guideline V proposed rule 
(CPG V), which was also issued on December 10, 2003 (68 FR 68813). In 
the CPG V proposed rule, EPA proposed to revise the current compost 
designation to include compost made from manure or biosolids and to 
designate fertilizers made from recovered organic materials. EPA also 
proposed to consolidate all compost designations under one item called 
``compost made from recovered organic materials.'' During the initial 
public comment periods for the CPG V proposed rule and for the draft 
RMAN V, both of which ended on February 9, 2004, EPA received a request 
to extend the comment period of the CPG V proposed rule by 30 days. A 
copy of this request has been placed in the EPA Docket for the draft 
RMAN V. Consequently, in the proposed rules section of today's Federal 
Register, EPA is reopening the comment period for the CPG V proposed 
rule. Because of the close association between the CPG V proposed rule 
and the draft RMAN V, EPA is hereby reopening the draft RMAN V comment 
period, which will end on March 19, 2004.

How and To Whom Do I Submit Comments on the Draft RMAN V?

    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. However, late comments may be 
considered if time permits.

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

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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.
    EPA Dockets. 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-
0006. 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.
    E-mail. Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to [email protected], Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0006. 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.
    Disk or CD-ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD-ROM that 
you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. 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, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 5305T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-
0006.

By Hand Delivery or Courier

    Deliver your comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention 
Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0006. 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: February 10, 2004.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 04-3450 Filed 2-17-04; 8:45 am]
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