[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19155-19156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5493]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 63

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022; FRL-8158-2]
RIN 2050-AG29


NESHAP: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that the comment period to the proposed rule 
entitled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste Combustors, 
published on March 23, 2006, is being extended until May 8, 2006. In 
the proposed rule, EPA is requesting comment on a revised new source 
particulate matter standard for cement kilns that burn hazardous waste. 
We are also requesting comment on corresponding changes to the new 
source particulate matter standards for incinerators and liquid fuel 
boilers that burn hazardous waste.

DATES: The comment period for this proposed rule is extended from the 
original closing date of April 24, 2006 to May 8, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0022, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: 202-566-1741.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: HQ EPA Docket 
Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include a total 
of two copies. We request that you also send a separate copy of each 
comment to the contact person listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT).
     Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments 
to: HQ EPA Docket Center (6102T), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0022, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room B-108, Washington, DC 
20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal 
hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for 
deliveries of boxed information. Please include a total of two copies. 
We request that you also send a separate copy of each comment to the 
contact person listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0022. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the 
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Send or deliver information identified 
as CBI to only the following address: Ms. LaShan Haynes, RCRA Document 
Control Officer, EPA (Mail Code 5305W), Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0022, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20460. Clearly 
mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. The 
http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which

[[Page 19156]]

means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment 
directly to EPA without going through http://www.regulations.gov, your 
e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on 
the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that 
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center 
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. We also request 
that interested parties who would like information they previously 
submitted to EPA to be considered as part of this reconsideration 
action identify the relevant information by docket entry numbers and 
page numbers.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only 
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the HQ 
EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0022, EPA West 
Building, Room B-102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20004. This Docket Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The HQ EPA Docket Center 
telephone number is (202) 566-1742. The Public Reading Room is open 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on this 
rulemaking, contact Frank Behan at (703) 308-8476, or 
[email protected], Office of Solid Waste (MC: 5302W), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comment Period. We are extending the comment 
period by two weeks in response to a commenter's request for more time 
to respond to issues in the proposed rule published on March 23, 2006 
(71 FR at 14665). Therefore, the public comment period will now end on 
May 8, 2006.
    Regulated Entities. Categories and entities potentially affected by 
this action include:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                Examples of
              Category                              NAICS code                  SIC code   potentially regulated
                                                                                                  entities
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any industry that combusts           562211..................................        4953  Incinerator,
 hazardous waste as defined in the   327310..................................        3241   hazardous waste.
 final rule.                         327992..................................        3295  Cement manufacturing,
                                                                                            clinker production.
                                                                                           Ground or treated
                                                                                            mineral and earth
                                                                                            manufacturing.
                                     325.....................................          28  Chemical
                                                                                            Manufacturers.
                                     324.....................................          29  Petroleum Refiners.
                                     331.....................................          33  Primary Aluminum.
                                     333.....................................          38  Photographic
                                                                                            equipment and
                                                                                            supplies.
                                     488, 561, 562...........................          49  Sanitary Services,
                                                                                            N.E.C.
                                     421.....................................          50  Scrap and waste
                                                                                            materials.
                                     422.....................................          51  Chemical and Allied
                                                                                            Products, N.E.C.
                                     512, 541, 561, 812......................          73  Business Services,
                                                                                            N.E.C.
                                     512, 514, 541, 711......................          89  Services, N.E.C.
                                     924.....................................          95  Air, Water and Solid
                                                                                            Waste Management.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This table is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a 
guide for readers regarding entities likely to be impacted by this 
action. This table lists examples of the types of entities EPA is now 
aware could potentially be regulated by this action. Other types of 
entities not listed could also be affected. To determine whether your 
facility, company, business, organization, etc., is affected by this 
action, you should examine the applicability criteria in 40 CFR 
63.1200. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed in the 
preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    World Wide Web (WWW). In addition to being available in the docket, 
an electronic copy of the proposed rule is available at http://www.epa.gov/hwcmact. This website also provides other information 
related to the NESHAP for hazardous waste combustors.
    Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Send or deliver information 
identified as CBI only to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section 
of this document. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that 
you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you 
mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then 
identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific 
information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version 
of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the 
comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be 
submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked 
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 
40 CFR part 2.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous 
substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 5, 2006.
Matthew Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
 [FR Doc. E6-5493 Filed 4-12-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P