[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35593-35594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9753]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 262

[EPA-R01-RCRA-2006-0391; FRL-8186-2]


Extension of Site-Specific Regulations for University 
Laboratories XL Project

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
extend the expiration date of the New England University Laboratories 
XL Project (Labs XL Project) rule that EPA previously promulgated under 
the eXcellence and Leadership program (Project XL), allowing 
laboratories at certain universities in Massachusetts and Vermont to 
follow certain alternative RCRA generator requirements. In this action, 
EPA proposes to extend the expiration date from September 30, 2006 to 
April 15, 2009.

DATES: Written comments must be received by July 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R01-
RCRA-2006-0391, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected].
     Fax: to the attention of Robin Biscaia, (617) 918-0642.
     Mail: Robin Biscaia, Hazardous Waste Unit, Office of 
Ecosystems Protection, EPA Region I, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
Mail Code: CHW, Boston, MA 02114-2023.
     Hand Delivery: Robin Biscaia, Hazardous Waste Unit, Office 
of Ecosystems Protection, EPA Region I, One Congress Street, Suite 
1100, Mail Code: CHW, Boston, MA 02114. Such deliveries are only 
accepted during the EPA's normal hours of operation, and special 
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R01-RCRA-
2006-0391. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which 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 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.
    Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
ID No. EPA-R01-RCRA-2006-0391. All documents in the docket are listed 
on the www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some 
information may not be publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet 
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly 
available docket materials are available either electronically through 
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA New England Library, One 
Congress Street--11th Floor, Boston, MA 02114-2023, business hours 
Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., telephone: (617) 918-1990. 
Records in these dockets are available

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for inspection and copying during normal business hours.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Biscaia, Hazardous Waste Unit, 
EPA Region I, One Congress Street, Suite 1100 (CHW), Boston, MA 02114-
2023, telephone: (617) 918-1642, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this Federal Register, EPA is taking direct final action on the 
proposed extension of the expiration date for the Labs XL, because EPA 
views the extension as non-controversial, and anticipates no adverse 
comments. EPA has explained its reasons for the proposed extension in 
the preamble to the direct final rule.
    If EPA receives no adverse comments, the direct final rule will 
take effect and the EPA will take no further action on this proposed 
rule. If EPA receives adverse comments, EPA will withdraw the direct 
final rule, by publishing a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register 
indicating that the direct final rule is being withdrawn. If the direct 
final rule is withdrawn, comments will be addressed in a subsequent 
final rule based on this proposed rule. EPA may not institute a second 
comment period on the subsequent final rule. Any parties interested in 
commenting should do so at this time.
    For additional information, please see the direct final rule in the 
``Rules and Regulations'' section of this Federal Register.

    Dated: June 12, 2006.
Robert W. Varney,
Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
[FR Doc. E6-9753 Filed 6-20-06; 8:45 am]
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