[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21299-21300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8560]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 761

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0123; FRL-8555-9]
RIN 2050-AG42


Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for 
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 
the comment period to the proposed rule entitled, Polychlorinated 
Biphenyls: Manufacturing (Import) Exemption for Veolia ES Technical 
Solutions, LLC published on March 6, 2008 (73 FR 12053) is being 
extended for 45 days until June 5, 2008. On November 14, 2006, Veolia 
ES Technical Solutions, LLC (Veolia) submitted a petition to EPA to 
import up to 20,000 tons of PCB waste from Mexico for disposal at 
Veolia's TSCA-approved facility in Port Arthur, Texas. EPA is 
soliciting comments on the proposed decision to grant Veolia's 
petition. In addition, EPA also received a request to hold an informal 
public hearing. The Agency grants such a request and will publish 
another notice in the Federal Register announcing the location and date 
of the hearing.

DATES: The comment period for this supplemental proposed rule is 
extended from the original closing date of April 21, 2008, to June 5, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0123 by one of the following methods:
    www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to [email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0123.
    Fax: Fax comments to: 202-566-0270, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA 2008-0123.
    Mail: Send comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mail Code 
5305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0123. 
Please include a total of two copies.
    Hand delivery: Deliver comments to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0123. Such 
deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0123. 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: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material,

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will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket 
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the OSWER Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC. 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, and the telephone number for the OSWER Docket is (202) 566-
0270.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more detailed information on 
specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact William Noggle, Office of 
Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, MC 5304P, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington DC 20460, (703-347-8769) ([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are extending the comment period by 45 
days in response to a request from the public. In addition, EPA 
received a request to hold an informal public hearing. The Agency will 
publish another notice announcing the location and date of the hearing. 
As required by 40 CFR 750.18(a), the hearing will begin no sooner than 
seven (7) days after the close of the comment period.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 761

    Environmental protection, Hazardous substances, Labeling, 
Polychlorinated biphenyls, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: April 15, 2008.
Susan Parker Bodine,
Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
 [FR Doc. E8-8560 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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