[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 166 (Friday, August 26, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53376-53377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21931]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0742; FRL-9457-4]
RIN 2050-AG62


Definition of Solid Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is 
announcing an extension to the comment period for the proposed rule on 
the definition of solid waste published in the Federal Register on July 
22, 2011. EPA is proposing to revise certain exclusions from the 
definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary materials intended 
for reclamation that would otherwise be regulated under subtitle C of 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The purpose of these 
proposed revisions is to ensure that the recycling regulations, as 
implemented, encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in 
increased risk to human health and the environment from discarded 
hazardous secondary material. The comment period is being extended to 
October 20, 2011.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before by October 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2010-0742 by one of the following methods:
     http://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-2010-0742.
     Fax: Fax comments to: 202-566-9744, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0742.
     Mail: Send comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, 
Mail Code 28221T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2010-0742. Please include two copies of your comments. In addition, 
please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection 
provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th 
St., Washington, DC 20503.
     Hand delivery: Deliver two copies of your comments to: 
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-RCRA-2010-0742. 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-
2010-0742. 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 whose 
disclosure 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. The http://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 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.
    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, such as CBI or other information 
whose disclosure 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 
at http://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 and the OSWER Docket is (202) 566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more detailed information on 
specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact Marilyn Goode, Office of 
Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste 
Management Division, MC 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-8800, 
([email protected]) or Tracy Atagi, Office of Resource Conservation 
and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, MC 
5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, at (703) 308-8672 ([email protected]). For 
information on the public meetings on this proposal scheduled for 
September 12, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA and for September 15, 2011 in 
Chicago, IL, please contact Amanda Geldard, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management 
Division, MC 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, at 703-347-8975 
[email protected]. Information regarding these public meetings 
will also be posted at EPA's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/dsw/rulemaking.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register for 30 days from September 20, 2011 to October 20, 
2011. In that Federal Register notice, EPA proposed revising certain 
exclusions from the definition of solid waste for hazardous secondary 
materials intended for reclamation that would otherwise be regulated 
under subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (76 FR 
44094). The purpose of these proposed revisions is to ensure that the 
recycling regulations, as implemented,

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encourage reclamation in a way that does not result in increased risk 
to human health and the environment from discarded hazardous secondary 
material. Several requests were received from potential commentors, to 
extend the comment period. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, 
which was set to end on September 20, 2011, to October 20, 2011.
    To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the 
detailed instructions as provided under ADDRESSES. If you have 
questions, consult the individuals listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

    Dated: August 22, 2011.
Suzanne Rudzinski,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 2011-21931 Filed 8-25-11; 8:45 am]
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