[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 83554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28376]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527; FRL-10017-07-OLEM]
RIN 2050-ZA18


Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance; Notice of 
Availability for Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(FY 2020 NDAA) was signed into law on December 19, 2019. Section 7361 
of the FY 2020 NDAA directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) to publish interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and materials 
containing PFAS. The EPA is releasing the interim guidance for public 
comment. The guidance provides information on technologies that may be 
feasible and appropriate for the destruction or disposal of PFAS and 
PFAS-containing materials. It also identifies needed and ongoing 
research and development activities related to destruction and disposal 
technologies, which may inform future guidance.

DATES: Comments must be received on or February 22, 2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2020-0527, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Agency website: www.epa.gov/pfas. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West 
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. 
The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 
Monday-Friday (except Federal Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our 
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are closed to the public, 
with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. 
Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to 
submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov/, as there may be a 
delay in processing mail and faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may be 
received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA 
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online 
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlos Pachon, TIFSD, OSRTI, OLEM, 
5023P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; 
email address, [email protected] or visit www.epa.gov/pfas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to Me?

    This interim guidance provides a summary of EPA's current knowledge 
of technologies for destruction or disposal of PFAS and PFAS-containing 
materials. This information may be useful to EPA staff, other federal 
agencies, states, tribes, and local governments, the public, including 
environmental and public interest groups, as well as commercial and 
industry groups.

Peter Wright,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-28376 Filed 12-18-20; 4:15 pm]
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