[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 208 (Thursday, October 28, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 58022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28214]
[[Page 58022]]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 261
[FRL-6464-8]
EPA Standards for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust; Request for
Comments
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Extension of period for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is today announcing
an extension of the public comment period for its Proposed Rule on
Standards for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust to February 17, 2000.
DATES: The comment period of the Proposed Rule on Standards for the
Management of Cement Kiln Dust is extended and will close on February
17, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Those persons wishing to submit public comments must send an
original and two copies of their comments referencing EPA docket number
F-1999-CKDP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket Information Center (5305W), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA,HQ), 401 M Street,
SW, Washington, DC, 20460. Hand deliveries of comments, including
courier, postal and non-postal express deliveries, should be made to
the Arlington, VA address below.
Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Internet
to: [email protected]. Comments in electronic format should also
identify the docket number F-1999-CKDP-FFFFF. All electronic comments
must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special
characters and any form of encryption. Commenters should not submit
electronically any confidential business information (CBI). An original
and two copies of CBI must be submitted under separate cover to: RCRA
CBI Document Control Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. EPA,
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
Public comments and supporting materials are available for viewing
in the RCRA Docket Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway
I Building, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA.
The RIC is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that
the public make an appointment by calling (703) 603-9230. The public
may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no
charge. Additional copies cost $0.15 per page. The Proposed Rule is
also available electronically. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below for information on electronic access.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or TDD (hearing impaired) (800) 553-
7672. In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or
TDD (703) 412-3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects
of today's action, contact Bill Schoenborn, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, at
(703) 308-8483, or e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Customer Service
In developing the Proposed Rule, we tried to address the concerns
of all our stakeholders. Your comments will help us improve this
regulatory action. We invite you to provide different views on options
we propose, new approaches we have not considered, new data, how this
regulatory action may affect you, or other relevant information. We
welcome your views on all aspects of this action, but we request
comments in particular on the items discussed in the Proposed Rule.
Your comments will be most effective if you follow the suggestions
below:
Explain your views as clearly as possible and why you feel
that way.
Provide solid technical and cost data to support your
views.
If you estimate potential costs, explain how you arrived
at the estimate.
Tell us which parts you support, as well as those you
disagree with.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
Offer specific alternatives.
Refer your comments to specific sections of the report.
Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
Be sure to include the name, date, and docket number with
your comments.
Copies of the full proposal, titled Standards for the Management of
Cement Kiln Dust; Proposed Rule (EPA publication number EPA 530-Z-99-
007), are available for inspection and copying at the EPA Headquarters
library, at the RCRA Docket (RIC) office identified in ADDRESSES above,
at all EPA Regional Office libraries, and in electronic format at the
following EPA Web site: http://www.epa.gov/osw/special.htm. Printed
copies of the proposal and related documents, can also be obtained by
calling the RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810.
Background
Cement kiln dust (CKD) is one of six ``special wastes'' (also known
as Bevill wastes) that were temporarily exempt from hazardous waste
regulation under Resource Conservation Recovery Act, until information
could be gathered and assessed and the most appropriate regulatory
approach could be determined. In 1993, EPA issued a detailed and
comprehensive study of CKD in a Report to Congress that explored a
broad spectrum of issues related to the adverse effects on human health
and the environment from the disposal of CKD. Following extensive
evaluation and public comment, on January 31, 1995, EPA concluded that
additional control of CKD is warranted to protect human health, and to
prevent environmental damage associated with current disposal
practices, including off-site uses, for this waste (see 60 FR 7366,
February 7, 1995). The Agency issued a proposed rule titled Standards
for the Management of Cement Kiln Dust; Proposed Rule on August 20,
1999. In the Proposed Rule, EPA established a 90-day public comment
period, which is scheduled to close on November 18, 1999. Subsequently,
the Agency received requests from stakeholders to extend the comment
period another 90 days. EPA supports the requests for an extension, and
the comment period will now extend until February 17, 2000.
Dated: September 29, 1999.
Elizabeth Cotsworth,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 99-28214 Filed 10-27-99; 8:45 am]
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