Hazardous waste: Identification and listing— Dye and pigment industries,

[Federal Register: September 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 173)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 48742-48743]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 148, 261, 268, 271, and 302

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Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste/Dye and Pigment Wastes

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed listing determination for dyes and pigments, which appeared in the Federal Register on July 23, 1999 (64 FR 40192). The public comment period for this proposed rule was to end on September 21, 1999. The purpose of this notice is to extend the comment period to end on October 21, 1999.

DATES: EPA will accept public comments on this proposed listing determination until October 21, 1999; comments postmarked after this date will be marked ``late'' and may not be considered.

ADDRESSES: The public must send an original and two copies of their comments to EPA RCRA Docket Number F-1999-DPIP-FFFFF, RCRA Information Center (5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC. To hand- deliver comments, the address is U.S. EPA, Crystal Gateway, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. You may also submit comments electronically by sending electronic mail through the Internet to: rcradocket@epamail.epa.gov. See the beginning of Supplementary Information for instructions on electronic submission.

You should not submit electronically any confidential business information (CBI). You must submit an original and two copies of CBI under separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document Control Officer, Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. See the Supplementary Information for information of viewing public comments and supporting materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information concerning this notice, please contact Mr. Narendra Chaudhari, Office of Solid Waste (5304W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-0454 (chaudhari.narendra@epamail.epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed rule was issued under section 3001(b) of RCRA. EPA proposed to list as hazardous certain wastes generated from the production of certain dyes and pigments because these wastes present a substantial present or potential risk to human health or the environment. See 64 FR 40192 (July 23, 1999) for a more detailed explanation of the proposed rule.

The comment period for this proposed rule was scheduled to end on September 21, 1999. However, several commenters have requested that EPA extend the comment period by 30 days. EPA is extending the comment period until October 21, 1999.

As noted in the proposed rule, you should identify any comments in electronic format with the docket number F-1999-DPIP-FFFFF. You must submit all electronic comments as an ASCII (text) file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. If you do not submit comments electronically, EPA is asking prospective commenters to voluntarily submit one additional copy of their comments on labeled personal computer diskettes in ASCII (text) format or a word processing format that can be converted to ASCII (text). It is essential to specify on the disk label the word processing software and version/ edition as well as the commenter's name. This will allow EPA to convert the comments into one of the word processing formats utilized by the Agency. Please use mailing envelopes designed to physically protect the submitted diskettes. EPA emphasizes that submission of comments on diskettes is not mandatory, nor will it result in any advantage or disadvantage to any commenter. Supporting documents in the docket for this Notice are also available in electronic format on the Internet. Follow these instructions to access these documents.

WWW: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/dyes/index.htm FTP: ftp.epa/gov Login: anonymous Password: your Internet address Files are located in /pub/gopher/OSWRCRA.

EPA will keep the official record for this action in paper form. Accordingly, we will transfer all comments received electronically into paper form and place them in the official record, which will also include all comments submitted directly in writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.

EPA responses to comments, whether the comments are written or electronic,

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will be in a document in the Federal Register or in a response to comments document placed in the official record for this rulemaking. We will not immediately reply to commenters electronically other than to seek clarification of electronic comments that may be garbled in transmission or during conversion to paper form, as discussed above.

You may view public comments and supporting materials in the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway I, 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, we recommend that you make an appointment by calling (703) 603-9230. You may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no charge. Additional copies cost $0.15/page.

Dated: August 31, 1999. Elizabeth A. Cotsworth, Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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