ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                40 CFR Part 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 271 and 761
                [EPAHQOLEM20210609; FRL730803OLEM]
                Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections; Extension of Comment Period
                
                    AGENCY:
                    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
                
                
                    ACTION:
                    Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
                
                
                    SUMMARY:
                    
                        The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled Integrating e-Manifest with Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections. EPA published the proposed rule in the 
                        Federal Register
                         on April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), and the public comment period was scheduled to end on May 31, 2022. However, EPA has received at least one request for additional time to develop and submit comments on the proposal. In response to the request for additional time, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 61 days, through August 1, 2022.
                    
                
                
                    DATES:
                    Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2022.
                
                
                    ADDRESSES:
                    You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPAHQOLEM20210609, by any of the following methods:
                    
                         
                        Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov
                         (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                    
                    
                         
                        Mail:
                         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.
                    
                    
                         
                        Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only):
                         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., MondayFriday (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. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the 
                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                         section of this document. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID19. Our Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. 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
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                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    
                        For further information on this document, contact Bryan Groce, Program Implementation and Information Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (202) 5660339; email address: 
                        groce.bryan@epa.gov
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                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                I. Summary
                
                    On April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), EPA published in the 
                    Federal Register
                     a proposal to amend certain aspects of the hazardous waste manifest regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), specifically concerning the e-Manifest system to: (1) Incorporate hazardous waste export manifests into the e-Manifest system; (2) expand the required international shipment data elements on the manifest form; (3) revise aspects of the manifest form to improve compliance with import and export consents and tracking requirements and to allow for greater precision in waste data reported on the manifest; (4) incorporate three manifest-related reports (
                    i.e.,
                     discrepancy, exception, and unmanifested waste reports); (5) provide discussion regarding potential future integration of the e-Manifest system with Biennial Reporting requirements; (6) make conforming changes to the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) manifest regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and (6) make other technical corrections to 
                    
                    remove obsolete requirements, correct typographical errors, establish definitions, and/or improve alignment with the e-Manifest program.
                
                The comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to end on May 31, 2022. Since publication, EPA has received at least one request to extend that comment period to allow for additional time to develop comments on the proposed rule. After considering this request for additional time, EPA has decided to extend the comment period for an additional 61 days, through August 1, 2022.
                II. Public Participation
                
                    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPAHQOLEM20210609, at 
                    https://www.regulations.gov
                     (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the 
                    ADDRESSES
                     section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA's docket at 
                    https://www.regulations.gov
                     any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (
                    i.e.,
                     on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit 
                    https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets
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                    List of Subjects
                    40 CFR Part 260
                    Environmental protection, Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                    40 CFR Part 261
                    Environmental Protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                    40 CFR Part 262
                    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                    40 CFR Part 263
                    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports.
                    40 CFR Part 264
                    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.
                    40 CFR Part 265
                    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                    40 CFR Part 267
                    Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities Operating Under a Standardized Permit.
                    40 CFR Part 271
                    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business information, Electronic reporting requirements, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                    40 CFR Part 761
                    Environmental protection, Manifest, Polychlorinated biphenyls.
                
                
                    Dated: May 18, 2022.
                    Carolyn Hoskinson,
                    Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
                
            
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