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The Honorable Bart Stupak U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D

.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Stupak: OFFICE OF SOLIDWASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Thank you for your letter of July 23, 2010to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P . Jackson, regarding EPA's proposed rules that identify which non- hazardous secondary materials are solid waste when burned in combustion units and would be subject to emissions standards for commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators . In your letter, you expressed concern that the proposed rules would create a significant disincentive for recycling and reusing industrial byproducts as fuels or as inputs in manufacturing processes. As you know, scrap tires are one of many secondary materials that the Agency evaluated in preparing the proposed rules. In developing the final rule, EPAwill continue to evaluate scrap tires and other non-hazardous secondary materials based on all ofthe comments received and other available information . I appreciate your concerns and will ensure that your letter is entered into the rulemaking docket (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) for consideration as the final rule is developed

. Again, thank you for your letter. Ifyou have further questions, please contact me or your staff maycall Raquel Snyder, in EPA's Office ofCongressional and Intergovernmental Relations, at (202) 564-9586. Sincerely, Mathy Stanislaus Assistant Administrator

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## AUG 2010 OFFICE OF SOLIDWASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE The Honorable Charles W . Dent U .S. House of Representatives Washington, D

.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Dent : Thankyou for your letter ofJuly 23, 2010 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P . Jackson, regarding EPA's proposed rules that identify which nonhazardous secondary materials are solid waste when burned in combustion units and would be subject to emissions standards for commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators. In your letter, you expressed concern that the proposed rules would create a significant disincentive for recycling and reusing industrial byproducts as fuels or as inputs in manufacturing processes. As you know, scrap tires are one of many secondary materials that the Agency evaluated in preparing the proposed rules. In developing the final rule, EPAwill continue to evaluate scrap tires and other non-hazardous secondary materials based on all ofthe comments received and other available information. I appreciate your concerns and will ensure that your letter is entered into the rulemaking docket (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) for consideration as the final rule is developed. Again, thank you for your letter. Ifyou have further questions, please contact me or your staff maycall Raquel Snyder, in EPA's Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, at (202) 564-9586. Sincerely, Mathy Stanislaus Assistant Administrator

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The Honorable TimHolden U .S. House of Representatives Washington, D

.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Holden: OFFICE OF SOLIDWASTEAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Thankyou for your letter ofJuly 23, 2010to the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P . Jackson, regarding EPA's proposed rules that identify which non- hazardous secondary materials are solid waste when burned in combustion units and would be subject to emissions standards for commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators. In your letter, you expressed concern that the proposed rules would create a significant disincentive for recycling and reusing industrial byproducts as fuels or as inputs in manufacturing processes. As you know, scrap tires are one of many secondary materials that the Agency evaluated in preparing the proposed rules. In developing the final rule, EPA will continue to evaluate scrap tires and other non-hazardous secondary materials based on all of the comments received and other available information. I appreciate your concerns and will ensure that your letter is entered into the rulemaking docket (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) for consideration as the final rule is developed. Again, thank you for your letter. Ifyou have further questions, please contact me or your staff may call Raquel Snyder, in EPA's Office ofCongressional and Intergovernmental Relations, at (202) 564-9586. Sincerely, Mathy Stanislaus Assistant Administrator

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## AUG 2 4 2010 The Honorable Gary G . Miller U .S. House of Representatives Washington, D

.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Miller : OFFICE OF SOLID WASTEAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Thank you for your letter ofJuly 23, 2010 to the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P . Jackson, regarding EPA's proposed rules that identify which non- hazardous secondary materials are solid waste when burned in combustion units and would be subject to emissions standards for commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators. In your letter, you expressed concern that the proposed rules would create a significant disincentive for recycling and reusing industrial byproducts as fuels or as inputs in manufacturing processes. As you know, scrap tires are one of many secondary materials that the Agency evaluated in preparing the proposed rules. In developing the final rule, EPAwill continue to evaluate scrap tires and other non-hazardous secondary materials based on all ofthe comments received and other available information . I appreciate your concerns andwill ensure that your letter is entered into the rulemaking docket (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) for consideration as the final rule is developed. Again, thank you for your letter. Ifyou have further questions, please contact me or your staff may call Raquel Snyder, in EPA's Office ofCongressional and Intergovernmental Relations, at (202) 564-9586. Sincerely, Mathy Stanislaus Assistant Administrator

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The Honorable Ken Calvert U .S. House of Representatives Washington, D

.C. 20515 Dear Congressman Calvert: OFFICE OF SOLIDWASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Thank you for your letter ofJuly 23, 2010 to the U .S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P . Jackson, regarding EPA's proposed rules that identify which non- hazardous secondary materials are solid wastewhen burned in combustion units and would be subject to emissions standards for commercial/industrial solid waste incinerators . In your letter, you expressed concern that the proposed rules would create a significant disincentive for recycling and reusing industrial byproducts as fuels or as inputs in manufacturing processes. As you know, scrap tires are one of many secondary materials that the Agency evaluated in preparing theproposed rules. In developing the final rule, EPAwill continue to evaluate scrap tires and other non-hazardous secondary materials based on all ofthe comments received and other available information. I appreciate your concerns andwill ensure that your letter is entered into the rulemaking docket (EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) for consideration as the final rule is developed. Again, thank you for your letter. Ifyou have further questions, please contact me or your staff may call Raquel Snyder, in EPA's Office ofCongressional and Intergovernmental Relations, at (202) 564-9586. Sincerely, Mathy Stanislaus Assistant Administrator

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