[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24842]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5894-1]


Open Meeting of the Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Stakeholders 
Focus Group

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting of the Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste 
Stakeholders Focus Group.

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SUMMARY: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), EPA is giving notice of the fifth 
meeting of the Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Policy Dialogue 
Committee, also known as the Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste 
Stakeholders Focus Group. The purpose of this committee is to advise 
EPA and ASTSWMO (the Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste 
Management Officials) in developing voluntary guidance for the 
management of industrial non-hazardous waste in landfills, waste piles, 
surface impoundments, and land application units. The Focus Group will 
facilitate the exchange of information and ideas among the interested 
parties relating to the development of such guidance. The purpose of 
the fifth meeting will be to continue discussion of issues related to 
the development of such guidance. Issues to be discussed include land 
application, corrective action, potential air emission risk tools/
controls, and additional ground-water modeling/risk results (i.e., 
leachate concentration threshold values for the Tier I national 
approach and the user interface screens associated with the Tier II 
location adjustment approach). In addition, time will be set aside on 
the agenda to receive Focus Group comments on additional chapters that 
have been previously discussed within the Focus Group. There will also 
be a short presentation of the CD-ROM being developed as part of this 
project. The CD-ROM will be the electronic version of the voluntary 
guidance being developed. There will be an opportunity for limited 
public comment at the end of each day of the meeting.

DATES: The committee will meet on October 8 and 9, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. on October 8, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on October 
9.

ADDRESSES: The location of the meeting is the Hotel Washington, 515 
15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. The phone number is 202-638-
5900. The seating capacity of the room is approximately 60 people, and 
seating will be on a first-come basis. Supporting materials are 
available for viewing at Docket #F-96-INHA-FFFFF in RCRA Information 
Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway One, 1235 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, First Floor, Arlington, VA. The RIC is open from 9:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To review 
docket materials, the public must 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 $.15/page. The 
material to be discussed at the October Focus Group meeting will be 
available for viewing in the above docket on and after September 24, 
1997. For general information, contact the RCRA Hotline at 1-800-424-
9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington 
metropolitan area, call 703-412-9610 to TDD 703-412-3323.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons needing further information on the committee should contact 
Paul Cassidy, Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, Office of 
Solid Waste, at (703) 308-7281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    EPA and ASTSWMO have formed a State/EPA Steering Committee to 
jointly develop voluntary facility guidance for the management of 
industrial nonhazardous waste in land-based disposal units. The purpose 
of the guidance document is to provide a guide to facility managers so 
that they can provide safe industrial waste management. The guidance 
document will address such topics as appropriate controls for ground-
water protection, liner designs, air emissions, run-on/run-off, public 
participation, daily operating practices, monitoring and corrective 
action, and closure and post-closure considerations.
    The State/EPA Steering Committee has convened this Stakeholders 
Focus Group to obtain recommendations from individuals who are member 
of a broad spectrum of public interest groups and affected industries. 
All recommendations from Focus Group participants will be forwarded to 
the State/EPA Steering Committee for considerations, as the 
Stakeholders' Focus Group will not strive for consensus. The State/EPA 
Steering Committee will also provide an opportunity for public comment 
on the draft guidance document.
    Copies of the minutes of all Stakeholders Focus Group meetings will 
be made available through the docket at the RCRA Information Center, 
including minutes of the previous four Focus Group meetings, which were 
held on April 11-12, 1996, September 11-12, 1996, February 19-20, 1997, 
and May 20-21, 1997.

    Dated: September __, 1997.
Matthew Hale,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 97-24842 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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