U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 10

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

The EPA Region 10 is proposing to approve a correction to the State of Oregon’s 

federally authorized RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Program. On January 7, 2010, EPA 

published a final rule, under docket EPA-R10-RCRA 2009-0766, granting final authorization for 

changes the State of Oregon made to its federally authorized RCRA Hazardous Waste 

Management Program. These authorized changes included, among others, the federal Recycled 

Used Oil Management Standards; Clarification rule, promulgated on July 30, 2003. During a 

post-authorization review of the State of Oregon’s regulations, EPA identified that the Oregon 

Administrative Rules (OAR), related to the federal used oil management requirements (OAR 

340-100-0002), had not been updated to include the adoption of the federal Recycled Used Oil 

Management Standards; Clarification rule. Therefore, the State did not have an effective state 

rule and EPA inaccurately referenced this rule in the State’s Final Authorization Action published 

and effective on January 7, 2010. This action will correct the State of Oregon’s federally 

authorized program, by removing the inaccurate authorization reference to the federal Recycled 

Used Oil Management Standards; Clarification rule. 

The public may submit written comments on this correction during the public comment 

period which ends 30 days after the date of the publication of both the proposed and direct final 

rules in the Federal Register. We expect the Federal Register to be published on or about 

December 9, 2010. 

Comments may be submitted by one of the following methods:

 On line to: www.regulations.gov - Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments.

 E-mail to: Kocourek.Nina@epa.gov

 Or post-mail to: Nina Kocourek, Mail Stop AWT-122, U.S. EPA Region 10, Suite 

900, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101-1128

You may examine the supporting documents online at www.regulations.gov under 

Docket Number EPA-R10-RCRA-2009-0947 for this correction. Alternatively, these documents 

are also available for viewing and copying Monday through Friday, during normal business 

hours, at the following locations: U.S. EPA, Region 10, Suite 900, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, 

WA 98101, contact: Nina Kocourek, phone number (206) 553-6502; and the Oregon Department 

of Environmental Quality, 811 SW Sixth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, contact: David 

Livengood at (503) 229-5181.

This is a noncontroversial action and EPA does not anticipate any adverse comments on 

this correction. If EPA receives written adverse comments, during the public comment period, 

EPA will withdraw the direct final rule and will address all public comments in a subsequent final 

rule. For additional information, see the proposed and direct final rules which are located in the 

Rules section of the Federal Register.

This notice is issued under the authority of sections 2002 (a), 3006, and 7004 (b) of the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912 (a), 6926, and 6974 (b). 

/s/ December 1, 2010

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Dennis J. McLerran, Regional Administrator Dated