[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 189 (Thursday, September 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58275-58276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24940]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6877-2]


Announcement of Availability and Request for Feedback on Results-
Based Approaches to Corrective Action Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The intent of this notice is to announce the availability of 
the initial sections of the ``Results-Based Approaches to Corrective 
Action'' draft guidance document and invite public comment. This is the 
second of three scheduled draft guidance documents to be made available 
for public comment under the RCRA Cleanup Reforms (July 8, 1999). By 
inviting feedback we hope to encourage greater involvement by states, 
industry, and the public. There will be a 60-day public comment period 
for the initial sections of the draft guidance document ``Results-Based 
Approaches to Corrective Action.''

DATES: Comments may be submitted until November 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on the available sections of the 
above draft guidance document you should send an original and two 
copies of your comments, referencing docket number F-2000-RBAA-FFFFF. 
If using regular U.S. Postal Service mail to: RCRA Docket Information 
Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA HQ), 
Office of Solid Waste, Ariel Rios Building (5305G), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460-0002. If using special delivery such as 
overnight express service send to: RCRA Docket Information Center 
(RIC), Crystal Gateway I, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, First Floor, 
Arlington, VA 22202. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the 
Arlington, VA, address above. You may also submit comments 
electronically through the Internet to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f3d2c3d2e622b202c242a3b0f2a3f2e61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16647564773b7279757d73625673667738717960">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments 
in electronic format must also reference the docket number F-2000-RBAA-
FFFFF. If you choose to submit your comments electronically, you should 
submit them as an ASCII file and should avoid the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption.
    You should not submit electronically 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, U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building (5305W), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460-0002.
    Any public feedback we receive and supporting materials will be 
available for viewing 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. The index and some supporting 
materials are available electronically. See the Supplementary 
Information section of this Federal Register notice for information on 
accessing the index and these supporting materials.
    The Agency is posting this document on the Corrective Action 
website: http://www.epa.gov/correctiveaction. If you would like to 
receive a hard copy, please call the RCRA Hotline at 800-424-9346 or 
TDD 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information or to obtain 
copies of the draft guidance document contact the RCRA Hotline at 800-
424-9346 or TDD 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area, call 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323.
    For more detailed information on specific aspects of the draft 
guidance document, contact Andrew Baca, Office of Solid Waste, 5303W, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, (703-308-6787), (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfadaeacaee1aea1abbdaab88faabfaee1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bddfdcdedc93dcd3d9cfd8cafdd8cddc93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft guidance document will be 
available on the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/correctiveaction. 
Results-Based Approaches to Corrective Action--This guidance will take 
the form of an overview and supporting documents. The ``Overview'' and 
``Tailored Oversight'' sections are now available for public review. 
The ``Results-Based Approaches to Corrective Action: Overview'' defines 
results-based corrective action and lists some of the approaches 
recommended to help

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stakeholders achieve program goals. These approaches include tailored 
oversight, procedural flexibility, holistic approach, presumptive 
remedies, performance standards, use of innovative technologies, 
targeted data collection, and facility-lead corrective action. The 
first available supporting document, ``Results-Based Approaches to 
Corrective Action: Tailored Oversight,'' focuses on implementing 
tailored oversight. It provides a recommended framework for project 
managers and owner/operators to develop an oversight plan tailored to 
facility-specific conditions. In the future, EPA plans to issue 
additional supporting documents that deal with other results-based 
approaches.
    The official record for this notice will be kept in paper form. 
Accordingly, we will transfer all feedback and input 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 RCRA Information 
Center.
    All input will be thoroughly and seriously considered by EPA. EPA 
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.

    Dated: September 21, 2000.
Elizabeth Cotsworth,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 00-24940 Filed 9-27-00; 8:45 am]
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