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element of the LDRs enacted in the

Hazardous and Solid Waste

Amendments (HSWA) of 1984. HSWA

requires EPA to implement the LDR

provisions as they apply to mixed waste

until the authorized States receive

approval from EPA to implement the

LDR provision in lieu of the Agency.

EPA therefore implements the LDRs,

and this policy applies, in the States

with authorized RCRA mixed waste

programs, until the States have also

been authorized for their LDR programs.

As of March 15, 1996, 30 States and

one Territory with mixed waste

programs had received final

authorization to implement LDRs

covering solvents and dioxins, and 22

States and one Territory have also

received final authorization for or have

adopted EPA’s LDR rules through the

Third Third. The 30 States and one

Territory are: Alabama, Arizona,

Arkansas, California, Colorado,

Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Guam,

Kansas, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan,

Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi,

Nevada, New York, North Carolina, New

Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,

Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee,

Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin and

Wyoming. These States’ approved LDR

authorities include State law

counterparts to the RCRA section

3004(j) storage prohibition. As these

States and Territories have independent

authority to enforce the LDRs and

section 3004(j), EPA’s enforcement

policy is not binding on them.

Therefore, facility owners and operators

should consult with the responsible

officials in these States for clarification

on these States’ policy with respect to

storage of LDR prohibited mixed waste.

During the term of this policy,

additional States may receive

authorization for mixed waste or LDR

programs. Facility owners and operators

should track the authorization status of

their State programs in order to

ascertain whether they are covered by

this policy, or whether other restrictions

based on State law might apply to

mixed waste storage.

IV. Highlights of Extended Enforcement

Policy

In order to demonstrate that they are

pursuing environmentally responsible

management of their mixed wastes (and

therefore should be accorded a reduced

civil enforcement priority for sec.

3004(j) violations), facility owner/

operators generating mixed wastes

should be undertaking at least the

following steps.

A. Inventory and Compliance

Assessment of Storage Areas

Records should be maintained

identifying each physical location or

unit where mixed waste is stored, and

identifying the method of storage [i.e.,

container or tank, see 40 CFR 264.73(b)

or 265.73(b)]. An inspection of these

storage areas for compliance with

applicable RCRA standards for storage

methods, including an assessment of

compliance with the storage facility

standards of 40 CFR Part 264 or Part 265

(interim status), Subparts I-J and DD, or

the State counterparts to these standards

should be performed regularly (see 40

CFR 264.15 or 265.15). The facility

records should contain the results of the

inspections as required by 40 CFR

264.73(b)(5) or 265.73(b)(5). EPA

encourages facility owner/operators to

take action promptly to correct any

deficiencies, since EPA expects to focus

its enforcement efforts regarding section

3004(j) violations on those situations

where an inspection or other

information reveals significant RCRA

violation(s), or a pattern of violations

that indicate a disregard for compliance

with the RCRA Subtitle C requirements.

B. Identification of Mixed Wastes

Facility owner/operators should

maintain sufficient information to

identify their mixed wastes. The

identification should include the RCRA

waste codes for the hazardous

components, the source of the

hazardous constituents and discussion

of how the waste was generated (if

known), the generation rate and

volumes of mixed wastes in storage, and

any process information relied upon to

identify mixed wastes or make

determinations that wastes are

prohibited by the LDRs (See 40 CFR

264.73 or 265.73).

C. Waste Minimization Plans

EPA understands that many mixed

waste generators and facility owner/

operators are undertaking active

measures to avoid the generation of

mixed wastes. Each mixed waste

generator and facility owner/operator

should develop a waste minimization

plan (See 58 FR 31114, May 28, 1993,

for guidance), and retain the plan at the

facility. The plan should address

process changes that can be made to

reduce or eliminate mixed wastes,

methods to minimize the volume of

regulated wastes through better

segregation of materials, and

substitution of non-hazardous materials.

The plan should include a schedule for

implementation, projections of volume

reductions to be achieved, and

assumptions that are critical to the

accomplishment of the projected

reductions.

D. Good Faith Efforts

This policy is limited in scope to

those LDR-prohibited mixed wastes for

which no treatment technology or

disposal capacity is available. As stated

earlier, EPA recognizes that commercial

treatment technology and disposal

capacity do not exist for some types of

mixed waste. However, since additional

treatment technology or disposal

capacity may become available in the

future, facility owner/operators should

be prepared to demonstrate that good

faith efforts have been undertaken to

ascertain whether treatment technology

and disposal capacity is available for

each of their mixed wastes and to utilize

such treatment technology and disposal

capacity.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Elliott P. Laws,

Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste

and Emergency Response.

Michael M. Stahl,

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

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Gulf of Mexico Program Issue

Committee and Technical Advisory

Committee Co-Chairs Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of the Issue

Committee and Technical Advisory

Committee Co-Chairs of the Gulf of

Mexico Program.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Program’s

Issue Committee and Technical

Advisory Committee Co-Chairs will

hold a meeting at the Naval Research

Laboratory Main Conference Room,

Stennis Space Center, Mississippi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James D. Giattina, Director, Gulf of

Mexico Program Office, Building 1103,

Room 202, John C. Stennis Space

Center, Stennis Space Center, MS

39529–6000, at (601) 688–3726.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A meeting

of the Issue Committee and Technical

Advisory Committee Co-Chairs of the

Gulf of Mexico Program will be held

May 15–16, 1996, at the Naval Research

Laboratory Main Conference Room,
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Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The

committee will meet from 10:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. on May 15 and from 8:30 a.m.

to 3:00 p.m. on May 16. Agenda items

will include: Program Status (Update),

Director’s Perspective (Overview), CoChairs Perspective, and Program

Priorities. The meeting is open to the

public.

James D. Giattina,

Director, Gulf of Mexico Program.

Draft Agenda— IC/TAC Co-Chair Workshop,

May 15–16, 1996

Wednesday, May 15

• Welcome & Introduction of Participants

10:00 am

• Program Status (Update)

• Director’s Perspective (Overview)

—Director’s Vision

—Observed Program Strengths and

Weaknesses

—Lessons Learned (Past Ecosystem

Management Experiences)

—Practical Future Concepts/Challenges/

Solutions

• Co-Chairs Perspective (Roundtable

Discussion)

—Observed Program Strengths and

Weaknesses

—Reaction to Future Concepts/Challenges/

Solutions

—Appropriate Future Role of the

Committees

• Adjourn for the day—4:30 pm

• Director’s Social—6:00 pm

(A sampling of the Gulf’s sustainable

resources!)

Thursday, May 16

• Program Priorities—8:30 am

—Review of Goals and Objectives

—Establish Consensus on Future

Committee Roles & Responsibilities

• Workshop Summary (Director

Facilitated)—2:00 pm

—Summarize Workshop Agreements

—Establish Follow-up Steps/Actions

• Workshop Adjourned—3:00 pm

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Standard Operating Procedure for

Measuring Cholinesterases in

Laboratory Rats and Dogs Exposed to

Non-Reversible Cholinesterase

Inhibitors

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: EPA is making available for

public comment Standard Operating

Procedures (SOP) for measuring

cholinesterases. This SOP specifies the

details of a clinical methodology for

performing cholinesterase enzyme

assays in tissues taken from laboratory

rats and dogs. This SOP is limited in

scope to the measurement of

cholinesterase levels in control animals

and in animals exposed to a nonreversible cholinesterase inhibitor. This

method is essentially the Ellman

procedure (1961), with the stipulation

that specific parameters be tightly

controlled (e.g. pH, wavelength,

substrate concentration, etc.).

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before May 28, 1996..

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit written comments in

triplicate to: Public Response and

Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C),

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person: Bring comments to: Rm. 1132,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically by sending

electronic mail (e-mail) to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

Comments and data will also be

accepted on disks in WordPerfect in 5.1

file format or ASCII file format. All

comments and data in electronic form

must be identified by the docket number

‘‘OPP–00432.’’ Confidential Business

Information (CBI) should be submitted

through e-mail. Electronic comments on

this document may be filed online at

many Federal Depository Libraries.

Additional information on electronic

submissions can be found under

‘‘SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.’’

Information submitted as a comment

in response to this notice may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public docket.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket

without prior notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Robert B. Jaeger, Designated

Federal Official, FIFRA Scientific

Advisory Panel (7509C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Office location

and telephone number: Rm. 819B, CM

#2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA (703) 305–5369 or 305–

7351; e-mail:

jaeger.bruce@epamail.epa.gov.

Copies of the SOP may be obtained by

contacting: By mail: Public Docket and

Freedom of Information Section, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460. In person or for

courier pick-up: Office location and

telephone number: Rm. 1132, CM #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, (703) 305–5805 or 305–

5454. By internet: e-mail requests to:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov. The SOP

is also electronically available on EPA’s

gopher server (gopher://gopher.epa.gov)

and the world wide web (www)

(http://www.epa.gov) under the heading

‘‘Rules, Regulations and Legislation’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A public

record has been established for this

notice under docket number ‘‘OPP–

00432’’ (FRL–5364–5) (including

comments and data submitted

electronically as described below). A

public version of this record, including

printed, paper versions of electronic

comments, which does not include any

informaiton claimed as CBI, is available

for inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding

legal holidays. The public record is

located in Rm. 1132, Public Response

and Program Resources Branch, Field

Operations Division (7506C), Office of

Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, Crystal Mall #2,

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, as described

above will be kept in paper form.

Accordingly, EPA will transfer all

comments received electronically into

printed, paper form as they are received

and will place the paper copies in the

official record which will also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained at the address in

‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of this

document.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: April 18, 1996.

Stephanie R. Irene,

Acting Director, Health Effects Division,

Office of Pesticide Programs.

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