Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031-0032
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Proposed Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste -- Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2003-12-29T05:00Z

74907
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
248
/
Monday,
December
29,
2003
/
Proposed
Rules
for
Management
(
Chief
Financial
Officer)
may
redelegate
such
authority
as
he/
she
deems
appropriate
to
administration
heads
and
staff
office
directors.
*
*
*
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*
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FR
Doc.
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BILLING
CODE
8320
 
01
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Part
70
[
CA
110
 
OPPb;
FRL
 
7602
 
8]

Revisions
to
the
Operating
Permits
Program,
San
Diego
County
Air
Pollution
Control
District
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Proposed
rule.

SUMMARY:
EPA
is
proposing
to
approve
revisions
to
the
San
Diego
County
Air
Pollution
Control
District's
Part
70
Operating
Permits
(
Title
V)
Program.
The
proposed
revisions
address
a
change
in
the
major
source
threshold
for
volatile
organic
compounds
(
VOCs)
and
oxides
of
nitrogen
(
NOX).
This
change
is
based
on
the
redesignation
of
San
Diego
County
as
in
attainment
of
the
federal
one­
hour
ozone
standard
(
see
68
FR
37976,
June
26,
2003).
As
a
result
of
this
action,
some
sources
that
would
have
previously
been
considered
major
sources,
and
therefore
would
have
been
required
to
obtain
a
Title
V
operating
permit,
would
no
longer
need
to
apply
for
a
Title
V
permit.
We
are
also
approving
revisions
to
several
other
parts
of
San
Diego's
Title
V
program.
For
more
information
see
``
What
is
being
addressed
in
this
document,''
below.
DATES:
Any
comments
on
this
proposal
must
arrive
by
January
28,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
Send
comments
to
Gerardo
Rios,
Permits
Office
Chief
(
AIR
 
3),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
IX,
75
Hawthorne
Street,
San
Francisco,
CA
94105
 
3901
or
e­
mail
to
rios.
gerardo@
epa.
gov,
or
submit
comments
at
http://
www.
regulations.
gov.
You
can
inspect
copies
of
the
submitted
rule
revisions,
EPA's
technical
support
document
(
TSD),
and
public
comments
at
our
Region
IX
office
during
normal
business
hours
by
appointment.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Kathleen
Stewart,
EPA
Region
IX,
(
415)
947
 
4119,
stewart.
kathleen@
epa.
gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
This
proposal
addresses
the
following
Rules:
1401(
c);
1410(
i),
(
j),
(
l),
and
(
q);
1418(
b),
(
c),
and
(
e);
1415
(
a);
1421(
a)
and
(
b);
and
1425(
a)
and
(
b).
In
the
Rules
and
Regulations
section
of
this
Federal
Register,
we
are
approving
these
rules
in
a
direct
final
action
without
prior
proposal
because
we
believe
these
revisions
are
not
controversial.
If
we
receive
adverse
comments,
however,
we
will
publish
a
timely
withdrawal
of
the
direct
final
rule
and
address
the
comments
in
a
subsequent
action
based
on
this
proposed
rule.
Please
note
that
if
we
receive
adverse
comment
on
an
amendment,
paragraph,
or
section
of
this
rule
and
if
that
provision
may
be
severed
from
the
remainder
of
the
rule,
we
may
adopt
as
final
those
provisions
of
the
rule
that
are
not
the
subject
of
an
adverse
comment.
We
do
not
plan
to
open
a
second
comment
period,
so
anyone
interested
in
commenting
should
do
so
at
this
time.
If
we
do
not
receive
adverse
comments,
no
further
activity
is
planned.
For
further
information,
please
see
the
direct
final
action.

Dated:
December
15,
2003.

Keith
Takata,

Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
IX.

Part
70,
Chapter
I,
Title
40
of
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
is
amended
as
follows:

PART
70
 
[
AMENDED]

1.
The
authority
citation
for
part
70
continues
to
read
as
follows:

Authority:
42
U.
S.
C.
7401
et
seq.

Subpart
F
 
California
2.
Appendix
A
to
Part
70
is
amended
by
adding
under
``
California''
paragraph
(
x)
to
read
as
follows:

Appendix
A
to
Part
70
 
Approval
Status
of
State
and
Local
Operating
Permits
Programs
*
*
*
*
*
California
*
*
*
*
*
(
x)
*
*
*
(
5)
Revisions
were
submitted
on
August
19,
2003,
effective
February
27,
2004.

*
*
*
*
*
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BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Parts
260
and
261
[
RCRA
 
2002
 
0031;
FRL
 
7602
 
9]

RIN
2050
 
AE98
Proposed
Revisions
to
the
Definition
of
Solid
Waste
 
Extension
of
Comment
Period
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Proposed
rule;
extension
of
comment
period.

SUMMARY:
The
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
is
extending
the
comment
period
for
the
proposed
rule
entitled
``
Revisions
to
the
Definition
of
Solid
Waste,''
which
appeared
in
the
Federal
Register
on
October
28,
2003
(
68
FR
61558).
The
public
comment
period
for
this
proposed
rule
was
to
end
on
January
26,
2004.
The
purpose
of
this
notice
is
to
extend
the
comment
period
to
end
on
February
25,
2004.
DATES:
EPA
will
accept
public
comments
on
this
proposed
regulation
until
February
25,
2004.
Comments
submitted
after
this
date
will
be
marked
``
late''
and
may
not
be
considered.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
by
mail
to:
OSWER
Docket,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
5305T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0031.
Comments
may
also
be
submitted
electronically,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier;
follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
below
in
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section
of
this
notice.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
on
the
proposed
regulation,
contact
the
RCRA
Call
Center
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
this
rulemaking,
contact
Dave
Fagan
at
(
703)
308
 
0603
(
fagan.
david@
epa.
gov),
or
Ingrid
Rosencrantz
at
(
703)
605
 
0709
(
rosencrantz.
ingrid@
epa.
gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
The
proposed
rule
that
is
the
subject
of
this
notice,
and
which
was
published
in
the
FEDERAL
REGISTER
on
October
28,
2003,
would
revise
the
definition
of
solid
waste
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA),
by
identifying
certain
recyclable
hazardous
secondary
materials
as
not
``
discarded,''

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68,
No.
248
/
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December
29,
2003
/
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Rules
and
thus
not
subject
to
regulation
as
wastes
under
Subtitle
C
of
RCRA.
The
proposed
rule
would
also
establish
specific
regulatory
criteria
for
determining
whether
or
not
hazardous
secondary
materials
are
recycled
legitimately.
The
comment
period
for
the
proposed
rule
was
scheduled
to
end
on
January
26,
2004.
However,
a
public
commenter
(
the
National
Paint
and
Coatings
Association)
has
requested
that
EPA
extend
the
comment
period
by
30
days,
noting
that
it
(
and
other
organizations)
is
working
to
respond
to
several
other
important
EPA
rulemaking
proposals
whose
comment
periods
overlap
with
that
of
this
proposal.
This
commenter
also
noted
that
the
comment
period
for
this
proposed
rule
extends
over
the
holiday
season,
which
additionally
impacts
their
ability
to
fully
review
the
proposal
and
formulate
a
comprehensive
set
of
comments.
EPA
believes
this
request
is
reasonable.
EPA
also
notes
that
this
rule
is
not
subject
to
any
statutory
or
judicial
deadlines.
We
are
therefore
extending
the
comment
period
for
this
proposal
until
February
25,
2004.

How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
 
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
 
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
To
access
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page,
select
``
Information
Sources,''
``
Dockets,''
and
``
EPA
Dockets.''
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0031.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
electronic
mail
(
e­
mail)
to
rcradocket
epamail.
epa.
gov,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0031.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
Docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
email
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
 
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
the
following
paragraph.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OSWER
Docket,
EPA
West
Building,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2002
 
0031.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
Docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
(
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays).

Dated:
December
16,
2003.

Matt
Hale,

Acting
Director,
Office
of
Solid
Waste.
[
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P
DEPARTMENT
OF
TRANSPORTATION
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
49
CFR
Part
533
[
Docket
No.
2003
 
16128]

RIN
2127
 
AJ17
Reforming
the
Automobile
Fuel
Economy
Standards
Program
AGENCY:
National
Highway
Traffic
Safety
Administration
(
NHTSA),
Department
of
Transportation
(
DOT).
ACTION:
Advance
notice
of
proposed
rulemaking.

SUMMARY:
This
document
seeks
comment
on
various
issues
relating
to
the
corporate
average
fuel
economy
(
CAFE)
program.
In
particular,
this
document
seeks
comments
relating
to
possible
enhancements
to
the
program
that
will
assist
in
furthering
fuel
conservation
while
protecting
motor
vehicle
safety
and
the
economic
vitality
of
the
auto
industry.
The
agency
is
particularly
interested
in
improvements
to
the
structure
of
the
CAFE
program
authorized
under
current
statutory
authority.
The
focus
of
this
document
is
to
solicit
comment
on
the
structure
of
the
CAFE
program,
not
the
stringency
level
for
a
future
CAFE
standard.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
received
on
or
before
April
27,
2004.
ADDRESSES:
You
may
submit
comments
[
identified
by
DOT
DMS
Docket
Number
2003
 
16128]
by
any
of
the
following
methods:
 
Web
Site:
http://
dms.
dot.
gov.
Follow
the
instructions
for
submitting
comments
on
the
DOT
electronic
docket
site.
 
Fax:
1
 
202
 
493
 
2251.
 
Mail:
Docket
Management
Facility;
U.
S.
Department
of
Transportation,
400
Seventh
Street,
SW.,
Nassif
Building,
Room
PL
 
401,
Washington,
DC
20590
 
001.
 
Hand
Delivery:
Room
PL
 
401
on
the
plaza
level
of
the
Nassif
Building,
400
Seventh
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC,
between
9
am
and
5
pm,
Monday
through
Friday,
except
Federal
Holidays.
 
Federal
eRulemaking
Portal:
Go
to
http://
www.
regulations.
gov.
Follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Instructions:
All
submissions
must
include
the
agency
name
and
docket
number
or
Regulatory
Identification
Number
(
RIN)
for
this
rulemaking.
For
detailed
instructions
on
submitting
comments
and
additional
information
on
the
rulemaking
process,
see
the
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