Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0609-0010
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections; Extension of Comment Period
Posted Date: 2022-05-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31514-31515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11081]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 271 and 761

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0609; FRL-7308-03-OLEM]

Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other 
Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections; 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the 
comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Integrating e-Manifest 
with Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-related Reports, PCB 
Amendments and Technical Corrections.'' EPA published the proposed rule 
in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), and the public 
comment period was scheduled to end on May 31, 2022. However, EPA has 
received at least one request for additional time to develop and submit 
comments on the proposal. In response to the request for additional 
time, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 61 days, 
through August 1, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2021-0609, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to 
be Confidential Business Information or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only): 
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of 
operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
Holidays).
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' 
heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. Out 
of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the 
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by 
appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our 
Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service 
via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries and couriers may be 
received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA 
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online 
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this 
document, contact Bryan Groce, Program Implementation and Information 
Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (202) 566-0339; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Summary

    On April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), EPA published in the Federal 
Register a proposal to amend certain aspects of the hazardous waste 
manifest regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA), specifically concerning the e-Manifest system to: (1) 
Incorporate hazardous waste export manifests into the e-Manifest 
system; (2) expand the required international shipment data elements on 
the manifest form; (3) revise aspects of the manifest form to improve 
compliance with import and export consents and tracking requirements 
and to allow for greater precision in waste data reported on the 
manifest; (4) incorporate three manifest-related reports (i.e., 
discrepancy, exception, and unmanifested waste reports); (5) provide 
discussion regarding potential future integration of the e-Manifest 
system with Biennial Reporting requirements; (6) make conforming 
changes to the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) manifest regulations 
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and (6) make other 
technical corrections to

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remove obsolete requirements, correct typographical errors, establish 
definitions, and/or improve alignment with the e-Manifest program.
    The comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to end on 
May 31, 2022. Since publication, EPA has received at least one request 
to extend that comment period to allow for additional time to develop 
comments on the proposed rule. After considering this request for 
additional time, EPA has decided to extend the comment period for an 
additional 61 days, through August 1, 2022.

II. Public Participation

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-
0609, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the 
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may 
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to 
EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 260

    Environmental protection, Exports, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and 
containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 261

    Environmental Protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 262

    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, 
Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, 
Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

40 CFR Part 263

    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, 
Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports.

40 CFR Part 264

    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, 
Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.

40 CFR Part 265

    Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements, 
Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 267

    Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities 
Operating Under a Standardized Permit.

40 CFR Part 271

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Confidential business information, Electronic reporting requirements, 
Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 761

    Environmental protection, Manifest, Polychlorinated biphenyls.

    Dated: May 18, 2022.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2022-11081 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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