Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0002-0026
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Regulation of Oil-Bearing Secondary Materials From the Petroleum Refining Industry and Other Hazardous Secondary Materials Processed in a Gasification Device to Produce Synthesis Gas
Posted Date: 2002-06-11T04:00Z

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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
112
/
Tuesday,
June
11,
2002
/
Proposed
Rules
SUMMARY:
EPA
proposes
to
approve
the
State
Implementation
Plan
(SIP)
revision
submitted
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Pennsylvania
of
changes
to
the
air
resource
regulations.
The
changes
will
make
the
Commonwealth's
regulations
consistent
with
Federal
requirements,
delete
obsolete
and
unnecessary
provisions,
and
apply
the
Commonwealth's
monitoring
requirements
in
a
consistent
fashion
for
all
affected
sources.
In
the
Final
Rules
section
of
this
Federal
Register,
EPA
is
approving
the
State's
SIP
submittal
as
a
direct
final
rule
without
prior
proposal
because
the
Agency
views
this
as
a
noncontroversial
submittal
and
anticipates
no
adverse
comments.
A
detailed
rationale
for
the
approval
is
set
forth
in
the
direct
final
rule.
If
no
adverse
comments
are
received
in
response
to
this
action,
no
further
activity
is
contemplated.
If
EPA
receives
adverse
comments,
the
direct
final
rule
will
be
withdrawn
and
all
public
comments
received
will
be
addressed
in
a
subsequent
final
rule
based
on
this
proposed
rule.
EPA
will
not
institute
a
second
comment
period.
Any
parties
interested
in
commenting
on
this
action
should
do
so
at
this
time.
Please
note
that
if
EPA
receives
adverse
comment
on
an
amendment,
paragraph,
or
section
of
this
rule
and
if
that
provision
may
be
severed
from
the
remainder
of
the
rule,
EPA
may
adopt
as
final
those
provisions
of
the
rule
that
are
not
the
subject
of
an
adverse
comment.

DATES:
Comments
must
be
received
in
writing
by
July
11,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Written
comments
should
be
addressed
to
David
L.
Arnold,
Chief,
Air
Quality
Planning
&
Information
Services
Branch,
Air
Protection
Division,
Mailcode
3AP21,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103.
Copies
of
the
documents
relevant
to
this
action
are
available
for
public
inspection
during
normal
business
hours
at
the
Air
Protection
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103;
and
the
Pennsylvania
Department
of
Environmental
Resources
Bureau
of
Air
Quality
Control,
P.
O.
Box
8468,
400
Market
Street,
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
17105.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Rose
Quinto
at
(215)
814Ð
2182,
the
EPA
Region
III
address
above
or
by
e­
mail
at
quinto.
rose@
epa.
gov.
Please
note
that
while
questions
may
be
posed
via
telephone
and
e­
mail,
formal
comments
must
be
submitted
in
writing,
as
indicated
in
the
ADDRESSES
section
of
this
document.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
For
further
information,
please
see
the
information
provided
in
the
direct
final
action
for
the
Pennsylvania's
air
resource
regulations,
that
is
located
in
the
``
Rules
and
Regulations''
section
of
this
Federal
Register
publication.

Dated:
May
8,
2002.
Thomas
C.
Voltaggio,
Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
III.
[FR
Doc.
02Ð
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Filed
6Ð
10Ð
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8:
45
am]

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PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Part
52
[MD062–
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7220–
2]

Approval
and
Promulgation
of
Air
Quality
Implementation
Plans;
Maryland;
Visible
Emissions
and
Open
Fire
Amendments
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).
ACTION:
Proposed
rule.

SUMMARY:
EPA
proposes
to
approve
revisions
to
the
Maryland
State
Implementation
Plan
(SIP).
These
revisions
establish
the
exemption
of
certain
intermittent
visible
emissions
(VE)
at
Federal
facilities,
amend
open
burning
distance
limitations,
and
establish
specific
requirements
for
safety
determinations
at
Federal
facilities.
In
the
Final
Rules
section
of
this
Federal
Register,
EPA
is
approving
the
State's
SIP
submittal
as
a
direct
final
rule
without
prior
proposal
because
the
Agency
views
this
as
a
noncontroversial
submittal
and
anticipates
no
adverse
comments.
A
detailed
rationale
for
the
approval
is
set
forth
in
the
direct
final
rule.
If
no
adverse
comments
are
received
in
response
of
this
action,
no
further
activity
is
contemplated.
If
EPA
receives
adverse
comments,
the
direct
final
rule
will
be
withdrawn
and
all
public
comments
received
will
be
addressed
in
a
subsequent
final
rule
based
on
this
proposed
rule.
EPA
will
not
institute
a
second
comment
period.
Any
parties
interested
in
commenting
on
this
action
should
do
so
at
this
time.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
received
in
writing
by
July
11,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Written
comments
should
be
addressed
to
David
L.
Arnold,
Chief,
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Information
Services
Branch,
Mailcode
3AP21,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103.
Copies
of
the
documents
relevant
to
this
action
are
available
for
public
inspection
during
normal
business
hours
at
the
Air
Protection
Division,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
19103;
and
the
Maryland
Department
of
the
Environment,
2500
Broening
Highway,
Baltimore,
Maryland,
21224.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Betty
Harris,
(215)
814Ð
2168,
at
the
EPA
Region
III
address
above,
or
by
e­
mail
at
harris.
betty@
epa.
gov.
Please
note
that
while
questions
may
be
posed
via
telephone
and
e­
mail,
formal
comments
must
be
submitted
in
writing,
as
indicated
in
the
ADDRESSES
section
of
this
document.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
For
further
information,
please
see
the
information
provided
in
the
direct
final
action
of
Maryland's
Visible
Emissions
and
Open
Fire
Amendments,
that
is
located
in
the
``
Rules
and
Regulations''
section
of
this
Federal
Register
publication.

Dated:
May
21,
2002.
James
W.
Newsom,
Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
III.
[FR
Doc.
02Ð
14492
Filed
6Ð
10Ð
02;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560–
50–
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
40
CFR
Parts
260
and
261
[FRL–
7228–
8]

RIN
2050–
AE78
Extension
of
Comment
Period
for
Proposed
Regulation
of
Oil­
Bearing
Secondary
Materials
From
the
Petroleum
Refining
Industry
and
Other
Hazardous
Secondary
Materials
Processed
in
a
Gasification
Device
To
Produce
Synthesis
Gas
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA).

ACTION:
Proposed
rule;
extension
of
comment
period.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(EPA)
is
extending
by
an
additional
75
days
the
comment
period
on
its
proposed
rule
(March
25,
2002
at
67
FR
13684)
for
revising
the
RCRA
hazardous
waste
program
to
allow
a
conditional
exclusion
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste.
This
conditional
exclusion
would
be
for
hazardous
oil­
bearing
secondary
materials
generated
by
the
petroleum
refining
industry
when
processed
in
a
gasification
device
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Federal
Register
/
Vol.
67,
No.
112
/
Tuesday,
June
11,
2002
/
Proposed
Rules
synthesis
gas
fuel
and
other
non­
fuel
chemical
by­
products.
The
proposal
also
solicits
comment
on
a
broader
conditional
exclusion
to
other
hazardous
secondary
materials
generated
by
industries
other
than
the
petroleum
refining
industry.
The
comment
period
is
being
extended
to
provide
the
public
with
additional
time
to
evaluate
and
comment
on
both
aspects
of
the
proposed
rule.
As
extended
by
this
action,
the
comment
period
will
now
close
on
September
10,
2002.

DATES:
EPA
will
accept
public
comment
on
this
proposed
rule
until
September
10,
2002.
Comments
postmarked
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
stamped
``
late''
and
may
or
may
not
be
considered
by
the
Agency.

ADDRESSES:
Commenters
must
send
an
original
and
two
copies
of
their
comments
referencing
docket
number
FÐ
2002Ð
RPRPÐ
FFFFF
to:
(1)
If
using
regular
postal
mail:
RCRA
Docket
Information
Center,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(5305G),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Headquarters
EPAHQ
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460Ð
0002;
(2)
If
using
special
delivery,
such
as
overnight
express
service:
RCRA
Docket
Information
Center
(RIC),
Crystal
Gateway
One,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
First
Floor,
Arlington,
VA
22202;
or
(3)
If
using
the
Internet
to:
rcra­
docket@
epa.
gov.
All
electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
(text)
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
If
possible,
EPA's
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(OSW)
would
also
like
to
receive
an
additional
copy
of
the
comments
on
disk
in
WordPerfect
6.1
file
format.
Commenters
should
not
submit
electronically
any
confidential
business
information
(CBI).
An
original
and
two
copies
of
CBI
must
be
submitted
under
separate
cover
to:
RCRA
CBI
Document
Control
Officer,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(5303W),
U.
S.
EPA,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20460Ð
0002.
The
official
record
(i.
e.,
public
docket)
for
the
proposed
rulemaking
is
FÐ
2002Ð
RPRPÐ
FFFFF.
In
addition
to
this
official
record,
two
additional
dockets
have
material
supporting
this
proposal.
They
are:
FÐ
98Ð
PR2AÐ
FFFFF
and
FÐ
98Ð
RCSFÐ
FFFFF.
Public
comments
and
supporting
materials
are
available
for
viewing
in
the
RCRA
Docket
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,
it
is
recommended
that
the
public
make
an
appointment
by
calling
703Ð
603Ð
9230.
The
public
may
copy
a
maximum
of
100
pages
from
any
regulatory
docket
at
no
charge.
Additional
copies
cost
$0.15/
page.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information,
contact
the
RCRA
Hotline
at
1Ð
800Ð
424Ð
9346
or
TDD
1Ð
800Ð
553Ð
7672
(hearing
impaired).
In
the
Washington,
DC,
metropolitan
area,
call
703Ð
412Ð
9810
or
TDD
703Ð
412Ð
3323.
The
RCRA
Hotline
is
open
MondayÐ
Friday,
9
am
to
6
pm,
Eastern
Standard
Time.
For
more
detailed
information
on
specific
aspects
of
this
proposed
rulemaking,
contact
Elaine
Eby
at
703Ð
308Ð
8449
or
eby.
elaine@
epa.
gov,
or
write
her
at
the
Office
of
Solid
Waste,
5302W,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Headquarters
(EPA,
HQ)
(5302W),
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460Ð
0002.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
On
March
25,
2002
(67
FR
13684),
EPA
proposed
a
conditional
exclusion
from
the
definition
of
solid
waste.
As
noted
in
the
proposal,
the
exclusion
would
apply
to
hazardous
oil­
bearing
secondary
materials
(i.
e.,
sludges,
by­
products,
or
spent
materials)
generated
by
the
petroleum
refining
industry
(Standard
Industrial
Classification
(SIC)
2911),
when
processed,
either
on­
site
or
offsite
in
a
gasification
system
to
produce
synthesis
gas
fuel
and
other
non­
fuel
chemical
by­
products.
As
proposed,
the
exclusion
is
subject
to
a
set
of
conditions
that
specify
the
following:
(1)
The
system
meets
the
definition
of
a
gasification
system;
(2)
the
system
generates
a
synthesis
gas
fuel
that
meets
the
specification
of
exempted
synthesis
gas;
(3)
the
materials
generated
by
the
gasification
system
must
not
be
placed
on
the
land
if
they
exceed
the
nonwastewater
Universal
Treatment
Standards
(UTS)
for
chromium,
lead,
nickel,
vanadium,
arsenic,
and
antimony
(found
at
40
CFR
268.48);
and
(4)
the
excluded
materials
must
not
be
placed
on
the
land
or
speculatively
accumulated
prior
to
insertion
into
the
gasification
system.
The
proposal
also
solicits
comment
on
an
option
to
broaden
the
conditional
exclusion
to
other
generated
hazardous
secondary
materials
under
an
expanded
set
of
conditions.
These
conditions
include:
(1)
Each
hazardous
secondary
material
processed
in
the
system
contains
greater
than
20%
by
weight
total
organic
carbon;
(2)
the
gasification
system
does
not
process
any
hazardous
waste
which
exhibits
the
characteristic
of
mercury
and
any
hazardous
waste
for
which
mercury
is
a
basis
for
listing
under
40
CFR
part
261,
Appendix
VII
as
hazardous
secondary
material;
(3)
the
system
meets
the
definition
of
a
gasification
system;
(4)
the
system
generates
a
synthesis
gas
fuel
that
meets
the
specification
of
exempted
synthesis
gas;
(5)
the
materials
generated
by
the
gasification
system
are
not
placed
on
the
land
if
they
exceed
the
nonwastewater
UTS
for
antimony,
arsenic,
barium,
beryllium,
cadmium,
chromium
(total),
cyanides
(total),
cyanides
(amenable),
lead,
mercury,
nickel,
selenium,
silver,
thallium,
and
vanadium;
and
(6)
the
excluded
materials
are
not
placed
on
the
land
or
speculatively
accumulated
prior
to
insertion
into
the
gasification
system.

While
the
Agency
has
requested
comment
on
all
aspects
of
the
proposal,
we
specifically
solicit
comment,
information,
and
data
on:
(1)
The
performance
of
gasification
on
other
hazardous
secondary
material
(that
are
currently
hazardous
waste)
known
to
contain
concentrations
of
metals;
(2)
the
performance
of
gasification
on
certain
hazardous
secondary
materials
that
contain
certain
high
concentration
of
non­
contributing
components
(namely
metals
or
halides);
(3)
potential
partitioning
of
metals
to
the
product
synthesis
gas
fuel
and
their
subsequent
release
during
the
combustion
of
the
synthesis
gas
in
turbines
to
produce
power:
(4)
criteria
for
and
the
types
of
hazardous
secondary
materials
that
could
be
processed
in
a
gasification
system;
(5)
specific
design
and
operating
conditions
for
all
components
of
the
gasification
system;
(6)
the
market
for
building
and
operating
gasification
systems
in
the
future;
(7)
the
market
for
synthesis
gas
and
other
gasification
products;
and
(8)
appropriate
documentation
(reporting
and
record
keeping)
for
those
claiming
this
exclusion.

The
Agency
is
extending
the
comment
period
by
75
days
to
accommodate
requests
by
several
parties
for
additional
time
to
prepare
relevant
comments
and
to
gather
operating
and
emissions
data
on
gasification
systems
permitted
in
Europe
and
Japan.

Dated:
May
30,
2002.

Elizabeth
A.
Cotsworth,

Director,
Office
of
Solid
Waste.
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