Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788-0316
Agency: epa
Document Type: Proposed Rule
Title: Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings; Extension of the Comment Period
Posted Date: 2017-08-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35924-35925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16170]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 192

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788; FRL-9965-50-OAR]
RIN 2060-AP43

Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and 
Thorium Mill Tailings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 
reopening of the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comment and information on 
revisions to the EPA's ``Health and Environmental Protection Standards 
for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings.''

DATES: The comment period for the NPRM, published January 19, 2017 (82 
FR 4408), is reopened. Written comments must be received on or before 
October 16, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2012-0788, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot 
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any 
comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ingrid Rosencrantz, EPA Office of 
Radiation and Indoor Air, (202) 343-9286, rosencrantz.ingrid@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA published the NPRM on January 19,

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2017, in the Federal Register (82 FR 7400), which included a request 
for comments on or before July 18, 2017. The purpose of this document 
is to reopen that comment period.

A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number, subject heading, 
Federal Register date and page number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow it to be 
reproduced.
     Illustrate your concerns with specific examples and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

B. How can I get copies of this document, the proposed rule and other 
related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788. The EPA has also developed a Web site for the 
NPRM at: https://www.epa.gov/radiation/40-cfr-part-192-proposed-rulemaking-and-background-documents. Please refer to the original 
Federal Register NPRM for detailed information on accessing information 
related to the document.
    In response to requests for an extension, we are reopening the 
public comment period for this NPRM through October 16, 2017. This 
action will provide the public additional time to provide comment on 
updating this standard.

    Dated: July 26, 2017.
Jonathan D. Edwards,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
[FR Doc. 2017-16170 Filed 8-1-17; 8:45 am]
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