Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste, 20304-20305 [E7-7761]

Download as PDF 20304 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Proposed Rules other statute unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small entities include small businesses, small organizations, and small governmental jurisdictions. For purposes of assessing the impact of today’s proposed rule amendments on small entities, a small entity is defined as: (1) A small business according to Small Business Administration size standards for companies identified by NAICS codes 336111 (automobile manufacturing) and 336112 (light truck and utility vehicle manufacturing) with 1,000 or fewer employees or by NAICS code 323113 (commercial screen printing) with 500 or fewer employees; (2) a small governmental jurisdiction that is a government or a city, county, town, school district or special district with a population of less than 50,000; and (3) a small organization that is any not-forprofit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. Based on the above definition, there are no small entities presently engaged in automobile and light-duty truck surface coating. While there are small entities presently engaged in commercial screen printing, the proposed rule amendments would not impose any requirements on commercial screen printers. After considering the economic impacts of today’s proposed rule amendments on small entities, I certify that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This is based on the observation that the proposed rule affects no small entities since none are engaged in the surface coating of automobiles and light-duty trucks, and no requirements are imposed on commercial screen printers. We continue to be interested in the potential impacts of the proposed rule amendments on small entities and welcome comments on issues related to such impacts. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSAL Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Hazardous substances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: April 18, 2007. Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–7758 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:31 Apr 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261 [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2002–0031–FRL–8303–8] RIN 2050–AG31 Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the comment period to the supplemental proposed rule entitled Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste published on March 26, 2007 (72 FR 14172) is being extended until June 25, 2007. In the supplemental proposal, EPA is requesting comment on revisions to the definition of solid waste which would exclude certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). We are also soliciting comment on regulatory factors to be used to determine whether recycling of hazardous secondary materials is legitimate. DATES: The comment period for this supplemental proposed rule is extended from the original closing date of May 25, 2007, to June 25, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2002–0031 by one of the following methods: www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to RCRA– docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2002–0031. Fax: Fax comments to: 202–566–0270, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA 2002–0031. Mail: Send comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mail Code 5305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2002– 0031. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., Washington, DC 20503. Hand delivery: Deliver comments to: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2002–0031. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–RCRA– 2002–0031. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OSWER Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OSWER Docket is (202) 566–0270. E:\FR\FM\24APP1.SGM 24APP1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Proposed Rules For more detailed information on specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact Marilyn Goode, Office of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, MC 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, (703–308–8800) (goode.marilyn@epa.gov) or Tracy Atagi, Office of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, MC 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, (703–308–8672) (atagi.tracy@epa.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Comment Period. We are extending the comment period by 30 days in response to requests from several stakeholders. B. Regulated Entities. Entities potentially affected by this action include about 4,600 facilities in 530 industries in 17 economic sectors that generate or recycle hazardous secondary materials which are currently regulated as RCRA Subtitle C hazardous wastes (e.g., industrial co-products, byproducts, residues, unreacted feedstocks). About 80 percent of these affected facilities are classified in NAICS code economic sectors 31, 32, and 33 (manufacturing), and the remainder are in NAICS code economic sectors 21 (mining), 22 (utilities), 23 (construction), 42 (wholesale trade), 44 and 45 (retail trade), 48 and 49 (transportation), 51 (information), 54 (professional, scientific and technical services), 56 (administrative support, waste management and remediation), 61 (educational services), 62 (health care and social assistance, and 81 (other services). About 0.65 million tons per year of recyclable industrial materials handled by these entities may be affected, of which the most common types are metal-bearing hazardous secondary materials (e.g., sludges and spent catalysts), and organic chemical liquids. This proposed rule, if promulgated, is expected to result in regulatory and materials recovery cost savings to these industries of approximately $107 million per year. Taking into account impact estimation uncertainty factors, this rule, if promulgated, could affect between 0.3 to 1.7 million tons per year of industrial hazardous secondary materials handled by 3,600 to 5,400 entities in 460 to 570 industries, resulting in $93 million to $205 million per year of net cost savings. More detailed information on the potentially affected entities, industries, and industrial materials, as well as the economic impacts of this rule (with impact uncertainty factors), is jlentini on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:31 Apr 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 presented in the ‘‘Economics Background Document’’ available in the docket for this rulemaking. C. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark all information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD–ROM the specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed, except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 260 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. 40 CFR Part 261 Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: April 13, 2007. Matt Hale, Director, Office of Solid Waste. [FR Doc. E7–7761 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised 12-Month Finding for Upper Missouri River Distinct Population Segment of Fluvial Arctic Grayling Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of revised 12-month finding. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our revised 12-month finding on a petition to list the upper Missouri River Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of fluvial Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). After a review of the PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 20305 best available scientific and commercial information, we find that fluvial Arctic grayling of the upper Missouri River does not constitute a species, subspecies, or distinct population segment under the Act. Therefore, we find that the petition to list the upper Missouri River DPS of fluvial Arctic grayling is not warranted, and we withdraw the fluvial Arctic grayling from the candidate list. The Service continues to seek new information on the taxonomy, biology, ecology, and status of fluvial Arctic grayling and to support cooperative conservation of fluvial Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River system. This finding was made on April 24, 2007. DATES: The complete file for this finding is available for inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Montana Field Office, 585 Shepard Way, Helena, MT 59601; telephone (406) 449–5225. Submit new information, materials, comments, or questions concerning this species to us at this address (Attention: Arctic grayling). ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Wilson, Field Supervisor, Montana Field Office, at the address and telephone listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Species Information Description The Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) belongs to the family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, charr, whitefishes), subfamily Thymallinae (graylings), and is represented by a single genus, Thymallus, which contains three other recognized species in addition to T. arcticus (Scott and Crossman 1973, pp. 301–302; Behnke 2002, pp. 327–331). Arctic grayling have elongate, laterally compressed bodies with deeply forked tails, and adults typically average 254 to 330 millimeters (10 to 13 inches) in length. Coloration varies from silvery or iridescent blue and lavender, to dark blue (Behnke 2002, pp. 327–328). During the spawning period, the colors darken and the males become more brilliantly colored than the females. A prominent morphological feature of Arctic grayling is the sail-like dorsal fin, which is large and vividly colored with rows of orange to bright green spots, and often has an orange border. Dark spots are often evident on the body towards the head (Behnke 2002, pp. 327–328). E:\FR\FM\24APP1.SGM 24APP1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20304-20305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7761]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 260 and 261

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031-FRL-8303-8]
RIN 2050-AG31


Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 
the comment period to the supplemental proposed rule entitled Revisions 
to the Definition of Solid Waste published on March 26, 2007 (72 FR 
14172) is being extended until June 25, 2007. In the supplemental 
proposal, EPA is requesting comment on revisions to the definition of 
solid waste which would exclude certain hazardous secondary materials 
from regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA). We are also soliciting comment on regulatory 
factors to be used to determine whether recycling of hazardous 
secondary materials is legitimate.

DATES: The comment period for this supplemental proposed rule is 
extended from the original closing date of May 25, 2007, to June 25, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2002-0031 by one of the following methods:
    www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting 
comments.
    E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to RCRA-
docket@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031.
    Fax: Fax comments to: 202-566-0270, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA 2002-0031.
    Mail: Send comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mail Code 
5305T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031. In 
addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information 
collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 
EPA, 725 17th St., Washington, DC 20503.
    Hand delivery: Deliver comments to: Environmental Protection 
Agency, EPA Docket Center, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031. Such 
deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of 
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of 
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2002-0031. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, 
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is 
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to 
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. 
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information 
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov 
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part 
of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available 
on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends 
that you include your name and other contact information in the body of 
your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OSWER Docket, EPA/DC, EPA 
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The 
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OSWER 
Docket is (202) 566-0270.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more detailed information on 
specific aspects of this rulemaking, contact Marilyn Goode, Office of 
Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, MC 5304P, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, (703-308-8800) (goode.marilyn@epa.gov) or Tracy 
Atagi, Office of Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste Identification Division, 
MC 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, (703-308-8672) (atagi.tracy@epa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Comment Period. We are extending the 
comment period by 30 days in response to requests from several 
stakeholders.
    B. Regulated Entities. Entities potentially affected by this action 
include about 4,600 facilities in 530 industries in 17 economic sectors 
that generate or recycle hazardous secondary materials which are 
currently regulated as RCRA Subtitle C hazardous wastes (e.g., 
industrial co-products, by-products, residues, unreacted feedstocks). 
About 80 percent of these affected facilities are classified in NAICS 
code economic sectors 31, 32, and 33 (manufacturing), and the remainder 
are in NAICS code economic sectors 21 (mining), 22 (utilities), 23 
(construction), 42 (wholesale trade), 44 and 45 (retail trade), 48 and 
49 (transportation), 51 (information), 54 (professional, scientific and 
technical services), 56 (administrative support, waste management and 
remediation), 61 (educational services), 62 (health care and social 
assistance, and 81 (other services). About 0.65 million tons per year 
of recyclable industrial materials handled by these entities may be 
affected, of which the most common types are metal-bearing hazardous 
secondary materials (e.g., sludges and spent catalysts), and organic 
chemical liquids. This proposed rule, if promulgated, is expected to 
result in regulatory and materials recovery cost savings to these 
industries of approximately $107 million per year. Taking into account 
impact estimation uncertainty factors, this rule, if promulgated, could 
affect between 0.3 to 1.7 million tons per year of industrial hazardous 
secondary materials handled by 3,600 to 5,400 entities in 460 to 570 
industries, resulting in $93 million to $205 million per year of net 
cost savings. More detailed information on the potentially affected 
entities, industries, and industrial materials, as well as the economic 
impacts of this rule (with impact uncertainty factors), is presented in 
the ``Economics Background Document'' available in the docket for this 
rulemaking.
    C. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark all information that you 
claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail 
to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then identify 
electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the specific information that 
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment 
that includes information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that 
does not contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for 
inclusion in the public docket. Information so marked will not be 
disclosed, except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR 
part 2.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 260

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

40 CFR Part 261

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

    Dated: April 13, 2007.
Matt Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. E7-7761 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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