EPA Seeking Input Materials Measurement; Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Recycling, and Source Reduction Measurement in the U.S., 53897-53898 [2011-22137]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 30, 2011 / Notices Docket Numbers: ER11–4352–000. Applicants: Arizona Public Service Company. Description: Arizona Public Service Company submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Service Agreement No. 312, LGIA of Perrin Ranch Wind, LLC to be effective 8/23/2011. Filed Date: 08/22/2011. Accession Number: 20110822–5167. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 12, 2011. Docket Numbers: ER11–4353–000. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: California Independent System Operator Corporation submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): 2011–08– 22 CAISO Regulation Energy Management Amendment to be effective 12/1/2011. Filed Date: 08/22/2011. Accession Number: 20110822–5222. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, September 12, 2011. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the docket number. 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[FR Doc. 2011–22092 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0178; FRL–9457–5] EPA Seeking Input Materials Measurement; Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), Recycling, and Source Reduction Measurement in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) issued a SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:31 Aug 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 notice in the Federal Register of August 2, 2011 soliciting stakeholder input regarding the efficacy and scope of the MSW Characterization Report called ‘‘Municipal Solid Waste in the United States’’ as part of a broader discussion about sustainable materials management. This information will be used to develop new measurement definitions and protocols for measurement of these materials, as well as the possible addition of construction and demolition (C&D) materials and non-hazardous industrial materials to the list of materials addressed in future efforts. This effort could lead to the creation of a new measurement report that the EPA will make publicly available. This document is extending the comment period from August 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011. DATES: All written comments must be received on or before September 30, 2011. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– RCRA–2011–0178 by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments using the Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–RCRA–2011–0178. • E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov. • Fax: 202–566–9744. • Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Hand Delivery: EPA West Building Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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) and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011– 0178. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// 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. The https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53897 automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the 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. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566–0270. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hope Pillsbury, Mail Code (5306P), Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–7258; pillsbury.hope@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register of August 2, 2011 (76 FR 46290?) (FRL–9446–9). In that document, EPA sought comments regarding the efficacy and scope of the MSW Characterization Report called ‘‘Municipal Solid Waste in the United States’’ as part of a broader discussion about sustainable materials management. Several requests were received from potential commenters, to extend the comment period by 30 days. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which was set to end on August 31, 2011, to September 30, 2011. EPA will consider all comments received by E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 53898 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 30, 2011 / Notices September 30, 2011 to be timely and given full consideration. To submit comments, please follow the detailed instructions as provided under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. If you have questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. List of Subjects Environmental protection, municipal solid waste (MSW) characterization, MSW management, recycling, measurement, data, data collection, construction and demolition (C&D) recycling, source reduction, life cycle, life cycle systems approach, sustainable materials management. Dated: August 18, 2011. Suzanne Rudzinski, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. [FR Doc. 2011–22137 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P proposed settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) and Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the US EPA Region 1 OSRR Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109. During the public comment period, commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2011. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DATES: [FRL–9456–9] ADDRESSES: Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent; In Re: Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site, Located in Vershire, VT Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), and Section 7003(d) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9673(d), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement for recovery of past and projected future response costs concerning the Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site in Vershire, Vermont with the following settling party: Ely Mine Forest, Inc. The proposed settlement requires the settling party to hold all of its remaining cash accounts for purposes of paying certain site-related expenses approved by EPA. In addition, the proposed settlement requires the settling party to: use best efforts to market and sell the site property, allow EPA to remove and use borrow material located on the site property, provide EPA and their contractors access to the site property, and prepare and record any documents necessary to implement institutional controls on the site property. The mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:31 Aug 29, 2011 Jkt 223001 Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode ORA18–1, Boston, MA 02109 and should refer to: In re: Ely Mine Forest, Inc., U.S. EPA Region 1 Docket No. CERCLA–01–2011–0012. The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at the Vershire Town Hall, 6894 VT Rt. 113, Vershire, VT or at the US EPA Region 1 OSRR Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109. In addition, a copy of the proposed settlement agreement can be obtained from Ann Gardner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode OES04–4, Boston, MA 02109–3912, or by e-mail at gardner.ann@epa.gov. Additional information on the Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site can be found through the US EPA Region I Web site at https://www.epa.gov/region1/ cleanup/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: May 17, 2011. Stanley D. Chin, Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, U.S. EPA, Region I. [FR Doc. 2011–21991 Filed 8–29–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 11–1434] Next Meeting of the North American Numbering Council Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission released a public notice announcing the meeting and agenda of the North American Numbering Council (NANC). The intended effect of this action is to make the public aware of the NANC’s next meeting and agenda. DATES: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 9:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Requests to make an oral statement or provide written comments to the NANC should be sent to Deborah Blue, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room 5– C162, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Blue, Special Assistant to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at (202) 418–1466 or Deborah.Blue@fcc.gov. The fax number is: (202) 418–1413. The TTY number is: (202) 418–0484. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s document in CC Docket No. 92–237, DA 11–1434 released August 22, 2011. The complete text in this document is available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The document my also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800) 378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile (202) 863–2898, or via the Internet at https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available on the Commission’s Web site at http: //www.fcc.gov. The North American Numbering Council (NANC) has scheduled a meeting to be held Thursday, September 15, 2011, from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Federal Communications Commission, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room TW– C305, Washington, DC. This meeting is open to members of the general public. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many participants as possible. The public may submit written statements to the NANC, which must be received two SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53897-53898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22137]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0178; FRL-9457-5]


EPA Seeking Input Materials Measurement; Municipal Solid Waste 
(MSW), Recycling, and Source Reduction Measurement in the U.S.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) issued 
a notice in the Federal Register of August 2, 2011 soliciting 
stakeholder input regarding the efficacy and scope of the MSW 
Characterization Report called ``Municipal Solid Waste in the United 
States'' as part of a broader discussion about sustainable materials 
management. This information will be used to develop new measurement 
definitions and protocols for measurement of these materials, as well 
as the possible addition of construction and demolition (C&D) materials 
and non-hazardous industrial materials to the list of materials 
addressed in future efforts. This effort could lead to the creation of 
a new measurement report that the EPA will make publicly available. 
This document is extending the comment period from August 31, 2011 to 
September 30, 2011.

DATES: All written comments must be received on or before September 30, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2011-0178 by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 
instructions for submitting comments using the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2011-0178.
     E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
     Fax: 202-566-9744.
     Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: EPA West Building Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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) and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0178. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at 
https://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. The https://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 https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., 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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA Docket, EPA/
DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 
20460. 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hope Pillsbury, Mail Code (5306P), 
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (703) 308-7258; pillsbury.hope@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    This document extends the public comment period established in the 
Federal Register of August 2, 2011 (76 FR 46290?) (FRL-9446-9). In that 
document, EPA sought comments regarding the efficacy and scope of the 
MSW Characterization Report called ``Municipal Solid Waste in the 
United States'' as part of a broader discussion about sustainable 
materials management. Several requests were received from potential 
commenters, to extend the comment period by 30 days. EPA is hereby 
extending the comment period, which was set to end on August 31, 2011, 
to September 30, 2011. EPA will consider all comments received by

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September 30, 2011 to be timely and given full consideration.
    To submit comments, please follow the detailed instructions as 
provided under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. If you have 
questions, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, municipal solid waste (MSW) 
characterization, MSW management, recycling, measurement, data, data 
collection, construction and demolition (C&D) recycling, source 
reduction, life cycle, life cycle systems approach, sustainable 
materials management.

    Dated: August 18, 2011.
Suzanne Rudzinski,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Office of Solid 
Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 2011-22137 Filed 8-29-11; 8:45 am]
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