Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units, 15967-15968 [2024-04712]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 6, 2024 / Proposed Rules (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by reference, Safety. The Proposed Amendment Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows: PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES 1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. § 39.13 [Amended] 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by: a. Removing Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–02–10, Amendment 39– 21907 (87 FR 7025, February 8, 2022); and ■ b. Adding the following new AD: ■ ■ Dassault Aviation: Docket No. FAA–2024– 0457; Project Identifier MCAI–2023– 01207–T. (a) Comments Due Date The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive (AD) by April 22, 2024. (b) Affected ADs This AD replaces AD 2022–02–10, Amendment 39–21907 (87 FR 7025, February 8, 2022) (AD 2022–02–10). (c) Applicability This AD applies to Dassault Aviation airplanes identified in paragraphs (c)(1) through (3) of this AD, certificated in any category, as identified in European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023– 0207, dated November 21, 2023 (EASA AD 2023–0207). (1) Model FALCON 7X airplanes. (2) Model FALCON 900EX airplanes. (3) Model FALCON 2000EX airplanes. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 (d) Subject Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 51, Standard Practices/ Structures. (e) Unsafe Condition This AD was prompted by a report of an improper heat treatment process applied during the manufacturing of certain Decomatic titanium screws, and by the determination that affected parts in additional areas on certain airplanes, as well as additional airplanes, are subject to the unsafe condition. The FAA is issuing this AD to address failure of an affected screw installed in a critical location, possibly VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:07 Mar 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 resulting in reduced structural integrity of the airplane. (f) Compliance Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified, unless already done. (g) Requirements Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all required actions and compliance times specified in, and in accordance with, EASA AD 2023–0207. (h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2023–0207 (1) Where EASA AD 2023–0207 refers to its effective date, this AD requires using the effective date of this AD. (2) This AD does not adopt the ‘‘Remarks’’ section of EASA AD 2023–0207. (3) Where Ref Publications specifies ‘‘Dassault SB 7X–467 original issue dated 16 November 2020, Rev. 1 dated 12 December 2022 or Rev. 2 dated 20 March 2023,’’ this AD requires replacing those words with ‘‘Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, Revision 2, dated March 20, 2023.’’ (i) Credit for Previous Actions For Model FALCON 7X airplanes: This paragraph provides credit for the actions specified in paragraph (g) of this AD, if those actions were performed before the effective date of this AD using Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, dated November 16, 2020, provided the additional work specified in Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, Revision 2, dated March 20, 2023, is accomplished within the applicable compliance time specified in EASA AD 2023–0207. (j) Additional AD Provisions The following provisions also apply to this AD: (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to the manager of the International Validation Branch, mail it to the address identified in paragraph (k) of this AD. Information may be emailed to: 9-AVS-AIR-730-AMOC@faa.gov. Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the responsible Flight Standards Office. (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Dassault Aviation’s EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the DOA, the approval must include the DOAauthorized signature. (k) Additional Information For more information about this AD, contact Tom Rodriguez, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 206– 231–3226; email: tom.rodriguez@faa.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 15967 (l) Material Incorporated by Reference (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do the actions required by this AD, unless this AD specifies otherwise. (i) European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 2023–0207, dated November 21, 2023. (ii) Dassault Service Bulletin 7X–467, Revision 2, dated March 20, 2023. (3) For EASA AD 2023–0207, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; website easa.europa.eu. You may find this EASA AD on the EASA website at ad.easa.europa.eu. (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. (5) You may view this material at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, visit www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ ibr-locations, or email fr.inspection@ nara.gov. Issued on February 28, 2024. Victor Wicklund, Deputy Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2024–04563 Filed 3–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270 [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0085; FRL 9247–03– OLEM] RIN 2050–AH27 Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending, until March 26, 2024, the comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on February 8, 2024. The proposed rule would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units at RCRA-permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and make related conforming amendments, thereby SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MRP1.SGM 06MRP1 15968 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 6, 2024 / Proposed Rules ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 providing clear regulatory authority to fully implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) statutory requirement that permitted facilities conduct corrective action to address releases not only of substances listed or identified as hazardous waste in the regulations but of any substance that meets the statutory definition of hazardous waste. The proposed rule would also provide notice of EPA’s interpretation that the statutory definition of hazardous waste applies to corrective action for releases from solid waste management units at permitted and interim status facilities. DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register (FR) on February 8, 2024 (89 FR 8598), originally ending March 11, 2024, is being extended by 15 days. Written comments must be received on or before March 26, 2024. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2023–0085, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, RCRA Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery/Courier: 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. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2023– VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:07 Mar 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 0085, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. 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. 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: Barbara Foster, Program Information and Implementation Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5303T)) Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, 202–566–0382, foster.barbara@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 8, 2024, the Agency published in the Federal Register (89 FR 8598) a proposed rule that would amend the regulations applicable to RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in two related respects. First, it would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action. Specifically, it would amend the definition in § 260.10 to expressly apply the RCRA section 1004(5) statutory definition of hazardous waste to corrective action requirements under § 264.101 and 40 CFR part 264 Subpart S. Similarly, it would amend the identical definition in the hazardous waste facility permitting regulations, § 270.2, to expressly apply the statutory PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 9990 definition of hazardous waste to the requirements relating to corrective action in § 270.14(d). These proposed revisions would more clearly provide EPA authority to address, through corrective action for solid waste management units, releases of the full universe of substances that the statute intended—not only hazardous waste and hazardous constituents listed or identified in the regulations, but all substances that meet the definition of hazardous waste in RCRA section 1004(5) at a facility. These proposed amendments are consistent with EPA’s longstanding interpretation of the RCRA statute. Second, this proposed rule would add RCRA sections 3004(u) and (v) and 3008(h) to the statutory authorities identified in § 261.1(b)(2). That section provides that the statutory definitions of solid and hazardous waste govern the scope of EPA’s authority under certain sections of RCRA, not the more limited 40 CFR part 261 regulatory definitions. These revisions provide notice of and codify the Agency’s interpretation of the statute—that it provides authority to address releases from solid waste management units of all substances that meet the definition of hazardous waste under the statute. Following publication of the proposed rule, several members of the public requested that the Agency extend the comment period. In response to these requests, the Agency is extending the comment period for 15 days, until March 26, 2024. EPA does not want to unnecessarily delay this rulemaking and believes that this 15-day extension provides more than adequate time for reviewers to review the proposed rule and to submit comments given the very narrow scope of the rulemaking, and the limited amount of material reviewers need to review. Dated: February 28, 2024. Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2024–04712 Filed 3–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\06MRP1.SGM 06MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15967-15968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04712]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0085; FRL 9247-03-OLEM]
RIN 2050-AH27


Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for 
Releases From Solid Waste Management Units

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending, until 
March 26, 2024, the comment period for the proposed rule published in 
the Federal Register on February 8, 2024. The proposed rule would amend 
the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to 
address releases from solid waste management units at RCRA-permitted 
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and make related conforming 
amendments, thereby

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providing clear regulatory authority to fully implement the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) statutory requirement that 
permitted facilities conduct corrective action to address releases not 
only of substances listed or identified as hazardous waste in the 
regulations but of any substance that meets the statutory definition of 
hazardous waste. The proposed rule would also provide notice of EPA's 
interpretation that the statutory definition of hazardous waste applies 
to corrective action for releases from solid waste management units at 
permitted and interim status facilities.

DATES: The public comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register (FR) on February 8, 2024 (89 FR 8598), originally 
ending March 11, 2024, is being extended by 15 days. Written comments 
must be received on or before March 26, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2023-0085, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket 
Center, RCRA Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: 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.
    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2023-
0085, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the 
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this document. 
Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. 
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. 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: Barbara Foster, Program Information 
and Implementation Division, Office of Resource Conservation and 
Recovery (5303T)) Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, 202-566-0382, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 8, 2024, the Agency published in 
the Federal Register (89 FR 8598) a proposed rule that would amend the 
regulations applicable to RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal 
facilities in two related respects. First, it would amend the 
definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action. 
Specifically, it would amend the definition in Sec.  260.10 to 
expressly apply the RCRA section 1004(5) statutory definition of 
hazardous waste to corrective action requirements under Sec.  264.101 
and 40 CFR part 264 Subpart S. Similarly, it would amend the identical 
definition in the hazardous waste facility permitting regulations, 
Sec.  270.2, to expressly apply the statutory definition of hazardous 
waste to the requirements relating to corrective action in Sec.  
270.14(d). These proposed revisions would more clearly provide EPA 
authority to address, through corrective action for solid waste 
management units, releases of the full universe of substances that the 
statute intended--not only hazardous waste and hazardous constituents 
listed or identified in the regulations, but all substances that meet 
the definition of hazardous waste in RCRA section 1004(5) at a 
facility. These proposed amendments are consistent with EPA's 
longstanding interpretation of the RCRA statute.
    Second, this proposed rule would add RCRA sections 3004(u) and (v) 
and 3008(h) to the statutory authorities identified in Sec.  
261.1(b)(2). That section provides that the statutory definitions of 
solid and hazardous waste govern the scope of EPA's authority under 
certain sections of RCRA, not the more limited 40 CFR part 261 
regulatory definitions. These revisions provide notice of and codify 
the Agency's interpretation of the statute--that it provides authority 
to address releases from solid waste management units of all substances 
that meet the definition of hazardous waste under the statute.
    Following publication of the proposed rule, several members of the 
public requested that the Agency extend the comment period.
    In response to these requests, the Agency is extending the comment 
period for 15 days, until March 26, 2024. EPA does not want to 
unnecessarily delay this rulemaking and believes that this 15-day 
extension provides more than adequate time for reviewers to review the 
proposed rule and to submit comments given the very narrow scope of the 
rulemaking, and the limited amount of material reviewers need to 
review.

    Dated: February 28, 2024.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2024-04712 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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