Proposed Rule2022-11081
Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
May 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Integrating e-Manifest with Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections." EPA published the proposed rule in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), and the public comment period was scheduled to end on May 31, 2022. However, EPA has received at least one request for additional time to develop and submit comments on the proposal. In response to the request for additional time, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 61 days, through August 1, 2022.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31514-31515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11081]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 267, 271 and 761
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0609; FRL-7308-03-OLEM]
Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other
Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Amendments and Technical Corrections;
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the
comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Integrating e-Manifest
with Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-related Reports, PCB
Amendments and Technical Corrections.'' EPA published the proposed rule
in the Federal Register on April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), and the public
comment period was scheduled to end on May 31, 2022. However, EPA has
received at least one request for additional time to develop and submit
comments on the proposal. In response to the request for additional
time, EPA is extending the comment period for an additional 61 days,
through August 1, 2022.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2021-0609, by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to
be Confidential Business Information or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
<bullet> Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket
Center, OLEM Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
<bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier (by scheduled appointment only):
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, 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. Out
of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by
appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our
Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service
via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries and couriers may be
received by scheduled appointment only. For further information on EPA
Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online
at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this
document, contact Bryan Groce, Program Implementation and Information
Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (202) 566-0339;
email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c0b1e030f09420e1e150d022c091c0d420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187f6a777b7d367a6a617976587d6879367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Summary
On April 1, 2022 (87 FR 19290), EPA published in the Federal
Register a proposal to amend certain aspects of the hazardous waste
manifest regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), specifically concerning the e-Manifest system to: (1)
Incorporate hazardous waste export manifests into the e-Manifest
system; (2) expand the required international shipment data elements on
the manifest form; (3) revise aspects of the manifest form to improve
compliance with import and export consents and tracking requirements
and to allow for greater precision in waste data reported on the
manifest; (4) incorporate three manifest-related reports (i.e.,
discrepancy, exception, and unmanifested waste reports); (5) provide
discussion regarding potential future integration of the e-Manifest
system with Biennial Reporting requirements; (6) make conforming
changes to the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) manifest regulations
under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); and (6) make other
technical corrections to
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remove obsolete requirements, correct typographical errors, establish
definitions, and/or improve alignment with the e-Manifest program.
The comment period for the proposed rule was scheduled to end on
May 31, 2022. Since publication, EPA has received at least one request
to extend that comment period to allow for additional time to develop
comments on the proposed rule. After considering this request for
additional time, EPA has decided to extend the comment period for an
additional 61 days, through August 1, 2022.
II. Public Participation
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-
0609, at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), or the
other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted,
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to
EPA's docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
List of Subjects
40 CFR Part 260
Environmental protection, Exports, Hazardous materials
transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports, Labeling, Packaging and
containers, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 261
Environmental Protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 262
Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements,
Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports,
Labeling, Packaging and containers, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
40 CFR Part 263
Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements,
Exports, Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Imports.
40 CFR Part 264
Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements,
Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures.
40 CFR Part 265
Environmental protection, Electronic reporting requirements,
Hazardous waste, Imports, Packaging and containers, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 267
Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Facilities
Operating Under a Standardized Permit.
40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Electronic reporting requirements,
Hazardous materials transportation, Hazardous waste, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
40 CFR Part 761
Environmental protection, Manifest, Polychlorinated biphenyls.
Dated: May 18, 2022.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2022-11081 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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