Subject: 65FR11278A Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge; Reopening of Comment Period [
Federal Register: March 2, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 42)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 11278-11279]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 503
[FRL -6546-3]
RIN 2040-AC25
Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge; Reopening of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; Reopening of Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is today announcing
a reopening of the public comment period to March 23, 2000 for its
Proposed Rule on Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
which was published in the Federal Register on December 23, 1999 at (64
FR 72045).
DATES: The comment period is reopened until March 23, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and enclosures should be mailed or hand-
delivered to: Part 503 Sewage Sludge Use or Disposal Rule; Docket
Number W-99-18, Comment Clerk, Water
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Docket MC-4101, Environmental Protection Agency, Room 57 East Tower
Basement, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Comments may also be
submitted electronically to OW-Docket@epamail.epa.gov. For additional
information see Additional Docket Information in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arleen Plunkett, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Water, Health and Ecological Criteria
Division (4304), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. (202) 260-
3418.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Docket Information
The record for this rulemaking has been established under docket
number W-99-18 and includes supporting documentation as well as the
printed paper versions of electronic materials. When submitting written
comments to the Water Docket, (see ADDRESSES section above) please
reference docket number W-99-18 and submit an original and three copies
of your comments and enclosures (including references). For an
acknowledgment that we have received your information, please include a
self-addressed, stamped envelope. EPA will not accept facsimiles
(faxes). Comments may also be submitted electronically to: OW-
Docket@epamail.epa.gov. Electronic comments must be submitted as an
ASCII, WP5.1, WP6.1 or WP8 file avoiding the use of special characters
and form of encryption. Electronic comments must be identified by
docket number W-99-18. Comments and data will also be accepted on discs
in WP5.1, WP6.1, WP8, or ASCII file format. To ensure that EPA can
read, understand, and, therefore, properly respond to comments, the
Agency would prefer that commenters cite, where possible, the
paragraph(s) or sections in the notice or supporting documents to which
each comment refers. Commentors should use a separate paragraph for
each issue.
The record is available for inspection from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Eastern Standard or Daylight time, Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays at the Water Docket, EB 57, USEPA Headquarters, 401 M
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. For access to the docket materials,
please call 202-260-3027 to schedule an appointment.
For information on the existing rule in 40 CFR Part 503, you may
obtain a copy of A Plain English Guide to the EPA Part 503 Biosolids
Rule on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/owm/bio.htm or request the
document (EPA publication number EPA/832/R-93/003) from: Municipal
Technology Branch, Office of Wastewater Management (4204), Office of
Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20460.
Background
On December 23, 1999, EPA (64 FR 72045) proposed to amend
management standards for sewage sludge by adding a numeric
concentration limit for dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (``dioxins'')
in sewage sludge that is applied to the land, and monitoring, record
keeping and reporting requirements for dioxins in sewage sludge that is
land applied. EPA did not propose additional numeric standards or
management practice requirements for dioxins in sewage sludge that is
placed in surface disposal units or incinerated in sewage sludge
incinerators. The proposal was based on the results of risk assessments
for dioxins in sewage sludge that is applied to the land, placed in
surface disposal units, or incinerated.
EPA established a 60-day public comment period which is scheduled
to close on February 22, 2000. Subsequently, we received requests to
extend the public comment period. The requests were based on the time
that it would take to review the technical support documents of the
proposed rule. We agree that a reopening is warranted to allow adequate
time for the review of the technical support documents for this
proposal. Therefore, the public comment period will now close on March
23, 2000.
Dated: February 24, 2000.
J. Charles Fox,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
[FR Doc. 00-5044 Filed 3-1-00; 8:45 am]
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