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Federal Register
Vol. 73, No. 211
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Vol. 73, No. 211
Thursday, October 30, 2008
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. SOLID, HAZ - FR. EPA. Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
2. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
3. ALL - ND. EPA. Electronic Report on the Environment
4. AIR - NM/NS. DOJ & EPA. Notice of Public Meeting by Teleconference Concerning Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Consent Decrees
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: SOLID, HAZ - FR. EPA. Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64667-64788]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031; FRL-8728-9]
RIN 2050-AG31
Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a
final rule that revises the definition of solid waste to exclude
certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subtitle C
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of
this final rule is to encourage safe, environmentally sound recycling
and resource conservation and to respond to several court decisions
concerning the definition of solid waste.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031. All documents in the docket are listed on
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
OSWER Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 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.
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, at (703) 308-8672 (atagi.tracy@epa.gov).
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 64667-64788]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031; FRL-8728-9]
RIN 2050-AG31
Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a
final rule that revises the definition of solid waste to exclude
certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subtitle C
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The purpose of
this final rule is to encourage safe, environmentally sound recycling
and resource conservation and to respond to several court decisions
concerning the definition of solid waste.
DATES: This final rule is effective on December 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031. All documents in the docket are listed on
the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available either
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the
OSWER Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 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.
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, at (703) 308-8672 (atagi.tracy@epa.gov).
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 64615]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8736-4]
Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a final report titled,
``Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook'' (EPA/600/R-06/096F), which
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). This report
updates a 2002 interim final version of the handbook. It provides
updated information on various physiological and behavioral factors
used in assessing children's exposure to environmental contaminants.
These factors include: Water ingestion; soil ingestion and non-dietary
factors; inhalation rates; dermal factors including skin surface area
and soil adherence factors; consumption of retail and home-grown foods;
breast milk intake; body weight; activity pattern data; and consumer
product use. This updated version also provides analysis of exposure
factors data using the age groups for children as recommended in the
2005 EPA Risk Assessment Forum report document titled, ``Guidance on
Selecting Age Groups for Monitoring and Assessing Childhood Exposures
to Environmental Contaminants'' (71 FR 6775, February 9, 2006).
ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically through the NCEA
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ncea or you may access the document
directly at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=199243.
In the near future, a limited number of CD-ROMs and hard copies of the
executive summary will be available from EPA's National Service Center
for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242; telephone: 1-800-490-9198; facsimile: 301-604-3408; e-mail:
nscep@bps-lmit.com. Please provide your name, your mailing address, the
title and the EPA number of the requested publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 703-347-8561; fax: 703-347-8691; e-
mail: nceadc.comment@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 64615]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8736-4]
Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of a final report titled,
``Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook'' (EPA/600/R-06/096F), which
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). This report
updates a 2002 interim final version of the handbook. It provides
updated information on various physiological and behavioral factors
used in assessing children's exposure to environmental contaminants.
These factors include: Water ingestion; soil ingestion and non-dietary
factors; inhalation rates; dermal factors including skin surface area
and soil adherence factors; consumption of retail and home-grown foods;
breast milk intake; body weight; activity pattern data; and consumer
product use. This updated version also provides analysis of exposure
factors data using the age groups for children as recommended in the
2005 EPA Risk Assessment Forum report document titled, ``Guidance on
Selecting Age Groups for Monitoring and Assessing Childhood Exposures
to Environmental Contaminants'' (71 FR 6775, February 9, 2006).
ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically through the NCEA
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ncea or you may access the document
directly at http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/recordisplay.cfm?deid=199243.
In the near future, a limited number of CD-ROMs and hard copies of the
executive summary will be available from EPA's National Service Center
for Environmental Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH
45242; telephone: 1-800-490-9198; facsimile: 301-604-3408; e-mail:
nscep@bps-lmit.com. Please provide your name, your mailing address, the
title and the EPA number of the requested publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 703-347-8561; fax: 703-347-8691; e-
mail: nceadc.comment@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ALL - ND. EPA. Electronic Report on the Environment
[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 64616]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8736-5]
Electronic Report on the Environment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of the electronic Report on
the Environment (eROE or ROE), an online site that provides access to
the environmental and human health information contained in the EPA's
2008 Report on the Environment (EPA/600/R-07/045F), released May 20,
2008, and in the EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of
National Trends, released September 24, 2008, in one location and in a
searchable format. The ROE asks important questions about the condition
of our nation's environment and human health over time and provides
answers to those questions in the form of indicators. The site also
includes the methodology, references, and sources of additional
information behind the indicators that form the foundation of the
reports. Indicators will be updated periodically on the ROE Web site so
the most up-to-date information on environmental and human health
condition is available to the public in a searchable format. The Web
site was developed by EPA's National Center for Environmental
Assessment, within the Office of Research and Development, and the
Office of Environmental Information.
ADDRESSES: The Web site URL is http://www.epa.gov/roe.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 703-347-8561; fax: 703-347-8691; e-
mail: nceadc.comment@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 64616]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8736-5]
Electronic Report on the Environment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of the electronic Report on
the Environment (eROE or ROE), an online site that provides access to
the environmental and human health information contained in the EPA's
2008 Report on the Environment (EPA/600/R-07/045F), released May 20,
2008, and in the EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of
National Trends, released September 24, 2008, in one location and in a
searchable format. The ROE asks important questions about the condition
of our nation's environment and human health over time and provides
answers to those questions in the form of indicators. The site also
includes the methodology, references, and sources of additional
information behind the indicators that form the foundation of the
reports. Indicators will be updated periodically on the ROE Web site so
the most up-to-date information on environmental and human health
condition is available to the public in a searchable format. The Web
site was developed by EPA's National Center for Environmental
Assessment, within the Office of Research and Development, and the
Office of Environmental Information.
ADDRESSES: The Web site URL is http://www.epa.gov/roe.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Information Management Team,
National Center for Environmental Assessment (8601P), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: 703-347-8561; fax: 703-347-8691; e-
mail: nceadc.comment@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: AIR - NM/NS. DOJ & EPA. Notice of Public Meeting by Teleconference Concerning Heavy Duty Diesel Engine Consent Decrees
[Federal Register: October 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 64638]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Public Meeting by Teleconference Concerning Heavy Duty
Diesel Engine Consent Decrees
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold a public meeting on November 19, 2008 at 10 a.m. eastern time
by teleconference. The subject of the meeting will be implementation of
the provisions of the seven consent decrees signed by the United States
and diesel engine manufacturers and entered by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia on July 1, 1999 (United
States v. Caterpillar, Case No. 1:98CV02544; United States v. Navistar
International Transportation Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02545; United
States v. Cummins Engine Company, Case No. 1:98CV02546; United States
v. Detroit Diesel Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02548; United States v.
Volvo Truck Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02547; United States v. Mack
Trucks, Inc., Case No. 1:98CV01495; and United States v. Renault
Vehicles Industries, S.A., Case No. 1:98CV02543). In supporting entry
by the court of the decrees, the United States committed to meet
periodically with states, industry groups, environmental groups, and
concerned citizens to discuss consent decree implementation issues.
Future meetings will be announced here and on EPA's Diesel Engine
Settlement Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/
civil/caa/diesel/index.html.
Interested parties should contact the Environmental Protection
Agency at the address listed below prior to the meeting to reserve a
telephone line and receive instructions for the call.
[Notices]
[Page 64638]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Public Meeting by Teleconference Concerning Heavy Duty
Diesel Engine Consent Decrees
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold a public meeting on November 19, 2008 at 10 a.m. eastern time
by teleconference. The subject of the meeting will be implementation of
the provisions of the seven consent decrees signed by the United States
and diesel engine manufacturers and entered by the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia on July 1, 1999 (United
States v. Caterpillar, Case No. 1:98CV02544; United States v. Navistar
International Transportation Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02545; United
States v. Cummins Engine Company, Case No. 1:98CV02546; United States
v. Detroit Diesel Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02548; United States v.
Volvo Truck Corporation, Case No. 1:98CV02547; United States v. Mack
Trucks, Inc., Case No. 1:98CV01495; and United States v. Renault
Vehicles Industries, S.A., Case No. 1:98CV02543). In supporting entry
by the court of the decrees, the United States committed to meet
periodically with states, industry groups, environmental groups, and
concerned citizens to discuss consent decree implementation issues.
Future meetings will be announced here and on EPA's Diesel Engine
Settlement Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/
civil/caa/diesel/index.html.
Interested parties should contact the Environmental Protection
Agency at the address listed below prior to the meeting to reserve a
telephone line and receive instructions for the call.
