[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31798]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 257 and 258
[FRL-7122-2]
RIN 2050-AE86
Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities
and Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills:
Disposal of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Because EPA received an adverse comment, we are withdrawing
the direct final rule for Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste
Disposal Facilities and Practices and Criteria for Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste. We
published the direct final rule on October 23, 2001 (66 FR 53535) to
expressly allow residential lead-based paint waste to be disposed of in
construction and demolition landfills in addition to municipal solid
waste landfill units. We stated in the direct final rule that if we
received any adverse comments by November 23, 2001, we would publish a
timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. We subsequently
received an adverse comment on the direct final rule. We will address
those comments in a subsequent final action based on the parallel
proposal also published on October 23, 2001 (66 FR 53566).
DATES: As of December 28, 2001, EPA withdraws the direct final rule
published at 66 FR 53535 on October 23, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, call the RCRA
Call Center at 1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672 (hearing impaired).
Callers within the Washington Metropolitan Area must dial 703-412-9810
or TDD 703-412-3323 (hearing impaired). The RCRA Call Center is open
Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm, Eastern Standard Time. For more
information on specific aspects of this withdrawal, contact Paul
Cassidy, Office of Solid Waste (mail code 5306W), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
(703) 308-7281, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: More information about this action can be
found at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/landfill/pb-paint.htm. On October 23, 2001, EPA published in the Federal Register
at 66 FR 53535 a direct final rule for Criteria for Classification of
Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices and Criteria for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal of Residential Lead-Based
Paint Waste. This direct final rule was to expressly allow residential
lead-based paint waste to be disposed of in construction and demolition
landfills in addition to municipal solid waste landfill units. On the
same date, EPA published a separate document at 66 FR 53566 to serve as
the proposal to Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Disposal
of Residential Lead-Based Paint Waste if adverse comments were filed.
The rule was scheduled to become effective on January 22, 2002 unless
EPA received adverse comments by November 23, 2001. We subsequently
received an adverse comment on the direct final rule. Consequently, we
are withdrawing the direct final rule and it will not become effective
on January 22, 2002.
Dated: December 18, 2001.
Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator.
Accordingly, the amendments and additions to Part 257 and Part 258
are withdrawn as of December 28, 2001.
[FR Doc. 01-31798 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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