Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Environmental Protection Agency 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261 [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031-FRL-8303-8] RIN 2050-AG31 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that the comment period to the supplemental proposed rule entitled Revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste published on March 26, 2007 ( 72 FR 14172 ) is being extended until June 25, 2007. In the supplemental proposal, EPA is requesting comment on revisions to the definition of solid waste which would exclude certain hazardous secondary materials from regulation under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). We are also soliciting comment on regulatory factors to be used to determine whether recycling of hazardous secondary materials is legitimate. DATES: The comment period for this supplemental proposed rule is extended from the original closing date of May 25, 2007, to June 25, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031 by one of the following methods: www.regulations.gov : Follow the ­on-line instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: Comments may be sent by electronic mail (e-mail) to ­ RCRA-docket@epa.gov , Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0031. Fax: Fax comments to: 202-566-0270, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA 2002-0031. Mail: Send comments to: OSWER Docket, EPA Docket Center, Mail Code 5305T, Environm…