Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals; Extension of Comment Period

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, 261, 264, 265, 268, 270 and 273 [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0932; FRL-8769-7] RIN 2050-AG39 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period. SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the extension of the comment period until March 4, 2009, on the proposed rule entitled, Amendment to the Universal Waste Rule: Addition of Pharmaceuticals published on December 2, 2008. The Agency is soliciting comments as described in that document on the proposed addition of hazardous pharmaceutical wastes to the federal universal waste program. DATES: The comment period for this proposed rule is extended from the original closing date of February 2, 2009, to March 4, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0932, by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov : Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov . Fax: 202-566-9744. Mail: RCRA Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. In addition, please mail a copy of your comments on the information collection provisions to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20503. Hand Delivery: EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during…