Federal Register: November 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 226)
DOCID: fr21no08-9 FR Doc E8-27759
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
CFR Citation: 40 CFR Parts 260 and 261
RIN ID: RIN 2050-AE78
EPA ID: [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2002-0002; FRL-8743-5]
NOTICE: RULES
DOCID: fr21no08-9
ACTION: Action Denying Petition for Reconsideration:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of action denying petition for reconsideration.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Regulation of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials From the Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System To Produce Synthesis Gas; Notice of Action Denying Petition for Reconsideration
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is providing notice that it has responded to a petition for
reconsideration of the final rule, ``Regulation of OilBearing
Hazardous Secondary Materials from the Petroleum Refining Industry
Processed in a Gasification System to Produce Synthesis Gas'',
published at 73 FR 57 (January 2, 2008). The EPA considered the
petition along with information contained in the rulemaking docket in
reaching a decision on the petition. EPA Assistant Administrator Susan
Parker Bodine denied the petition for reconsideration in a letter to
the petitioners issued in November 2008. The letter explains EPA's
reasons for the denial. Section 7006(a) of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) states, in pertinent part, that judicial review
of the denial of any petition for the amendment or repeal of any
regulation under the Act may be filed only in the United States Court
of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit within 90 days of the
denial.
SUMMARY:
Regulation of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials from the Petroleum Refining Industry Processed in a Gasification System to Produce Synthesis Gas,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
How Can I Get Copies of This Document and Other Related Information?
This Federal Register notice, the petition for reconsideration and
the letter denying the petition for reconsideration are available in a
docket EPA has established for this action under Docket ID No. EPAHQ
RCRA20080808. All documents in the docket are listed on the http://
www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the index, some
information may not be publicly available, because for example, it may
be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information, the
disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Certain 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 through http://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the RCRA Docket, EPA/DC, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The
Docket Facility 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) 5661744, and the telephone number for the RCRA
Docket is (202) 5660270. A reasonable fee may be charged for copying docket materials.
Dated: November 14, 2008.
Susan Parker Bodine,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response. [FR Doc. E827759 Filed 112008; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Alan Carpien, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel, Mail Code 2366A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 5645507; or carpien.alan@epa.gov.