80 FR 22964 - Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings; Extension of Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 79 (April 24, 2015)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing an extension of the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comment and information on revisions to the EPA's ``Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings.'' The EPA published the NPRM on January 26, 2015 in the Federal Register (80 FR 4156), which included a request for comments on or before April 27, 2015. The purpose of this action is to extend this comment period an additional 30 days.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 79 (Friday, April 24, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 22964-22965]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09624]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 192

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788; FRL-9926-76-OAR]
RIN 2060-AP43


Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and 
Thorium Mill Tailings; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing an 
extension of the public comment period for the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public comment and information on 
revisions to the EPA's ``Health and Environmental Protection Standards 
for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings.'' The EPA published the NPRM on 
January 26, 2015 in the Federal Register (80 FR 4156), which included a 
request for comments on or before April 27, 2015. The purpose of this 
action is to extend this comment period an additional 30 days.

DATES: Written comments must be received on or before May 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2012-0788, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: (202) 566-9744.
     Mail: U.S. Postal Service, send comments to: Air and 
Radiation Docket, EPA Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-
0788, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. Please include 
a total of two copies.
    Hand Delivery: In person or by courier, deliver comments to: EPA 
Docket Center, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788, EPA West, Room 3334, 
1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are 
only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information. Please include a total of two copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2012-0788. The Agency's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed 
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information 
that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA's 
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, 
such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard 
copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either 
electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the EPA 
Docket Center, 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 Docket Center is (202) 566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ingrid Rosencrantz, EPA Office of 
Radiation and Indoor Air; telephone number: (202) 343-9286; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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A. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

    1. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number, subject heading, 
Federal Register date and page number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow it to be 
reproduced.
     Illustrate your concerns with specific examples and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

B. How can I get copies of this document, the proposed rule, and other 
related information?

    The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0788. The EPA has also developed a Web site for the 
NPRM at: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/tenorm/40CFR192.html. Please 
refer to the original Federal Register document on the NPRM for 
detailed information on accessing information related to the document.
    In response to requests for an extension, we are extending the 
public comment period for this NPRM through May 27, 2015. This 
extension will provide the public additional time to provide comment on 
updating this standard.

    Dated: April 17, 2015.
Janet G. McCabe,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2015-09624 Filed 4-23-15; 8:45 am]
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