Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 25/09/1996

Notice of Data Availability and Public Meeting on Environmental Release Descriptions Supporting the Hazardous Wastes Characteristics Scoping Study

EPA is making available for public comment a draft report entitled ``Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study: Environmental Release Descriptions.'' This report focuses on environmental contamination resulting from the management of non-hazardous wastes and presents the criteria for the selection of data, the methodologies used to gather the data, and the initial results. This report was prepared in support of a study being conducted by the Agency under a May 17, 1996 consent agreement with the Environmental Defense Fund to investigate if there are gaps in coverage in the existing hazardous waste characteristics under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as well as the nature and extent of such gaps. The overall study is referred to as the ``Hazardous Waste Characteristic Scoping Study.'' EPA is making this draft report on environmental releases available for written comment and also intends to hold a one-half day public meeting to accept comments.