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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2050-AE69</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200110</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2050</CODE>
            <NAME>Solid Waste and Emergency Response</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SWER</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Requirements for Zinc Fertilizer Made From Recycled Hazardous Secondary Materials</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[This rulemaking is intended to revise the current RCRA regulations that apply to recycling of hazardous wastes in the manufacture of zinc fertilizers. Specifically, it is intended to establish a more consistent application of these recycling requirements to zinc fertilizer products, to establish a set of standards for contaminants in RCRA-regulated zinc fertilizers that are more appropriate to fertilizers and are protective of human health and the environment, and to specify more appropriate, protective conditions for management of zinc-bearing hazardous secondary materials prior to recycling. These regulatory revisions are expected to directly affect companies that manufacture zinc fertilizers from hazardous secondary materials, and is likely to benefit such manufacturers that are small businesses by removing certain regulatory disincentives to legitimate recycling activities.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 261</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 266</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 268</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 271</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 1006 et seq</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>NPRM</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>11/15/2000</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Settlement agreement met deadline.</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>05/15/2002</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Settlement agreement.</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[This rulemaking responds to concerns expressed by industry, environmental groups and state agencies regarding the need to amend current RCRA regulations that apply to zinc fertilizers made from recycled hazardous wastes. The rule is expected to encourage legitimate recycling of zinc-bearing hazardous wastes, reduce costs, and establish more appropriate standards for these products.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[This rulemaking is subject to a settlement agreement with the Sierra Club, The Washington Toxics Coalition, and the Environmental Technology Council. The agreement was signed on June 20, 2000.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[A number of regulatory alternatives are being examined in the context of reaching final Agency decisions for the final rule.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[The economic impact analysis prepared for the proposed rule estimated net cost savings to industry of several million dollars from the rule. The analysis is being refined based on comments received on the proposal and other information.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[The rulemaking will result in lower levels of contaminants, such as lead and cadmium, in zinc fertilizers made from hazardous wastes, with corresponding reductions in potential risks.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2002</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 4208</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>32531</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fertilizer Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>32532</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>331111</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Iron and Steel Mills</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>331419</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>331492</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>562112</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Hazardous Waste Collection</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Fagan</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2050</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Land and Emergency Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OLEM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 308-0603</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>fagan.david@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5301W,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>No</REINVENT_GOVT>
    </RIN_INFO>
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