Anonymous public comment

After reviewing the EPA’s proposed rule published on October 27, 2009, in 74 Fed. Reg. 55163 (CFR Part 261), I am in favor of the new revisions as they do make sense. In addition, implementing these revisions would definitely protect the risks to the environment and public health from solvent-contaminated wipes and wastewater treatment laundry sludge. In view of the EPA’s risk analysis determinations, I recommend that it implement all of its proposed approaches, namely: prohibiting the disposal of tetrachloroethylene, either on solvent-contaminated wipes or in laundry sludge exhibiting the TC toxicity characteristic in nonhazardous waste landfills; eliminating wipes contaminated with TC from the scope of the final exclusions for solvent contaminated wipes, or eliminating wipes contaminated with tetrachloroethylene exhibiting the TC trait in the scope of the final exclusions for solvent-contaminated wipes. These approaches would definitely eliminate and/or prevent the existing problem (Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–RCRA–2003–0004).