Environmental Protection Agency Docket EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107 Proposed Rule

2026-11885: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments; Extension of Comment Period

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Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments." EPA is extending the comment period until June 29, 2026, in response to stakeholders' requests for a comment period extension.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

501 words as published, June 12, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 35651] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-11885] [[Page 35651]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 257 [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0107; FRL-7814.3-03-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH39 Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments; Extension of Comment Period

Agency

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Action

Proposed rule; extension of comment period. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments.'' EPA is extending the comment period until June 29, 2026, in response to stakeholders' requests for a comment period extension.

Dates

The comment period for the proposed rule published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 13, 2026 (91 FR 18968) is being extended by 17 days. Comments must be received on or before June 29, 2026.

Addresses

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OLEM-2020-0107, online at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the detailed online instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document published on April 13, 2026 (91 FR 18968). Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), Proprietary Business Information (PBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instruction on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

For Further Information Contact

Taylor Holt, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, MC: 5304T, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1439; email address: [email protected]. For more information on this rulemaking please visit https://www.epa.gov/coalash.

Supplementary Information

On April 13, 2026, EPA published a proposed rule (91 FR 18968) entitled ``Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy/CCRMU Amendments.'' The original deadline to submit comments was June 12, 2026. On April 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026, EPA received requests for the Agency to extend the comment period by a period of 30 days and 17 days, respectively. In response to those requests for a comment period extension, this action extends the comment period of the proposed rule for 17 days, until June 29, 2026. Written comments must now be received by June 29, 2026. To submit comments or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document published on April 13, 2026 (91 FR 18968). Comments previously submitted need not be resubmitted as they are already incorporated into the public record and will be considered in the final action as appropriate. If you have questions, consult the people listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Thomas D. Croci, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2026-11885 Filed 6-11-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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