EPA Corrects Docket, Extends Comment Period for WRB Refining Hazardous Waste Exclusion
Summary
The EPA published a correction on April 22, 2026 to a March 26, 2026 proposed rule regarding WRB Refining LP's hazardous waste exclusion petition. The document corrects a docket number from EPA-R06-RCRA-2025-13174 to EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641 and extends the public comment period by 22 days to May 20, 2026. The correction applies to the delisting petition for the Borger, Texas refinery. Comments must reference the corrected docket number.
“Comments on this proposed correction must be received by May 20, 2026.”
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What changed
The EPA corrected a docket number in a proposed rule regarding WRB Refining LP's petition for exclusion from the list of hazardous waste. The original proposed rule published March 26, 2026 contained an incorrect docket number EPA-R06-RCRA-2025-13174, which has been corrected to EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641. The comment period has been extended by 22 days, with all comments now due by May 20, 2026.
Affected parties and interested stakeholders who wish to submit comments on the WRB Refining LP hazardous waste delisting petition should ensure their submissions reference the corrected docket number EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641 and are received by the EPA by May 20, 2026. The petition materials are available electronically through regulations.gov.
What to do next
- Submit comments by May 20, 2026
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Content
ACTION:
Proposed rule; correction and extension of comment period.
SUMMARY:
On March 26, 2026, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a
Federal Register
document proposing to grant an exclusion from the list of hazardous waste to WRB Refining LP located in Borger, Texas. The
proposed rule had an incorrect docket number. This action informs the public of the correct docket number. The EPA is also
extending the comment period for the proposed rule by 22 days to May 20, 2026.
DATES:
Comments on this proposed correction must be received by May 20, 2026. Comments are still being accepted and must be received
by May 20, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
The EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. [EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641]. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically through https://www.regulations.gov.
ADDRESSES:
You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. [EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641] by any of the following methods:
Submit your comments by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Email: dixon.eshala@epa.gov.
Instructions: The EPA must receive your comments by May 20, 2026. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641. The EPA's
policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to the EPA
without going through https://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, the EPA recommends that you include your name and
other contact information in the body of your comment with any CBI you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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.
Docket: The index to the docket for this action is available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard copy.
You can view and copy the delisting petition and associated publicly available docket materials through https://www.regulations.gov at: EPA, Region 6, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75270. The EPA facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone Harry Shah, at (214) 665-6457, before visiting
the Region 6 office. Interested persons wanting to examine these documents should make an appointment with the office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E'shala Dixon, RCRA Permits & Solid Waste Section (LCR-RP), Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, EPA Region 6, 1201
Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270, telephone
number: (214) 665-6592; email address: dixon.eshala@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The EPA published a
Federal Register
document on March 26, 2026 (91 FR 14666) FRL-13174-01-R06. Subsequent to publication of the
Federal Register
document, EPA realized that the docket number was incorrect. The docket number published as “EPA-R06-RCRA-2025-13174”. The
docket number is corrected to read as set forth above.
Correction
In FR Doc. 2026-05876, appearing at 91 FR 14666, in the
Federal Register
of Thursday, March 26, 2026, the following corrections are made:
On page 14666, column 2, within the heading, replace “Docket number [EPA-R06-RCRA-2025-13174]” with “Docket number [EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641]”
On page 14666, column 2, within the
ADDRESSES
section, replace “Docket number [EPA-R06-RCRA-2025-13174]” with “Docket number [EPA-R06-RCRA-2026-2641]”
Authority:
42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y) and 6938.
Robert Snowbarger, Acting Division Director, Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2026-07899 Filed 4-22-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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