Comments in Response to Notice of Data Availability

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (“RILA”), the Food Marketing Institute (“FMI”), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (“NACDS”), and the National Retail Federation (“NRF”), and their members (collectively, the “Retail Associations”) are pleased to submit these comments in response to EPA’s Notice of Data Availability and request for comment, entitled “Hazardous Waste Management and the Retail Sector: Providing and Seeking Information on Practices to Enhance Effectiveness to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Program,” 79 Fed. Reg. 8926 (Feb. 14, 2014) (“NODA”). In particular, the Retail Associations appreciate the opportunity to share with EPA their ideas for clarifying and streamlining EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) regulations as they apply to the retail sector.