Proposed Amendment to CERCLA Section 122(h) Administrative Agreement for the Lower Passaic River Study Area Portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, Located in and About Essex, Hudson, Bergen and Passaic Counties, NJ, 39810 [E7-14004]

Download as PDF 39810 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 139 / Friday, July 20, 2007 / Notices 2911; or via e-mail at: drumm.heather@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Any member of the public interested in receiving a draft BOSC agenda or making a presentation at either meeting may contact Heather Drumm, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for the meetings include, but are not limited to: Teleconference #1: The objectives of the review; an overview of ORD’s EDC research program; a summary of major changes in the EDC research program since 2005; Teleconference #2: An update on the revised EDC Multi-Year Plan; face-to-face meeting: The EDC research program’s progress in response to recommendations from its 2005 BOSC review and other activities, subcommittee discussions. The meetings are open to the public. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Heather Drumm at (202) 564– 8239 or drumm.heather@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Heather Drumm, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: July 12, 2007. Mary Ellen Radzikowski, Acting Director, Office of Science Policy. [FR Doc. E7–14063 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8441–5] Proposed Amendment to CERCLA Section 122(h) Administrative Agreement for the Lower Passaic River Study Area Portion of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, Located in and About Essex, Hudson, Bergen and Passaic Counties, NJ Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity for public comment. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into an amendment VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Jul 19, 2007 Jkt 211001 to an administrative settlement that resolved certain claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA) pursuant to Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C 9622(h). In accordance with Section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), this notice is being published to inform the public of the proposed amendment and of the opportunity to comment. The amendment will incorporate twenty-nine (29) additional Settling Parties into Settlement Agreement, CERCLA Docket No. 02–2004–2011, binding the new Settling Parties to the terms and conditions of the Settlement Agreement, which became effective on June 22, 2004. As a result of this amendment, and a previous amendment, effective on November 9, 2005, the total number of Settling Parties under the Settlement Agreement will be seventy-one (71). The new Settling Parties, and the previous Settling Parties, will be jointly and severally liable for the requirements of the Settlement Agreement, as amended, to pay up to $13,150,000 to fund EPA’s performance of a remedial investigation and feasibility study (‘‘RI/ FS’’) for the Lower Passaic River Study Area of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site. Of this amount, $10,750,000 has already been paid; the amendment will make available up to $2,400,000 in additional contingent funding for those aspects of the RI/FS that EPA is performing. The Settling Parties have also recently entered into an administrative order on consent with EPA under which they will take over performance of most aspects of the RI/ FS. By entering into the amendment, the new Settling Parties will resolve their potential liability for Past Response Costs incurred in connection with the RI/FS (defined as those costs incurred through the effective date of the original Settlement Agreement, June 22, 2004, which total $2,829,802.62), as well as certain Future Response Costs incurred in connection with the RI/FS (those costs up to $13,150,000 that the Settling Parties have collectively committed to pay). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, New York 10007–1866. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: The proposed amendment is available on the internet at https:// www.ourpassaic.org. Comments should reference the Lower Passaic River Study Area/Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, EPA Docket No. CERCLA–02–2004– 2011, and should be addressed to the individual identified below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Flanagan, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637– 3136. Dated: June 18, 2007. George Pavlou, Division Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division. [FR Doc. E7–14004 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8442–2] Public Water System Supervision Program Revisions for the State of Wisconsin Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Wisconsin is revising its approved Public Water System Supervision Program. Wisconsin has adopted the Arsenic Rule for all community and nontransient, noncommunity water systems which, among other things, changes the arsenic maximum contaminant level from 0.050 mg/L to 0.010 mg/L to improve public health by reducing exposure to arsenic in drinking water. EPA has determined that these revisions are no less stringent than the corresponding federal regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to approve these program revisions. This approval action does not extend to public water systems (PWSs) in Indian Country, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. By approving these rules, EPA does not intend to affect the rights of federally recognized Indian tribes in Wisconsin, nor does it intend to limit existing rights of the State of Wisconsin. E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 139 (Friday, July 20, 2007)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14004]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8441-5]


Proposed Amendment to CERCLA Section 122(h) Administrative 
Agreement for the Lower Passaic River Study Area Portion of the Diamond 
Alkali Superfund Site, Located in and About Essex, Hudson, Bergen and 
Passaic Counties, NJ

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity 
for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to enter into an amendment to an administrative settlement 
that resolved certain claims under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA) 
pursuant to Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C 9622(h). In accordance 
with Section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), this notice is being 
published to inform the public of the proposed amendment and of the 
opportunity to comment.
    The amendment will incorporate twenty-nine (29) additional Settling 
Parties into Settlement Agreement, CERCLA Docket No. 02-2004-2011, 
binding the new Settling Parties to the terms and conditions of the 
Settlement Agreement, which became effective on June 22, 2004. As a 
result of this amendment, and a previous amendment, effective on 
November 9, 2005, the total number of Settling Parties under the 
Settlement Agreement will be seventy-one (71).
    The new Settling Parties, and the previous Settling Parties, will 
be jointly and severally liable for the requirements of the Settlement 
Agreement, as amended, to pay up to $13,150,000 to fund EPA's 
performance of a remedial investigation and feasibility study (``RI/
FS'') for the Lower Passaic River Study Area of the Diamond Alkali 
Superfund Site. Of this amount, $10,750,000 has already been paid; the 
amendment will make available up to $2,400,000 in additional contingent 
funding for those aspects of the RI/FS that EPA is performing. The 
Settling Parties have also recently entered into an administrative 
order on consent with EPA under which they will take over performance 
of most aspects of the RI/FS.
    By entering into the amendment, the new Settling Parties will 
resolve their potential liability for Past Response Costs incurred in 
connection with the RI/FS (defined as those costs incurred through the 
effective date of the original Settlement Agreement, June 22, 2004, 
which total $2,829,802.62), as well as certain Future Response Costs 
incurred in connection with the RI/FS (those costs up to $13,150,000 
that the Settling Parties have collectively committed to pay).
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement. 
EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its 
consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is 
inappropriate, improper or inadequate.
    EPA's response to any comments received will be available for 
public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, 
New York 10007-1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The proposed amendment is available on the internet at 
https://www.ourpassaic.org. Comments should reference the Lower Passaic 
River Study Area/Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, EPA Docket No. CERCLA-
02-2004-2011, and should be addressed to the individual identified 
below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Flanagan, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, 
New York 10007-1866. Telephone: 212-637-3136.

    Dated: June 18, 2007.
George Pavlou,
Division Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-14004 Filed 7-19-07; 8:45 am]
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