Proposed Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for Certain Remedial Activities at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site, 48554-48555 [E9-22937]

Download as PDF 48554 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record, in sequence by EPA company number, for all registrants of the products in Table 1. TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS OF CANCELLED PRODUCTS EPA Company Number 264 432 5481 72155 Company Name and Address Bayer CropScience 2 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Bayer Environmental Science 2 T.W. Alexander Drive PO Box 12014 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 Amvac Corporation 4695 Macarthur Court, Suite 1250 Newport Beach, California 92660–1706 Bayer Advanced 2 T.W. Alexander Drive PO Box 12014 Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709 mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to Comments The Agency did not receive any comments on the Notice, published on July 22, 2009, that announced receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellation and opened a 30–day public comment period that ended on August 21, 2009. IV. Cancellation Order Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f), EPA hereby approves the requested cancellations of registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency orders that the disulfoton and methamidophos product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II are to be canceled on their designated effective dates. For disulfoton FIFRA Section 3 products, the cancellations for EPA Reg. Nos. 264–723, 264–734, 5481–8989, and 432–1286 are effective December 31, 2009. Cancellations for EPA Reg. Nos. 264–725 and 72155–49 are effective December 31, 2010. For all methamidophos products, cancellations are effective December 31, 2009. For both disulfoton and methamidophos, the effective cancellation dates for all FIFRA 24(c) Special Local Need registrations is December 31, 2009. Any distribution, sale or use of existing stock of the products identified in Table I of Unit II in a manner VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:06 Sep 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 inconsistent with any of the Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks set forth in Unit VI will be considered a violation of FIFRA. V. What is the Agency’s Authority for Taking this Action? Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such a request. VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products which are currently in the United States and which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. The cancellation order issued in this notice includes the following existing stock provisions. Bayer (Bayer CropScience, Bayer Environmental Science, and Bayer Advanced) may sell and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. Nos. 264–725, 264–729, 264–734, 264–741, 264–744, 264–1020, 264–1021, and 432–1286 until December 31, 2010. Bayer may sell and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. Nos. 264–723 and 72155–49 until June 30, 2011. Amvac Chemical Corp. may sell and distribute existing stocks of EPA Reg. No. 5481– 8989 until December 31, 2010. For both methamidophos and disulfoton, Bayer and Amvac may sell and distribute existing stocks of State-registered products until December 31, 2010. For all affected methamidophos and disulfoton products, persons other than Bayer and AMVAC may sell and distribute existing stocks until exhausted. Use of the products canceled by this Notice may continue until existing stocks are exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled products. The foregoing applies to all products in Table 1, both State-registered and federally-registered products. List of Subject Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: September 16, 2009. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. E9–22921 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 a.m.] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8960–7] Proposed Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for Certain Remedial Activities at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’). ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment on proposed CERCLA administrative agreement and order on consent with Open Arms of Minnesota for the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Superfund Site. SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement concerning certain remedial activities at the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination hazardous waste site in Minneapolis, Minnesota (the ‘‘Site’’). EPA proposes to enter into this agreement under the authority of sections 122, 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1984, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), with the approval and participation of the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed agreement has been executed by Open Arms of Minnesota (the ‘‘Settling Party’’). Under the proposed agreement, the Settling Party, which represents that it is a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser under CERCLA, would perform the remedial actions required under EPA’s September 5, 2008 Record of Decision for the Settling Party’s properties at 2514 and 2518 Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Settling Party would also pay EPA’s costs of overseeing these actions. For thirty days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter this proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 183 / Wednesday, September 23, 2009 / Notices DATES: Comments on the proposed agreement must be received by EPA on or before October 23, 2009. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590, and should refer to: In the Matter of South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. EPA Docket No. V–W– 09C–935. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Krueger, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, C–14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604– 3590, (312) 886–0562, Krueger.Thomas@epa.gov. A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement may be obtained in person or by mail from the EPA’s Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590. Additional background information relating to the settlement is available for review at the EPA’s Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel. Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601– 9675. Dated: September 4, 2009. Doug S. Ballotti, Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5. [FR Doc. E9–22937 Filed 9–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0986; FRL–8437–8] Notice of Receipt of a Pesticide Petition Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency’s receipt of an initial filing of a pesticide petition proposing the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 23, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0986 and the pesticide petition number (PP) VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:06 Sep 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 6H5743, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. • Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Facility’s normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006– 0986 and the pesticide petition number (PP) 6H5743. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, 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: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index available 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 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48555 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 either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Rodia, Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 306–0327; fax number: (703) 308–0029; e-mail address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • Crop production (NAICS code 111). • Animal production (NAICS code 112). • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532). This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48554-48555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22937]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8960-7]


Proposed Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent Pursuant 
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act for Certain Remedial Activities at the South Minneapolis 
Residential Soil Contamination Site

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment on proposed CERCLA 
administrative agreement and order on consent with Open Arms of 
Minnesota for the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination 
Superfund Site.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative 
agreement concerning certain remedial activities at the South 
Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination hazardous waste site in 
Minneapolis, Minnesota (the ``Site''). EPA proposes to enter into this 
agreement under the authority of sections 122, 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 
1984, as amended (``CERCLA''), with the approval and participation of 
the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed agreement has been 
executed by Open Arms of Minnesota (the ``Settling Party'').
    Under the proposed agreement, the Settling Party, which represents 
that it is a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser under CERCLA, would 
perform the remedial actions required under EPA's September 5, 2008 
Record of Decision for the Settling Party's properties at 2514 and 2518 
Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Settling Party 
would also pay EPA's costs of overseeing these actions.
    For thirty days following the date of publication of this notice, 
EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed agreement. 
EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter 
this proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper 
or inadequate.

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DATES: Comments on the proposed agreement must be received by EPA on or 
before October 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, and should refer to: In the Matter of 
South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination Site, Minneapolis, 
Minnesota, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-09C-935.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Krueger, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, (312) 886-0562, 
Krueger.Thomas@epa.gov.
    A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement may be 
obtained in person or by mail from the EPA's Region 5 Office of 
Regional Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
3590. Additional background information relating to the settlement is 
available for review at the EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel.

    Authority:  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675.

    Dated: September 4, 2009.
Doug S. Ballotti,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. E9-22937 Filed 9-22-09; 8:45 am]
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