Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 51030-51031 [2011-20968]

Download as PDF 51030 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2011 / Notices and oversight, Settling Party Salvation Army implemented a removal action at the Site to address the principal release of mercury. At the conclusion of this activity, Settling Party Church demolished the duplex residential building at the Site. EPA issued a June 21, 2010 Demand Letter to Settling Parties. Between June and December 2010, EPA and Settling Parties negotiated the present proposed Administrative Settlement. Dated: July 27, 2011. Richard C. Karl, Director, Superfund Division. [FR Doc. 2011–20967 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. Lea Anderson, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5571; fax number (202) 564–5603; e-mail address: anderson.lea@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree [FRL–9452–5] The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club seeking to compel the Agency to take final action under sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA on an Arkansas Regional Haze SIP revision dated July 29, 2008. The proposed consent decree requires that no later than December 15, 2011, EPA shall sign a notice of final rulemaking in which it approves or disapproves the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP revision pursuant to sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(2) and (3). In addition, the proposed consent decree requires that following signature, EPA shall expeditiously deliver the notice to the Office of the Federal Register for publication in the Federal Register and shall provide a copy of the notice to Plaintiff within ten (10) days. After EPA fulfills its obligations under the proposed consent decree, the consent decree may be terminated. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the proposed consent decree will be affirmed. Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment. AGENCY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 1:10–cv–02112–JEB (D. DC). Plaintiffs filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to take timely action to approve or disapprove, approve in part, or disapprove in part an Arkansas State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision addressing regional haze dated July 29, 2008 (Arkansas Regional Haze SIP), as required by sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA. The proposed consent decree establishes a deadline of December 15, 2011 for EPA to take action on the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by September 16, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2011–0690, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:13 Aug 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2011–0690) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search’’. It is important to note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at https:// www.regulations.gov without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA’s electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and to whom do I submit comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2011 / Notices close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. 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. Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. Dated: August 10, 2011. Patricia A. Embrey, Acting Associate General Counsel. I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? [FR Doc. 2011–20968 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0955; FRL–8881–2] Registration; Cancellation Order for Rodenticide Products That Have Expired Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces EPA’s cancellation order for certain rodenticide products containing the pesticide active ingredients brodifacoum, difenacoum and bromethalin, pursuant to section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) because as of June 4, 2011 these time-limited registrations expired. These are not the last products containing these pesticide active ingredients registered for use in the United States. Any distribution, sale, or use of the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stock provisions. SUMMARY: The expirations occurred on June 4, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rusty Wasem, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–6979; email address: wasem.russell@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: 51031 This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farmworker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. 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. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0955. 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 Office of Pesticide Programs (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’s telephone number is (703) 305–5805. II. What Action is the Agency Taking This notice announces the June 4, 2011 expiration of certain products registered under section 3 of FIFRA. This notice serves as a cancellation order to provide for existing stocks of affected products. These registrations are listed in sequence by registration number in Table 1 of this unit. TABLE 1—REGISTRATIONS AND PRODUCT NAMES Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES EPA Registration No. Product name 47629–14* ....................................... 47629–16* ....................................... 47629–17* ....................................... 47629–11 ........................................ 47629–13 ........................................ 7173–284 ........................................ 3282–89 .......................................... 3282–90 .......................................... 3282–91 .......................................... 72159–11 ........................................ 72159–12 ........................................ Difenacoum Rat and Mouse Pellets (consumer use only). Difenacoum Rat and Mouse Block (consumer use only). Difenacoum Rat and Mouse Place Packs (consumer use only). Bromethalin Rat & Mouse Block. Bromethalin 0.01% Pellet. Difethialone 12G Mini Blocks. Fleeject. D-Con Bait Station. Mimas. Gladiator All Weather Bait. Agrisel Gladiator Place Pack Pellets. * The registrations 47629–14, 47629–16, and 47629–17 were each registered for three different use patterns: (1) Consumer use, (2) Agricultural use, and (3) Professional use. Because the expiration date for 47629–14, 47629–16, and 47629–17 applied only to the consumer use, in regard to these three products, this cancellation order applies only to the consumer use. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:13 Aug 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17AUN1.SGM 17AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51030-51031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20968]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9452-5]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby 
given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra 
Club in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: 
Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 1:10-cv-02112-JEB (D. DC). Plaintiffs filed 
a complaint alleging that EPA failed to take timely action to approve 
or disapprove, approve in part, or disapprove in part an Arkansas State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision addressing regional haze dated July 
29, 2008 (Arkansas Regional Haze SIP), as required by sections 
110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA. The proposed consent decree establishes a 
deadline of December 15, 2011 for EPA to take action on the Arkansas 
Regional Haze SIP.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by September 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2011-0690, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be 
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters 
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lea Anderson, Air and Radiation Law 
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-5571; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address: 
anderson.lea@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by Sierra 
Club seeking to compel the Agency to take final action under sections 
110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA on an Arkansas Regional Haze SIP revision 
dated July 29, 2008. The proposed consent decree requires that no later 
than December 15, 2011, EPA shall sign a notice of final rulemaking in 
which it approves or disapproves the Arkansas Regional Haze SIP 
revision pursuant to sections 110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 
7410(k)(2) and (3). In addition, the proposed consent decree requires 
that following signature, EPA shall expeditiously deliver the notice to 
the Office of the Federal Register for publication in the Federal 
Register and shall provide a copy of the notice to Plaintiff within ten 
(10) days. After EPA fulfills its obligations under the proposed 
consent decree, the consent decree may be terminated.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or 
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of 
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree 
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of 
Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be 
withdrawn, the terms of the proposed consent decree will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree

A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2011-0690) contains a copy of the proposed consent 
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at 
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket 
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to 
submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents 
in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select 
``search''.
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information 
claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute is not included in the official public docket or in the 
electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, 
including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not 
be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only 
in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all 
docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access 
any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket 
Center.

B. How and to whom do I submit comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the

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close of the comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not 
required to consider these late comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD 
ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. 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.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to 
EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail 
(e-mail) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an 
e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
Patricia A. Embrey,
Acting Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-20968 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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