Proposed CERCLA Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs; Piqua Hospital Site, 31010-31011 [2012-12627]

Download as PDF 31010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2012 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9675–8] National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notification of public meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will meet on the dates and times described below. All meetings are open to the public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC. For additional information about registering for public comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to limited space, seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. DATES: The NEJAC meeting will convene Tuesday, July 24, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:45 p.m.; and will reconvene on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All noted times are Eastern Time. One public comment period relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled for Tuesday, July 24, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Members of the public who wish to participate during the public comment period are highly encouraged to pre-register by Noon Eastern Time on Friday, July 6, 2012. ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be held at the EPA Potomac Yard Conference Center, located at 2777 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Virginia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202–564–1044, via email at Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by FAX at 202– 501–0936. Additional information about the meeting is available at the following Web site address: https://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings. html. Registration is required for all participants. Pre-registration by Noon Eastern Time, Friday, July 6, 2012, for all attendees is highly recommended. Because this NEJAC meeting will be srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:31 May 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 held in a government space, we strongly encourage you to register early. Space limitations may not allow us to accommodate everyone who is interested in attending. Priority admission will be given to preregistered participants. To register online, visit the Web site address above. Alternatively, registration forms should be faxed to Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877– 773–0779, or emailed to NEJACJuly2012 Meeting@AlwaysPursuingExcellence. com. Please state whether you would like to be put on the list to provide oral public comment. Please specify whether you are submitting written comments before the July 6, 2012, deadline. NonEnglish speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter may make appropriate arrangements in writing using the above telephone number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the EPA Administrator about areas that may include, among other things, ‘‘advice about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice, including environment-related strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, and economic issues related to environmental justice.’’ The meeting shall be used to receive comments, and discuss and provide recommendations regarding these primary areas: (1) EPA’s Plan EJ 2014; (2) NEJAC’s Science And Research Work Group; (3) NEJAC’s Indigenous Peoples Work Group and; (4) NEJAC’s Permitting Work Group. A. Public Comment: Individuals or groups making oral presentations during the public comment periods will be limited to a total time of five minutes. To accommodate the large number of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of an organization or group will be allowed to speak. If time permits, multiple representatives from the same organization can provide comment at the end of the session. In addition, those who did not sign up in advance to give public comment can sign up on site. The suggested format for written public comments is as follows: Name of Speaker; Name of Organization/ Community; City and State; Email address; and a brief description of the concern and what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to do. Written comments received by Noon Eastern Time, Friday, July 6, 2012, will be included in the materials distributed to the members of the NEJAC. Written comments received after that date and time will be provided PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to the NEJAC as time allows. All information should be sent to the mailing address, email address, or fax number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. B. Information about Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For information about access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877– 773–0779 or NEJACJuly2012Meeting@ AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. To request special accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at least seven (7) working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to process your request. All other requests specifically related to the meeting should be sent to the mailing address, email address, or fax number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. Dated: May 17, 2012. Victoria J. Robinson, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. [FR Doc. 2012–12629 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9677–5] Proposed CERCLA Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs; Piqua Hospital Site Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Piqua Hospital Site (Site ID Number B5RB) in Piqua, Ohio with the following settling parties: Hospdela LLC and Dr. Enrique De La Piedra. The settlement requires the settling parties to pay $20,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2012 / Notices the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 7th floor Superfund File Room, Chicago, Illinois. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 25, 2012. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 7th floor Superfund File Room, Chicago, Illinois. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Deborah Carlson, Associate Regional Counsel, C–14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone: 312–353– 6121. Comments should reference the Piqua Hospital Site in Piqua, Ohio and EPA Docket No. V–W–09–C–922 and should be addressed to Deborah Carlson, Associate Regional Counsel, C– 14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Carlson, Associate Regional Counsel, C–14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone 312–353–6121 Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. Dated: May 11, 2012. Richard C. Karl, Director, Superfund Division, Region 5, United States Environmental Protection Agency. [FR Doc. 2012–12627 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 12–733] Notice of Suspension and Commencement of Proposed Debarment Proceedings; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Enforcement Bureau (the ‘‘Bureau’’) gives notice of Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter’s suspension from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate Program’’). Additionally, the Bureau gives notice that debarment proceedings are commencing against him. Mr. SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:31 May 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 Slaughter, or any person who has an existing contract with or intends to contract with him to provide or receive services in matters arising out of activities associated with or related to the schools and libraries support, may respond by filing an opposition request, supported by documentation. DATES: Opposition requests must be received by 30 days from the receipt of the suspension letter or June 25, 2012, whichever comes first. The Bureau will decide any opposition request for reversal or modification of suspension or debarment within 90 days of its receipt of such requests. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Ragsdale, Federal Communications Commission, Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and Hearings Division, Room 4–A236, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Joy Ragsdale may be contacted by phone at (202) 418–1697 or email at Joy.Ragsdale@fcc. gov. If Ms. Ragsdale is unavailable, you may contact Ms. Theresa Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, by telephone at (202) 418– 1420 and by email at Theresa. Cavanaugh@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau has suspension and debarment authority pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8 and 47 CFR 0.111(a)(14). Suspension will help to ensure that the party to be suspended cannot continue to benefit from the schools and libraries mechanism pending resolution of the debarment process. Attached is the suspension letter, DA 12–452, which was mailed to Mr. Slaughter and released on March 22, 2012. The complete text of the notice of suspension and initiation of debarment proceedings is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554, In addition, the complete text is available on the FCC’s Web site at https://www.fcc.gov. The text may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating inspection and copying during regular business hours at the contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portal II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B420, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 488–5300 or (800) 378–3160, facsimile (202) 488– 5563, or via email https://www.bcpiweb. com. Federal Communications Commission. Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau. May 9, 2012 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31011 DA 12–733 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND EMAIL Mr. Jonathan M. Slaughter c/o William R. Blanchard, Jr. Blanchard Law Offices 505 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Re: Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceeding File No. EB–12–IH–0050 Dear Mr. Slaughter: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) has received notice of your conviction for mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C 1341 in connection with your participation in the federal schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (E-Rate program).1 Consequently, pursuant to 47 CFR 54.8, this letter constitutes official notice of your suspension from the E-Rate program. In addition, the Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) hereby notifies you that it will commence debarment proceedings against you.2 I. Notice of Suspension The Commission has established procedures to prevent persons who have ‘‘defrauded the government or engaged in similar acts through activities associated with or related to the [E-Rate program]’’ from receiving the benefits associated with that program.3 The 1 Any further reference in this letter to ‘‘your conviction’’ refers to your guilty plea and subsequent sentencing for mail fraud in United States v. Jonathan Michael Slaughter, Criminal Case No. 2:11cr162–MEF–01, Judgment (M.D. Ala. 2012) (Judgment). 2 See 47 CFR 0.111 (delegating authority to the Bureau to resolve universal service suspension and debarment proceedings). The Commission adopted debarment rules for the E-Rate program in 2003. See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 9202 (2003) (Second Report and Order) (adopting § 54.521 to suspend and debar parties from the ERate program). In 2007 the Commission extended the debarment rules to apply to all federal universal service support mechanisms. Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism; Rural Health Care Support Mechanism; Lifeline and Link Up; Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372, app. C at 16410–12 (2007) (Program Management Order) (renumbering § 54.521 of the universal service debarment rules as § 54.8 and amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), (e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)). 3 Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9225, para. 66; Program Management Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 16387, para. 32. The Commission’s debarment rules define a ‘‘person’’ as ‘‘[a]ny individual, group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association, unit of government or legal entity, however organized.’’ 47 CFR 54.8(a)(6). E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31010-31011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12627]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9677-5]


Proposed CERCLA Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs; 
Piqua Hospital Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs 
concerning the Piqua Hospital Site (Site ID Number B5RB) in Piqua, Ohio 
with the following settling parties: Hospdela LLC and Dr. Enrique De La 
Piedra. The settlement requires the settling parties to pay $20,000 to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant 
not to sue the settling parties pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). For 30 days following the date of 
publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments 
relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments 
received and may modify or withdraw its consent to

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the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper or 
inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 7th floor 
Superfund File Room, Chicago, Illinois.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 25, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 7th floor Superfund File Room, Chicago, 
Illinois. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from 
Deborah Carlson, Associate Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone: 312-353-6121. Comments 
should reference the Piqua Hospital Site in Piqua, Ohio and EPA Docket 
No. V-W-09-C-922 and should be addressed to Deborah Carlson, Associate 
Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 
60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Carlson, Associate Regional 
Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 
telephone 312-353-6121

    Authority:  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601, 
et seq.

     Dated: May 11, 2012.
Richard C. Karl,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 5, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency.
[FR Doc. 2012-12627 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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