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and 4 hours per response for the Job
Training Reporting Form. Burden means
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–
0562]
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed
Administrative Settlement, Penalty
Assessment and Opportunity To
Comment Regarding New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has entered into a
Consent Agreement with New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC to resolve violations
of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and their
implementing regulations.
The Administrator is hereby
providing public notice of this Consent
Agreement and proposed Final Order
(CAFO), and providing an opportunity
for interested persons to comment on
the CWA, EPCRA, and CAA portions of
this Consent Agreement, pursuant to
CWA section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C.
1321(b)(6)(C).
SUMMARY:
Comments are due on or before
October 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2009–0562, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: docket.oeca@epa.gov,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2009–0562.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744, Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–
0562.
• Mail: Enforcement and Compliance
Docket Information Center,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2009–0562.
DATES:
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• Hand Delivery: Enforcement and
Compliance Docket Information Center
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue 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 Reading Room is (202)
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Enforcement and Compliance
Docket is (202) 566–1927. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–
0562. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
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
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The www.regulations.gov Web site 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 email comment directly
to EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
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recommends that you include your
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the body of your comment and with any
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available docket materials are available
either electronically at
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Enforcement and Compliance
Docket Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue 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
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1927.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Calhoun, Special Litigation and
Projects Division (2248–A), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone (202) 564–6031;
fax: (202) 564–9001; email:
calhoun.michael@epa.gov.
II. Background
This settlement agreement is the
result of an investigation by the Special
Litigation and Projects Division (SLPD)
in the Office of Civil Enforcement of
AT&T Wireless (AWS) for potential
EPCRA Section 311 and 312 reporting
violations, CWA violations related to
Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan
requirements and CAA violations
related to the permitting of backup
generators under State Implementation
Plan (SIP) rules. On October 26, 2004,
AWS was purchased by Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC (CW). CW was
subsequently renamed New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC (NCW). The scope of
this settlement agreement is limited to
legacy AWS-owned facilities that were
subject to SLPD’s investigation from
2001 to 2003.
Pursuant to the settlement agreement,
NCW will pay a civil penalty of
$750,000, will expend an additional
$625,000 for Supplemental
Environmental Projects and will
conduct CAA and SPCC compliance
audits at legacy AWS sites. EPA and
NCW negotiated an administrative
Consent Agreement in accordance with
the Consolidated Rules of Practice, 40
CFR 22.13(b) (In Re: New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC, Docket Nos. CWA–
HQ–2009–8001, CAA–HQ–2009–8001,
EPCRA–HQ–2009–8001). This Consent
Agreement is subject to public notice
and comment under CWA section
311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C).
CWA
NCW violated CWA section 311(j) and
40 CFR Part 112, because it
inadequately prepared and/or failed to
prepare and implement SPCC plans for
the 14 facilities listed below between
2001 and 2008. As authorized by CWA
section 311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6),
EPA has assessed a civil penalty for
these violations.
Address
City
1. Little Rock .................................
2. Signal Peak ...............................
3. Paauilo ......................................
4. Urbandale ..................................
5. Evansville ..................................
6. St. Rose ....................................
7. Southborough ............................
8. Albany .......................................
9. New Hyde Park .........................
10. Oklahoma City .........................
11. Wilkes Barre ............................
12. Allen ........................................
13. Austin ......................................
14. Milwaukee ...............................
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Site
900 S. Shackleford Rd. ...............................................................
I–80 & Rattlesnake Rd. ...............................................................
Kukaiau Ranch ............................................................................
4157 109th St. .............................................................................
4510 O’Hara Dr. ..........................................................................
160 James Dr. .............................................................................
155 Northborough Dr. .................................................................
2 Kross Key Dr. ...........................................................................
198 Armstrong Rd. ......................................................................
3201 Quail Springs Parkway ......................................................
485 Lasley Ave. ..........................................................................
800 Venture Dr. ...........................................................................
4400 Staggerbrush Rd. ...............................................................
5825 99th St. ...............................................................................
Little Rock .....................................
Soda Springs ................................
Paauilo ..........................................
Urbandale .....................................
Evansville ......................................
St. Rose ........................................
Southborough ...............................
Albany ...........................................
New Hyde Park .............................
Oklahoma City ..............................
Wilkes Barre ..................................
Allen ..............................................
Austin ............................................
Milwaukee .....................................
Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33
U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A), based on the time
period in which the violations occurred,
any owner, operator, or person in charge
of a vessel, onshore facility, or offshore
facility from which oil is discharged in
violation of CWA section 311(b)(3), 33
U.S.C. 1321(b)(3), or who fails or refuses
to comply with any regulations that
have been issued under CWA section
311(j), 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be
assessed an administrative civil penalty
of up to $157,500 by EPA for violations
occurring after March 15, 2004, and up
to $137,500 for violations up to and
including that date. Class II proceedings
under CWA section 311(b)(6) are
conducted in accordance with 40 CFR
Part 22.
The procedures by which the public
may comment on a proposed Class II
penalty order, or participate in a CWA
Class II penalty proceeding, are set forth
in 40 CFR 22.45. The deadline for
submitting public comment on this
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proposed final order is October 19,
2012. All comments will be transferred
to the Environmental Appeals Board
(‘‘EAB’’) of EPA for consideration. The
powers and duties of the EAB are
outlined in 40 CFR 22.4(a).
Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), EPA will not
issue an order in this proceeding prior
to the close of the public comment
period.
EPCRA
NCW also violated EPCRA section
311, 42 U.S.C. 11021, and the
regulations found at 40 CFR 370.21,
when it failed to submit a Material
Safety Data Sheet (‘‘MSDS’’) for a
hazardous chemical(s) or, in the
alternative, a list of such chemicals, at
51 facilities for varying lengths of time
between 2001 and 2003. EPA, as
authorized by EPCRA section 325, 42
U.S.C. 11045, has assessed a civil
penalty for these violations.
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NCW also violated EPCRA section
312, 42 U.S.C. 11022, and the
regulations found at 40 CFR Part 370.25,
when it failed to prepare and submit
emergency and chemical inventory
forms to the LEPC, the SERC and/or the
fire department with jurisdiction over
314 facilities listed in Attachment A for
varying lengths of time between 2001
and 2003. EPA, as authorized by EPCRA
section 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, has
assessed a civil penalty for these
violations. Attachment A to the
proposed CAFO lists the 325 EPCRA
sites in violation of EPCRA sections 311
and 312.
Under EPCRA section 325, 42 U.S.C.
11045, the Administrator may issue an
administrative order assessing a civil
penalty against any person who has
violated applicable emergency planning
or right to know requirements, or any
other requirement of EPCRA.
Proceedings under EPCRA section 325
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are conducted in accordance with 40
CFR part 22.
CAA
NCW also violated regulations
promulgated pursuant to the California
SIP involving the two facilities
described in the paragraphs below at
varying lengths of time between 2001
and 2007. Section 110(a)(1) of the CAA,
42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2), requires states to
submit implementation plans to
implement, maintain, and enforce
ambient air quality standards. Section
110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.
7410(a)(2), requires states to include in
their implementation plans regulation of
the modification and construction of
any stationary source covered by the
plan. The California State
Implementation Plan (SIP) includes
requirements from local governments.
The California SIP, including the
requirements specific to the local
governments, was approved by EPA
under section 110 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
7410.
The California air quality control
districts’ rules for the jurisdictions set
forth below include regulations that
require construction and/or operating
permits for certain stationary sources of
air pollution. As detailed below, each of
these provisions was incorporated into
the California SIP and is therefore
federally enforceable.
In the State of California, NCW
operates diesel fuel-powered electric
generators that are stationary sources
within the meaning of CAA section
302(z), 42 U.S.C. 7602(z).
A. Bay Area Air Quality Management
District (BAAQMD)—The California SIP
includes a provision, Regulation 2, Rule
1 BAAQMD Rules, stating that any
person installing any equipment, the
use of which may cause the issuance of
air contaminants, must first obtain
authorization for such construction and
subsequent operation. This provision
was federally approved and became
federally enforceable on January 26,
1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 3850). NCW owns or
operates a facility (2 miles off Lynch
Road, Suisun, CA) in the BAAQMD that
installed a pollution-emitting dieselpowered electric generating unit
without written authorization from
BAAQMD in violation of Regulation 2,
Rule 1.
B. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD)—The California SIP
includes a provision, section 3.0 in
SJVUAPCD Rule 2010, stating that any
person installing any equipment, the
use of which may cause the issuance of
air contaminants, must first obtain
authorization for such construction and
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subsequent operation. This provision
was federally approved and became
federally enforceable on July 23, 1999
(64 Fed. Reg. 39,920). NCW owns or
operates a facility (6855 West Eight Mile
Road, Stockton, CA) in the SJVUAPCD
that installed two pollution-emitting
diesel-powered electric generating units
without written authorization from
SJVUAPCD in violation of Rule 2010.
NCW violated regulations
promulgated pursuant to the California
SIP involving the two facilities
described in the paragraphs above and
is therefore subject to federal
enforcement under CAA section 110(a).
EPA, as authorized by CAA section
113(d), 42 U.S.C. 7413(d), has assessed
a civil penalty for these violations.
Under CAA section 113(d), 42 U.S.C.
7413(d), the Administrator may issue an
administrative order assessing a civil
penalty against any person who has
violated an applicable requirement of
the CAA, including any rule, order,
waiver, permit or plan. Proceedings
under CAA section 113(d) are
conducted in accordance with 40 CFR
Part 22.
EPA will not issue an order in this
proceeding prior to the close of the
public comment period.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: September 10, 2012.
Bernadette Rappold,
Director, Special Litigation and Projects
Division, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9730–1]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Mississippi
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Mississippi’s
request to revise/modify certain of its
EPA-authorized programs to allow
electronic reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective on
September 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi
Huffer, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Environmental
Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
SUMMARY:
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DC 20460, (202) 566–1697,
huffer.evi@epa.gov, or Karen Seeh, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Environmental Information,
Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460,
(202) 566–1175, seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D provides standards for such
approvals based on consideration of the
electronic document receiving systems
that the state, tribal, or local government
will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the State, Tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the state,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of the
programs covered by the application
and will use electronic document
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
On January 14, 2010, the Mississippi
Department of Environmental Quality
(MDEQ) submitted an application
entitled ‘‘Regulatory Services Portal/
Hazardous Waste Biennial Reporting’’
for revisions/modifications of its EPAauthorized programs under title 40 CFR.
EPA reviewed MDEQ’s request to
revise/modify its EPA-authorized
programs and, based on this review,
EPA determined that the application
met the standards for approval of
authorized program revisions/
modifications set out in 40 CFR part 3,
subpart D. In accordance with 40 CFR
3.1000(d), this notice of EPA’s decision
to approve Mississippi’s request to
revise/modify its following EPAauthorized programs to allow electronic
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0562]
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Settlement,
Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a Consent Agreement with New Cingular
Wireless PCS, LLC to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA),
the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and the
Clean Air Act (CAA) and their implementing regulations.
The Administrator is hereby providing public notice of this Consent
Agreement and proposed Final Order (CAFO), and providing an opportunity
for interested persons to comment on the CWA, EPCRA, and CAA portions
of this Consent Agreement, pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C), 33
U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C).
DATES: Comments are due on or before October 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2009-0562, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: docket.oeca@epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OECA-2009-0562.
Fax: (202) 566-9744, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0562.
Mail: Enforcement and Compliance Docket Information
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0562.
Hand Delivery: Enforcement and Compliance Docket
Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1927. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0562. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov. The
www.regulations.gov Web site 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 email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public 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. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly
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available docket materials are available either electronically at
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Enforcement and Compliance
Docket Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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 Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1927.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Calhoun, Special Litigation
and Projects Division (2248-A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202)
564-6031; fax: (202) 564-9001; email: calhoun.michael@epa.gov.
II. Background
This settlement agreement is the result of an investigation by the
Special Litigation and Projects Division (SLPD) in the Office of Civil
Enforcement of AT&T Wireless (AWS) for potential EPCRA Section 311 and
312 reporting violations, CWA violations related to Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan requirements and CAA violations
related to the permitting of backup generators under State
Implementation Plan (SIP) rules. On October 26, 2004, AWS was purchased
by Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (CW). CW was subsequently renamed New
Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (NCW). The scope of this settlement
agreement is limited to legacy AWS-owned facilities that were subject
to SLPD's investigation from 2001 to 2003.
Pursuant to the settlement agreement, NCW will pay a civil penalty
of $750,000, will expend an additional $625,000 for Supplemental
Environmental Projects and will conduct CAA and SPCC compliance audits
at legacy AWS sites. EPA and NCW negotiated an administrative Consent
Agreement in accordance with the Consolidated Rules of Practice, 40 CFR
22.13(b) (In Re: New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, Docket Nos. CWA-HQ-
2009-8001, CAA-HQ-2009-8001, EPCRA-HQ-2009-8001). This Consent
Agreement is subject to public notice and comment under CWA section
311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C).
CWA
NCW violated CWA section 311(j) and 40 CFR Part 112, because it
inadequately prepared and/or failed to prepare and implement SPCC plans
for the 14 facilities listed below between 2001 and 2008. As authorized
by CWA section 311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), EPA has assessed a
civil penalty for these violations.
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Site Address City State
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1. Little Rock....................... 900 S. Shackleford Rd.......... Little Rock............. AR
2. Signal Peak....................... I-80 & Rattlesnake Rd.......... Soda Springs............ CA
3. Paauilo........................... Kukaiau Ranch.................. Paauilo................. HI
4. Urbandale......................... 4157 109th St.................. Urbandale............... IA
5. Evansville........................ 4510 O'Hara Dr................. Evansville.............. IN
6. St. Rose.......................... 160 James Dr................... St. Rose................ LA
7. Southborough...................... 155 Northborough Dr............ Southborough............ MA
8. Albany............................ 2 Kross Key Dr................. Albany.................. NY
9. New Hyde Park..................... 198 Armstrong Rd............... New Hyde Park........... NY
10. Oklahoma City.................... 3201 Quail Springs Parkway..... Oklahoma City........... OK
11. Wilkes Barre..................... 485 Lasley Ave................. Wilkes Barre............ PA
12. Allen............................ 800 Venture Dr................. Allen................... TX
13. Austin........................... 4400 Staggerbrush Rd........... Austin.................. TX
14. Milwaukee........................ 5825 99th St................... Milwaukee............... WI
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Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A), based on
the time period in which the violations occurred, any owner, operator,
or person in charge of a vessel, onshore facility, or offshore facility
from which oil is discharged in violation of CWA section 311(b)(3), 33
U.S.C. 1321(b)(3), or who fails or refuses to comply with any
regulations that have been issued under CWA section 311(j), 33 U.S.C.
1321(j), may be assessed an administrative civil penalty of up to
$157,500 by EPA for violations occurring after March 15, 2004, and up
to $137,500 for violations up to and including that date. Class II
proceedings under CWA section 311(b)(6) are conducted in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 22.
The procedures by which the public may comment on a proposed Class
II penalty order, or participate in a CWA Class II penalty proceeding,
are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The deadline for submitting public
comment on this proposed final order is October 19, 2012. All comments
will be transferred to the Environmental Appeals Board (``EAB'') of EPA
for consideration. The powers and duties of the EAB are outlined in 40
CFR 22.4(a).
Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), EPA
will not issue an order in this proceeding prior to the close of the
public comment period.
EPCRA
NCW also violated EPCRA section 311, 42 U.S.C. 11021, and the
regulations found at 40 CFR 370.21, when it failed to submit a Material
Safety Data Sheet (``MSDS'') for a hazardous chemical(s) or, in the
alternative, a list of such chemicals, at 51 facilities for varying
lengths of time between 2001 and 2003. EPA, as authorized by EPCRA
section 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, has assessed a civil penalty for these
violations.
NCW also violated EPCRA section 312, 42 U.S.C. 11022, and the
regulations found at 40 CFR Part 370.25, when it failed to prepare and
submit emergency and chemical inventory forms to the LEPC, the SERC
and/or the fire department with jurisdiction over 314 facilities listed
in Attachment A for varying lengths of time between 2001 and 2003. EPA,
as authorized by EPCRA section 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, has assessed a
civil penalty for these violations. Attachment A to the proposed CAFO
lists the 325 EPCRA sites in violation of EPCRA sections 311 and 312.
Under EPCRA section 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, the Administrator may
issue an administrative order assessing a civil penalty against any
person who has violated applicable emergency planning or right to know
requirements, or any other requirement of EPCRA. Proceedings under
EPCRA section 325
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are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR part 22.
CAA
NCW also violated regulations promulgated pursuant to the
California SIP involving the two facilities described in the paragraphs
below at varying lengths of time between 2001 and 2007. Section
110(a)(1) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(a)(2), requires states to submit
implementation plans to implement, maintain, and enforce ambient air
quality standards. Section 110(a)(2)(C) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C.
7410(a)(2), requires states to include in their implementation plans
regulation of the modification and construction of any stationary
source covered by the plan. The California State Implementation Plan
(SIP) includes requirements from local governments. The California SIP,
including the requirements specific to the local governments, was
approved by EPA under section 110 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7410.
The California air quality control districts' rules for the
jurisdictions set forth below include regulations that require
construction and/or operating permits for certain stationary sources of
air pollution. As detailed below, each of these provisions was
incorporated into the California SIP and is therefore federally
enforceable.
In the State of California, NCW operates diesel fuel-powered
electric generators that are stationary sources within the meaning of
CAA section 302(z), 42 U.S.C. 7602(z).
A. Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)--The
California SIP includes a provision, Regulation 2, Rule 1 BAAQMD Rules,
stating that any person installing any equipment, the use of which may
cause the issuance of air contaminants, must first obtain authorization
for such construction and subsequent operation. This provision was
federally approved and became federally enforceable on January 26, 1999
(64 Fed. Reg. 3850). NCW owns or operates a facility (2 miles off Lynch
Road, Suisun, CA) in the BAAQMD that installed a pollution-emitting
diesel-powered electric generating unit without written authorization
from BAAQMD in violation of Regulation 2, Rule 1.
B. San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
(SJVUAPCD)--The California SIP includes a provision, section 3.0 in
SJVUAPCD Rule 2010, stating that any person installing any equipment,
the use of which may cause the issuance of air contaminants, must first
obtain authorization for such construction and subsequent operation.
This provision was federally approved and became federally enforceable
on July 23, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 39,920). NCW owns or operates a facility
(6855 West Eight Mile Road, Stockton, CA) in the SJVUAPCD that
installed two pollution-emitting diesel-powered electric generating
units without written authorization from SJVUAPCD in violation of Rule
2010.
NCW violated regulations promulgated pursuant to the California SIP
involving the two facilities described in the paragraphs above and is
therefore subject to federal enforcement under CAA section 110(a). EPA,
as authorized by CAA section 113(d), 42 U.S.C. 7413(d), has assessed a
civil penalty for these violations. Under CAA section 113(d), 42 U.S.C.
7413(d), the Administrator may issue an administrative order assessing
a civil penalty against any person who has violated an applicable
requirement of the CAA, including any rule, order, waiver, permit or
plan. Proceedings under CAA section 113(d) are conducted in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 22.
EPA will not issue an order in this proceeding prior to the close
of the public comment period.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection.
Dated: September 10, 2012.
Bernadette Rappold,
Director, Special Litigation and Projects Division, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.
[FR Doc. 2012-23090 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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