Notice of Proposed Administrative Order on Consent for Waipahu Ash Landfill, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site (partial), Oahu, Hawaii, 6900 [2014-02475]

Download as PDF 6900 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Notices that study ‘‘represent[ed] a significant step forward in benefit-cost analysis,’’ EPA recognizes that serious technical challenges remain when attempting to evaluate the benefits and costs of potential regulatory actions using economy-wide models. The question also remains of the value added of using economy-wide models to evaluate the economic impacts (e.g., energy price and labor market impacts) of air regulations relative to other modeling approaches. EPA is looking for early feedback from the public on the draft charge questions and draft analytic blueprint that outlines the materials EPA could supply to the SAB to inform their deliberations on the technical merits and challenges of using economy-wide models to estimate the economic effects of air regulations and potential paths forward for improvements that could address such challenges. EPA is soliciting comments and information to help it: (i) Evaluate whether the Agency has identified the most relevant technical materials in the analytic blueprint to help inform the SAB panel in its deliberations; and (ii) assess whether the Agency has identified the most relevant charge questions to the SAB regarding the technical merits and challenges of using economy-wide models to evaluate the social costs, benefits, and economic impacts in the context of air regulations. EPA will consider the comments received and amend the charge questions and draft blueprint as appropriate. The revised package will then be presented to the Science Advisory Board for consideration and comment. EPA’s Science Advisory Board Staff Office will issue a separate Federal Register Notice to solicit nominations for experts to serve on the SAB panel. (Information on the SAB, including the process for forming review panels, is available at https://www.epa.gov/sab). Dated: January 29, 2014. Joel Beauvais, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2014–02471 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:50 Feb 04, 2014 Jkt 232001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL 9905–51–Region 9] Notice of Proposed Administrative Order on Consent for Waipahu Ash Landfill, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site (partial), Oahu, Hawaii Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Order on Consent (‘‘Consent Order’’), with the City and County of Honolulu (‘‘CCH’’), under Sections 104, 107 and 122 of CERCLA. The Consent Order concerns work to be done by CCH in connection with the Waipahu Ash Landfill, located in part on the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site, Joint Base Pearl HarborHickam, Oahu, Hawaii and on land owned by the State of Hawaii and CCH. Parties to the Consent Order include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), the Department of the Navy (‘‘Navy’’), Hawaii Department Health (‘‘DOH’’), Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and CCH. The property (the ‘‘Site’’) that is the subject of this Consent Order includes all areas to which hazardous substances from or related to the now closed Waipahu Ash Landfill have come to be located. Under this Consent Order, CCH agrees to carry out a remedial investigation and feasibility study of the Site under CERCLA. The performance of this work shall be approved and monitored by EPA in Consultation with the Navy and DOH. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue CCH pursuant to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA. Under the Consent Order, CCH also agrees to pay the Navy $63,062.00 in past response costs and, to EPA, $25,000 in prepayment of anticipated annual EPA future response costs. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 2014. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will consider all comments received on the Consent Order and may modify or withdraw its consent to the Consent Order if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Consent Order is available for public inspection at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Records Center, 95 Hawthorne Street, Suite 403S, San Francisco, California 94105. Telephone: 415–536–2000. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bradfish, Assistant Regional Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Email: bradfish.larry@epa.gov; Phone (415) 972–3934. ADDRESSES: Dated: January 27, 2014. Enrique Manzanilla, Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. 2014–02475 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0744; FRL–9906–01] Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Memorandum of Understanding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA is announcing the availability of the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and the Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) regarding implementation of Executive Order 13186, ‘‘Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds’’ for public comment. The purpose of this MOU is to promote the conservation of migratory bird populations through enhanced collaboration between EPA’s OPP and FWS regarding actions carried out by OPP. Migratory birds are an important component of biological diversity, and as such, conserving them and their habitats supports ecological integrity, contributes to public conservation education, and enhances the growing interest in outdoor recreation opportunities. This MOU is an important first step in ensuring that pesticide use is consistent with these conservation goals. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 2014. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 6900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02475]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 9905-51-Region 9]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Order on Consent for Waipahu 
Ash Landfill, Pearl Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site (partial), 
Oahu, Hawaii

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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 of 1980, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement, 
embodied in an Administrative Order on Consent (``Consent Order''), 
with the City and County of Honolulu (``CCH''), under Sections 104, 107 
and 122 of CERCLA. The Consent Order concerns work to be done by CCH in 
connection with the Waipahu Ash Landfill, located in part on the Pearl 
Harbor Naval Complex Superfund Site, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 
Oahu, Hawaii and on land owned by the State of Hawaii and CCH. Parties 
to the Consent Order include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), the Department of the Navy (``Navy''), Hawaii Department 
Health (``DOH''), Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and 
CCH. The property (the ``Site'') that is the subject of this Consent 
Order includes all areas to which hazardous substances from or related 
to the now closed Waipahu Ash Landfill have come to be located. Under 
this Consent Order, CCH agrees to carry out a remedial investigation 
and feasibility study of the Site under CERCLA. The performance of this 
work shall be approved and monitored by EPA in Consultation with the 
Navy and DOH. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue CCH 
pursuant to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA. Under the Consent Order, 
CCH also agrees to pay the Navy $63,062.00 in past response costs and, 
to EPA, $25,000 in prepayment of anticipated annual EPA future response 
costs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 7, 2014. For thirty 
(30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will 
consider all comments received on the Consent Order and may modify or 
withdraw its consent to the Consent Order if comments received disclose 
facts or considerations that indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

ADDRESSES: The Consent Order is available for public inspection at the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Records 
Center, 95 Hawthorne Street, Suite 403S, San Francisco, California 
94105. Telephone: 415-536-2000. EPA's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Bradfish, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Email: 
bradfish.larry@epa.gov; Phone (415) 972-3934.

    Dated: January 27, 2014.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2014-02475 Filed 2-4-14; 8:45 am]
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