Casmalia Resources Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative De Minimis Settlement, 41536-41537 [2016-15131]

Download as PDF 41536 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Notices 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), 306, 307(b), and 308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), 1314(b), 1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, 1317(b), and 1318. B. Summary of the Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan EPA prepared the Preliminary 2016 Plan pursuant to CWA section 304(m). The Preliminary 2016 Plan provides a summary of EPA’s review of effluent guidelines and pretreatment standards, consistent with CWA sections 301(d), 304(b), 304(g), 304(m), and 307(b). From these reviews, the Preliminary 2016 Plan identifies any new or existing industrial categories selected for effluent guidelines or pretreatment standards rulemakings, and provides a schedule for such rulemakings. In addition, the Preliminary 2016 Plan presents any new or existing categories of industry selected for further review and analysis. The Preliminary 2016 Plan and 2015 Annual Effluent Guidelines Review Report can be found at https:// www.epa.gov/eg/effluent-guidelinesplan. C. Request for Public Comments and Information EPA requests comments and information on the following topics: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 1. Data Sources and Methodologies EPA solicits comments on the evaluation factors, criteria, and data sources used in conducting its 2015 Annual Review and in developing the Preliminary 2016 Plan. EPA also solicits comment on other data sources it might use in its annual reviews and biennial planning process. 2. The Preliminary 2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan EPA solicits comments on its Preliminary 2016 Plan, including the data and information used to support the findings, actions, and conclusions as stated in the Preliminary 2016 Plan. Specifically, EPA solicits public comment and stakeholder input, data and information on: (a) Industry Reviews. EPA is initiating or continuing to review wastewater discharges for the following industry categories: Iron and Steel Manufacturing; Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fibers; Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard; Battery Manufacturing; and Electrical and Electronic Components Manufacturing. EPA solicits data and information regarding the discharge and treatment of pollutants identified in the Preliminary 2016 Plan from these industrial processes, as well as any other information relevant to EPA’s review. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Jun 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 (b) Continued Study of Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) facilities. EPA gathered information about CWT facilities across the country and identified those facilities that currently accept or have in the past accepted oil and gas extraction wastewaters. EPA included a memorandum in the record that identifies these facilities. EPA requests comment on the accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this memorandum, as well as any other information relevant to EPA’s study of CWT facilities. (c) Conventional Extraction in the Oil and Gas Industry. EPA solicits data and information for the first time on known transfers of wastewater originating from conventional oil and gas extraction facilities to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). In particular, EPA seeks information on the extent to which this practice is occurring, including the identification of conventional oil and gas facilities which discharge to POTWs. EPA also requests information on wastewater volumes transferred to POTWs as well as information on the pollutants in these wastewater (type, concentration, etc.) and any other known characteristics of the pollutants. (d) Produced Water Discharges in the Oil and Gas Industry. EPA solicits information for the first time on the quantity, composition, and purpose of well treatment and workover fluids in produced water discharges authorized under 40 CFR part 435, subpart E (Agricultural and Wildlife Water Use Subcategory) which, if good enough quality, can be used for wildlife or livestock watering or other agricultural uses, and are actually put to such use during periods of discharge. EPA solicits information on both conventional and unconventional oil and gas extraction. For this solicitation, ‘‘Well treatment fluids’’ means any fluid used to restore or improve productivity by chemically or physically altering hydrocarbon-bearing strata after a well has been drilled. ‘‘Workover fluids’’ means salt solutions, weighted brines, polymers, or other specialty additives used in a producing well to allow for maintenance, repair, or abandonment procedures. 3. Innovation and Technology in the Effluent Guidelines Program EPA solicits input on ideas, approaches and information on how to design smart regulations to support emerging technologies as described in ‘‘A Strategy for American Innovation,’’ prepared by the National Economic Council and Office of Science and Technology Policy. October 2015. See: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ default/files/strategy_for_american_ innovation_october_2015.pdf. Dated: June 17, 2016. Joel Beauvais, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. [FR Doc. 2016–15133 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9948–36–Region 9] Casmalia Resources Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative De Minimis Settlement 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, as amended (CERCLA) and section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby providing notice of a proposed administrative de minimis settlement concerning the Casmalia Resources Superfund Site in Santa Barbara County, California (the Casmalia Resources Site). Section 122(g) of CERCLA provides EPA with the authority to enter into administrative de minimis settlements. This settlement is intended to resolve the liabilities of the 171 settling parties identified below for the Casmalia Resources Site under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. These parties have also elected to resolve their liability for response costs and potential natural resource damage claims by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These 171 parties sent 27,811,584 lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Resources Site, which represents 0.005 (0.5%) of the total Site waste of 5.6 billion pounds. This settlement requires these parties to pay over $1.7 million to EPA. DATES: EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement until July 27, 2016. EPA will consider all comments it receives during this period, and may modify or withdraw consent to the settlement if any comments disclose facts or considerations indicating that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2016 / Notices Public Meeting: In accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area. The deadline for requesting a public meeting is July 11, 2016. Requests for a public meeting may be made by contacting Russell Mechem by email at Mechem.russell@epa.gov. If a public meeting is requested, information about the date and time of the meeting will be published in the local newspaper, The Santa Maria Times, and will be sent to persons on the EPA’s Casmalia Resources Site mailing list. To be added to the mailing list, please contact: Alejandro Diaz at (415) 972–3242 or by email at diaz.alejandro@epa.gov. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Casmalia Case Team, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street (mail code SFD–7–1), San Francisco, California 94105–3901, or may be sent by email to Mechem.russell@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the settlement document and additional information about the Casmalia Resources Site and the proposed settlement may be obtained on the EPA-maintained Casmalia Resources Site Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ region09/casmalia or by calling Russell Mechem at (415) 972–3192. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Settling Parties: Parties that have elected to settle their liability with EPA at this time are as follows: 3M/McGhan Medical Corporation; A&E Products Group, Inc.; Aberdeen American Petroleum Company; Advance Packaging Systems/Interamics; AGL Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries; AHMC Healthcare, Inc.; Alhambra Unified School District; Amvac Chemical Corporation; Apache Nitrogen Products, Inc.; Applied Graphics Technologies; AVX Corporation; Bank of America, N.A., successor in interest to Security Pacific Corp—Brea Operations; Barclays American Business Credit; Bayer; Benge Trumpet Co.; BGN Fremont Square, LTD; BHP Billiton Petroleum; BMW of San Diego; Broadway So. Calif Crenshaw Shopping; Bulk Transportation; Burbank Plating Service Corporation; Burlington Engineering, Inc.; Canon, Inc.; Carmen Plaza Car Wash; Casitas Municipal Water District; CenterPoint Energy, Inc and it’s wholly owned subsidiaries Primary Fuels, Inc.; Central Coast Analytical Services; Certified Freight Lines; City of Benicia; City of El Monte; City of Escondido; City of Piedmont; City of West Covina; Consolidated Container Company LP for VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:52 Jun 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 itself and as an alleged successor in interest to Stewart/Walker Co; Consolidated Oil & Gas, Inc.; Cooper Companies, Inc.; County of Napa; County of Solano; County of Stanislaus; Creative Press; Danco Metal Surfacing; Data General Corp; Davlin Paint Co.; Daylight Transport, LLC; Deep Water Oil and Gas Corp; Dignity Health; Dole Food Company; Dura Tech Processes, Inc.; EKC Technology, Inc.; El Dorado Newspapers dba McClatchy Printing Co; ENGS Motor Truck Company; Ennis Business Forms; Excellon Automation; Farrar Grinding; Federal Envelope Company; Foster Lumber; Fujitsu; Gardena Specialized Processing; Genstar Roofing Products Company; GEO Western Drilling Fluids; Gerald V. Dicker Commercial Properties; Gooch & Housego PLC; Gorham Manufacturing Company; Granitize Products, Inc.; H Koch & Sons Div; Handy & Harman Electronic Materials Corp; Helix Water District; Henry Soss & Co; Hordis Brothers, Inc.; Hycor Biomedical, Inc.; Immunetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Inamed Corporation; Industrial Process & Chemical Co., Inc.; International Paper Company; Interstate Consolidation; J B Hunt; J E Dewitt, Inc.; J.C. Penneys; John Deere Parts Depot; John L. Armitage & Co.; Kasler Continental Heller; Kester Solder; Knape & Vogt Mfg.; Knight Foundry, Inc.; Lehigh Hanson, Inc.; Levins Metal Corp; LH Research, Inc.; Lincoln Blvd. Car Wash; Liquid Air Corporation; Loma Linda Foods Co.; Ludlow Saylor n/k/a Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.; Marbro Lamp Company; McClatchy Newspaper Inc.; Mission Kleensweep Products, Inc.; Model Lands, Inc.; MWH Global; Myers Electronic Products, Inc.; National Airmotive Corporation; New Mexico Institute of Technology; New Mexico State University; Newpark Resources, Inc.; Newport Adhesive; Newport Specialty Hospital for itself and on behalf of Prospect Medical Holdings; Nike, Inc.; North American Philips; North American Van Lines; NuSil Technology, LLC; Opto Electronics; Overton Moore & Associates, Inc.; P.T.I. Technologies, Inc.; Pacific Wood Preserving Co.; PacOrd, Inc.; Palomar Systems & Machine; Paramount Machine Co.; Peen Rite, Inc.; Pell Development Company; Petoseed Company; Petrol Transport, Inc.; Petrominerals Corp.; Pfizer; Pharm-Eco Laboratories, Inc.; Pick-A-Part Auto Recycling; Pirelli Cable; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District; Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center; Providence Health & Services; Public Service Marine, Inc.; Pure Fishing, Inc.; Quality Heat Treating; R E Hazard PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41537 Contracting Company; R F White Company, Inc.; R&G Sloane Maintenance; Rally Chevrolet; Ramser Development Company; Red Lions Inn; Reid Metal Finishing; Richmond Technology; Roadway Express; Rossi Enterprises; S&P Company; Santa Barbara New Press; Santa Clara University; Schurgin Development Company; Sea World; Security Pacific Bank; SESCO; Setzer Forest Products, Inc.; Sierra Pacific Power Co.; Sonoco Products Company; SPS Technologies; State of Arizona; Superior Metal Finishing, Inc.; Telic Corporation; The E.W. Scripps Company, as successor to New Chronicle; The Toro Company; Thoratec Laboratories Corporation; Time Warner, Inc. including its former subsidiaries, Warner Music Group Inc., Westland Graphics Inc., Allied Record Company & Allied Record Company.; True Value Hardware Simi Valley; TW Graphics; U S Divers (USD Corp); United Oil Company; UVP, Inc.; Ventura Townehouse; Ventura Transfer Company; Vulcan Materials Company; Weatherford BMW; Weber Nameplate; Williams Bros Market; Winonics, Inc.; Winters Industrial Cleaning; XIK, LLC a Delaware LLC, as successor by merger to Arwood Corporation; Zep, Inc. Dated: June 17, 2016. Enrique Manzanilla, Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region IX. [FR Doc. 2016–15131 Filed 6–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1159] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41536-41537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15131]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9948-36-Region 9]


Casmalia Resources Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA 
Administrative De Minimis Settlement

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, as amended 
(CERCLA) and section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby providing 
notice of a proposed administrative de minimis settlement concerning 
the Casmalia Resources Superfund Site in Santa Barbara County, 
California (the Casmalia Resources Site). Section 122(g) of CERCLA 
provides EPA with the authority to enter into administrative de minimis 
settlements. This settlement is intended to resolve the liabilities of 
the 171 settling parties identified below for the Casmalia Resources 
Site under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. 
These parties have also elected to resolve their liability for response 
costs and potential natural resource damage claims by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These 171 parties sent 27,811,584 
lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Resources Site, which represents 0.005 
(0.5%) of the total Site waste of 5.6 billion pounds. This settlement 
requires these parties to pay over $1.7 million to EPA.

DATES: EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement 
until July 27, 2016. EPA will consider all comments it receives during 
this period, and may modify or withdraw consent to the settlement if 
any comments disclose facts or considerations indicating that the 
settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

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    Public Meeting: In accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 
U.S.C. 6973(d), commenters may request an opportunity for a public 
meeting in the affected area. The deadline for requesting a public 
meeting is July 11, 2016. Requests for a public meeting may be made by 
contacting Russell Mechem by email at Mechem.russell@epa.gov. If a 
public meeting is requested, information about the date and time of the 
meeting will be published in the local newspaper, The Santa Maria 
Times, and will be sent to persons on the EPA's Casmalia Resources Site 
mailing list. To be added to the mailing list, please contact: 
Alejandro Diaz at (415) 972-3242 or by email at diaz.alejandro@epa.gov.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Casmalia Case Team, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street 
(mail code SFD-7-1), San Francisco, California 94105-3901, or may be 
sent by email to Mechem.russell@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the settlement document and 
additional information about the Casmalia Resources Site and the 
proposed settlement may be obtained on the EPA-maintained Casmalia 
Resources Site Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/region09/casmalia or by 
calling Russell Mechem at (415) 972-3192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Settling Parties: Parties that have elected to settle their 
liability with EPA at this time are as follows:
    3M/McGhan Medical Corporation; A&E Products Group, Inc.; Aberdeen 
American Petroleum Company; Advance Packaging Systems/Interamics; AGL 
Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries; AHMC Healthcare, Inc.; Alhambra 
Unified School District; Amvac Chemical Corporation; Apache Nitrogen 
Products, Inc.; Applied Graphics Technologies; AVX Corporation; Bank of 
America, N.A., successor in interest to Security Pacific Corp--Brea 
Operations; Barclays American Business Credit; Bayer; Benge Trumpet 
Co.; BGN Fremont Square, LTD; BHP Billiton Petroleum; BMW of San Diego; 
Broadway So. Calif Crenshaw Shopping; Bulk Transportation; Burbank 
Plating Service Corporation; Burlington Engineering, Inc.; Canon, Inc.; 
Carmen Plaza Car Wash; Casitas Municipal Water District; CenterPoint 
Energy, Inc and it's wholly owned subsidiaries Primary Fuels, Inc.; 
Central Coast Analytical Services; Certified Freight Lines; City of 
Benicia; City of El Monte; City of Escondido; City of Piedmont; City of 
West Covina; Consolidated Container Company LP for itself and as an 
alleged successor in interest to Stewart/Walker Co; Consolidated Oil & 
Gas, Inc.; Cooper Companies, Inc.; County of Napa; County of Solano; 
County of Stanislaus; Creative Press; Danco Metal Surfacing; Data 
General Corp; Davlin Paint Co.; Daylight Transport, LLC; Deep Water Oil 
and Gas Corp; Dignity Health; Dole Food Company; Dura Tech Processes, 
Inc.; EKC Technology, Inc.; El Dorado Newspapers dba McClatchy Printing 
Co; ENGS Motor Truck Company; Ennis Business Forms; Excellon 
Automation; Farrar Grinding; Federal Envelope Company; Foster Lumber; 
Fujitsu; Gardena Specialized Processing; Genstar Roofing Products 
Company; GEO Western Drilling Fluids; Gerald V. Dicker Commercial 
Properties; Gooch & Housego PLC; Gorham Manufacturing Company; 
Granitize Products, Inc.; H Koch & Sons Div; Handy & Harman Electronic 
Materials Corp; Helix Water District; Henry Soss & Co; Hordis Brothers, 
Inc.; Hycor Biomedical, Inc.; Immunetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Inamed 
Corporation; Industrial Process & Chemical Co., Inc.; International 
Paper Company; Interstate Consolidation; J B Hunt; J E Dewitt, Inc.; 
J.C. Penneys; John Deere Parts Depot; John L. Armitage & Co.; Kasler 
Continental Heller; Kester Solder; Knape & Vogt Mfg.; Knight Foundry, 
Inc.; Lehigh Hanson, Inc.; Levins Metal Corp; LH Research, Inc.; 
Lincoln Blvd. Car Wash; Liquid Air Corporation; Loma Linda Foods Co.; 
Ludlow Saylor n/k/a Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.; Marbro Lamp 
Company; McClatchy Newspaper Inc.; Mission Kleensweep Products, Inc.; 
Model Lands, Inc.; MWH Global; Myers Electronic Products, Inc.; 
National Airmotive Corporation; New Mexico Institute of Technology; New 
Mexico State University; Newpark Resources, Inc.; Newport Adhesive; 
Newport Specialty Hospital for itself and on behalf of Prospect Medical 
Holdings; Nike, Inc.; North American Philips; North American Van Lines; 
NuSil Technology, LLC; Opto Electronics; Overton Moore & Associates, 
Inc.; P.T.I. Technologies, Inc.; Pacific Wood Preserving Co.; PacOrd, 
Inc.; Palomar Systems & Machine; Paramount Machine Co.; Peen Rite, 
Inc.; Pell Development Company; Petoseed Company; Petrol Transport, 
Inc.; Petrominerals Corp.; Pfizer; Pharm-Eco Laboratories, Inc.; Pick-
A-Part Auto Recycling; Pirelli Cable; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 
School District; Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center; Providence 
Health & Services; Public Service Marine, Inc.; Pure Fishing, Inc.; 
Quality Heat Treating; R E Hazard Contracting Company; R F White 
Company, Inc.; R&G Sloane Maintenance; Rally Chevrolet; Ramser 
Development Company; Red Lions Inn; Reid Metal Finishing; Richmond 
Technology; Roadway Express; Rossi Enterprises; S&P Company; Santa 
Barbara New Press; Santa Clara University; Schurgin Development 
Company; Sea World; Security Pacific Bank; SESCO; Setzer Forest 
Products, Inc.; Sierra Pacific Power Co.; Sonoco Products Company; SPS 
Technologies; State of Arizona; Superior Metal Finishing, Inc.; Telic 
Corporation; The E.W. Scripps Company, as successor to New Chronicle; 
The Toro Company; Thoratec Laboratories Corporation; Time Warner, Inc. 
including its former subsidiaries, Warner Music Group Inc., Westland 
Graphics Inc., Allied Record Company & Allied Record Company.; True 
Value Hardware Simi Valley; TW Graphics; U S Divers (USD Corp); United 
Oil Company; UVP, Inc.; Ventura Townehouse; Ventura Transfer Company; 
Vulcan Materials Company; Weatherford BMW; Weber Nameplate; Williams 
Bros Market; Winonics, Inc.; Winters Industrial Cleaning; XIK, LLC a 
Delaware LLC, as successor by merger to Arwood Corporation; Zep, Inc.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2016-15131 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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