Proposed CERCLA Sections 104, 106, 107, and 122 Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Settlement for Removal Action for the Alfred Heller Heat Treating Superfund Site, City of Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, 31593-31594 [2017-14344]
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I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you manufacture (defined
under TSCA to include import), process,
distribute in commerce, use or dispose
of any of the ten chemical substances
identified in this document for risk
evaluation. This action may be of
particular interest to entities that are
regulated under TSCA (e.g., entities
identified under North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 and 324110, among
others). Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities and corresponding NAICS codes
for entities that may be interested in or
affected by this action.
at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The 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 OPPT
Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available
at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
C. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
This action directly implements
TSCA section 6(b)(4)(D).
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
II. Background
The docket for this action, identified
EPA published a notice in the Federal
by docket identification (ID) number
Register of December 19, 2016 (81 FR
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0327, is available 91927) (FRL–9956–47) of EPA’s
Chemical name
1-Bromopropane .............................................................
1,4-Dioxane .....................................................................
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0741
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0723
Carbon Tetrachloride ......................................................
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0733
Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD) .......................
Methylene Chloride .........................................................
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) .............................................
Pigment Violet 29 (Anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d′e′f′]
diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone).
Tetrachloroethylene (also known as perchloroethylene)
Trichloroethylene (TCE) ..................................................
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III. What action is the Agency taking?
In fulfillment of the requirements in
TSCA section 6(b)(4)(D), EPA is
publishing the scopes of the risk
evaluations for the first 10 chemical
substances designated to undergo risk
evaluation to determine whether the
chemical substances present an
unreasonable risk of injury to human
health or the environment under TSCA
section 6(b)(4). The 10 chemical
substances for which EPA is publishing
the scopes of the risk evaluations are:
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designation of 10 chemical substances
for initial risk evaluations under TSCA.
EPA’s designation of the first ten
chemical substances constituted the
initiation of the risk evaluation process
for each of these chemical substances,
pursuant to the requirements of TSCA
section 6(b)(4).
Docket ID No.
The scope of the risk evaluation for
each of these 10 chemical substances
includes the hazards, exposures,
conditions of use, and the potentially
exposed or susceptible subpopulations
the EPA expects to consider. To the
extent possible, EPA has aligned these
scope documents with the approach set
forth in the risk evaluation process. The
timeframe for development of these
scope documents has been very
compressed. The first 10 chemical
substances were not subject to
prioritization, the process through
which EPA expects to collect and screen
much of the relevant information about
chemical substances that will be subject
to the risk evaluation process. As a
result, EPA had limited ability to
process all the information gathered
during scoping for the first 10 chemicals
within the time provided in the statute
for publication of the scopes after
initiation of the risk evaluation process.
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0732
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0737
Robert Courtnage, courtnage.robert@epa.gov, 202–
566–1081.
Ana Corado, corado.ana@epa.gov, 202–564–0140.
Cindy Wheeler, wheeler.cindy@epa.gov, 202–566–
0484.
Stephanie Jarmul, jarmul.stephanie@epa.gov, 202–
564–6130.
Sue Slotnick, slotnick.sue@epa.gov, 202–566–1973.
Ana Corado, corado.ana@epa.gov, 202–564–0140.
Ana Corado, corado.ana@epa.gov, 202–564–0140.
Hannah Braun, braun.hannah@epa.gov, 202–564–
5614.
Tyler Lloyd, lloyd.tyler@epa.gov, 202–564–4016.
Toni Krasnic, krasnic.toni@epa.gov, 202–564–0984.
Hence, the scope documents for the
first 10 chemicals are not as refined or
specific as future scope documents are
anticipated to be. In addition, there was
insufficient time for EPA to provide an
opportunity for comment on drafts of
these scope documents, as it intends to
do for future scope documents. For
these reasons, EPA will publish and
take public comment on a Problem
Formulation document which will
refine the current scope, as an
additional interim step, prior to
publication of the draft risk evaluations
for the first 10 chemicals. The problem
formulation documents are expected to
be released within approximately 6
months of publication of the scope
document. EPA invites the public to
provide additional data or information
that would be useful in conducting the
problem formulation to the existing
public docket for each of these
chemicals.
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: June 22, 2017.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
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AGENCY
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Proposed CERCLA Sections 104, 106,
107, and 122 Bona Fide Prospective
Purchaser Settlement for Removal
Action for the Alfred Heller Heat
Treating Superfund Site, City of
Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice
is hereby given by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, of a proposed bona
fide prospective purchaser settlement
agreement pursuant to Sections 104,
106, 107, and 122 of CERCLA, with 356
Getty Avenue, LLC for the Alfred Heller
Heat Treating Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’),
located in the City of Clifton, Passaic
County, New Jersey. 356 Getty Avenue,
LLC agrees to perform a CERCLA
removal action at the Site and pay EPA
$25,000 for EPA’s future oversight costs
at or in connection with the Site.
The settlement includes a covenant by
EPA not to sue or to take administrative
action against 356 Getty Avenue, LLC
pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of
CERCLA, for Existing Contamination, a
defined term under the settlement
agreement, at the Site. For thirty (30)
days following the date of publication of
this notice, EPA will receive written
comments relating to the settlement.
EPA will consider all comments
received and may modify or withdraw
its consent to the settlement if
comments received disclose facts or
considerations that indicate that the
proposed settlement is inappropriate,
improper, or inadequate. EPA’s
response to any comments received will
be available for public inspection at
EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New
York, New York 10007–1866.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at EPA
Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New
York, New York 10007–1866. Comments
should reference the Alfred Heller Heat
Treating Superfund Site, City of Clifton,
Passaic County, New Jersey, Index No.
II–CERCLA–02–2017–2008. To request a
copy of the proposed settlement
agreement, please contact the EPA
employee identified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Schwenk, Assistant Regional
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007–
1866. Email: schwenk.deborah@epa.gov.
Telephone: 212–637–3149.
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SUMMARY:
Dated: May 2, 2017.
Eric J. Wilson,
Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial
Response Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 2.
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AGENCY
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Notification of a Closed Meeting of the
Science Advisory Board’s 2017
Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Committee and
Closed Meeting of the Science
Advisory Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a meeting
of the SAB’s 2017 Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards
(STAA) Committee and a meeting of the
chartered SAB to develop and review
recommendations for recognition under
the Agency’s 2017 STAA program.
These meetings are closed to the public.
DATES: The STAA Committee meeting
will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2017,
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
Thursday, July 20, 2017, from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The
chartered SAB meeting will be held
Friday, September 15, 2017, from 10:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The
meetings will be closed to the public.
ADDRESSES: The STAA Committee
meeting will be held at the Melrose
Georgetown Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20037.
The chartered SAB meeting will be held
in the Washington, DC metro area, and
an agenda with the final location will be
posted on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding the
STAA Committee meeting may contact
Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal
Officer, by telephone: (202) 564–2134 or
email at hanlon.edward@epa.gov.
Members of the public who wish to
obtain further information regarding the
chartered SAB meeting may contact
Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal
Officer, by telephone: (202) 564–4885 or
email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. The
SAB Mailing address is EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General
information about the SAB as well as
updates concerning the SAB meeting
announced in this notice may be found
on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background: The SAB was
established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365,
to provide independent scientific and
technical advice to the Administrator on
the technical basis for Agency positions
and regulations. The SAB is a Federal
Advisory Committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will
comply with the provisions of FACA
and all appropriate SAB Staff Office
procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA
and EPA policy, notice is hereby given
that the SAB 2017 STAA Committee
will hold a closed meeting to develop
recommendations for recipients of the
Agency’s 2017 STAA program
achievement awards and
recommendations for improvement of
the Agency’s STAA program, and the
chartered SAB will hold a closed
meeting to conduct a review of the SAB
2017 STAA Committee’s draft advisory
report. Under normal circumstances, a
notice of the Committee meeting must
be published no later than 15 days
before the date of that meeting. Due to
unavoidable administrative
circumstances, we are publishing this
notice with less than 15 days’ advance
notice for the STAA Committee meeting
on July 19 and 20, 2017.
The STAA awards are established to
honor and recognize EPA employees
who have made outstanding
contributions in the advancement of
science and technology through their
research and development activities, as
exhibited in publication of their results
in peer reviewed journals. In conducting
its review, the SAB considers each
nomination in relation to the following
four award levels:
• Level I awards are for those who
have accomplished an exceptionally
high-quality research or technological
effort. The awards recognize the
creation or general revision of scientific
or technological principle or procedure,
or a highly significant improvement in
the value of a device, activity, program,
or service to the public. Awarded
research is of national significance or
has high impact on a broad area of
science/technology. The research has far
reaching consequences and is
recognizable as a major scientific/
technological achievement within its
discipline or field of study.
• Level II awards are for those who
have accomplished a notably excellent
research or technological effort that has
qualities and values similar to, but to a
lesser degree, than those described
under Level I. Awarded research has
timely consequences and contributes as
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9964-12-Region 2]
Proposed CERCLA Sections 104, 106, 107, and 122 Bona Fide
Prospective Purchaser Settlement for Removal Action for the Alfred
Heller Heat Treating Superfund Site, City of Clifton, Passaic County,
New Jersey
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 by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region 2, of a proposed bona fide
prospective purchaser settlement agreement pursuant to Sections 104,
106, 107, and 122 of CERCLA, with 356 Getty Avenue, LLC for the Alfred
Heller Heat Treating Superfund Site (``Site''), located in the City of
Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey. 356 Getty Avenue, LLC agrees to
perform a CERCLA removal action at the Site and pay EPA $25,000 for
EPA's future oversight costs at or in connection with the Site.
The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take
administrative action against 356 Getty Avenue, LLC pursuant to
Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, for Existing Contamination, a
defined term under the settlement agreement, at the Site. For thirty
(30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will
receive written comments relating to the settlement. EPA will consider
all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the
settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that
indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or
inadequate. EPA's response to any comments received will be available
for public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York
10007-1866.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection
at EPA Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
Comments should reference the Alfred Heller Heat Treating Superfund
Site, City of Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, Index No. II-CERCLA-
02-2017-2008. To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement,
please contact the EPA employee identified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Schwenk, Assistant Regional
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866. Email:
schwenk.deborah@epa.gov. Telephone: 212-637-3149.
Dated: May 2, 2017.
Eric J. Wilson,
Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2.
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