Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Parker Street Waste Site, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 33907-33908 [2017-15378]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 139 / Friday, July 21, 2017 / Notices EPCRA Respondent disclosed that it violated EPCRA Section 311(a), 42 U.S.C. 11021(a), and the implementing regulations found at 40 CFR part 370, at seventy-four (74) facilities listed in Attachments A and B of the CAFO when it failed to submit a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for a hazardous chemical(s) and/or extremely hazardous substance(s) or, in the alternative, a list of such chemicals, to the LEPCs, SERCs, and the fire departments with jurisdiction over these facilities. These seventy-four (74) facilities are located in the following states: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Texas. Respondent disclosed that it violated EPCRA Section 312(a), 42 U.S.C. 11022(a), and the implementing regulations found at 40 CFR part 370, at seventy-three (73) facilities listed in Attachments A and B of the CAFO when it failed to prepare and submit emergency and chemical inventory forms to the LEPCs, SERCs, and the fire departments with jurisdiction over these facilities. These seventy-one facilities are located in the following states: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Texas. 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, 42 U.S.C. 11045, are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR part 22. The EPA, as authorized by EPCRA Section 325, 42 U.S.C. 11045, has assessed a civil penalty for these violations. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES CAA ODS Requirements Respondent disclosed that it violated CAA Sections 608(a)(1) and (2), 42 U.S.C. 7671g(a)(l) and (2), and the implementing regulations found 40 CFR part 82, at thirty-four (34) facilities listed in Attachments A and B of the CAFO when it failed to maintain records required by 40 CFR 82.166 for its appliances. These thirty-four (34) facilities are located in the following states: Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, and Wisconsin. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:50 Jul 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 CAA NSPS Subpart IIII Respondent disclosed that it failed to comply with CAA Section 111, 42 U.S.C. 7411, and 40 CFR part 60, subpart IIII when it failed to maintain a 12-month rolling total log of the hours of operation for four (4) compression ignition internal combustion engines (emergency generators) at one (1) facility in Michigan. Under CAA Section 113(d), 42 U.S.C. 7413(d), the Administrator may issue an administrative penalty order to any person who has violated or is in violation of any applicable requirement or prohibition of the CAA, including any rule, order, waiver, permit, or plan. Proceedings under CAA Section 113(d), 42 U.S.C. 7413(d), are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR part 22. The EPA, as authorized by the CAA, has assessed a civil penalty for these violations. RCRA Respondent disclosed that it failed to comply with RCRA Section 3002 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6922, and the regulations found at 40 CFR part 273, at seventy-eight (78) facilities listed in Attachments A and B of the CAFO when it failed to maintain proper universal waste disposal and handling by failing to properly store, label, or inventory spent fluorescent lamps and tubes, used lead-acid batteries, and by failing to train employees in proper identification. These seventy-eight (78) facilities are located in the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Under RCRA Section 3008, 42 U.S.C. 6928, the Administrator may issue an order assessing a civil penalty for any past or current violation the RCRA. Proceedings under RCRA Section 3008, 42 U.S.C. 6928, are conducted in accordance with 40 CFR part 22. The EPA, as authorized by the RCRA, has assessed a civil penalty for these violations. List of Subjects Environmental protection. Dated: June 29, 2017. Susan Shinkman, Director, Office of Civil Enforcement, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. [FR Doc. 2017–15376 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33907 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9965–19-Region 1] Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Parker Street Waste Site, New Bedford, Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost settlement for recovery of response costs concerning the Parker Street Waste Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with the Settling Party the City of New Bedford. The proposed settlement requires the Settling Party pay EPA $1,600,000 to settle EPA’s past response costs, which currently amount to $18,408,619. In exchange, EPA will provide the Settling Party with a covenant not to sue for past costs. The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of response costs. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery 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 the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant Street, New Bedford 02740 and at the Environmental Protection Agency—Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109–3912. DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to John Kilborn, Senior Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04– 3), Boston, MA 02109–3912 (Telephone No. 617–918–1893) and should reference the Parker Street Waste Site, U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01–2012– 0040. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR02–2), SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 33908 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 139 / Friday, July 21, 2017 / Notices Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918– 1403; greendlinger.stacy@epa.gov. Technical questions can also be directed to Stacy Greendlinger. For legal questions, John Kilborn, Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04–3), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1893; kilborn.john@epa.gov. This proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Parker Street Waste Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts is made in accordance with Section 122(h)(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA covenants not to sue or take administrative action against the Settling Party, the City of New Bedford, pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for Past Response Costs. In exchange, the Settling Party agrees to pay EPA $1,600,000. Payment of such amount shall be due within 30 days after the Effective Date and, if timely paid, shall include no interest. If payment is not paid as stipulated, interest shall accrue beginning as of the Effective Date and shall continue to accrue on any unpaid amount until the total amount due has been received. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of response costs. The Effective Date of the Agreement is the date upon which EPA notifies the City that the public comment period has closed and that such comments, if any, do not require that EPA modify or withdraw from the Agreement. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: June 22, 2017. Bryan Olson, Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration. Notice is hereby given that a reissuance of an exemption to the Land Disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, has been granted to Vopak for one Class I hazardous waste injection well located at their Deer Park, Texas facility. The company has adequately demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Agency by the petition reissuance application and supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree of certainty, there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the injection zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This final decision allows the underground injection by Vopak of the specific restricted hazardous wastes identified in this exemption reissuance, into Class I hazardous waste injection Well WDW– 157 until December 31, 2030, unless EPA moves to terminate this exemption or other petition condition limitations are reached. Additional conditions included in this final decision may be reviewed by contacting the Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. A public notice was issued May 3, 2017, and the public comment period closed on June 19, 2017, and no comments were received. This decision constitutes final Agency action and there is no Administrative appeal. This decision may be reviewed/appealed in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act. SUMMARY: This action is effective as of June 23, 2017. DATES: Copies of the petition reissuance and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Water Division, Safe Drinking Water Branch (6WQ–S), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. ADDRESSES: [FR Doc. 2017–15378 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FRL–9964–92–Region 6] sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Notice of a final decision on a UIC no migration petition reissuance. ACTION: Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection Restrictions; Petition for Exemption Reissuance—Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; Vopak Logistics Services USA Inc. Deer Park, Texas Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/ UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone (214) 665–8324. Dated: June 23, 2017. William K. Honker, Director, Water Division. [FR Doc. 2017–15382 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:50 Jul 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OEI–2017–0380; FRL–9964–69– OEI] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2017. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OEI–2017–0380 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Kerwin, Office of Environmental Information, Regulatory Support Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 2822T 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–1669 and email address: Kerwin.courtney@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supporting documents for this ICR (Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-15378]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9965-19-Region 1]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Parker 
Street Waste Site, New Bedford, Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost 
settlement for recovery of response costs concerning the Parker Street 
Waste Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with 
the Settling Party the City of New Bedford. The proposed settlement 
requires the Settling Party pay EPA $1,600,000 to settle EPA's past 
response costs, which currently amount to $18,408,619. In exchange, EPA 
will provide the Settling Party with a covenant not to sue for past 
costs. The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and 
Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. 
For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the 
Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for 
recovery of response costs. The Agency will consider all comments 
received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery 
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 the New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant 
Street, New Bedford 02740 and at the Environmental Protection Agency--
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to John Kilborn, Senior 
Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (Telephone 
No. 617-918-1893) and should reference the Parker Street Waste Site, 
U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01-2012-0040.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may 
be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Office of Site Remediation and 
Restoration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR02-2),

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Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-1403; greendlinger.stacy@epa.gov. 
Technical questions can also be directed to Stacy Greendlinger. For 
legal questions, John Kilborn, Office of Environmental Stewardship, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-1893; 
kilborn.john@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for 
recovery of past response costs concerning the Parker Street Waste 
Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts is made in 
accordance with Section 122(h)(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA covenants not 
to sue or take administrative action against the Settling Party, the 
City of New Bedford, pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a), for Past Response Costs. In exchange, the Settling Party 
agrees to pay EPA $1,600,000. Payment of such amount shall be due 
within 30 days after the Effective Date and, if timely paid, shall 
include no interest. If payment is not paid as stipulated, interest 
shall accrue beginning as of the Effective Date and shall continue to 
accrue on any unpaid amount until the total amount due has been 
received. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, 
the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for 
recovery of response costs. The Effective Date of the Agreement is the 
date upon which EPA notifies the City that the public comment period 
has closed and that such comments, if any, do not require that EPA 
modify or withdraw from the Agreement.

    Dated: June 22, 2017.
Bryan Olson,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2017-15378 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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