Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York, 4653-4654 [2018-02046]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 22 / Thursday, February 1, 2018 / Notices which were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the action. The existing stocks provision for the products subject to this order is as follows. The registrant may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 until February 1, 2019, which is 1 year after publication of this termination order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrant is prohibited from selling or distributing products listed in Table 1 of Unit III. that contains directions for use on the deleted uses, except for export in accordance with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. 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AGENCY: This document announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator has responded to two citizen petitions asking the EPA to object to the proposed issuance of two Authority to Construct/ Certificate of Conformity documents (Permits) issued by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD). Specifically, the Administrator has denied the June 24, 2015 petitions (Petitions) submitted by the Climate Change Law Foundation to object to SJVUAPCD’s proposed issuance of the Permits for the Linn Operating, Inc.—Fairfield and Ethyl D Leases located in Kern County, California. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Jan 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 You may review copies of the final Order, the Petitions, and other supporting information at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901. The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, Petitions, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the visiting day. Additionally, the final Order is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/ files/2017-10/documents/linn_fairfield_ and_ethyl_order_10-6-17.pdf. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3534, yannayon.laura@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SJVUAPCD Rule 2201 affords the EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, a proposed permit. Rule 2201 § 5.9.1. If the EPA does not object, Rule 2201 allows any person to petition the EPA, within 60 days, to object to the proposed permit. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period, or the grounds for the issue arose after this period. The EPA received the Petitions dated June 24, 2015, requesting that the EPA object to the proposed issuance of the Permits to Linn Operating, Inc. for the addition of three new gas-fired steam generators on its Fairfield lease, and one new gas-fired steam generator on its Ethyl D lease, both located in Kern County, California. The substantive claims raised in the two Petitions were essentially identical. Therefore, the EPA responded to both Petitions in a single order. In summary, the Petitions claimed that certain emission reductions had not been included in an EPA-approved attainment plan and thus could not be used, and that certain emission reduction credits used in the permitting process were invalid. On October 6, 2017, the Administrator issued an order denying the Petitions. The EPA’s rationale for denying the claims raised in the petitions are described in the Order. PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4653 Dated: January 16, 2018. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2018–02049 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9973–34—Region 2] Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with 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 cost recovery settlement agreement pursuant to CERCLA, with Motor Components, LLC (‘‘Motor Components’’) and Honeywell International, Inc. (‘‘Honeywell’’) (collectively, ‘‘Settling Parties’’) for the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), located in Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 5, 2018. 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 Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York, Index No. II–CERCLA–02–2017–2037. To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement, please contact the EPA employee identified below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Charney, Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007–1866. email: charney.lauren@epa.gov. Telephone: 212–637–3181. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties agree to reimburse EPA for past response costs paid at or in connection with the Site as set forth: (a) Within 30 days of the effective date, Honeywell shall pay $550,000, plus interest accrued, and (b) Motor Components shall pay $1,300,000, plus accrued interest in up to four SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 4654 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 22 / Thursday, February 1, 2018 / Notices 22, 2018, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern time) and Tuesday, March 27, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern time). ADDRESSES: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants further information concerning this meeting notice may contact Dr. Shaunta HillHammond, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), via phone at (202) 564–3343, or email at hill-hammond.shaunta@ epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA website at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. Technical Contact for EPA’s Draft Reports: For information concerning the EPA draft assessments, please contact James Avery, phone (703) 347–8668 or via email at avery.james@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was Dated: January 3, 2018. established pursuant to the Walter Mugdan, Environmental Research, Development, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response and Demonstration Authorization Act Division, U.S. Environmental Protection (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, Agency, Region 2. to provide independent scientific and [FR Doc. 2018–02046 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] technical advice to the Administrator on BILLING CODE 6560–50–P the scientific and technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION chartered under the Federal Advisory AGENCY Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. [FRL–9973–47–OA] 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Notification of a Public Teleconference CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA of the Science Advisory Board Panel will hold a public teleconference Chemical Assessment Advisory to discuss its draft report regarding the Committee Augmented for the Review EPA’s draft assessments; Toxicological of EPA’s Draft Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Review for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Ether (ETBE) and tert-Butyl Alcohol (ETBE) (External Review Draft, dated (tert-butanol; tBA) Assessments June 2017); and Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) AGENCY: Environmental Protection (External Review Draft, dated June Agency (EPA). 2017)). The Panel will provide their ACTION: Notice. advice to the Administrator through the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection chartered SAB. Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board EPA’s Office of Research and (SAB) Staff Office announces a public Development (ORD) requested that the teleconference of the SAB Chemical SAB conduct a peer review of the two Assessment Advisory Committee EPA draft assessments. The EPA SAB augmented for the review of two EPA Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC draft assessments; Toxicological Review with subject matter experts, to provide for Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (ETBE) advice to the Administrator through the (External Review Draft, dated June chartered SAB regarding these 2017); and Toxicological Review of tert- assessments. The CAAC augmented for Butyl Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) ETBE/tBA Panel convened a public (External Review Draft, dated June 2017) face-to-face meeting on August 15–17, (CAAC augmented for ETBE/tBA Panel 2017, to deliberate on the peer review or Panel). The Panel will meet to charge questions. The Panel will meet discuss its draft peer review report via a public teleconference to discuss its regarding the two EPA draft assessments draft peer review report and to hear and named above. consider public comments. The SAB CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA DATES: The public teleconference will Panel will comply with the provisions be held on two dates: Thursday, March sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES installments over a period not to exceed three years from the effective date. The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take administrative action against the Settling Party/Parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the response costs related to the work at the Site enumerated in the settlement agreement. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:34 Jan 31, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Availability of Meeting Materials: Prior to the meeting(s), the Panel’s draft report, meeting agenda and other supporting materials (if applicable) will be accessible on the meeting page corresponding to each chemical assessment on the SAB website (https:// www.epa.gov/sab). Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA. Members of the public can submit relevant comments pertaining to the EPA’s charge, meeting materials, or the group providing advice. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should follow the instructions below to submit comments. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to make an oral presentation will be limited to three minutes during a public teleconference. Interested parties wishing to provide comments should contact Dr. Hill-Hammond (preferably via email), at the contact information noted above by March 14, 2018, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements will be accepted throughout the advisory process; however, for timely consideration by SAB members, statements should be supplied to the DFO (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by March 14, 2018. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its websites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the SAB website. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4653-4654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02046]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9973-34--Region 2]


Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Facet 
Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New 
York

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 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 cost recovery settlement agreement 
pursuant to CERCLA, with Motor Components, LLC (``Motor Components'') 
and Honeywell International, Inc. (``Honeywell'') (collectively, 
``Settling Parties'') for the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site 
(``Site''), located in Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 5, 2018.

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 Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, 
Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York, Index No. II-CERCLA-02-2017-
2037. To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement, please 
contact the EPA employee identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Charney, Attorney, Office of 
Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 
10007-1866. email: [email protected]. Telephone: 212-637-3181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties agree to reimburse EPA 
for past response costs paid at or in connection with the Site as set 
forth: (a) Within 30 days of the effective date, Honeywell shall pay 
$550,000, plus interest accrued, and (b) Motor Components shall pay 
$1,300,000, plus accrued interest in up to four

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installments over a period not to exceed three years from the effective 
date.
    The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take 
administrative action against the Settling Party/Parties pursuant to 
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the 
response costs related to the work at the Site enumerated in the 
settlement agreement. 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.

    Dated: January 3, 2018.
Walter Mugdan,
Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2018-02046 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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