Proposed CERCLA/RCRA/TSCA Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue; MSC Land Company, LLC, and Crown Enterprises, Inc.; Former McLouth Steel Facility, Trenton and Riverview, Michigan, 40276-40278 [2018-17584]
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specifies certain public notices (i.e.,
radio, newspaper, and a letter to
relevant agencies) that EPA must
provide before issuing any RCRA
permit. The statute also establishes a
process by which the public can dispute
a permit and request a public hearing to
discuss it. EPA carries out much of its
RCRA public involvement at 40 CFR
parts 124 and 270.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Businesses and other for-profit.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (RCRA 7004(b)).
Estimated number of respondents: 46.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 4,375 hours
per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $326,263 (per
year), which includes $321,833
annualized labor and $4,430 annualized
capital and operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a
decrease in overall burden for the ICR
of 1,239 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This
decrease is due to the decrease in the
respondent universe from 59 to 46.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018–17441 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0099; FRL—9982–
13–OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Ferroalloys Production Area
Sources (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NESHAP for Ferroalloys Production
Area Sources (40 CFR part 63, subpart
YYYYYY) (EPA ICR No. 2303.05, OMB
Control No. 2060–0625), to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through August 31,
2018. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment
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period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. An Agency may
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before September 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2014–0099, to: (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting, are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov, or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit: https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Ferroalloys Production
Area Sources (40 CFR part 63, subpart
YYYYYY) apply to existing and new
ferroalloy production facilities that are
an area source of hazardous air
pollutant (HAP) emissions. In general,
all NESHAP standards require initial
notifications, performance tests, and
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periodic reports by the owners/
operators of the affected facilities. They
are also required to maintain records of
the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
the operation of an affected facility, or
any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative. These
notifications, reports, and records are
essential in determining compliance,
and are required of all affected facilities
subject to NESHAP.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Owners and operators of area source
ferroalloys production facilities.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart
YYYYYY).
Estimated number of respondents: 10
(total).
Frequency of response: Initially,
annually, and periodically.
Total estimated burden: 391 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $41,100 (per
year), which includes $0 for annualized
capital/startup and/or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The
increase in burden from the most
recently approved ICR is due to an
adjustment. Hours were added to
approximate the time spent by each
source to familiarize with the rule
requirements.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018–17440 Filed 8–13–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA CERCLA Docket No. V–W–18–C–012;
FRL–9982–26–Region 5]
Proposed CERCLA/RCRA/TSCA
Administrative Settlement Agreement
and Covenant Not To Sue; MSC Land
Company, LLC, and Crown
Enterprises, Inc.; Former McLouth
Steel Facility, Trenton and Riverview,
Michigan
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement
agreement and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) hereby gives notice of a
proposed Administrative Settlement
Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue
(Settlement) pertaining to a 183-acre
portion of the former McLouth Steel
SUMMARY:
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facility in Trenton and Riverview,
Michigan. EPA also announces a public
meeting regarding the Settlement and
invites public comment on the
Settlement for thirty (30) days following
publication of this notice. The
Settlement requires MSC Land
Company, LLC (‘‘MSC’’) to do specified
work, meet a demolition requirement
that includes demolition of
approximately 45 buildings and
structures located within the property,
and comply with specified property
requirements. Satisfying the work and
demolition requirements, and
complying with the property
requirements safeguards human health
and the environment by reducing the
risk of exposure to certain hazardous
wastes and substances.
DATES: Comments must be post marked
or received on or before September 13,
2018.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement
agreement and related site documents
can be viewed at the Superfund Records
Center, (SRC–7J), United States
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago,
IL 60604, (312) 886–4465 and on-line at
www.epa.gov/superfund/mclouth-steel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Further information or a copy of the
Settlement may be obtained from either
Steven P. Kaiser, Office of Regional
Counsel (C–14J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 353–3804 or kaiser.steven@
epa.gov or Community Involvement
Coordinator Kirstin Safakas, Superfund
Division (SI–6J), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604, (312) 886–6015 or
safakas.kirstin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background Information
In accordance with Section 122(i) of
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9622(i) and Section 7003(d) of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), notice is hereby
given of a proposed Settlement
pertaining to the former McLouth Steel
facility in Trenton and Riverview,
Michigan with the following settling
parties: MSC and Crown Enterprises,
Inc. The Settlement requires MSC to
perform certain work, meet demolition
requirements, and comply with
specified property requirements. MSC
will also fence and otherwise secure the
approximately 183-acre site to prevent
direct contact with contaminants and
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keep out trespassers. Prior to
commencement of the work or actions
in furtherance of the demolition
requirement, MSC will prepare a Traffic
Management Plan in consultation with
EPA, MDEQ and the Cities of Trenton
and Riverview. The work required by
MSC includes the removal of
contaminated water and sludges from 23
specified subsurface structures; cleaning
or removal of the subsurface structures;
and filling the subsurface structures
with clean fill materials. These actions
will reduce migration of contaminants
to ground and surface waters. MSC will
investigate five areas where PCBs may
have been released. If PCBs are found
above action levels, MSC will
implement defined interim measures to
prevent direct contact with PCBcontaminated areas pending further
action by either EPA or MSC. MSC will
assess options for storm water
management to eliminate sheet flow to
the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River
and summarize its assessment in a
stormwater management report that it
will submit to EPA and the State. MSC
will remain subject to provisions of the
Clean Water Act, including
requirements to obtain any permits that
may be necessary for discharges to
waters of the United States. Finally,
MSC will demolish to grade
approximately 45 buildings and
structures including an approximately
1.5 million square foot building along
Jefferson Avenue. During demolition,
MSC will remove and dispose of all
asbestos containing materials
encountered in the structures; remove
and dispose of all PCB-waste material
encountered in the structures; and
remove and dispose of all drummed or
containerized solid or hazardous wastes
in the structures in accordance with
State and federal regulations. These
actions will also reduce the threat of
exposure to hazardous wastes and
substances by removing these wastes
and substances from the property.
Throughout this work, MSC will
maintain dust controls to minimize the
creation and migration of airborne
contaminants.
The Settlement includes an EPA
covenant not to sue the settling parties
pursuant to either Sections 106 and 107
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607;
Section 3008(h) 7003 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6928(h) and 6973;
and Sections 7 and 17 of TSCA, 15
U.S.C. Section 2606 and 2616. The
Settlement also includes covenants not
to sue by the State of Michigan.
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II. Opportunity To Comment
A. General Information
EPA intends to hold a public meeting
regarding the Settlement in the affected
area, in accordance with Section
7003(d) of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The meeting will be held at the Saint
Paul Lutheran Church, Reception Hall,
2550 Edsel Drive, Trenton, Michigan,
starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
September 5, 2018. Representatives of
the EPA and MDEQ will attend the
public meeting to provide information
and answer questions about the
Settlement. Formal comments relating
to the Settlement will be accepted in
oral and written form at the public
meeting.
For thirty (30) days following the date
of publication of this notice, the Agency
will receive written comments relating
to the Settlement. The Agency will
consider all comments received, and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the Settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the Settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
B. Where do I send my comments or
view responses?
Your comments should be mailed to
Kirstin Safakas, Superfund Division (SI–
6J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, or
safakas.kirstin@epa.gov. The Agency’s
response to any comments received will
be available for public inspection at the
Superfund Records Center.
C. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting Confidential Business
Information (CBI). Do not submit such
information to EPA through an agency
website or via email. Clearly mark the
part or all the information that you
claim to be CBI. For CBI information in
a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In
addition to one complete version of the
comment that includes information
claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment
that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
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• Identify the rulemaking by docket
number and other identifying
information (site name, Federal Register
date and page number).
• Follow directions—the agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
• Explain why you agree or disagree
with the terms of the Settlement; suggest
alternatives and substitute language for
your requested changes.
• Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
• If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
• Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
• Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
• Make sure to submit your
comments by the identified comment
period deadline.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Joan Tanaka,
Acting Director, Superfund Division.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0404; FRL–9981–43]
Certain New Chemical Substances;
Receipt and Status Information for May
2018
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA is required under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),
as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg
Chemical Safety for the 21st Century
Act, to make information publicly
available and to publish information in
the Federal Register pertaining to
submissions under TSCA section 5,
including notice of receipt of a
Premanufacture notice (PMN),
Significant New Use Notice (SNUN) or
Microbial Commercial Activity Notice
(MCAN), including an amended notice
or test information; an exemption
application (Biotech exemption); an
application for a test marketing
exemption (TME), both pending and/or
concluded; a notice of commencement
(NOC) of manufacture (including
import) for new chemical substances;
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and a periodic status report on new
chemical substances that are currently
under EPA review or have recently
concluded review. This document
covers the period from May 1, 2018 to
May 31, 2018.
DATES: Comments identified by the
specific case number provided in this
document must be received on or before
September 13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2018–0404,
and the specific case number for the
chemical substance related to your
comment, by one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical information contact: Jim
Rahai, Information Management
Division (MC 7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–8593; email address: rahai.jim@
epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Executive Summary
A. What action is the Agency taking?
This document provides the receipt
and status reports for the period from
May 1, 2018 to May 31, 2018. The
Agency is providing notice of receipt of
PMNs, SNUNs and MCANs (including
amended notices and test information);
an exemption application under 40 CFR
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part 725 (Biotech exemption); TMEs,
both pending and/or concluded; NOCs
to manufacture a new chemical
substance; and a periodic status report
on new chemical substances that are
currently under EPA review or have
recently concluded review.
EPA is also providing information on
its website about cases reviewed under
the amended TSCA, including the
section 5 PMN/SNUN/MCAN and
exemption notices received, the date of
receipt, the final EPA determination on
the notice, and the effective date of
EPA’s determination for PMN/SNUN/
MCAN notices on its website at: https://
www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicalsunder-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/
status-pre-manufacture-notices. This
information is updated on a weekly
basis.
B. What is the Agency’s authority for
taking this action?
Under the Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., a
chemical substance may be either an
‘‘existing’’ chemical substance or a
‘‘new’’ chemical substance. Any
chemical substance that is not on EPA’s
TSCA Inventory of Chemical Substances
(TSCA Inventory) is classified as a ‘‘new
chemical substance,’’ while a chemical
substance that is listed on the TSCA
Inventory is classified as an ‘‘existing
chemical substance.’’ (See TSCA section
3(11).) For more information about the
TSCA Inventory go to: https://
www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory.
Any person who intends to
manufacture (including import) a new
chemical substance for a non-exempt
commercial purpose, or to manufacture
or process a chemical substance in a
non-exempt manner for a use that EPA
has determined is a significant new use,
is required by TSCA section 5 to
provide EPA with a PMN, MCAN or
SNUN, as appropriate, before initiating
the activity. EPA will review the notice,
make a risk determination on the
chemical substance or significant new
use, and take appropriate action as
described in TSCA section 5(a)(3).
TSCA section 5(h)(1) authorizes EPA
to allow persons, upon application and
under appropriate restrictions, to
manufacture or process a new chemical
substance, or a chemical substance
subject to a significant new use rule
(SNUR) issued under TSCA section
5(a)(2), for ‘‘test marketing’’ purposes,
upon a showing that the manufacture,
processing, distribution in commerce,
use, and disposal of the chemical will
not present an unreasonable risk of
injury to health or the environment.
This is referred to as a test marketing
exemption, or TME. For more
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA CERCLA Docket No. V-W-18-C-012; FRL-9982-26-Region 5]
Proposed CERCLA/RCRA/TSCA Administrative Settlement Agreement and
Covenant Not To Sue; MSC Land Company, LLC, and Crown Enterprises,
Inc.; Former McLouth Steel Facility, Trenton and Riverview, Michigan
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement and request for public
comments.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby gives notice
of a proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to
Sue (Settlement) pertaining to a 183-acre portion of the former McLouth
Steel
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facility in Trenton and Riverview, Michigan. EPA also announces a
public meeting regarding the Settlement and invites public comment on
the Settlement for thirty (30) days following publication of this
notice. The Settlement requires MSC Land Company, LLC (``MSC'') to do
specified work, meet a demolition requirement that includes demolition
of approximately 45 buildings and structures located within the
property, and comply with specified property requirements. Satisfying
the work and demolition requirements, and complying with the property
requirements safeguards human health and the environment by reducing
the risk of exposure to certain hazardous wastes and substances.
DATES: Comments must be post marked or received on or before September
13, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement and related site documents
can be viewed at the Superfund Records Center, (SRC-7J), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago,
IL 60604, (312) 886-4465 and on-line at www.epa.gov/superfund/mclouth-steel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information or a copy of the
Settlement may be obtained from either Steven P. Kaiser, Office of
Regional Counsel (C-14J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
5, 77 W Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-3804 or
[email protected] or Community Involvement Coordinator Kirstin
Safakas, Superfund Division (SI-6J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604,
(312) 886-6015 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background Information
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i) and Section 7003(d) of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), notice is hereby
given of a proposed Settlement pertaining to the former McLouth Steel
facility in Trenton and Riverview, Michigan with the following settling
parties: MSC and Crown Enterprises, Inc. The Settlement requires MSC to
perform certain work, meet demolition requirements, and comply with
specified property requirements. MSC will also fence and otherwise
secure the approximately 183-acre site to prevent direct contact with
contaminants and keep out trespassers. Prior to commencement of the
work or actions in furtherance of the demolition requirement, MSC will
prepare a Traffic Management Plan in consultation with EPA, MDEQ and
the Cities of Trenton and Riverview. The work required by MSC includes
the removal of contaminated water and sludges from 23 specified
subsurface structures; cleaning or removal of the subsurface
structures; and filling the subsurface structures with clean fill
materials. These actions will reduce migration of contaminants to
ground and surface waters. MSC will investigate five areas where PCBs
may have been released. If PCBs are found above action levels, MSC will
implement defined interim measures to prevent direct contact with PCB-
contaminated areas pending further action by either EPA or MSC. MSC
will assess options for storm water management to eliminate sheet flow
to the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River and summarize its
assessment in a stormwater management report that it will submit to EPA
and the State. MSC will remain subject to provisions of the Clean Water
Act, including requirements to obtain any permits that may be necessary
for discharges to waters of the United States. Finally, MSC will
demolish to grade approximately 45 buildings and structures including
an approximately 1.5 million square foot building along Jefferson
Avenue. During demolition, MSC will remove and dispose of all asbestos
containing materials encountered in the structures; remove and dispose
of all PCB-waste material encountered in the structures; and remove and
dispose of all drummed or containerized solid or hazardous wastes in
the structures in accordance with State and federal regulations. These
actions will also reduce the threat of exposure to hazardous wastes and
substances by removing these wastes and substances from the property.
Throughout this work, MSC will maintain dust controls to minimize the
creation and migration of airborne contaminants.
The Settlement includes an EPA covenant not to sue the settling
parties pursuant to either Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9606 and 9607; Section 3008(h) 7003 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6928(h) and 6973; and Sections 7 and
17 of TSCA, 15 U.S.C. Section 2606 and 2616. The Settlement also
includes covenants not to sue by the State of Michigan.
II. Opportunity To Comment
A. General Information
EPA intends to hold a public meeting regarding the Settlement in
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). The meeting will be
held at the Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Reception Hall, 2550 Edsel
Drive, Trenton, Michigan, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September
5, 2018. Representatives of the EPA and MDEQ will attend the public
meeting to provide information and answer questions about the
Settlement. Formal comments relating to the Settlement will be accepted
in oral and written form at the public meeting.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the
Settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received, and may
modify or withdraw its consent to the Settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the Settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
B. Where do I send my comments or view responses?
Your comments should be mailed to Kirstin Safakas, Superfund
Division (SI-6J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, or [email protected].
The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for
public inspection at the Superfund Records Center.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not
submit such information to EPA through an agency website or via email.
Clearly mark the part or all the information that you claim to be CBI.
For CBI information in a disk or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the
outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is claimed as
CBI. In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain
the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
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Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (site name, Federal Register date and page
number).
Follow directions--the agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
Explain why you agree or disagree with the terms of the
Settlement; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your
requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the identified
comment period deadline.
Dated: August 3, 2018.
Joan Tanaka,
Acting Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17584 Filed 8-13-18; 8:45 am]
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