Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Fletchers Paint Works Site, Milford, New Hampshire, 3157-3158 [2019-01904]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2019 / Notices Respondents/affected entities: Hard chromium electroplating, decorative chromium electroplating, and chromium anodizing facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart N). Estimated number of respondents: 1,343 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, annually, semiannually and quarterly. Total estimated burden: 242,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $46,900,000 (per year), which includes $20,400,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There was no change in the labor hours in this ICR compared to the previous ICR for several reasons. First, the regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years, plus there was no change in the capital or O&M costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–01879 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0092; FRL–9985– 88–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Printing, Coating and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Printing, Coating and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles (EPA ICR No. 2071.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0522), 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register on May 30, 2018, during a 60-day comment 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 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0092, 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 all 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 Printing, Coating and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles apply to each existing, new, or reconstructed source involved in printing, coating, slashing, dyeing or finishing of fabric and other textiles. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and 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 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3157 notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, with 40 CFR part 63, subpart OOOO. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/Affected Entities: Facilities involved in the printing, coating, slashing, dyeing or finishing of fabric and other textiles. Respondent’s Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart OOOO). Estimated Number of Respondents: 43 (total). Frequency of Response: Initially and semiannually. Total Estimated Burden: 6,700 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total Estimated Cost: $760,000 (per year), which includes $1,120 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: The decrease in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR is due to an adjustment that has more accurate estimates in the number of sources. There is a significant decrease in the number of respondents from the previously-approved ICR, as based on current Agency analyses. This decrease also results in a reduced number of responses. The decrease in the capital/ startup vs. operation and maintenance (O&M) costs as calculated in section 6(b)(iii) is due to the decrease in the number of respondents and there being no additional sources projected over the next 3 years. The overall result is a decrease in burden hours and costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–01844 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9989–19–Region 1] Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Fletchers Paint Works Site, Milford, New Hampshire 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 Fletchers Paint Works Site, located in Milford, New Hampshire, with the Settling Party, the General Electric Company. The proposed settlement requires the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 3158 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2019 / Notices Settling Party pay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $3,214,000 to settle EPA’s past response costs, which amount to approximately $4,047,398. 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 Environmental Protection Agency— Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109–3912. DATES: Comments must be submitted by March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to RuthAnn Sherman, Senior Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04– 2), Boston, MA 02109–3912 (Telephone No. 617–918–1886) and should reference the Fletchers Paint Works Site, U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01–2019– 0003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from RuthAnn Sherman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1886; sherman.ruthann@ epa.gov. Technical questions can also be directed to Jim Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR07–1), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1308; brown.jim@epa.gov. For legal questions, RuthAnn Sherman, Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912, (617) 918–1886; sherman.ruthann@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Fletchers Paint Works Site, located in Milford, New Hampshire, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Feb 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 take administrative action against the Settling Party, the General Electric Company, 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 $3,214,000. Payment of such amount shall be due within 30 days after the Effective Date. If payment is not paid as stipulated, interest shall accrue and 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 General Electric Company 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: December 12, 2018. Bryan Olson, Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration. [FR Doc. 2019–01904 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9989–25–Region 6] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Share of Reimbursement for Removal Action for the CES Environmental Services, Inc. Site, Houston, Texas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; 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 that the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’), with 144 separate parties (see list below). Under the Settlement Agreement, the settling parties will pay EPA $4,577,099.64. The settling parties are paying their share of the costs incurred for a removal action and cleanup involving the removal of waste tanks, containers, totes, etc. and associated chemicals and contaminated soil from an abandoned chemical facility located SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in Houston, Texas. Total costs of the removal action were approximately $4.6 million. For thirty (30) days beginning from the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to this notice and 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. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 2019. ADDRESSES: The Settlement Agreement is available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 or by calling 214–665–6529. Comments should reference the CES Environmental Services, Inc. Superfund Site, located in the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas and be addressed to David Eppler, Enforcement Officer, Superfund Division (6SF–TE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733; or Email: eppler.david@epa.gov; and should reference EPA CERCLA Docket Number 06–03–18. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Salinas, Assistant Regional Counsel, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733; or call (214) 665– 8063. Dated: December 20, 2018. Anne L. Idsal, Regional Administrator (6RA). [FR Doc. 2019–01917 Filed 2–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0046; FRL–9988– 49–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Benzene Waste Operations SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3157-3158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01904]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9989-19-Region 1]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: 
Fletchers Paint Works Site, Milford, New Hampshire

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 Fletchers 
Paint Works Site, located in Milford, New Hampshire, with the Settling 
Party, the General Electric Company. The proposed settlement requires 
the

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Settling Party pay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $3,214,000 
to settle EPA's past response costs, which amount to approximately 
$4,047,398. 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 Environmental Protection 
Agency--Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-
3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by March 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to RuthAnn Sherman, Senior 
Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (Telephone 
No. 617-918-1886) and should reference the Fletchers Paint Works Site, 
U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01-2019-0003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may 
be obtained from RuthAnn Sherman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-2), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, (617) 918-1886; sherman.ruthann@epa.gov. Technical questions can 
also be directed to Jim Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR07-1), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, (617) 918-1308; brown.jim@epa.gov. For legal questions, RuthAnn 
Sherman, Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-2), 
Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-1886; sherman.ruthann@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for 
recovery of past response costs concerning the Fletchers Paint Works 
Site, located in Milford, New Hampshire, 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 General 
Electric Company, 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 $3,214,000. Payment of such amount shall be due 
within 30 days after the Effective Date. If payment is not paid as 
stipulated, interest shall accrue and 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 General Electric Company 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: December 12, 2018.
Bryan Olson,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2019-01904 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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