Proposed CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement; TriStar North Inc. Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Washington, 66328-66329 [2020-23036]

Download as PDF 66328 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 202 / Monday, October 19, 2020 / Notices teleconference consultation (80 FR 65223, February 10, 2016). The Draft IRP for particulate matter was available for public comment (81 FR 2297, April 19, 2016) and discussion by the CASAC via publicly accessible teleconference consultation (81 FR 13362, March 14, 2016) prior to release of the final document (81 FR 87933, December 6, 2016). The ‘‘First External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter—Ecological Criteria’’ was available for public comment (82 FR 15703, March 30, 2017) and discussed by CASAC and the public at meetings on May 24–25, 2017 (82 FR 15701, March 30, 2017). The ‘‘Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter—Ecological Criteria’’ was available for public comment (83 FR 29786, June 26, 2018) and discussed by CASAC and the public at meetings on September 5–6, 2018 (83 FR 31755, July 9, 2018), and April 27, 2020 (85 FR 16093, March 20, 2020). Subsequently, CASAC provided a letter of their review on May 5, 2020, to the EPA Administrator, which can be viewed at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/LookupWebReports LastMonthCASAC/66330096471849 EE85258561006CC856/$File/EPACASAC-20-004.pdf. The Administrator responded to the CASAC’s letter on the Second External Review Draft on June 15, 2020, and the letter is available at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ sabproduct.nsf/0/66330096471849 EE85258561006CC856/$File/EPACASAC-20-004.Response.pdf. EPA has considered comments by the CASAC and by the public in preparing this final ISA. Dated: October 13, 2020. Vanessa Holt, Acting Director, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment. [FR Doc. 2020–23100 Filed 10–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [CERCLA–10–2020–0141; FRL–10015–33– Region 10] Proposed CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement; TriStar North Inc. Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Washington Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Oct 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 In accordance with of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement concerning the Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Washington, with the following settling party: TriStar North, Inc. The agreement requires the settling party to provide full cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cleanup activities, provide access to the property, and exercise appropriate care with regard to existing contamination, in addition to making a payment of $50,000 to EPA. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the agreement. The Agency will consider all comments and may modify or withdraw its consent to the agreement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency’s response to any comments received will be available electronically for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before November 18, 2020. DATES: The proposed agreement is available electronically for public inspection at https://semspub.epa.gov/ src/collection/10/SC39959. Submit your comments, identified by EPA Docket No. CERCLA–10–2020–0141, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov. Follow on-line instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (‘‘CBI’’) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Email: Brooks Stanfield, Federal On-SceneCoordinator, at stanfield.brooks@epa.gov. • Written comments submitted by mail are temporarily suspended, and no hand deliveries will be accepted. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov. Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA Docket No. CERCLA–10–2020– 0141. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https:// www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// semspub.epa.gov/src/collections/10/AR/ WAN001020091 index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in the hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically in https://semspub.epa.gov/src/ collections/10/AR/WAN001020091. EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Regional Records Centers for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. In addition, many site information repositories are closed, and information E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 202 / Monday, October 19, 2020 / Notices in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brooks Stanfield, Federal On-Scene Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, 13–J07, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553–4432, email: stanfield.brooks@epa.gov; and/or Kristin Leefers, Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, M/S: 11–C07, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553–1532, email: leefers.kristin@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This agreement is entered into pursuant to the authority of the Attorney General to compromise and settle claims of the United States, consistent with CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675. The agreement requires the settling party to provide full cooperation with EPA’s cleanup activities, provide access to the property, and exercise appropriate care with regard to existing contamination, in addition to making a payment of $50,000 to EPA. The agreement also includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657. Dated: October 13, 2020. Calvin Terada, Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 10. [FR Doc. 2020–23036 Filed 10–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY I. General Information [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0720; FRL–10015–63] Pesticide Registration Review; Pesticide Dockets Opened for Review and Comment; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: This notice announces the availability of the EPA’s preliminary work plans for the following chemicals: Aminocyclopyrachlor, cetylpyridinium SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:05 Oct 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 chloride, and flutriafol. With this document, the EPA is opening the public comment period for registration review for these chemicals. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 18, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, to the docket identification (ID) number for the specific pesticide of interest provided in the Table in Unit IV, 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: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 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. Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in the Table in Unit IV. For general questions on the registration review program, contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–7106; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66329 by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the Chemical Review Manager identified in the Table in Unit IV. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA? 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to the EPA through regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to the 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 preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ comments.html. II. Background Registration review is the EPA’s periodic review of pesticide registrations to ensure that each pesticide continues to satisfy the statutory standard for registration, that is, the pesticide can perform its intended function without unreasonable adverse effects on human health or the environment. Registration review dockets contain information that will assist the public in understanding the types of information and issues that the agency may consider during the course of registration reviews. As part of the registration review process, the Agency has completed preliminary workplans for all pesticides listed in the Table in Unit IV. Through this program, the EPA is ensuring that each pesticide’s registration is based on current scientific and other knowledge, including its effects on human health and the environment. III. Authority The EPA is conducting its registration review of the chemicals listed in the Table in Unit IV pursuant to section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Procedural Regulations for Registration Review at 40 CFR part 155, subpart C. Section 3(g) of FIFRA provides, among other things, that the registrations of E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

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[FR Doc No: 2020-23036]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-10-2020-0141; FRL-10015-33-Region 10]


Proposed CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement; TriStar North 
Inc. Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 
notice is hereby given of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement 
concerning the Former Kaiser Smelter Site, Mead, Washington, with the 
following settling party: TriStar North, Inc. The agreement requires 
the settling party to provide full cooperation with the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) cleanup activities, provide access to the 
property, and exercise appropriate care with regard to existing 
contamination, in addition to making a payment of $50,000 to EPA. For 
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, 
the Agency will receive written comments relating to the agreement. The 
Agency will consider all comments and may modify or withdraw its 
consent to the agreement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations which indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, 
improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available electronically for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The proposed agreement is available electronically for 
public inspection at https://semspub.epa.gov/src/collection/10/SC39959. 
Submit your comments, identified by EPA Docket No. CERCLA-10-2020-0141, 
by one of the following methods:
     https://www.regulations.gov. Follow on-line instructions 
for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment received to 
its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you 
consider to be Confidential Business Information (``CBI'') or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia 
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written 
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and 
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will 
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of 
the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing 
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment 
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general 
guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
     Email: Brooks Stanfield, Federal On-SceneCoordinator, at 
[email protected].
     Written comments submitted by mail are temporarily 
suspended, and no hand deliveries will be accepted. We encourage the 
public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to EPA Docket No. CERCLA-10-
2020-0141. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not 
submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected 
through https://www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which 
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you 
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment 
directly to EPA without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your 
email address will be automatically captured and included as part of 
the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on 
the internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that 
you include your name and other contact information in the body of your 
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic 
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of 
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https://semspub.epa.gov/src/collections/10/AR/WAN001020091 index. Although 
listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., 
CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 
Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly 
available only in the hard copy. Publicly available docket materials 
are available electronically in https://semspub.epa.gov/src/collections/10/AR/WAN001020091.
    EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Regional 
Records Centers for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting 
COVID-19. In addition, many site information repositories are closed, 
and information

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in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been 
updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and 
updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at 
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brooks Stanfield, Federal On-Scene 
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, 13-J07, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-4432, 
email: [email protected]; and/or Kristin Leefers, Assistant 
Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, M/S: 11-C07, Seattle, WA 98101, (206) 553-
1532, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This agreement is entered into pursuant to 
the authority of the Attorney General to compromise and settle claims 
of the United States, consistent with CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675. The 
agreement requires the settling party to provide full cooperation with 
EPA's cleanup activities, provide access to the property, and exercise 
appropriate care with regard to existing contamination, in addition to 
making a payment of $50,000 to EPA. The agreement also includes a 
covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to sections 106 and 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a).

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657.

    Dated: October 13, 2020.
Calvin Terada,
Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 
10.
[FR Doc. 2020-23036 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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