CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue, Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, Billings, Montana, 69326-69327 [2020-24163]

Download as PDF 69326 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0124] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Education Stabilization FundElementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief Fund (ESSER) Recipient Data Collection Form Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 2, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection request by selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ checkbox. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Gloria Tanner, 202–453–5596. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:55 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Education Stabilization Fund-Elementary and Secondary Emergency Education Relief Fund (ESSER) Recipient Data Collection Form. OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,656. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 73,560. Abstract: This information collection supports the annual collection of data pertaining to the uses of funds under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER Fund). The Department ESSER awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) (and analogous grants to Outlying Areas) for the purpose of providing local educational agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that are LEAs, with emergency relief funds to address the impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) has had, and continues to have, on elementary and secondary schools across the nation. LEAs must provide equitable services to students and teachers in non-public schools as required under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The information will be reviewed by Department employees to ensure that ESSER funds are used in accordance with Sec. 18003(d) of the CARES Act and will be shared with the public to promote transparency regarding the allocation and uses of funds. Dated: October 27, 2020. Kate Mullan, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2020–24174 Filed 10–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R07–SFUND–2020–0540 FRL–10016– 20–Region 8] CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue, Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site, Billings, Montana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERLCA’’) notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a proposed prospective purchaser administrative settlement agreement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’) with the State of Montana (the ‘‘State’’), MAC LTT, LLC (‘‘MAC’’), which is purchasing the Property, and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., a related entity to MAC, which, although not purchasing the Property, has leased the Property since 2013 and will continue to lease and operate the Property after MAC purchases the Property (‘‘Lessee,’’ and with MAC collectively, ‘‘Purchaser’’). This Settlement Agreement pertains to a portion of the approximately 580-acre area known as the Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located at 1430 U.S. Highway 87 East, Billings, Montana (‘‘The Property’’). SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2020. ADDRESSES: The proposed Settlement Agreement and additional background information relating to the agreement will be available for public inspection at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, by appointment. Comments and requests for a copy of the proposed agreement should be addressed to Julie Nicholson, Enforcement Specialist, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Environmental Protection AgencyRegion 8, Mail Code 8SEM–PAC, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, (303) 312–6343 and should reference the Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Site. You may also send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– SFUND–2020–0540 to https:// DATES: E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 212 / Monday, November 2, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Chalfant, Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8ORC– LEC, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202, (303) 312–6177, chalfant.mark@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written Comments: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R07– SFUND–2020–0540 at https:// www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The 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. If CBI exists, please contact Mr. Bruce Morrison. 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. The 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, of a proposed prospective purchaser settlement agreement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue, with the State of Montana, MAC LTT, LLC, which is purchasing the Property, and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., a related entity to MAC, which, although not purchasing the Property, has leased the Property since 2013 and will continue to lease and operate the Property after MAC purchases the Property. This Settlement Agreement pertains to a portion of the approximately 580-acre area known as the Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site located at 1430 U.S. Highway 87 East, Billings, Montana. Neither of the MAC-related business entities is responsible for the original contamination at the Site. Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, both MAC LTT, LLC and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc. would be required to comply with standard CERCLA bona fide prospective purchaser continuing obligations, including access, appropriate care, and non-interference with the CERCLA remedy. The proposed Settlement Agreement provides for the payment of certain response costs incurred by the EPA and the State of Montana at or in connection with the Site. The proposed Settlement Agreement includes a covenant by the United States and the State of Montana not to sue or take administrative action against MAC LTT, LLC and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA for Existing Contamination, as that term is defined in the proposed Settlement Agreement, and for payment of response costs. For thirty (30) days 69327 following the date of publication of this document, the EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraws its consent to the Settlement Agreement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. Betsy Smidinger, Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 8. [FR Doc. 2020–24163 Filed 10–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [FRS 17192] Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday October 27, 2020 October 20, 2020. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. Due to the current COVID–19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting will be in a wholly electronic format and will be open to the public on the internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s YouTube channel. Item No. Bureau Subject 1 .................. WIRELINE COMPETITION ....................... 2 .................. WIRELINE COMPETITION ....................... 3 .................. OFFICE F ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 4 .................. WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS ... TITLE: Restoring Internet Freedom (WC Docket No. 17–108); Bridging the Digital Divide for Low-Income Consumers (WC Docket No. 17–287); Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization (WC Docket No. 11–42). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order on Remand that would respond to the remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and conclude that the Restoring Internet Freedom Order promotes public safety, facilitates broadband infrastructure deployment, and allows the Commission to continue to provide Lifeline support for broadband Internet access service. TITLE: Establishing a 5G Fund for Rural America (GN Docket No. 20–32). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would establish a $9 billion 5G Fund for Rural America to ensure that all Americans have access to the next generation of wireless connectivity. TITLE: Increasing Unlicensed Wireless Opportunities in TV White Spaces (ET Docket No. 20–36). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would increase opportunities for unlicensed white space devices to operate on broadcast television channels 2–35 and expand wireless broadband connectivity in rural and underserved areas. TITLE: Streamlining State and Local Approval of Certain Wireless Structure Modifications (WT Docket No. 19–250; RM–11849). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would further accelerate the deployment of 5G by providing that modifications to existing towers involving limited ground excavation or deployment would be subject to streamlined state and local review pursuant to section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:41 Oct 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02NON1.SGM 02NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 212 (Monday, November 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69326-69327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24163]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R07-SFUND-2020-0540 FRL-10016-20-Region 8]


CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Administrative Settlement Agreement 
and Covenant Not To Sue, Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund 
Site, Billings, Montana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (``CERLCA'') notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of a proposed prospective purchaser 
administrative settlement agreement, embodied in an Administrative 
Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue (``Settlement Agreement'') 
with the State of Montana (the ``State''), MAC LTT, LLC (``MAC''), 
which is purchasing the Property, and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., a 
related entity to MAC, which, although not purchasing the Property, has 
leased the Property since 2013 and will continue to lease and operate 
the Property after MAC purchases the Property (``Lessee,'' and with MAC 
collectively, ``Purchaser''). This Settlement Agreement pertains to a 
portion of the approximately 580-acre area known as the Lockwood 
Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site (``Site'') located at 1430 
U.S. Highway 87 East, Billings, Montana (``The Property'').

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The proposed Settlement Agreement and additional background 
information relating to the agreement will be available for public 
inspection at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 
Denver, Colorado, by appointment. Comments and requests for a copy of 
the proposed agreement should be addressed to Julie Nicholson, 
Enforcement Specialist, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, 
Environmental Protection Agency-Region 8, Mail Code 8SEM-PAC, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, (303) 312-6343 and should 
reference the Lockwood Solvent Ground Water Plume Site.
    You may also send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
SFUND-2020-0540 to https://

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www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Chalfant, Senior Assistant 
Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8ORC-LEC, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 
80202, (303) 312-6177, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written Comments: Submit your comments, 
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-SFUND-2020-0540 at https://www.regulations.gov. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or 
removed from Regulations.gov. The 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. If CBI exists, 
please contact Mr. Bruce Morrison. 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. The 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://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 8, of a proposed prospective purchaser settlement agreement, 
embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to 
Sue, with the State of Montana, MAC LTT, LLC, which is purchasing the 
Property, and MAC LTT Manufacturing, Inc., a related entity to MAC, 
which, although not purchasing the Property, has leased the Property 
since 2013 and will continue to lease and operate the Property after 
MAC purchases the Property. This Settlement Agreement pertains to a 
portion of the approximately 580-acre area known as the Lockwood 
Solvent Ground Water Plume Superfund Site located at 1430 U.S. Highway 
87 East, Billings, Montana. Neither of the MAC-related business 
entities is responsible for the original contamination at the Site. 
Under the proposed Settlement Agreement, both MAC LTT, LLC and MAC LTT 
Manufacturing, Inc. would be required to comply with standard CERCLA 
bona fide prospective purchaser continuing obligations, including 
access, appropriate care, and non-interference with the CERCLA remedy. 
The proposed Settlement Agreement provides for the payment of certain 
response costs incurred by the EPA and the State of Montana at or in 
connection with the Site. The proposed Settlement Agreement includes a 
covenant by the United States and the State of Montana not to sue or 
take administrative action against MAC LTT, LLC and MAC LTT 
Manufacturing, Inc., pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA for 
Existing Contamination, as that term is defined in the proposed 
Settlement Agreement, and for payment of response costs. For thirty 
(30) days following the date of publication of this document, the EPA 
will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The EPA will 
consider all comments received and may modify or withdraws its consent 
to the Settlement Agreement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The EPA's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 
8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.

Betsy Smidinger,
Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 
8.
[FR Doc. 2020-24163 Filed 10-30-20; 8:45 am]
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