Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund Site, Located on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York, 78102-78103 [2022-27742]

Download as PDF 78102 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 / Notices so indicate by writing to the Secretary of the Commission. n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to Intervene: Anyone may submit comments, a protest, or a motion to intervene in accordance with the requirements of Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214, respectively. In determining the appropriate action to take, the Commission will consider all protests or other comments filed, but only those who file a motion to intervene in accordance with the Commission’s Rules may become a party to the proceeding. Any comments, protests, or motions to intervene must be received on or before the specified comment date for the particular application. o. Filing and Service of Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in all capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or ‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as applicable; (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person commenting, protesting or intervening; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All comments, motions to intervene, or protests must set forth their evidentiary basis. Any filing made by an intervenor must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed in the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2010. Dated: December 15, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–27718 Filed 12–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 6898–003] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Shenandoah Hydro Company, The Dam, LLC; Notice of Transfer of Exemption 1. On October 31, 2022, Shenandoah Hydro Company, exemptee for the 300kilowatt Chapman Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 6898, filed a letter notifying the Commission that the project was transferred from Shenandoah Hydro Company to The Dam, LLC. The exemption from licensing was originally VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:56 Dec 20, 2022 Jkt 259001 issued on June 9, 1983.1 The project is located on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The transfer of an exemption does not require Commission approval. The Dam, LLC is now the exemptee of the Chapman Dam Hydroelectric Project No. 6898. All correspondence must be forwarded to Mr. Benjamin C. and Mrs. Susan F. Freakley, The Dam, LLC, 375 Morning Star Lane, Woodstock, VA 22664. Dated: December 15, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–27717 Filed 12–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Compliance Filing to be effective 4/1/ 2022. Filed Date: 12/15/22. Accession Number: 20221215–5012. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/22. Any person desiring to protest in any the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: December 15, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–27720 Filed 12–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Filings Instituting Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP23–285–000 Applicants: Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Name Change Clean-up Filing to be effective 1/16/2023. Filed Date: 12/15/22. Accession Number: 20221215–5014. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/22. Docket Numbers: RP23–286–000. Applicants: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC. Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: AGT Name Change Cleanup to be effective 1/ 16/2023. Filed Date: 12/15/22. Accession Number: 20221215–5024. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 12/27/22. Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. Filings in Existing Proceedings Docket Numbers: RP21–1187–010. Applicants: Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc. Description: Compliance filing: EGTS—December 15, 2022 Rate Case 1 Shenandoah Hydro Company, 23 FERC ¶ 62,032 (1983). PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10279–01–R2] Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund Site, Located on Staten Island, Richmond 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 (‘‘Settlement’’) pursuant to CERCLA with NL Industries, Inc. (‘‘NL’’), Moran Towing Corporation and Moran Shipyard Corporation (jointly referred to as ‘‘Moran’’), and Perfetto Realty, Co. Inc. (collectively, the ‘‘Settling Parties’’) for the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund Site, located on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York (the ‘‘Site’’). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 21, 2022 / Notices submission of comments must be via electronic mail. Comments should reference the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund Site, Index No. CERCLA–02–2023–2007. For those unable to communicate via electronic mail, please contact the EPA employee identified below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Guzman, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007–1866. Email: guzman.henry@ epa.gov Telephone: 212–637–3166. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties will pay a total of $1,000,000 to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund in reimbursement of EPA’s past response costs paid in connection with the Site. Moran shall pay $200,000, NL shall pay $600,000, and Perfetto shall pay $200,000. These payments shall be made within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the Settlement. The Settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take administrative action against the Settling Parties pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover EPA’s past response costs as provided in the Settlement. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will accept any 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. Pasquale Evangelista, Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2022–27742 Filed 12–20–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Cumulative Risk Assessment; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Nominations of ad hoc Expert Reviewers and Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:56 Dec 20, 2022 Jkt 259001 I. General Information Notice. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or ‘‘Agency’’) is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with the peer review of two draft documents entitled: ‘‘Draft Proposed Principles of Cumulative Risk Assessment Under the Toxic Substances Control Act’’ and ‘‘Draft Proposed Approach for Cumulative Risk Assessment of High-Priority Phthalates and a Manufacturer Requested Phthalate Under the Toxic Substance Control Act.’’ The two draft documents will be submitted to the SACC and released for public review and comment in late February 2023. EPA is also announcing the scheduling of a 4-day virtual public meeting for the SACC to consider and review the two draft documents. SUMMARY: The following is a chronological listing of the dates for the specific activities that are described in more detail under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. January 20, 2023—Deadline for submitting all nominations to EPA. April 24, 2023—Deadline for submitting a request for special accommodations to allow EPA time to process the request before the meeting. May 8 to 11, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. (ET)—The public virtual meeting will be held via a webcast platform such as ‘‘Zoom.gov’’ and audio teleconference, and you must register to receive the links. DATES: ADDRESSES: Nominations: Submit your nominations to the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Special accommodations: For information on meeting access or services for individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation for a disability, please contact the DFO listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2022–0918; FRL–10490– 01–OCSPP] AGENCY: ACTION: Contact the DFO, Dr. Alaa Kamel, Mission Support Division, Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency; telephone number: (202) 564–5336 or call the SACC main office at (202) 564– 8450; email address: kamel.alaa@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 78103 Sfmt 4703 A. What action is the Agency taking? The Agency is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with the peer review of two draft documents entitled: ‘‘Draft Proposed Principles of Cumulative Risk Assessment Under the Toxic Substances Control Act’’ and ‘‘Draft Proposed Approach for Cumulative Risk Assessment of High-Priority Phthalates and a Manufacturer Requested Phthalate Under the Toxic Substance Control Act.’’ EPA is also announcing the scheduling of a 4-day virtual public meeting for the SACC to consider and review the two draft documents. EPA will be soliciting comments from the SACC on the two draft documents on issues related to chemical grouping for purposes of CRA, health outcomes related to phthalate syndrome, and possible approaches to developing the cumulative hazard and exposure assessment for High-Priority phthalates and a Manufacturer-Requested phthalate. This document provides instructions for submitting nominations for ad hoc reviewers, requesting special accommodations for the virtual public meeting, and accessing the materials provided to the SACC. EPA will publish a separate document in the Federal Register in late February 2023 to announce the availability of and solicit public comment on the two draft documents, and instructions for submitting comments, and registering to provide oral comments. B. What is the Agency’s authority for taking this action? The SACC was established by EPA in 2016 in accordance with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 26(o), 15 U.S.C. 2625(o), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law 114–182, June 22, 2016, to provide independent advice and expert consultation, at the request of the Administrator, with respect to the scientific and technical aspects of issues relating to the implementation of TSCA. The SACC operates in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. appendix 2 et seq., and supports activities under the TSCA, 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq., and other applicable statutes. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78102-78103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27742]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10279-01-R2]


Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Jewett White 
Lead Company Superfund Site, Located on Staten Island, Richmond 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 
(``Settlement'') pursuant to CERCLA with NL Industries, Inc. (``NL''), 
Moran Towing Corporation and Moran Shipyard Corporation (jointly 
referred to as ``Moran''), and Perfetto Realty, Co. Inc. (collectively, 
the ``Settling Parties'') for the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund 
Site, located on Staten Island, Richmond County, New York (the 
``Site'').

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and the

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submission of comments must be via electronic mail. Comments should 
reference the Jewett White Lead Company Superfund Site, Index No. 
CERCLA-02-2023-2007. For those unable to communicate via electronic 
mail, please contact the EPA employee identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Guzman, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866. Email: 
[email protected] Telephone: 212-637-3166.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties will pay a total of 
$1,000,000 to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund in reimbursement of 
EPA's past response costs paid in connection with the Site. Moran shall 
pay $200,000, NL shall pay $600,000, and Perfetto shall pay $200,000. 
These payments shall be made within thirty (30) days of the effective 
date of the Settlement. The Settlement includes a covenant by EPA not 
to sue or to take administrative action against the Settling Parties 
pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover 
EPA's past response costs as provided in the Settlement. For thirty 
(30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will 
accept any 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.

Pasquale Evangelista,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2022-27742 Filed 12-20-22; 8:45 am]
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