Environmental Protection Agency February 15, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a proposed Administrative Order on Consent (``Agreement'') concerning certain remedial activities by a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser in connection with remediation of the Frontier Fertilizer Superfund Site (``Site'') in Davis, California has been negotiated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and Target Corporation (``Respondent'') subject to the final review and approval of the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed Agreement concerns relocation and abandonment of groundwater wells on Respondent's property pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606 and 9622 (``CERCLA''). Respondent's property is adjacent to the Frontier Fertilizer facility, and wells on Respondent's property are necessary for implementation of the remedial action at the Site. The Agreement requires that wells on Respondent's property be relocated under the oversight of EPA. The proposed Agreement includes EPA's covenant not to sue or to take administrative action against the Respondent, provided that the Respondent complies with all the terms and conditions of the Agreement. The Agreement also commits the Respondent to reimburse oversight costs incurred by EPA in connection with the work conducted under CERCLA at the Respondent's property. For thirty (30) calendar days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed Agreement. EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO. EIS No. 20070508, ERP No. D-AFS-J65500-00, Wild and Scenic River Suitability Study for National Forest System Lands on the Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, Uinta and Wasatch-Cache National Forests in UT and Portion of National Forests extend into Colorado and Wyoming, several counties, UT, Montrose County, CO, and Uinta County, WY. Summary: EPA has environmental concerns about potential water quality impacts and recommends that the final EIS evaluate and compare the environmental impacts by alternative, of removing interim protections from the 86 eligible stream segments. Rating EC1.

EPA is announcing a public comment period for the external review draft document titled, ``Toxicological Review of Thallium: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)'' (NCEA-S-2949). The EPA intends to consider comments and recommendations from the public and the expert panel meeting, which will be scheduled at a later date and announced in the Federal Register, when EPA finalizes the draft document. The public comment period will provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA intends to forward public comments submitted in accordance with this notice to the external peer-review panel prior to the meeting for their consideration. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of pre- dissemination public review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. The draft document and EPA's peer-review charge are available via the Internet on NCEA's home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider any public comments that EPA receives in accordance with this notice.

The EPA is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Massachusetts. The SIP revision consists of technical revisions to Massachusetts regulation 310 CMR 7.38, ``Certification of Tunnel Ventilation Systems in the Metropolitan Boston Air Pollution Control District.'' The amendments better define the emissions monitoring techniques for various types of tunnel ventilation systems, and provide flexibility in emission monitoring requirements. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.