Environmental Protection Agency June 15, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement agreement regarding partial recovery of costs incurred by EPA in implementing a removal action at the site of a truck accident on Interstate 75 in Cheboygan County, Michigan. EPA proposes to enter into this agreement under the authority of Sections 107 and 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607 and 9622(h). The proposed agreement has been executed by Haythorne Logistics, a trucking company located in Toledo Ohio. Under the proposed agreement, Haythorne Logistics will pay $119,000 to reimburse the Superfund for part of the $137,915 in costs incurred by EPA in implementing the removal action. For thirty days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter into the proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.

This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to the CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company L.P. (CITGO) operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Specifically, the Administrator has partially granted and partially denied the petition submitted by Environmental Integrity Project, the Refinery Reform Campaign, Citizens for Environmental Justice, and Suzie Canales (Petitioners), to object to the title V operating permit for CITGO to operate the West Plant at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to the Premcor Refining Group Inc., (Premcor) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Specifically, the Administrator has partially granted and partially denied the petition submitted by Environmental Integrity Project, the Community In-Power Development Association, Inc., Public Citizen's Texas Office, and the Refinery Reform Campaign (Petitioners), to object to the permit for Premcor to operate its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.