Environmental Protection Agency August 28, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the chartered SAB to conduct quality reviews of: (1) An SAB draft review report on EPA's Toxicological Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos and (2) an SAB draft report regarding EPA's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards for FY2012.

In accordance with Section 122(i) of 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 de minimis administrative settlement agreement and order on consent pursuant to Section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA, between EPA and American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Amersham Health, Inc., Bishop & Associates, City of San Diego, County Board of Arlington, Virginia, Energy Solutions Services, Inc., Scientific Ecology Group, Inc., Genesys Regional Medical Center, Ingot Metal Company, Ltd., Purina Mills, LLC, Shred-A- Can Recyclers, Ltd., Triumvirate Environmental, Inc., and Waste Management of Michigan, Inc. (hereafter ``Settling Parties'') pertaining to the Mercury Refining Superfund Site (``Site'') located in the Towns of Guilderland and Colonie, Albany County, New York. The settlement requires specified individual payments by each Settling Party to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund Mercury Refining Superfund Site Special Account, which combined total $79,028.49. Each Settling Party's individual settlement amount is considered to be that party's fair share of cleanup costs incurred and anticipated to be incurred in the future, plus a ``premium'' that accounts for, among other things, uncertainties associated with the costs of that future work at the Site. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, relating to the Site, subject to limited reservations, and protection from contribution actions or claims as provided by Sections 113(f)(2) and 122(g)(5) of CERCLA. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive 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 II, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a joint public teleconference of the Chartered SAB and Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) to discuss a draft report providing advice on implementation of Office of Research and Development's (ORD's) strategic directions for research.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking final action on the Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of New York. EPA is approving seventeen source-specific SIP revisions containing permits for Best Available Retrofit Technology, revisions for Title 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Part 249, ``Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART)'' and section 19-0325 of the New York Environmental Conservation Law which regulates the sulfur content of fuel oil. These revisions to the SIP addressing regional haze were submitted by the State of New York on March 15, 2010, and supplemented on August 2, 2010, April 16, 2012 and July 2, 2012. These SIP revisions were submitted to address Clean Air Act requirements and EPA's rules for states to prevent and remedy future and existing anthropogenic impairment of visibility in mandatory Class I areas through a regional haze program. Although New York State addressed most of the issues identified in EPA's proposal, EPA is promulgating a Federal Implementation Plan to address two sources where EPA is disapproving New York's BART determinations.