Environmental Protection Agency September 5, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In this order, EPA denies an objection to a prior order denying a petition requesting that EPA revoke all pesticide tolerances for dichlorvos under section 408(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The objection was filed on February 1, 2008, by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The original petition was also filed by NRDC. Previously, in July 2008, EPA denied this same objection but the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated that decision, in part, and remanded the matter to EPA. This order is being issued in response to the court's remand.

In accordance with the RCRA Prospective Purchaser Agreement, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning a portion of the Delphi Flint West Site, a/k/a Chevy in the Hole in Flint, Michigan with the following settling party: The City of Flint. The settlement requires the Settling Party to conduct various actions at the Property including: Conducting a Phase 1 and Baseline Assessment of the Property; capping and enhancement of the existing cover over contaminated soils; planting of trees and other native vegetation; installing walkways; installing new groundwater monitoring wells and the performance of groundwater monitoring at new and existing wells; executing and recording a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant and providing access to the Property. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Party pursuant to Sections 3008, 7003, or 9006 of RCRA, with respect to the Existing Contamination. Existing Contamination is defined as any Waste Material present or existing on or under the Property as of the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement; any Waste Material that migrated from the Property prior to the Effective Date; and any Waste Material presently at the Site that migrates onto, on, under, or from the Property after the Effective Date. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604.