80 FR 67398 - Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Ashue Road Site, Wapato, Yakima County, WA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)
| Page Range | 67398-67398 | |
| FR Document | 2015-27885 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 67398] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27885] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R10-CERCLA-10-2015-0134; FRL-9936-44-Region-10] Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Ashue Road Site, Wapato, Yakima County, WA AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of response costs incurred for the Ashue Road Site located at Section 17, Township 11, Range 19 in Wapato, Yakima County, Washington. Under this proposed settlement, the settling parties are Groat Bros., Inc., T.W. Clark Construction, LLC, and the Wapato School District No. 207. The proposed settlement requires the settling parties to pay $95,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency Hazardous Substance Superfund. Upon payment of this sum to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the settling parties will be released from their obligations for payments to EPA for costs EPA incurred at the Site prior to the effective date of the proposed settlement. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed settlement. The EPA 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 EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. EPA Region 10 Office, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10- CERCLA-10-2015-0134, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Yackulic, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Stop ORC-113, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101; telephone number: (206) 553-1218; fax number: (206) 553-1762; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information The ASHUE ROAD SITE is located at Section 17, Township 11, Range 19 in Wapato, Yakima County, WA, and is located on fee property within the reservation for the Yakama Nation. The Site covers approximately 2.46 acres. There is a residential home within the Site. The area surrounding the Site supports agricultural and residential uses. During 2012 a portion of the Wapato High School in Wapato, Washington was demolished. The Wapato School District No. 207 engaged T.W. Clark Construction, LLC as the general contractor for the demolition work. T.W. Clark Construction, LLC hired Groat Bros., Inc. as sub-contractor for performing demolition work and transporting demolition materials from the High School. The demolition work included the demolition of materials that contained asbestos. A portion of materials generated during the Wapato High School demolition project were transported to the Site for disposal. The Site is not licensed by the State of Washington, Yakima County, or the Yakama Nation to receive demolition materials or materials that contain hazardous substances for disposal. EPA conducted a field investigation of the Site on October 5, 2012. EPA's investigation revealed the presence of asbestos in the demolished materials disposed of at the Site. Asbestos is a hazardous substance. EPA oversaw the performance of a removal action at the Site by T.W. Clark Construction, LLC, and Groat Bros. Inc. The removal action involved the excavation and off-Site disposal of the high school demolition wastes. EPA incurred approximately $311,330.96 performing or overseeing the performance of response costs at the Site. Pursuant to the terms of the CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs, the settling parties will pay EPA $95,000. In return for the payment of this amount, EPA covenants not to sue the settling parties for past response costs--response costs incurred by EPA prior to the effective date of the Settlement Agreement--at the Site. In the event that EPA continues to incur response costs at the Site, EPA's covenant not to sue does not include costs incurred by EPA after the effective date of the Settlement Agreement. Dated: October 15, 2015. Chris D. Field, Manager, Emergency Management Program, EPA Region 10. [FR Doc. 2015-27885 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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of 1974, Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. at the Site prior to the effective date of There is a residential home within the
300j-5, and is operated in accordance the proposed settlement. Site. The area surrounding the Site
with the provisions of the Federal For 30 days following the date of supports agricultural and residential
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 publication of this notice, the EPA will uses. During 2012 a portion of the
U.S.C. App. 2. The NDWAC was receive written comments relating to the Wapato High School in Wapato,
established under the SDWA to provide proposed settlement. The EPA will Washington was demolished. The
practical and independent advice, consider all comments received and Wapato School District No. 207 engaged
consultation and recommendations to may modify or withdraw its consent to T.W. Clark Construction, LLC as the
the EPA Administrator on the activities, the settlement if comments received general contractor for the demolition
functions, policies and regulations disclose facts or considerations which work. T.W. Clark Construction, LLC
required by the SDWA. indicate that the settlement is
hired Groat Bros., Inc. as sub-contractor
Special Accommodations: For inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
for performing demolition work and
information on access or services for The EPA’s response to any comments
received will be available for public transporting demolition materials from
individuals with disabilities, please
inspection at the U.S. EPA Region 10 the High School. The demolition work
contact Michelle Schutz at 202–564–
7374 or by email at schutz.michelle@ Office, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, included the demolition of materials
epa.gov. To request an accommodation Seattle, Washington 98101. that contained asbestos. A portion of
for a disability, please contact Michelle DATES: Comments must be received on
materials generated during the Wapato
Schutz at least 10 days prior to the or before December 2, 2015. High School demolition project were
meeting to give the hosting facility as ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
transported to the Site for disposal. The
much time as possible to process your identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– Site is not licensed by the State of
request. CERCLA–10–2015–0134, to the Federal Washington, Yakima County, or the
eRulemaking Portal: http:// Yakama Nation to receive demolition
Dated: October 27, 2015.
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online materials or materials that contain
Peter Grevatt,
instructions for submitting comments. hazardous substances for disposal. EPA
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water. Once submitted, comments cannot be conducted a field investigation of the
edited or withdrawn. The EPA may Site on October 5, 2012. EPA’s
[FR Doc. 2015–27883 Filed 10–30–15; 8:45 am]
publish any comment received to its investigation revealed the presence of
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
public docket. Do not submit asbestos in the demolished materials
electronically any information you disposed of at the Site. Asbestos is a
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION consider to be Confidential Business hazardous substance. EPA oversaw the
AGENCY Information (CBI) or other information performance of a removal action at the
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Site by T.W. Clark Construction, LLC,
[EPA–R10–CERCLA–10–2015–0134; FRL– Multimedia submissions (audio, video, and Groat Bros. Inc. The removal action
9936–44–Region–10] etc.) must be accompanied by a written involved the excavation and off-Site
comment. The written comment is disposal of the high school demolition
Proposed CERCLA Administrative
considered the official comment and wastes. EPA incurred approximately
Cost Recovery Settlement; Ashue
should include discussion of all points $311,330.96 performing or overseeing
Road Site, Wapato, Yakima County,
you wish to make. The EPA will the performance of response costs at the
WA
generally not consider comments or Site. Pursuant to the terms of the
AGENCY: Environmental Protection comment contents located outside of the CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Settlement
Agency (EPA). primary submission (i.e. on the web, Agreement for Recovery of Response
ACTION: Notice; request for public cloud, or other file sharing system). For
Costs, the settling parties will pay EPA
comment. additional submission methods, the full
$95,000. In return for the payment of
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia this amount, EPA covenants not to sue
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive submissions, and general guidance on the settling parties for past response
Environmental Response, Compensation making effective comments, please visit costs—response costs incurred by EPA
and Liability Act, as amended http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ prior to the effective date of the
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is commenting-epa-dockets. Settlement Agreement—at the Site. In
hereby given of a proposed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted the event that EPA continues to incur
administrative settlement for recovery of Yackulic, Assistant Regional Counsel, response costs at the Site, EPA’s
response costs incurred for the Ashue Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Stop covenant not to sue does not include
Road Site located at Section 17, ORC–113, Environmental Protection costs incurred by EPA after the effective
Township 11, Range 19 in Wapato, Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, date of the Settlement Agreement.
Yakima County, Washington. Under this Seattle, Washington 98101; telephone Dated: October 15, 2015.
proposed settlement, the settling parties number: (206) 553–1218; fax number: Chris D. Field,
are Groat Bros., Inc., T.W. Clark (206) 553–1762; email address:
Construction, LLC, and the Wapato Manager, Emergency Management Program,
yackulic.ted@epa.gov.
EPA Region 10.
School District No. 207. The proposed
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Protection Agency Hazardous Substance The ASHUE ROAD SITE is located at
Superfund. Upon payment of this sum Section 17, Township 11, Range 19 in
to Environmental Protection Agency Wapato, Yakima County, WA, and is
(EPA), the settling parties will be located on fee property within the
released from their obligations for reservation for the Yakama Nation. The
payments to EPA for costs EPA incurred Site covers approximately 2.46 acres.
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| Contact | Ted Yackulic, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Stop ORC-113, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101; telephone number: (206) 553-1218; fax number: (206) 553-1762; | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 67398 |
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