80 FR 72967 - Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement; Bremerton Auto Wrecking/Gorst Creek Landfill Site, Port Orchard, Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 225 (November 23, 2015)

Page Range		72967-72968
FR Document		2015-29798

Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for payment of response costs at the Bremerton Auto Wrecking/Gorst Creek Landfill Site in Port Orchard, Washington with the United States Department of the Navy and the ST Trust. The payment of response costs will fund implementation of a response action currently estimated to cost approximately $27,605,000. The proposed settlement will provide the settling parties with a release of liability subject to certain rights reserved by the Agency. The proposed settlement has been reviewed by the Department of Justice. 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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 offices, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9939-21-Region 10]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement; Bremerton Auto 
Wrecking/Gorst Creek Landfill Site, Port Orchard, Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
for payment of response costs at the Bremerton Auto Wrecking/Gorst 
Creek Landfill Site in Port Orchard, Washington with the United States 
Department of the Navy and the ST Trust. The payment of response costs 
will fund implementation of a response action currently estimated to 
cost approximately $27,605,000. The proposed settlement will provide 
the settling parties with a release of liability subject to certain 
rights reserved by the Agency. The proposed settlement has been 
reviewed by the Department of Justice.
    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 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 offices, located at 
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the U.S. EPA Region 10 offices, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Seattle, Washington 98101. A copy of the proposed settlement may be 
obtained from Teresa Luna, Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S. EPA Region 10, 
Mail Stop ORC-113, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 
98101; (206) 553-1632. Comments should reference the Bremerton Auto 
Wrecking/Gorst Creek Landfill in Port Orchard, Washington, EPA Docket 
No. CERCLA-10-2016-0041 and should be addressed to Alexander Fidis, 
Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC-113, 1200 
Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Fidis, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC-113, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101; (206) 553-4710.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), EPA is providing notice of a proposed 
administrative settlement for payment of response costs at the 
Bremerton Auto Wrecking/Gorst Creek Landfill Site in Port Orchard, 
Washington with the following settlement parties: The United States 
Department of the Navy and the ST Trust. The Bremerton Auto Wrecking/
Gorst Creek Landfill Site is a triangular shaped parcel of 
approximately 5.7 acres located within a ravine through which Gorst 
Creek flows. To create the landfill Gorst Creek was channeled through a 
24-inch steel culvert placed at the bottom of the ravine. From 1968 
until 1989, waste was disposed in the creek ravine on top of the 
culvert. The weight of the waste has crushed the culvert in at least 
two locations and diminished flow capacity. The diminished flow 
capacity causes Gorst Creek to impound upstream of the landfill, 
resulting in water seeping through and flowing over the surface of the 
landfill. During periods of heavy precipitation erosion of the landfill 
disperses waste material and debris into the downstream reaches of 
Gorst Creek. The landfill is estimated to contain approximately 150,000 
cubic yards of waste.
    The Agency is proposing to enter into an administrative agreement 
with the settling parties to fund a response action to remove and 
properly dispose of waste disposed in the creek ravine. Following waste 
removal, the creek ravine will be restored to provide proper 
hydrological and ecological functions, including restoration of fish 
habitat and migration. The response action is expected to take 
approximately one-year and will cost an estimated $27,605,000. The 
proposed settlement will provide the settling parties with a release of 
liability subject to certain rights reserved by the Agency.

    Dated: November 16, 2015.
Richard Albright,
Director, Office of Environmental Cleanup.
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Richard Albright, Director, Office of Administration and Resources Donna Vizian, Principal Deputy
Environmental Cleanup, Region 10 Management Assistant Administrator, Office of
John Armstead, Director, Land and Karen D. Higginbotham (Ex-Officio), Administration and Resources
Chemicals Division, Region 3 Director, Executive Resources Management
Beverly Banister, Director, Air, Division, Office of Human Resources, Anna Wood, Director, Air Quality
Pesticides and Toxics Management Office of Administration and Policy Division, Office of Air and
Division, Region 4 Resources Management Radiation
Amy Battaglia, Director, Office of Randy Hill, Deputy Assistant Jeffery Wells, Deputy Director, Office of
Program Accountability and Administrator, Office of International Information Analysis and Access,
Resources Management, Office of and Tribal Affairs Office of Environmental Information
Research and Development W. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Christopher Zarba, Director, Science
Denise Benjamin-Sirmons, Director, Resource Conservation and Recovery, Advisory Board Staff Office, Office of
Office of Diversity, Advisory Office of Solid Waste and Emergency the Administrator
Committee Management and Response Dated: November 13, 2015.
Outreach, Office of Administration Richard Karl, Director, Superfund
Karl Brooks,
and Resources Managment Division, Region 5
Jerry Blancato, Director, Office of Michael Kenyon, Assistant Regional Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Administration and Resources Management.
Science Information Management, Administrator for Administration and
Office of Research and Development Resources Management, Region 1 [FR Doc. 2015–29801 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
David Bloom, Acting Chief Financial Richard Keigwin, Director, Special BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Review and Reregistration Division,
Officer Office of Chemical Safety and
Michael Brincks, Assistant Regional Pollution Prevention ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Administrator for Policy & Jeff Lape, Deputy Director, Office of AGENCY
Management, Region 7 Science and Technology, Office of [FRL–9939–21–Region 10]
Jeanne Briskin, Research Program Water
Manager, Office of Research and David Lloyd, Director, Office of Proposed CERCLA Administrative
Development Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Settlement; Bremerton Auto Wrecking/
Karl Brooks, Acting Assistant Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Gorst Creek Landfill Site, Port Orchard,
Administrator, Office of Response and Compliance Assurance Washington
Administration and Resources Robert McKinney, Senior Agency
Managment Information Security Officer, Office of AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Rebecca Clark, Deputy Director, Office Environmental Information Agency (EPA).
of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Rebecca Moser, Deputy Director, Office ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement;
Office of Water of Information Collection, Office of request for public comment.
Sam Coleman, Deputy Regional Environment Information
Administrator, Region 6 Aracely Nunez-Mattocks, Chief of Staff, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
Barbara A. Cunningham, Deputy Office of Inspector General proposed administrative settlement for
Director, Office of Pollution Elise Packard, Associate General payment of response costs at the
Prevention and Toxics (Management), Counsel, Civil Rights and Finance Bremerton Auto Wrecking/Gorst Creek
Office of Chemical Safety and Law, Office of General Counsel Landfill Site in Port Orchard,
Pollution Prevention Michelle Pirzadeh, Deputy Washington with the United States
Rafael DeLeon, Deputy Director, Office Administrator, Region 10 Department of the Navy and the ST
of Site Remediation Enforcement, John Reeder, Deputy Chief of Staff, Trust. The payment of response costs
Office of Enforcement and Office of the Administrator will fund implementation of a response
Compliance Assurance Christopher Robbins, Acting Principal action currently estimated to cost
Alfred P. Dufour, Senior Research Deputy Assistant Administrator, approximately $27,605,000. The
Microbiologist, Office of Research and Office of Research and Development proposed settlement will provide the
Development Carol Ann Siciliano, Associate General settling parties with a release of liability
Alan Farmer, Director, Resource Counsel, Cross-Cutting Issues, Office subject to certain rights reserved by the
Conservation and Recovery Act of General Counsel Agency. The proposed settlement has
Division, Region 4 Stefan Silzer, Director, Office of been reviewed by the Department of
John Filippelli, Director, Clean Air and Financial Management, Office of the Justice.
Sustainability Division, Region 2 Chief Financial Officer For thirty (30) days following the date
Karen Flournoy, Director, Water, Walker Smith, Director, Office of Global of publication of this notice, the Agency
Wetlands and Pesticides Division, Affairs and Policy, Office of will receive written comments relating
Region 7 International and Tribal Affairs to the settlement. The Agency will
Michael Flynn, Director, Office of Allyn Stern, Regional Counsel, Region consider all comments received and
Radiation and Indoor Air, Office of 10, Office of Enforcement and may modify or withdraw its consent to
Air and Radiation Compliance Assurance the settlement if comments received
Joyce Frank, Principal Deputy Associate Alexis Strauss, Deputy Regional disclose facts or considerations which
Administrator for Congressional and Administrator, Region 9 indicate that the settlement is
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Intergovernmental Relations, Office of Susan Studlien, Director, Office of inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
the Administrator Environmental Stewardship, Region 1 The Agency’s response to any comments
Velveta Golightly-Howell, (Ex-Officio), Kevin Teichman, Senior Science received will be available for public
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Office Advisor, Office of Research and inspection at the Environmental
of the Administrator Development Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10
Angela Freeman, Deputy Director, Debra Thomas, Deputy Regional offices, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue,
Office of Human Resources, Office of Administrator, Region 8 Seattle, Washington 98101.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 23, 2015.
Contact		Alexander Fidis, Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC-113, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, Washington 98101; (206) 553-4710.
FR Citation		80 FR 72967