82_FR_28432 82 FR 28314 - Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act; Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site, Beatrice, Nebraska

82 FR 28314 - Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act; Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site, Beatrice, Nebraska

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 118 (June 21, 2017)

Page Range28314-28315
FR Document2017-12844

The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a cost recovery settlement with the City of Beatrice, Nebraska and Centel Corporation, for the compromise of past response costs concerning the Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site in Beatrice, Nebraska.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28314-28315]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12844]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R07-SFUND-0037; FRL-9960-34-Region7]


Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act; 
Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site, Beatrice, 
Nebraska

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is announcing a cost 
recovery settlement with the City of Beatrice, Nebraska and Centel 
Corporation, for the compromise of past response costs concerning the 
Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site in Beatrice, 
Nebraska.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 21, 2017

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA Region 7 office, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas, 
Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. 
A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from the Regional 
Hearing Clerk, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, (913) 551-
7567 or email address [email protected]. Requests should reference 
the Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site, EPA Docket No. 
CERCLA-. Comments should be addressed to: Barbara L. Peterson, Senior 
Assistant Regional Counsel, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 
66219. The proposed settlement is also available at the following Web 
site: http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-7-midwest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara L. Peterson, at telephone: 
(913) 551-7277; fax number: (913) 551-7925/Attn: Barbara Peterson; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 with the City of Beatrice, Nebraska 
and Centel Corporation, for the compromise of past response costs 
concerning the Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site in 
Beatrice, Nebraska. The settlement includes a covenant not

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to sue with the settling parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For notice, EPA will receive written comments 
relating to the compromise of costs component of the settlement. EPA 
will consider all comments and may modify or withdraw its consent to 
the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the compromise of costs is inappropriate, improper, 
or inadequate. EPA's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at the EPA Region 7 office located at 
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.

    Dated: January 11, 2017.
Mary P. Peterson,
Division Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2017-12844 Filed 6-20-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    and lending services on a self-                         Commission and will receive copies of                  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                    implementing basis, all as more fully set               all documents filed by the applicant and               AGENCY
                                                    forth in the application which is on file               by all other parties. A party must submit
                                                                                                                                                                   [EPA–R07–SFUND–0037; FRL–9960–34–
                                                    with the Commission and open to                         14 copies of filings made with the                     Region7]
                                                    public inspection. This filing may also                 Commission and must mail a copy to
                                                    be viewed on the Commission’s Web                       the applicant and to every other party in              Proposed Administrative Cost
                                                    site at http://www.ferc.gov using the                   the proceeding. Only parties to the                    Recovery Settlement Under the
                                                    ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket                     proceeding can ask for court review of                 Comprehensive Environmental
                                                    number, excluding the last three digits,                Commission orders in the proceeding.                   Response Compensation and Liability
                                                    in the docket number field to access the                                                                       Act; Beatrice Former Manufactured
                                                    document. For assistance, call (866)                       However, a person does not have to
                                                                                                            intervene in order to have comments                    Gas Plant Superfund Site, Beatrice,
                                                    208–3676 or TTY, (202) 502–8659.                                                                               Nebraska
                                                       Any questions regarding this                         considered. The second way to
                                                    application should be directed to Karri                 participate is by filing with the                      AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                    Mahmoud, Director, Regulatory Project                   Secretary of the Commission, as soon as                Agency (EPA).
                                                    Development, 700 Milam Street, Suite                    possible, an original and two copies of                ACTION: Notice; request for public
                                                    1900, Houston, Texas 77002, or by                       comments in support of or in opposition                comment.
                                                    calling (713) 375–5000 (telephone),                     to this project. The Commission will
                                                    karri.mahmoud@cheniere.com.                             consider these comments in                             SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                                       On November 9, 2016, the                             determining the appropriate action to be               Agency is announcing a cost recovery
                                                    Commission staff granted Midship’s                      taken, but the filing of a comment alone               settlement with the City of Beatrice,
                                                    request to utilize the National                         will not serve to make the filer a party               Nebraska and Centel Corporation, for
                                                    Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pre-                    to the proceeding. The Commission’s                    the compromise of past response costs
                                                    Filing Process and assigned Docket No.                  rules require that persons filing                      concerning the Beatrice Former
                                                    PF17–3–000 to staff activities involving                comments in opposition to the project                  Manufactured Gas Plant Superfund Site
                                                    the project. Now, as of the filing of this              provide copies of their protests only to               in Beatrice, Nebraska.
                                                    application on May 31, 2017, the NEPA                   the party or parties directly involved in              DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                                    Pre-Filing Process for this project has                 the protest.                                           or before July 21, 2017
                                                    ended. From this time forward, this                                                                            ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
                                                    proceeding will be conducted in Docket                     Persons who wish to comment only
                                                                                                            on the environmental review of this                    available for public inspection at the
                                                    No. CP17–458–000, as noted in the                                                                              EPA Region 7 office, 11201 Renner
                                                    caption of this Notice.                                 project should submit an original and
                                                                                                            two copies of their comments to the                    Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas, Monday
                                                       Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the                                                                            through Friday, between the hours of
                                                    Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),                      Secretary of the Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                   8:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. A copy of
                                                    within 90 days of this Notice, the                      Environmental commenters will be
                                                                                                                                                                   the proposed settlement may be
                                                    Commission staff will issue a Notice of                 placed on the Commission’s
                                                                                                                                                                   obtained from the Regional Hearing
                                                    Schedule for Environmental Review. If                   environmental mailing list, will receive
                                                                                                                                                                   Clerk, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa,
                                                    a Notice of Schedule for Environmental                  copies of the environmental documents,
                                                                                                                                                                   Kansas 66219, (913) 551–7567 or email
                                                    Review is issued, it will indicate, among               and will be notified of meetings
                                                                                                                                                                   address robinson.kathy@epa.gov.
                                                    other milestones, the anticipated date                  associated with the Commission’s                       Requests should reference the Beatrice
                                                    for the Commission staff’s issuance of                  environmental review process.                          Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site,
                                                    the final environmental impact                          Environmental commenters will not be                   EPA Docket No. CERCLA–. Comments
                                                    statement (FEIS) for this proposal. The                 required to serve copies of filed                      should be addressed to: Barbara L.
                                                    issuance of a Notice of Schedule for                    documents on all other parties.                        Peterson, Senior Assistant Regional
                                                    Environmental Review will serve to                      However, the non-party commenters                      Counsel, 11201 Renner Boulevard,
                                                    notify federal and state agencies of the                will not receive copies of all documents               Lenexa, Kansas 66219. The proposed
                                                    timing for the completion of all                        filed by other parties or issued by the                settlement is also available at the
                                                    necessary reviews, and the subsequent                   Commission (except for the mailing of                  following Web site: http://
                                                    need to complete all federal                            environmental documents issued by the                  www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-7-
                                                    authorizations within 90 days of the                    Commission) and will not have the right                midwest.
                                                    date of issuance of the Commission                      to seek court review of the
                                                    staff’s FEIS.                                           Commission’s final order.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                       There are two ways to become                                                                                Barbara L. Peterson, at telephone: (913)
                                                    involved in the Commission’s review of                     Motions to intervene, protests and                  551–7277; fax number: (913) 551–7925/
                                                    this project. First, any person wishing to              comments may be filed electronically                   Attn: Barbara Peterson; email address:
                                                    obtain legal status by becoming a party                 via the internet in lieu of paper; see, 18             peterson.barbara@epa.gov.
                                                    to the proceedings for this project                     CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) and the                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
                                                    should, on or before the comment date                   instructions on the Commission’s Web                   accordance with Section 122(i) of the
                                                    stated below, file with the Federal                     site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The                  Comprehensive Environmental
                                                    Energy Regulatory Commission, 888                       Commission strongly encourages                         Response Compensation and Liability
                                                                                                            electronic filings.
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                                                    First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,                                                                        Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.
                                                    a motion to intervene in accordance                        Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern                     9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
                                                    with the requirements of the                            Time on July 5, 2017.                                  proposed administrative settlement with
                                                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                        Dated: June 14, 2017.                                the City of Beatrice, Nebraska and
                                                    Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)                                                                          Centel Corporation, for the compromise
                                                                                                            Kimberly D. Bose,
                                                    and the Regulations under the NGA (18                                                                          of past response costs concerning the
                                                    CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party                   Secretary.                                             Beatrice Former Manufactured Gas Plant
                                                    status will be placed on the service list               [FR Doc. 2017–12862 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]            Superfund Site in Beatrice, Nebraska.
                                                    maintained by the Secretary of the                      BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                 The settlement includes a covenant not


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                                                    to sue with the settling parties pursuant               Office of Management and Budget                        including the use of automated
                                                    to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.                  (OMB) control number. No person shall                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                                    9607(a). For notice, EPA will receive                   be subject to any penalty for failing to               information technology; and ways to
                                                    written comments relating to the                        comply with a collection of information                further reduce the information
                                                    compromise of costs component of the                    subject to the PRA that does not display               collection burden on small business
                                                    settlement. EPA will consider all                       a valid OMB control number.                            concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                                    comments and may modify or withdraw                     DATES: Written comments should be                        OMB Control Number: 3060–0110.
                                                    its consent to the settlement if                        submitted on or before July 21, 2017. If                 Title: Application for Renewal of
                                                    comments received disclose facts or                     you anticipate that you will be                        Broadcast Station License, FCC Form
                                                    considerations which indicate that the                  submitting comments, but find it                       *18148 303–S; Section 73.3555(d), Daily
                                                    compromise of costs is inappropriate,                   difficult to do so within the period of                Newspaper Cross-Ownership.
                                                    improper, or inadequate. EPA’s                          time allowed by this notice, you should                  Form Number: FCC Form 303–S.
                                                    response to any comments received will                  advise the contacts listed below as soon                 Type of Review: Revision of a
                                                    be available for public inspection at the               as possible.                                           currently approved collection.
                                                    EPA Region 7 office located at 11201                    ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                                                                                                                                     Respondents: Business or other for
                                                    Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas                        Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email                     profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
                                                    66219.                                                  Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and                    State, Local or Tribal Governments.
                                                                                                            to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@                   Number of Respondent and
                                                      Dated: January 11, 2017.                                                                                     Responses: 4,023 respondents, 4,023
                                                    Mary P. Peterson,                                       fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                                                                            Include in the comments the OMB                        responses.
                                                    Division Director, Superfund Division, EPA                                                                       Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                    Region 7.                                               control number as shown in the
                                                                                                                                                                   obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–12844 Filed 6–20–17; 8:45 am]                                                                    this collection of information is
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                         contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 307
                                                                                                            additional information or copies of the                and 308 of the Communications Act of
                                                                                                            information collection, contact Cathy                  1934, as amended, and Section 204 of
                                                                                                            Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                         the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
                                                                                                            copy of this information collection                      Estimated Time per Response: 1.25–
                                                    COMMISSION                                              request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go                 12 hours.
                                                    [OMB 3060–0110]                                         to the Web page <http://                                 Frequency of Response: Every eight
                                                                                                            www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>,                    year reporting requirement; Third party
                                                    Information Collection Being                            (2) look for the section of the Web page
                                                    Submitted for Review and Approval to                                                                           disclosure requirement.
                                                                                                            called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3)                   Total Annual Burden: 10,797 hours.
                                                    the Office of Management and Budget                     click on the downward-pointing arrow                     Total Annual Costs: $5,073,271.
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Communications                          in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the                   Obligation of Response: Required to
                                                    Commission.                                             ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)                obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                                                                            select ‘‘Federal Communications                        authority for the collection is contained
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                            Commission’’ from the list of agencies                 Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the
                                                    comments.
                                                                                                            presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,                Communications Act of 1934, as
                                                    SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort             (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the                 amended, and Section 204 of the
                                                    to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)                Telecommunications Act of 1996.
                                                    required by the Paperwork Reduction                     when the list of FCC ICRs currently                      Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                    Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                          under review appears, look for the OMB                 There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                    Communications Commission (FCC or                       control number of this ICR and then                    this information collection.
                                                    the Commission) invites the general                     click on the ICR Reference Number. A                     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                    public and other Federal agencies to                    copy of the FCC submission to OMB                      impact(s).
                                                    take this opportunity to comment on the                 will be displayed.                                       Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303–S is
                                                    following information collection.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of                  used in applying for renewal of license
                                                    Comments are requested concerning:                      its continuing effort to reduce                        for commercial or noncommercial AM,
                                                    Whether the proposed collection of                      paperwork burdens, and as required by                  FM, TV, FM translator, TV translator,
                                                    information is necessary for the proper                 the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                   Class A TV, or Low Power TV, and Low
                                                    performance of the functions of the                     1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal                Power FM broadcast station licenses.
                                                    Commission, including whether the                       Communications Commission (FCC or                      Licensees of broadcast stations must
                                                    information shall have practical utility;               the Commission) invites the general                    apply for renewal of their licenses every
                                                    the accuracy of the Commission’s                        public and other Federal agencies to                   eight years. The Commission is revising
                                                    burden estimate; ways to enhance the                    take this opportunity to comment on the                this collection to reflect the adoption of
                                                    quality, utility, and clarity of the                    following information collection.                      a Report and Order (‘‘R&O’’) in MB
                                                    information collected; ways to minimize                 Comments are requested concerning:                     Docket No. 16–161, FCC 17–3, In the
                                                    the burden of the collection of                         Whether the proposed collection of                     Matter of Revisions to Public Inspection
                                                    information on the respondents,                         information is necessary for the proper                File Requirements—Broadcaster
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                                                    including the use of automated                          performance of the functions of the                    Correspondence File and Cable
                                                    collection techniques or other forms of                 Commission, including whether the                      Principal Headend Location, adopted
                                                    information technology; and ways to                     information shall have practical utility;              and released on January 31, 2017. The
                                                    further reduce the information                          the accuracy of the Commission’s                       R&O eliminated the requirement that
                                                    collection burden on small business                     burden estimate; ways to enhance the                   commercial TV stations retain in their
                                                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                   public inspection file copies of letters
                                                      The Commission may not conduct or                     information collected; ways to minimize                and emails from the public. As the
                                                    sponsor a collection of information                     the burden of the collection of                        Commission noted in the R&O, because
                                                    unless it displays a currently valid                    information on the respondents,                        commercial TV licensees will no longer


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Document Created: 2018-11-14 10:09:06
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice; request for public comment.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before July 21, 2017
ContactBarbara L. Peterson, at telephone: (913) 551-7277; fax number: (913) 551-7925/Attn: Barbara Peterson;
FR Citation82 FR 28314 

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