83 FR 19282 - Ecology Control Industries, Inc. Removal Site, Torrance, CA; Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)

Page Range		19282-19283
FR Document		2018-09322

This notice announces the availability for review and comment of a proposed administrative settlement agreement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), and Bridge Point South Bay II, LLC (``Bridge Point LLC''), regarding the Ecology Control Industries, Inc. Removal Site (``ECI Site'') in Torrance, California. The Settlement Agreement requires the purchaser to conduct a removal action to address soil contamination at the ECI Site.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-SFUND-2018-07; FRL-9977-39--Region 9]


Ecology Control Industries, Inc. Removal Site, Torrance, CA; 
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability for review and comment 
of a proposed administrative settlement agreement under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), between the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), and Bridge Point South Bay II, LLC 
(``Bridge Point LLC''), regarding the Ecology Control Industries, Inc. 
Removal Site (``ECI Site'') in Torrance, California. The Settlement 
Agreement requires the purchaser to conduct a removal action to address 
soil contamination at the ECI Site.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R09-
SFUND-2018-07, 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 Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn.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: Xiao Zhang, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (ORC-3), Environmental Protection 
Agency,

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Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; tel: (415) 972-
3266; fax: (415) 947-3570; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bridge Point LLC is agreeing to perform a 
removal action to address soils contaminated with the pesticide 
dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT). The removal action will reduce 
the risk to future users of the property and the surrounding community 
from exposure to contamination primarily caused by historical DDT 
manufacturing operations at a nearby plant. Under the terms of the 
settlement, Bridge Point LLC will complete the removal action and pay 
EPA's costs for oversight of the cleanup activities. In exchange, 
Bridge Point LLC will receive a covenant not to sue from the United 
States. EPA will consider all comments submitted by the date set forth 
above and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if 
comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate the 
proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

    Dated: April 10, 2018.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 9.
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existing industrial categories selected and pretreatment standards, consistent ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
for effluent guidelines or pretreatment with CWA sections 301(d), 304(b), AGENCY
standards and provides a schedule for 304(g), 304(m), and 307(b). From these
[EPA–R09–SFUND–2018–07; FRL–9977–
their development. The information and reviews and considering public 39—Region 9]
analyses from the EPA’s 2015 and 2016 comment, the Final 2016 Plan identifies
Annual Reviews, in addition to input any new or existing industrial categories Ecology Control Industries, Inc.
from public comments on the selected for effluent guidelines or Removal Site, Torrance, CA; Notice of
Preliminary 2016 Plan, were used in pretreatment standards rulemakings, Proposed Settlement Agreement and
developing the Final 2016 Plan. and provides a schedule for such Order on Consent
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: rulemakings. In addition, the Final 2016
Phillip Flanders, Engineering and AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Plan presents any new or existing Agency (EPA).
Analysis Division, Office of Water, categories of industry selected for
4303T, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement.
further review and analysis.
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 566–8323; fax The Final 2016 Plan identifies one SUMMARY: This notice announces the
number: (202) 566–1053; email address: new rulemaking (and the associated availability for review and comment of
Flanders.Phillip@epa.gov. schedule) for the Steam Electric Power a proposed administrative settlement
Generating Point Source Category. The agreement under the Comprehensive
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EPA has concluded that no additional Environmental Response,
I. General Information industries warrant new or revised Compensation, and Liability Act of
A. Supporting Documents—A key effluent guidelines at this time. The 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), between
document that provides additional Final 2016 Plan also announces that the the U.S. Environmental Protection
information for this notice is the Final EPA is initiating a new study to look Agency (‘‘EPA’’), and Bridge Point
2016 Effluent Guidelines Program Plan. South Bay II, LLC (‘‘Bridge Point LLC’’),
holistically at the management of oil
B. How Can I Get Copies of This regarding the Ecology Control
and gas extraction wastewater from
Document and Other Related Industries, Inc. Removal Site (‘‘ECI
onshore facilities. The focus of this Site’’) in Torrance, California. The
Information? study is not to look specifically at any
1. Docket. The EPA has established Settlement Agreement requires the
one existing effluent guideline. Rather, purchaser to conduct a removal action
official public dockets for these actions the EPA intends to engage with
under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– to address soil contamination at the ECI
stakeholders to evaluate approaches to Site.
2015–0665. The official public docket is
manage both conventional and DATES: Comments must be received on
the collection of materials that are
unconventional oil and gas extraction or before June 1, 2018.
available for public viewing at the Water
Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/ wastewater from onshore facilities
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 including, but not limited to, an
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC assessment of technologies for facilities SFUND–2018–07, to the Federal
20460. that treat and discharge oil and gas eRulemaking Portal: http://
2. Electronic access. You can access extraction wastewater. Lastly, the Final www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
this Federal Register document 2016 Plan announces that the EPA is instructions for submitting comments.
electronically through the United States initiating a new study of the Electrical Once submitted, comments cannot be
government online source for Federal and Electronic Components Point edited or withdrawn. The EPA may
regulations at http:// Source Category. The focus of this study publish any comment received to its
www.regulations.gov. will be on changes within the industry public docket. Do not submit
3. Internet access. Copies of the since the 1983 rulemaking, particularly electronically any information you
supporting documents are available at as these changes pertain to wastewater consider to be Confidential Business
http://www.epa.gov/eg/effluent- characteristics and wastewater Information (CBI) or other information
guidelines-plan. treatment technologies. whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
II. How is this document organized? The Final 2016 Plan and the 2015 and Multimedia submissions (audio, video,
2016 Annual Effluent Guidelines etc.) must be accompanied by a written
The outline of this notice follows. comment. The written comment is
A. Legal Authority. Review Reports can be found at http://
considered the official comment and
B. Summary of the Final 2016 Effluent www.epa.gov/eg/effluent-guidelines-
should include discussion of all points
Guidelines Program Plan. plan.
you wish to make. The EPA will
A. Legal Authority Dated: April 24, 2018. generally not consider comments or
This notice is published under the David P. Ross, comment contents located outside of the
authority of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1251, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water. primary submission (i.e. on the web,
et seq., and in particular sections 301(d), [FR Doc. 2018–09320 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am] cloud, or other file sharing system). For
304(b), 304(g), 304(m), 306, 307(b), and additional submission methods, the full
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308 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(d), EPA public comment policy,
1314(b), 1314(g), 1314(m), 1316, information about CBI or multimedia
1317(b), and 1318. submissions, and general guidance on
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making effective comments, please visit
B. Summary of the Final 2016 Effluent http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/
Guidelines Program Plan commenting-epa-dockets.
The EPA prepared the Final 2016 Plan FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Xiao
pursuant to CWA section 304(m). The Zhang, Assistant Regional Counsel,
Final 2016 Plan provides a summary of Office of Regional Counsel (ORC–3),
the EPA’s review of effluent guidelines Environmental Protection Agency,

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Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San ADDRESSES: Comments may be the respondents and the Federal
Francisco, CA 94105; tel: (415) 972– submitted electronically on Government;
3266; fax: (415) 947–3570; Zhang.Xiao@ WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 11–01) • The collections are non-
epa.gov. or by mail to Office of Information and controversial and do not raise issues of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bridge Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW, concern to other Federal agencies;
Point LLC is agreeing to perform a Washington, DC 20038 Attn: OMB • Any collection is targeted to the
removal action to address soils 3048–0036. solicitation of opinions from
contaminated with the pesticide FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
respondents who have experience with
dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane request additional information, please the program or may have experience
(DDT). The removal action will reduce contact Mia Johnson, Mia.Johnson@ with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
the risk to future users of the property exim.gov, or by mail to Mia L. Johnson,
(PII) is collected only to the extent
and the surrounding community from Export-Import Bank of the United
necessary and is not retained;
exposure to contamination primarily States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, • Information gathered will be used
caused by historical DDT manufacturing Washington, DC 20571. only internally for general service
operations at a nearby plant. Under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: improvement and program management
terms of the settlement, Bridge Point Title and Form Number: EIB 11–01, purposes and is not intended for release
LLC will complete the removal action Generic Clearance for the Collection of outside of the agency;
and pay EPA’s costs for oversight of the Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service • Information gathered will not be
cleanup activities. In exchange, Bridge Delivery. used for the purpose of substantially
Point LLC will receive a covenant not to Abstract: The proposed information informing influential policy decisions;
sue from the United States. EPA will collection activity provides a means to and
consider all comments submitted by the garner qualitative customer and • Information gathered will yield
date set forth above and may modify or stakeholder feedback in an efficient, qualitative information; the collections
withdraw its consent to the settlement timely manner, in accordance with the will not be designed or expected to
if comments received disclose facts or Administration’s commitment to yield statistically reliable results or used
considerations that indicate the improving service delivery. By as though the results are generalizable to
proposed settlement is inappropriate, qualitative feedback we mean the population of study.
improper, or inadequate. information that provides useful Feedback collected under this generic
Dated: April 10, 2018. insights on perceptions and opinions, clearance provides useful information,
Enrique Manzanilla, but are not statistical surveys that yield but it does not yield data that can be
Director, Superfund Division, U.S.
quantitative results that can be generalized to the overall population.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9. generalized to the population of study. This type of generic clearance for
[FR Doc. 2018–09322 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
This feedback will provide insights into qualitative information will not be used
customer or stakeholder perceptions, for quantitative information collections
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experiences and expectations, provide that are designed to yield reliably
an early warning of issues with service, actionable results, such as monitoring
or focus attention on areas where trends over time or documenting
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK communication, training or changes in program performance. Such data uses
[Public Notice: 2018–3009] operations might improve delivery of require more rigorous designs that
products or services. These collections address: The target population to which
Agency Information Collection will allow for ongoing, collaborative and generalizations will be made, the
Activities: Proposed Collection; actionable communications between the sampling frame, the sample design
Comment Request; Generic Clearance Agency and its customers and (including stratification and clustering),
for the Collection of Qualitative stakeholders. It will also allow feedback the precision requirements or power
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery to contribute directly to the calculations that justify the proposed
improvement of program management. sample size, the expected response rate,
AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the The solicitation of feedback will target methods for assessing potential non-
United States. areas such as: Timeliness, response bias, the protocols for data
ACTION: Notice of submission of appropriateness, accuracy of collection, and any testing procedures
information collection approval from information, courtesy, efficiency of that were or will be undertaken prior to
the Office of Management and Budget service delivery, and resolution of fielding the study. Depending on the
and request for comments. issues with service delivery. Responses degree of influence the results are likely
will be assessed to plan and inform to have, such collections may still be
SUMMARY: As part of a Federal efforts to improve or maintain the eligible for submission for other generic
Government-wide effort to streamline quality of service offered to the public. mechanisms that are designed to yield
the process to seek feedback from the If this information is not collected, vital quantitative results.
public on service delivery, Export- feedback from customers and As a general matter, information
Import Bank of the United States has stakeholders on the Agency’s services collections will not result in any new
submitted a Generic Information will be unavailable. The Agency will system of records containing privacy
Collection Request (Generic ICR): only submit a collection for approval information and will not ask questions
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of under this generic clearance if it meets of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
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Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service the following conditions: behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
Delivery’’ to OMB for approval under • The collections are voluntary; and other matters that are commonly
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 • The collections are low-burden for considered private.
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). respondents (based on considerations of The Agency received no comments in
DATES: Comments must be received on total burden hours, total number of response to the 60-day notice published
or before June 1, 2018 to be assured of respondents, or burden-hours per in the Federal Register of January 23,
consideration. respondent) and are low-cost for both 2018 (Vol. 83, No. 15).

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of proposed settlement.
Dates		Comments must be received on or before June 1, 2018.
Contact		Xiao Zhang, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (ORC-3), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; tel: (415) 972- 3266; fax: (415) 947-3570; [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 19282