83 FR 32825 - National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Beloit Corporation Superfund Site

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 136 (July 16, 2018)

Page Range		32825-32826
FR Document		2018-15145

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing a Notice of Intent to Delete the Former Beloit Corporation Research Center Property (RCP) of the Beloit Corporation Superfund Site (Site), in Rockton, Illinois, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. This partial deletion includes all media at the 20-acre RCP. The rest of the Site remains on the NPL and is not affected by this action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA and the State of Illinois, through the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, have determined that all appropriate response actions at the RCP identified under CERCLA have been completed, other than maintenance, monitoring and five-year reviews. However, this partial deletion does not preclude future actions under CERCLA.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1990-0011; FRL-9980-63--Region 5]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Beloit Corporation 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing 
a Notice of Intent to Delete the Former Beloit Corporation Research 
Center Property (RCP) of the Beloit Corporation Superfund Site (Site), 
in Rockton, Illinois, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and 
requests public comments on this proposed action. This partial deletion 
includes all media at the 20-acre RCP. The rest of the Site remains on 
the NPL and is not affected by this action. The NPL, promulgated 
pursuant to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 
appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA and the State of Illinois, through the 
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, have

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determined that all appropriate response actions at the RCP identified 
under CERCLA have been completed, other than maintenance, monitoring 
and five-year reviews. However, this partial deletion does not preclude 
future actions under CERCLA.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1990-0011, by mail to Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion Coordinator, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Comments may also be submitted 
electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following the 
detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final rule 
located in the Rules section of this Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion 
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (SR-6J), 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-6036, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
today's Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final Notice of 
Partial Deletion for the Former Beloit Corp. Research Center Property 
of the Beloit Corp. Superfund Site without prior Notification of Intent 
for Partial Deletion because EPA views this as a noncontroversial 
revision and anticipates no adverse comment. We have explained our 
reasons for this partial deletion in the preamble to the direct final 
Notice of Partial Deletion, and those reasons are incorporated herein. 
If we receive no adverse comment(s) on this partial deletion action, we 
will not take further action on this Notification of Intent for Partial 
Deletion. If we receive adverse comment(s), we will publish a timely 
withdrawal of the direct final partial deletion in the Federal Register 
informing the public that the partial deletion will not take effect. We 
will then, as appropriate, address all public comments in a subsequent 
final Notice of Partial Deletion based on this Notification of Intent 
for Partial Deletion. We will not institute a second comment period on 
this Notification of Intent for Partial Deletion. Any parties 
interested in commenting must do so at this time.
    For additional information, see the direct final Notice of Partial 
Deletion which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, 
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water 
pollution control, Water supply.

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 
77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 
CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., 
p. 193.

    Dated: June 25, 2018.
Cathy Stepp,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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insolvency benefit level to PBGC and to will be notified in advance of the new information specified in the instructions
each affected plan payee. benefit level if it is less than the for an application for initial financial
(b) Combined notices. The plan participant’s full nonforfeitable benefit assistance on PBGC’s website
sponsor may combine a notice of under the plan. (www.pbgc.gov).
insolvency benefit level under this (5) The amount of the participant’s or (2) Recurring application. A plan
section and a notice of insolvency under beneficiary’s monthly nonforfeitable sponsor applying for financial
§ 4281.43 for the same plan year. benefit under the plan. assistance because the plan is unable to
(c) When to provide notice—(1) (6) The amount of the participant’s or pay guaranteed benefits for any month
Except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) beneficiary’s monthly benefit that is must file an application that includes
of this section, the plan sponsor must guaranteed by PBGC. the information specified in the
provide the notices under this section (7) The name, address, and telephone instructions for an application for
by the later of— number of the plan administrator or recurring financial assistance on PBGC’s
(i) 90 days before the beginning of the other person designated by the plan website (www.pbgc.gov).
insolvency year, or sponsor to answer inquiries concerning (3) Additional information. PBGC may
(ii) 30 days after the date the benefits. request any additional information that
insolvency determination is made. ■ 30. In § 4281.47: it needs to calculate or verify the
(2) Participants and beneficiaries in or ■ a. Amend the first sentence in amount of financial assistance necessary
entering pay status. The plan sponsor paragraph (a) by removing ‘‘plan as part of the conditions of granting
may deliver the notices required under sponsor’’ and adding in its place ‘‘plan financial assistance pursuant to section
this section to participants and sponsor of a plan’’ and by removing 4261 of ERISA.
beneficiaries who are in pay status or ‘‘shall’’ and adding in its place ‘‘must’’;
Issued in Washington, DC.
reasonably expected to enter pay status the second sentence is amended by
during the insolvency year for which removing ‘‘shall’’ and adding in its William Reeder,
the notice is given concurrently with the place ‘‘must’’ and by removing Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty
first benefit payment made after the date ‘‘prescribed in paragraph (b) of this Corporation.
the insolvency determination is made. section.’’ and adding in its place ‘‘under [FR Doc. 2018–15076 Filed 7–13–18; 8:45 am]
(d) Method of issuance to participants paragraph (b) of this section and contain BILLING CODE 7709–02–P
and beneficiaries. The issuance of the the information under paragraph (c) of
notice of insolvency benefit level to this section.’’; and the third and fourth
participants and beneficiaries who are sentences are removed. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
in pay status or reasonably expected to ■ b. Revise paragraphs (b) and (c); AGENCY
enter pay status during the insolvency ■ c. Remove paragraphs (d) and (e).
year for which the notice is given must The revisions read as follows: 40 CFR Part 300
be made by a method permitted under [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1990–0011; FRL–9980–
§ 4281.47 Application for financial
the rules in subpart B of part 4000 of assistance. 63—Region 5]
this chapter.
■ 29. Revise § 4281.46 to read as
* * * * * National Oil and Hazardous
follows: (b) When, how, and where to apply— Substances Pollution Contingency
(1) Initial application. Except as Plan; National Priorities List: Partial
§ 4281.46 Contents of notice of insolvency provided in the next sentence, a plan Deletion of the Beloit Corporation
benefit level. sponsor must apply for financial Superfund Site
(a) Notice to PBGC. A notice of assistance no later than 90 days before
insolvency benefit level required by the first day of the month for which the AGENCY: Environmental Protection
§ 4281.45(a) to be filed with PBGC must plan sponsor has determined the Agency.
contain the information and resource benefit level will be below the ACTION: Proposed rule; notification of
certification specified in the notice of level of guaranteed benefits. If a plan intent.
insolvency benefit level instructions on sponsor cannot practicably apply for
PBGC’s website (www.pbgc.gov). financial assistance no later than 90 SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
(b) Notice to participants and days before such date, the application Agency (EPA) Region 5 is issuing a
beneficiaries in or entering pay status. A must be made as soon as practicable. Notice of Intent to Delete the Former
notice of insolvency benefit level (2) Recurring application. A plan Beloit Corporation Research Center
required by § 4281.45(a) to be delivered sponsor must apply for financial Property (RCP) of the Beloit Corporation
to plan participants and beneficiaries in assistance as soon as practicable after Superfund Site (Site), in Rockton,
pay status or reasonably expected to the plan sponsor determines that the Illinois, from the National Priorities List
enter pay status during the insolvency plan will be unable to pay guaranteed (NPL) and requests public comments on
year must contain all of the following benefits when due for a month. this proposed action. This partial
information— (3) How and where to apply. deletion includes all media at the 20-
(1) The name of the plan. Application to PBGC for financial acre RCP. The rest of the Site remains
(2) The insolvency year for which the assistance must be made in accordance on the NPL and is not affected by this
notice is being sent. with the rules in subpart A of part 4000 action. The NPL, promulgated pursuant
(3) The monthly benefit that the of this chapter. See § 4000.4 of this to Section 105 of the Comprehensive
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participant or beneficiary may expect to chapter for information on where to Environmental Response,
receive during the insolvency year. apply. Compensation, and Liability Act
(4) A statement that in subsequent (c) Contents of application—(1) Initial (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an
plan years, depending on the plan’s application. A plan sponsor applying appendix of the National Oil and
available resources, this benefit level for financial assistance because the Hazardous Substances Pollution
may be increased or decreased but not plan’s resource benefit level is below Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA and the
below the level guaranteed by PBGC, the level of guaranteed benefits must file State of Illinois, through the Illinois
and that the participant or beneficiary an application that includes the Environmental Protection Agency, have

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule; notification of intent.
Dates		Comments must be received by August 15, 2018.
Contact		Randolph Cano, NPL Deletion Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-6036, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 32825
CFR Associated		Environmental Protection; Air Pollution Control; Chemicals; Hazardous Substances; Hazardous Waste; Intergovernmental Relations; Penalties; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements; Superfund; Water Pollution Control and Water Supply