Oil Pollution Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding GTE Midwest, Inc.

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9998]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6329-6]


Oil Pollution Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty 
Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding GTE Midwest, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative penalty assessment and 
opportunity to comment regarding GTE Midwest, Inc.

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SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of opportunity to comment on the 
proposed assessment of an administrative penalty against GTE Midwest, 
Inc. Under 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), EPA is authorized to issue orders 
assessing administrative penalties for violations of the Act. EPA may 
issue such orders after filing a Complaint commencing, a Class II 
penalty proceeding. EPA provides public notice of the proposed 
assessment pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C).
    Class II proceedings are conducted under EPA's Consolidated Rules 
of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties 
and the Revocation or Suspension of Permits, 40 C.F.R. part 22. The 
procedures by which the public may submit written comments on a 
proposed Class II order or participate in a Class II proceeding, and 
the procedures by which a respondent may request a hearing, are set 
forth in the Consolidated Rules. The deadline for submitting public 
comment on a proposed Class II order is thirty (30) days after issuance 
of public notice.
    On March 31, 1999, EPA commenced the following Class II proceeding 
for the assessment of penalties by filing with the Regional Hearing 
Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota 
Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7630, the following 
complaint: In the Matter of GTE Midwest incorporated; EPA Docket No, 
VII-99-0010.
    The Complaint proposes a penalty of Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred 
and Thirty Dollar ($19,730) for the discharge of diesel fuel to waters 
of the U.S. and failure to timely prepare a Spill Prevention, Control, 
and Countermeasure Plan, in violation of sections 311 of the Clean 
Water Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons wishing to receive a copy of 
EPA's Consolidated Rules, review the Complaint or other documents filed 
in this proceeding, comment upon the proposed penalty assessment, or 
otherwise participate in the proceeding should contact the Regional 
Hearing Clerk identified above.
    The administrative record for the proceeding is located in the EPA 
Regional Office at the address stated above, and the file will be open 
for public inspection during normal business hours. All information 
submitted by GTE Midwest, Inc. is available as part of the 
administrative record subject to provisions of law restricting public 
disclosure of confidential information. In order to provide opportunity 
for public comment, EPA will issue no final order assessing a penalty 
in this proceeding prior to thirty (30) days from the date of this 
Document.

    Dated: April 8, 1999.
Dennis Grams,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 99-9998 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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