Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / Notices 8451 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9906–54–Region–8] 

Proposed CERCLA Administrative 

Settlement Agreement for a Bona Fide 

Prospective Purchaser at the Moline 

Street PCB Site Located in Aurora, 

Adams County, Colorado 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; Request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122 (h)(l) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 

9622(h)(l), notice is hereby given of the 

proposed Administrative Settlement 

Agreement for Removal Action by Bona 

Fide Prospective Purchaser at the 

Moline Street PCB Site located in 

Aurora, Adams County, Colorado (Site). 

The proposed Settlement Agreement is 

with Hi-Tec Plastics, Incorporated 

(hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘Purchaser’’).The Settlement Agreement 

requires the Purchaser to perform a 

portion of the removal action at the 

property located at 3555 Moline Street, 

Aurora, Colorado 80010. The remainder 

of the removal action selected will be 

performed by the Dow Chemical 

Company and is addressed in a separate 

administrative order on consent. The 

Settlement Agreement includes an EPA 

covenant not to sue the Purchaser 

pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a) for 

existing contamination at the Site. For 

thirty (30) days following the 

publication of this notice, the United 

States will receive written comments 

relating to the Settlement Agreement. 

The United States will consider all 

comments received and may modify or 

withdraw its consent to the Settlement 

Agreement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the Settlement Agreement 

is inappropriate, improper or 

inadequate. The United States’ response 

to any comments received will be 

available for public inspection at the 

EPA Region 8 Records Center located at 

1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129, during normal business 

hours. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 14, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed Settlement 

Agreement is also available for public 

inspection at the EPA Region 8 Records 

Center located at 1595 Wynkoop Street, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–1129, during 

normal business hours. A copy of the 

proposed settlement may be obtained 

from Scott Wilder, Enforcement 

Specialist, 8ENF–RC, U.S. EPA, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202– 

1129. Scott Wilder can be reached at 

(206) 553–6693. Comments should 

reference the Moline Street PCB Site, 

and should be addressed to Scott Wilder 

at the address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Wilder, 8ENF–RC, U.S. EPA, 

Technical Enforcement Program, 1595 

Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 

80202–1129. Telephone: (206) 553– 

6693. 

Dated: January 29, 2014. 

Eddie A. Sierra, 

Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–1013; FRL–9904–51– 

OW] 

Notice of Availability of EPA 

Documents Regarding Implementation 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act’s 

Underground Injection Control 

Program Existing Requirements for Oil 

and Gas Hydraulic Fracturing 

Activities Using Diesel Fuels 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an 

interpretive memorandum and technical 

recommendations for implementing the 

Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Program Class II requirements under the 

Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended by 

the Energy Policy Act in 2005, for oil 

and gas hydraulic fracturing (HF) 

activities using diesel fuels. The EPA is 

providing these documents to alleviate 

uncertainty regarding the applicability 

of UIC Class II permitting requirements 

and the agency’s interpretation of the 

term ‘‘diesel fuels’’ in the statute. A key 

component of our nation’s energy future 

is the safe, responsible development of 

oil and gas resources. If produced 

responsibly, expanded use of natural gas 

in lieu of other fossil fuels has the 

potential to improve air quality, 

stabilize energy prices, and provide 

greater certainty about future energy 

reserves. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Bergman, Underground Injection 

Control Program, Drinking Water 

Protection Division, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water (MC–4606M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–3823; email address: 

bergman.ronald@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

Today, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is providing 

notice of the release of an interpretive 

memorandum and technical 

recommendations for EPA Regions and 

State Directors responsible for 

implementing the Underground 

Injection Control Program Class II 

requirements under the Safe Drinking 

Water Act, as amended by the Energy 

Policy Act in 2005, for oil and gas 

hydraulic fracturing (HF) activities 

using diesel fuels. In the 2005 Energy 

Policy Act, Congress excluded HF from 

UIC regulation, except where ‘‘diesel 

fuels’’ are used in fracturing fluids or 

propping agents. The technical 

recommendations have been developed 

for EPA Regional Offices to consider in 

applying existing Class II UIC Program 

regulations when permitting the use of 

diesel fuels for HF. EPA permit writers 

have the discretion to consider 

alternative best practices that are 

consistent with statutory and regulatory 

requirements. The EPA also anticipates 

that owners and operators may find the 

technical recommendations useful in 

understanding what factors EPA permit 

writers may consider in issuing permits 

for HF operations using diesel fuels. 

These guidelines are consistent with 

best practices for hydraulic fracturing in 

general, including those found in state 

regulations as well as model guidelines 

and voluntary standards developed by 

industry and stakeholders. Thus, States 

and Tribes responsible for issuing 

permits and/or updating regulations 

may find the recommendations useful in 

improving the protection of 

underground sources of drinking water 

and public health wherever hydraulic 

fracturing is practiced. The EPA is 

committed to working with coregulators and other stakeholders to 

ensure that oil and shale gas 

development occurs safely and 

responsibly and to encourage use of best 

practices, including voluntary use of 

greener alternatives in HF fluids 

generally. 

Given the significant public interest 

in the issue, EPA solicited comment 

from local, State, and Federal agencies, 

Tribes, and the public via a Federal 

Register (FR) notice published on May 

10, 2012 (77 FR 27451). The docket 

number for this action is EPA–HQ–OW– 

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