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B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under EPA contract number EP–W– 

16–009, contractor Abt Associates of 

4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 

and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA; 

and Versar, Inc., of 6850 Versar Center, 

Springfield, VA, are assisting the Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(OPPT) by supporting scientific and 

engineering assessments of chemicals. 

For chemicals identified by the Agency, 

they are assisting in preparing 

evaluations of the following: physical/ 

chemical properties, hazards, and 

functions; production/processing/use 

methods; occupational exposure, 

environmental release, fate, transport, 

and other human and environmental 

exposure risks; life-cycle environmental 

impacts; methods to prevent or control 

waste generation, releases or exposure; 

and comparison of substitute chemicals 

or technologies. They will also assist in 

developing methods for chemical 

ranking by hazard and other factors and 

for assessing exposure and release. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

contract number EP–W–16–009, Abt 

Associates and Versar were given access 

to CBI submitted to EPA under all 

section(s) of TSCA to perform 

successfully the duties specified under 

the contract. Abt Associates and Versar 

personnel were given access to 

information submitted to EPA under all 

section(s) of TSCA. Some of the 

information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA has provided 

Abt Associates and Versar access to 

these CBI materials on a need-to-know 

basis only. All access to TSCA CBI 

under this contract is taking place at 

EPA Headquarters and Abt Associates’ 

sites located in Bethesda, MD and 

Cambridge, MA, in accordance with 

EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until March 30, 2021. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

Abt Associates and Versar personnel 

have signed nondisclosure agreements 

and were briefed on appropriate 

security procedures before they were 

permitted access to TSCA CBI. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: September 29, 2016. 

Pamela S. Myrick, 

Director, Information Management Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2016–25174 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9954–28–Region 5] 

Proposed Prospective Purchaser 

Agreement for the Willow Run 

Powertrain Site in Ypsilanti, Michigan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Prospective Purchaser Agreement, 

notice is hereby given of a proposed 

administrative settlement concerning 

the Willow Run Powertrain Site in 

Ypsilanti, Michigan with the following 

settling parties: Willow Run Arsenal of 

Democracy Landholdings Limited 

Partnership and the American Center for 

Mobility. The settlement requires the 

Settling Parties to, if necessary, execute 

and record a Declaration of Restrictive 

Covenant; provide access to the Site and 

exercise due care with respect to 

existing contamination. The settlement 

includes a covenant not to sue the 

Settling Parties pursuant to the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act or the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act with respect to the 

Existing Contamination. Existing 

Contamination is defined as any 

hazardous substances, pollutants, or 

contaminants or Waste Material present 

or existing on or under the Property as 

of the Effective Date of the Settlement 

Agreement; any hazardous substances, 

pollutants, or contaminants or Waste 

Material that migrated from the Property 

prior to the Effective Date; and any 

hazardous substances, pollutants, or 

contaminants or Waste Material 

presently at the Site that migrates onto, 

on, under, or from the Property after the 

Effective Date. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the Agency 

will receive written comments relating 

to the settlement. The Agency will 

consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the settlement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

The Agency’s response to any comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at the EPA, Region 5, 

Records Center, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 

7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

Commenters may request an 

opportunity for a public hearing in the 

affected area, in accordance with 

Section 7003(d) of RCRA. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at the 

EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 77 W. 

Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 

60604. A copy of the proposed 

settlement may be obtained from Peter 

Felitti, Assoc. Regional Counsel, EPA, 

Office of Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 

W. Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C–14J, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Comments 

should reference the Willow Run 

Powertrain Site, Ypsilanti, Michigan 

and should be addressed to Peter Felitti, 

Assoc. Regional Counsel, EPA, Office of 

Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 W. 

Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C–14J, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Felitti, Assoc. Regional Counsel, 

EPA, Office of Regional Counsel, Region 

5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C– 

14J, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Settling Parties propose to acquire 

ownership of the former General Motors 

Corporation North American operation, 

at 2930 Ecorse Road in Ypsilanti, 

Michigan. The Site is one of the 89 sites 

that were placed into an Environmental 

Response Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’) as a result 

of the resolution of the 2009 GM 

bankruptcy. The Trust is administrated 

by Revitalizing Auto Communities 

Environmental Response. 

Dated: September 23, 2016. 

Douglas Ballotti, 

Acting Director, Superfund Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–25168 Filed 10–17–16; 8:45 am] 

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