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regional offices listed. Additional

information on Project XL, including

documents referenced in this notice,

other EPA policy documents related to

Project XL, Regional and Headquarters

contacts, application information and

descriptions of existing XL projects and

proposals is available via the Internet at

http://www.epa.gov/ProjectXL.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final

Project Agreements are voluntary

agreements developed by project

sponsors, stakeholders, the State in

which the project is located and EPA.

Project XL, announced in the Federal

Register on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282)

and November 1, 1995 (60 FR 55569)

gives regulated sources the flexibility to

develop alternative strategies that will

replace or modify specific regulatory

requirements on the condition that they

produce greater environmental benefits.

EPA announced the availability and

requested comments on the

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

of Greater Chicago Draft FPA on July 24,

2000 (65 FR 45601) and on the

Louisville and Jefferson County

Metropolitan Sewer District Draft FPA

on August 29, 2000 (65 FR 52427) in the

Federal Register. Descriptions of the

projects are contained in each of the

Federal Register notices. Comments and

responses to comments on these projects

are available via the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/ProjectXL.

Dated: October 11, 2000.

Elizabeth A. Shaw,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy

Innovation.

[FR Doc. 00–28417 Filed 11–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6897–3]

Proposed CERCLA Administrative

Agreements; Cannons Engineering

Corporation Superfund Sites

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9622(i), notice is hereby given of two

proposed administrative agreements for

recovery of past and projected future

response costs at four Superfund sites.

The agreements resolve claims of the

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) against the settling parties

under sections 106 and 107(a) of

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

and section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, as

amended (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973.

The settling parties are the United States

Navy (‘‘Navy’’) and the United States

Coast Guard (‘‘Coast Guard’’). The four

Superfund sites are the Cannons

Engineering Corporation Site in

Bridgewater, Massachusetts; the

Cannons Engineering/Plymouth Harbor

Site in Plymouth, Massachusetts; the

Gilson Road Site in Nashua, New

Hampshire; and the Tinkham’s Garage

Site in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

and the State of New Hampshire are also

parties to these agreements.

The Navy is a larger volume

Potentially Responsible Party (‘‘PRP’’).

Under the agreement with the Navy, the

Navy will pay a total of approximately

$2,850,000, of which $1,578,912 will be

paid to the Hazardous Substance

Superfund, $39,000 will be paid to the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and

$1,232,088 will be paid to the State of

New Hampshire. The Navy will also pay

interest on these amounts, accruing as of

December 14, 1998. With respect to one

of the four Sites, EPA retains its right to

pursue its claims against the Navy at the

Nashua Site if costs at that Site exceed

a specified amount.

The Coast Guard is a de minimis PRP.

Under this de minimis agreement with

the Coast Guard, the Coast Guard will

pay a total of approximately

$207,562.82, of which $172,587.64 will

be paid to the Hazardous Substance

Superfund, $28,940.35 will be paid to

the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,

and $6,034.83 will be paid to the State

of New Hampshire. The Coast Guard

will also pay interest on these amounts,

accruing as of November 24, 1999.

Under this agreement, the Department

of the Interior and the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration agree

not to bring claims under CERCLA

against the Coast Guard for natural

resource damages with respect to these

Sites.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, EPA will

receive written comments relating to

these two agreements. EPA will

consider all comments received and

may modify or withdraw its consent to

these agreements if comments received

disclose facts or considerations which

indicate that the agreements are

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

EPA’s response to any comments

received will be available for public

inspection at the EPA Records Center, 1

Congress Street, Boston, MA 02114–

2023 (Telephone No. 617–918–1440).

Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected areas in accordance with

section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

6973(d).

DATES: Comments and requests for a

public meeting in the affected areas

must be submitted on or before

December 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The proposed agreements

are available for public inspection at the

EPA Records Center, 1 Congress Street,

Boston, MA 02114–2023 (Telephone No.

617–918–1440). A copy of the proposed

agreements may be obtained from

Audrey Zucker, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 1, One

Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES),

Boston, MA 02114–2023, (617) 918–

1788. Comments should reference the

Cannons Engineering Corporation

Superfund Sites and EPA Docket No. 1–

2000–0033 (Settling Party: U.S. Navy) or

EPA Docket No. 1–2000–0032 (Settling

Party: U.S. Coast Guard), and should be

addressed to Audrey Zucker, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 1, One Congress Street, Suite

1100 (SES), Boston, MA 02114–2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Zucker, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 1, One

Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES),

Boston, MA 02114–2023, (617) 918–

1788.

Dated: August 2, 2000.

Patricia L. Meaney,

Director, Office of Site Remediation and

Restoration, EPA-New England.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6896–5]

Public Water System Supervision

Program; Primary Enforcement

Responsibility Approval for the Navajo

Nation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of decision and

opportunity for hearing.

This public notice is issued pursuant

to section 1413 of the Safe Drinking

Water Act (‘‘Act’’) and section 142.10 of

the National Primary Drinking Water

Regulation (40 CFR part 142).

An application has been received

from the Navajo Nation, through the

Director, Navajo Nation Environmental

Protection Agency, requesting that the

Navajo Nation Environmental Protection