69308 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices

Dated: October 24, 2000.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill

Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed

CERCLA Administrative De Minimis

Settlement

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), the Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’) is hereby providing

notice of a proposed administrative de

minimis settlement concerning the

Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill

Superfund site in Monterey Park,

California (the ‘‘OII Site’’). Section

122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(g),

provides EPA with the authority to enter

into administrative de minimis

settlements. This settlement is intended

to resolve the liabilities of 22 settling

parties, 18 of which have a limited

ability to pay, for the OII Site under

CERCLA and section 7003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The

settlement will also resolve OII Siterelated claims by California Department

of Toxic Substances Control against the

settling parties. The settling parties will

pay a total of $1,080,602 toward OII Site

response costs.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this notice, EPA will

receive written comments relating to the

settlement. In accordance with section

7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d),

commenters may request an opportunity

for a public meeting in the affected area.

EPA will consider all comments it

receives during this period, and may

modify or withdraw its consent to the

settlement if any comments disclose

facts or considerations indicating that

the settlement is inappropriate,

improper, or inadequate.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

a public meeting should be addressed to

the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S. EPA

Region IX (ORC–1), 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, and

should refer to: Operating Industries,

Inc. Landfill Superfund Site, Monterey

Park, CA, U.S. EPA Docket No. 00–09.

The proposed settlement and additional

background information relating to the

settlement are available for inspection,

and EPA’s response to any comments

received will be available for inspection,

at the U.S. EPA Region IX Superfund

Records Center, 95 Hawthorne Street,

Suite 403 S, San Francisco, CA 94105;

at the Bruggemeyer Memorial Library,

318 South Ramona Avenue, Monterey

Park, CA 91754; the Montebello

Regional Library, 1550 West Beverly

Boulevard, Montebello, CA 90640; and

the Chet Holifield Library, 1060 South

Greenwood Avenue, Montebello, CA

90640. A copy of the proposed

Administrative Order on Consent may

be obtained from the Regional Hearing

Clerk at the address provided above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthur Haubenstock, Assistant Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX (ORC–3),

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA

94105; E-Mail:

haubenstock.arthur@epa.gov; Tel: (415)

744–1355.

Michael Feeley,

Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region

IX.

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY POLICY

Meeting of the President’s Committee

of Advisors on Science and

Technology

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and summary agenda for a

meeting of the President’s Committee of

Advisors on Science and Technology

(PCAST), and describes the functions of

the Committee. Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act.

Date and Place: Friday, December 1,

2000, Washington, DC. This meeting

will take place in the Truman Room

(Third Floor) of the White House

Conference Center, 726 Jackson Place,

NW., Washington, DC.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The

President’s Committee of Advisors on

Science and Technology (PCAST) is

scheduled to meet in open session on

Friday, December 1, 2000, from

approximately 1:00–4:00 p.m., to

discuss (1) PCAST recommendations

regarding the National Science and

Technology Council, (2) lessons learned

from the work of the President’s

Committee of Advisors on Science and

Technology, (3) PCAST

recommendations regarding science and

technology capacity building abroad, (4)

research misconduct, and (5) the

Federal Government-University

Research Partnership activities.

Public Comments: There will be a

time allocated for the public to speak on

any of the above agenda items. Please

make your request for the opportunity to

make a public comment five (5) days in

advance of the meeting. Written

comments are welcome any time prior

to or following the meeting. Please

notify Cynthia Chase, of the PCAST

Executive Secretariat, at (202) 456–6100,

or fax your requests/comments to (202)

456–6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information regarding time, place, and

agenda, please call Cynthia Chase, of the

PCAST Executive Secretariat, at (202)

456–6100, prior to 3:00 p.m. on

Thursday, November 30, 2000.

Information may also be available at the

PCAST website at: http://

www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.

Please note that public seating for this

meeting is limited, and is available on

a first-come first served basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

President’s Committee of Advisors on

Science and Technology was

established by Executive Order 12882,

as amended, on November 23, 1993,

September 29, 1995, September 29,

1997, and September 30, 1999. The

purpose of PCAST is to advise the

President on matters of national

importance that have significant science

and technology content, and to assist

the President’s National Science and

Technology Council in securing private

sector participation in its activities. The

Committee members are distinguished

individuals appointed by the President

from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is

co-chaired by the Assistant to the

President for Science and Technology

and, by John Young, former President

and CEO of the Hewlett-Packard

Company.

Barbara Ann Ferguson,

Assistant Director, Budget and

Administration, Office of Science and

Technology Policy.

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