844 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 1998 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–30445; FRL–5761–3]

Receipt of an Application to Amend a

Microbial Pesticide Product’s

Composition Via Recombinant DNA

Technology

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

of an application to amend a Bacillus

thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki

EG7841 product by using a modified

construct of this active ingredient

during commercial production. The

Agency has determined that this

amendment application may be of

regional and national significance.

Therefore, the Agency is soliciting

public comments on this amendment

application.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to EPA by February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: By mail, submit written

comments to: Public Information and

Records Integrity Branch, Information

Resources and Services Division

(7502C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person, deliver comments to: Rm. 1132,

CM #2, 1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA.

Comments and data may also be

submitted electronically to: oppdocket@epamail.epa.gov. Follow the

instructions under the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

unit of this document. No Confidential

Business Information (CBI) should be

submitted through e-mail.

Information submitted as a comment

concerning this document may be

claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as CBI.

Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

A copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

will be included in the public docket by

EPA without prior notice. The public

docket is available for public inspection

in Rm. 1132 at the Virginia address

given above, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, excluding legal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and

Pollution Prevention Division (7501W),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401

M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

Office location, telephone number, and

e-mail address: 5th Floor, CS #1, 2805

Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA,

(703) 308–8715; e-mail:

mendelsohn.mike@epamail.epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

receipt of this amendment application

does not imply a decision by the Agency

on this application.

An application to amend CRYMAX

Bioinsecticide (EPA Reg. No. 55638–34)

was received from Ecogen, Inc., 2005

Cabot Boulevard West, Langhorne, PA

19047–3023. The proposed amendment

involves modifying the Bacillus

thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki

EG7841 product by using a modified

construct of the active ingredient during

commercial production. The cry gene

carried by the recombinant plasmid in

EG7841 was modified by site-directed

mutagenesis to incorporate a single

amino acid substitution in its encoded

cry protein. Following review of this

amendment and any comments received

in response to this notice, EPA may

approve the amendment, ask for

additional data prior to making a

regulatory decision, or deny the

application.

The official record for this notice, as

well as the public version, has been

established for this document under

docket control number ‘‘OPP–30445’’

(including comments and data

submitted electronically as described

below). A public version of this record,

including printed, paper versions of

electronic comments, which does not

include any information claimed as CBI,

is available for inspection from 8:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays. The official

record is located at the Virginia address

in ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ at the beginning of

this document.

Electronic comments can be sent

directly to EPA at:

opp-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Electronic comments must be

submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Comments and data will

also be accepted on disks in

Wordperfect 5.1/6.1 or ASCII file

format. All comments and data in

electronic form must be identified by

the docket control number ‘‘OPP–

30445.’’ Electronic comments on this

notice may be filed online at many

Federal Depository Libraries.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Genetically

engineered microbial pesticides.

Dated: December 24, 1997.

Kathleen D. Knox,

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–361 Filed 1–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

Proposed Administrative Order on

Consent; Portland Cement Site, Salt

Lake County, UT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (U.S. EPA).

ACTION: Proposed Landowner and

Prospective Purchaser Settlements.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of two

proposed Settlement Agreements under

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and the

inherent authority of the Attorney

General of the United States concerning

the Portland Cement Site in Salt Lake

County, Utah (the ‘‘Site’’). The first

proposed Settlement Agreement

requires the settling party, the Horman

Family Trust to pay $45,000 to resolve

certain claims of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in connection with the

remediation of the Site and $5,000 to

the United States Department of Interior

(‘‘DOI’’) to resolve certain claims for

natural resources affected by

contamination at the Site. In addition,

the Horman Family Trust will

implement specific institutional

controls to assure that remediation

performed at the Site is effective and

permanent. The second proposed

Settlement Agreement requires the

settling party, Redwood Development,

LLC., to pay $45,000 to resolve certain

claims of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in connection with the

remediation of the Site and $5,000 to

the United States Department of Interior

(‘‘DOI’’) to resolve certain claims for

damages to natural resources affected by

contamination at the Site. In addition

Redwood Development, LLC. will

implement specific institutional

controls to assure that remediation

performed at the Site is effective and

permanent.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to

EPA on or before February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Matthew Cohn, (8ENF–L),

Senior Enforcement Attorney, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,
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Denver, Colorado 80202–2466, and

should refer to: In the Matter of:

Portland Cement-Horman-Redwood

Settlement Agreements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Cohn, (8ENF–L), Senior

Enforcement Attorney, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado, 80202–2466, (303)

312–6853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the proposed Settlement Agreements

may be obtained in person or by mail

from Sharon Abendschan, Enforcement

Specialist (ENF–T), Environmental

Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999

18th Street, Suite 500, Denver,

Colorado, 80202–2466, (303) 312–6957.

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Carol Rushin,

Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of

Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental

Justice.

[FR Doc. 98–110 Filed 1–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5947–7]

Proposed Administrative Settlement

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act; in Re:

Gaynor Stafford Industries Superfund

Site; Stafford, CT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed prospective

purchaser agreement and request for

public comment.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into

a prospective purchaser agreement to

address claims under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq. Notice is being

published to inform the public of the

proposed settlement and of the

opportunity to comment. The settlement

is intended to resolve the liability under

CERCLA of C & C Industrial, L.L.C., for

injunctive relief and for costs incurred

or to be incurred by EPA in conducting

response actions at the Gaynor Stafford

Industries Superfund Site in Stafford,

Connecticut.

DATES: Comments must be provided on

or before February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Mailcode RAA, Boston, Massachusetts

02203, and should refer to: In re: C & C

Industrial, L.L.C., U.S. EPA Docket No.

CERCLA–I–97–1096.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Zucker, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, J.F.K. Federal

Building, Mailcode SES, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203, (617) 565–3444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq., notice is hereby given of

a proposed prospective purchaser

agreement concerning the Gaynor

Stafford Industries Superfund Site in

Stafford, Connecticut. The settlement

was approved by EPA Region I on

November 15, 1997, and by the U.S.

Department of Justice on December 8,

1997, subject to review by the public

pursuant to this Notice. C & C

Industrial, L.L.C. has executed a

signature page committing it to

participate in the settlement. Under the

proposed settlement, the Setting

Respondent is required to pay $30,000

to the Hazardous Substances Superfund

and to provide access to the property. In

exchange, the Settling Respondent is

granted a covenant not to sue under

CERCLA and protection from

contribution actions or claims under

CERCLA with respect to the existing

contamination at the site. EPA believes

the settlement is fair and in the public

interest.

EPA will receive written comments

relating to this settlement for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

Notice.

A copy of the proposed administrative

settlement may be obtained in person or

by mail from Audrey Zucker, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, JFK

Federal Building, Mailcode SES, Boston,

Massachusetts 02203, (617) 565–3444.

The Agency’s response to any

comments received will be available for

public inspection with the Docket Clerk,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region I, JFK Federal Building,

Mailcode RAA, Boston, Massachusetts

02203 (U.S. EPA Docket No. CERCLA–

I–97–1096).

Dated: December 12, 1997.

John P. DeVillars,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–356 Filed 1–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5946–1]

Proposed Administrative Order on

Consent; Reclaim Barrel Site, Salt Lake

County, UT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (U.S. EPA).

ACTION: Proposed Section 122(g)(4) De

Minimis Settlements.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of Section 122(g)(4) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq., notice is hereby given of

a proposed de minimis settlement

agreement under Section 122(g)(4), 42

U.S.C. 9622(g)(4), concerning the

Reclaim Barrel Site in Salt Lake County,

Utah (the ‘‘Site’’). The proposed

Administrative Order on Consent (AOC)

requires the settling party, Western

Dairymen Cooperative, Incorporated to

pay a total of $1,104 to resolve its

liability for response costs incurred and

to be incurred by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) in connection with the

remediation of the Reclaim Barrel Site.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to

EPA on or before February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Matthew Cohn, (8ENF–L),

Senior Enforcement Attorney, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado 80202–2466, and

should refer to: In the Matter of: Reclaim

Barrel Site Administrative Settlement

Agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Cohn, (8ENF–L), Senior

Enforcement Attorney, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500,

Denver, Colorado, 80202–2466, (303)

312–6853.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

Section 122(g)(4), 42 U.S.C. 9622(g)(4),

Administrative Order on Consent De

Minimis Settlement: In accordance with

Section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

9622(g)(4), notice is hereby given that

the terms of an Administrative Orders

on Consent (AOC) for a de minimis

settlement has been agreed to by the

settling party, Western Dairymen

Cooperative, Incorporated.

By the terms of the proposed AOC,

Western Dairymen Cooperative,

Incorporated will pay $1,104 to the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund. In

exchange for payment, as provided for

by CERCLA, the settling party will