Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 91 / Monday, May 12, 2014 / Notices 26961 

DATES: The National Environmental 

Education Advisory Council will hold a 

public meeting (teleconference) on 

Tuesday May 27, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 

10:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time) 

11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon (Eastern Time). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Javier Araujo, Designated Federal 

Officer, araujo.javier@epa.gov, 202– 

564–2642, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Environmental Education, William 

Jefferson Clinton North, Room 1426, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public wishing to gain access to 

the meeting, make brief oral comments, 

or provide a written statement to the 

NEEAC must contact Javier Araujo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at 

araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202–564–2642 

by 10 business days prior to each 

regularly scheduled meeting. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request 

accommodations please contact Javier 

Araujo at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202– 

564–2642, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: May 5, 2014. 

Javier Araujo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

Sarah N. Sowell, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of 

Environmental Education. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[CERCLA–10–2014–0057; FRL–9910–62– 

Region 10] 

Proposed CERCLA Administrative 

Cost Recovery Settlement; Absorbent 

Technologies Site, Albany, OR 

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 a proposed 

administrative settlement for recovery of 

response costs incurred for the 

Absorbent Technologies Site located at 

140 Queen Avenue SW., and 2830 Ferry 

Street SW., in Albany, Oregon. Under 

this proposed settlement, the settling 

parties are David L. Ellis, Pamela L. 

Ellis, Farouk H. Al-Hadi, Lombard 

Foods, Inc., an Oregon corporation, and 

the Bankruptcy Estate of Absorbent 

Technologies, Inc. The proposed 

settlement requires the settling parties 

to pay $250,000 to the EPA Hazardous 

Substance Superfund. Upon payment of 

this sum to EPA, the settling parties will 

be released from their obligations for 

payments to EPA for costs EPA incurred 

between October 15, 2013 and January 

31, 2014. EPA has incurred additional 

response since January 31, 2014, and 

this settlement does not provide the 

settling parties with a release for claims 

for reimbursement of responses costs 

incurred after January 31, 2014. 

However, pursuant to the terms of the 

Settlement Agreement, EPA agrees not 

to file claims against the Bankruptcy 

Estate of Absorbent Technologies, Inc. 

in its bankruptcy proceeding. 

For 30 days following the date of 

publication of this notice, the EPA will 

receive written comments relating to the 

proposed settlement. The EPA 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 EPA’s response to any comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at the U.S. EPA Region 10 

Office, located at 1200 Sixth Avenue, 

Seattle, Washington 98101. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 11, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at the 

U.S. EPA Region 10 Office, located at 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 

98101. A copy of the proposed 

settlement may be obtained from 

Candace Smith, Regional Hearing Clerk, 

U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 

Suite 900, Mail Stop ORC–158, Seattle, 

Washington 98101. Comments should 

reference Absorbent Technologies Site, 

and should be addressed to Ted 

Yackulic, Assistant Regional Counsel, 

U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC– 

158, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, Washington 98101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted 

Yackulic, Assistant Regional Counsel, 

U.S. EPA Region 10, Mail Stop ORC– 

158, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, Washington 98101; (206) 553– 

1218. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Absorbent Technologies Site is located 

at 140 Queen Avenue SW and 2830 

Ferry Street SW in Albany, Oregon. 

Absorbent Technologies, Inc. operated a 

commercial agricultural chemical 

formulating business at both properties 

within the Site. Absorbent Technologies 

Inc.’s operations included the use and 

storage of hazardous substances at both 

the Queen Property and the Ferry 

Property. Before EPA became involved 

at the Site, Absorbent Technologies, Inc. 

had filed a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy 

petition. On or about October 11, 2013, 

Absorbent Technologies, Inc., ceased 

operations at and essentially abandoned 

both the Queen Property and Ferry 

Property. On October 15, 2013, the City 

of Albany requested that EPA assist it in 

addressing threats posed by the Site. 

EPA initiated its efforts on the Site on 

October 15, 2013, when it performed an 

initial evaluation of conditions at the 

Queen Property. After evaluating 

conditions at the Queen Property, EPA 

performed an emergency removal action 

at the Queen Property between October 

16 and October 20, 2013. Absorbent 

Technologies, Inc. converted its 

bankruptcy proceeding from Chapter 11 

to Chapter 7 on October 23, 2013. The 

settling parties conducted additional 

response actions at both the Queen 

Property and Ferry Property between 

October 21, 2013 and January 31, 2014 

within the Site under the oversight of 

EPA. Between October 15, 2103 and 

January 31, 2014, EPA incurred 

approximately $399,151.14 performing 

or overseeing the performance of 

response actions at the Site. The settling 

parties include Absorbent Technologies 

Inc., the owners and operators of the 

Queen Property and the owner of the 

Ferry Property. David L. Ellis, Pamela L. 

Ellis, and Farouk H. Al-Hadi owned the 

Queen Property during the time period 

covered by the settlement agreement. 

Lombard Foods, Inc. owns the Ferry 

Property. Pursuant to the terms of the 

Settlement Agreement for Recovery of 

Response Costs, the settling parties will 

pay EPA $250,000. In return for the 

payment of this amount, EPA covenants 

not to sue the settling parties for 

response costs it incurred between 

October 15, 2013 and January 31, 2014. 

EPA continues to incur response costs at 

the Site, and EPA’s covenant not to sue 

does not include costs incurred by EPA 

after January 31, 2014. In addition, 

pursuant to the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement, EPA agrees not to file claims 

against the Bankruptcy Estate of 

Absorbent Technologies, Inc. in its 

bankruptcy proceeding. 

Dated: April 21, 2014. 

Richard Albright, 

Director, Office of Environmental Cleanup, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 10. 

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