EPA540-R-09-017 Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center Monthly Report May 2009 Services in support of OSRTI, OIAA, and OEM National Toil-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 Local: (703) 412-3323 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. EP-W-06-018. Crystal Gatson, Project Officer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Printed on Recycled Paper Availability The complete text of all Monthly Reports, beginning with November 1991, may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/contacts/infocenter. The Information Center maintains an electronic mailing list named callcenter oswer. Subscribers receive Information Center announcements and Monthly Reports via e-mail at no charge. 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CERCLA TITLE: Environmental Protection Agency Recovery Act Program Plan: Brownfields and Land Revitalization PUBLICATION DATE: May 15, 2009 EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/recovery/plans/brownfie lds.pdf This document explains that, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, EPA will award brownfields assessment, cleanup, new and supplemental revolving loan fund (RLF), and job training cooperative agreements through a competitive process and will provide technical assistance and training to brownfields communities via regional contracts and Interagency Agreements (IA). TITLE: Revitalization in Indian Country: Petroleum Brownfields PUBLICATION DATE: Spring 2009 EPA ORDER No.: EPA560-F-09-479 AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/state tribal/ tribal.pdf This fact sheet explains how EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is supporting Tribal efforts to restore contaminated tribal lands to protect the community's health and the environment through grants. It reviews how funds are available for petroleum site work (e.g., assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants) and provides several examples of petroleum site success stories. TITLE: Sustainable Solutions for Historic Houses in Northern California: A Voluntary Green Code & Green Rehabilitation Manual PUBLICATION DATE: NA EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/sustain pits This manual helps homeowners choose sustainable strategies for restoring and rehabilitating many of the smaller, Victorian-style, wood-framed houses built in Northern California during the late 1800s and early 1900s. TITLE: Technical Memorandum: Brownfields Sustainability Pilot - Langdale Mill, Valley, Alabama PUBLICATION DATE: NA EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/sustain pits This technical memorandum presents the sustainability pilot activities, a summary of inventory results, and other observations and recommendations for sustainable redevelopment identified during the pilot activities conducted at Langdale Mill in Valley, Alabama, where a mixed-use development is planned as a brownfields sustainability pilot program. 1 ------- FEDERAL REGISTERS Availability You may order copies of Federal Registers by calling the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 Local TDD: (703) 412-3323 EPA Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present are accessible via the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrqstr PROPOSED RULES CROSS-PROGRAM "Spring 2009 Regulatory Agenda" May 11, 2009 (74 FR 21992) EPA published the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda to update the public about regulations and major policies currently under development, reviews of existing regulations and major policies, and regulations and major policies completed or canceled since the last Agenda. NOTICES CERCLA "Notice of Disclosure of Confidential Business Information Obtained Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act to EPA Authorized Representative, Utah Department of Environmental Quality" May 21, 2009 (74 FR 23857) EPA announced the authorization of the Utah Department of Environmental Quality to access information that has been submitted to EPA under the environmental statutes administered by the Agency. Some of this information may be claimed or determined to be confidential business information. Comments must be received by June 22, 2009. SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT DECREES "Proposed Consent Decree; United States, et al, v. Occidental Chemical Corp., Pioneer Americas, LLC, Mariana Properties, Inc., Detrex Corp., Sound Refining, Inc. and SRI Acquisition Corp." May 7, 2009 (74 FR 21402) "Proposed Administrative Order on Consent and Settlement Agreement; Anaconda Copper Mine Site" May 8, 2009 (74 FR 21683) "Settlement Agreement; Swift Thermometer Superfund Site" May 13, 2009 (74 FR 22547) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Howell Corporation, and Howell Petroleum Corporation" May 13, 2009 (74 FR 22587) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Emma B. Massef' May 13, 2009 (74 FR 22587) "Proposed Settlement Agreement; Bueno Mine and Mill Site" May 20, 2009 (74 FR 23712) "Settlement Agreement; Lilburn Mercury Spill Superfund Site" May 20, 2009 (74 FR 23713) 2 ------- May 2009 Federal Registers "Proposed Settlement Agreement; Barry Bronze Bearing Company Site" May 21, 2009 (74 FR 23857) "Proposed Consent Decree; In re James Pielet and In re J.P. Investments, Inc." May 27, 2009 (74 FR 25281) 3 ------- |