[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 72946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30121]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7413-3]


Napa State Hospital--Administrative Consent Agreement and Final 
Order; Notice of Proposed Administrative Consent Agreement and Final 
Order Pursuant to Section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX.

ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 311(b)(6)(C) of the Clean Water 
Act, (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order (``CA/FO,'' Region 9 Docket 
No. OPA 9-2003-0001), which resolves penalties for alleged violations 
of sections 311(b)(3) and 311(j) of the CWA. The respondent to the CA/
FO is the Napa State Hospital, an agency of the State of California. 
Through the proposed CA/FO, the Napa State Hospital will pay $40,000 to 
the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund as a penalty for alleged violations 
involving the discharge of oil into waters of the United States, and 
the failure to prepare and maintain a spill prevention, control and 
countermeasure plan. The penalty included in this CA/FO was calculated 
in accordance with the Agency's guidance document, Civil Penalty Policy 
for section 311(b)(3) and section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act, dated 
August 1998. For 30 days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed CA/FO. Any person who comments on the proposed CA/FO shall be 
given notice of any hearing held and a reasonable opportunity to be 
heard and to present evidence. If no hearing is held regarding comments 
received, any person commenting on this proposed CA/FO may, within 30 
days after the issuance of the final order, petition the Agency to set 
aside the CA/FO, as provided by section 311(b)(6)(C)(iii) of the CWA, 
33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C)(iii).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The proposed CA/FO may be obtained from J. Andrew 
Helmlinger, telephone (415) 972-3904. Comments regarding the proposed 
CA/FO should be addressed to Danielle Carr (ORC-3) at 75 Hawthorne 
Street, San Francisco, California 94105, and should reference the Napa 
State Hospital and Region IX docket OPA 9-2003-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Andrew Helmlinger, Office of 
Regional Counsel, (415) 972-3904, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

    Dated: November 14, 2002.
Debbie Jordan,
Acting Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 02-30121 Filed 12-6-02; 8:45 am]
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