[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20896]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7544-2]


Mission Foods Corporation--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.

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 9-2003-0003), 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 Mission Foods Corporation, a California corporation. Through 
the proposed CA/FO, the Mission Foods Corporation will pay $60,000 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 Spill Prevention, Control and 
Countermeasure plans. 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 21, 1998. For thirty (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 September 15, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The proposed CA/FO may be obtained from Laurie Williams, 
telephone (415) 972-3867. Comments regarding the proposed CA/FO should 
be addressed to Danielle Carr (ORC-1) at 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105, and should reference the Mission Foods 
Corporation and Region 9 Docket No. OPA 9-2003-0003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Williams (ORC-3), Office of 
Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 972-3867.

    Dated: August 6, 2003.
Daniel Meer,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 03-20896 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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