[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1641]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5952-1]
Proposed Cost Recovery Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980 (CERCLA), as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), Hadley Street Drum
Site, St. Louis, Missouri
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EAP).
ACTION: Notice of proposed cost recovery settlement under section
122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9662(h)(1),
Hadley Street Drum Site, St. Louis, Missouri.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
proposing to enter into a cost recovery administrative settlement to
resolve claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9622(h)(1). This settlement is intended to resolve the liability of
Hadley Street Real Estate Company, Inc. (``Hadley Street Real Estate'')
for the response costs incurred by the EPA in overseeing a removal
action conducted by Hadley Street Real Estate at the Hadley Street Drum
Superfund Site, St. Louis, Missouri. The proposed settlement was signed
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 8, 1997.
Because EPA's total response costs did not exceed $500,000, the
Attorney General's concurrence is not required for this settlement.
DATES: Written comments must be provided on or before February 23,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Daniel J. Shiel, Office of
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region
VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should refer
to: In the matter of Hadley Street, Real Estate Company, Inc., EPA
Docket NO. VII-98-F-0001.
The proposed administrative settlement may be examined in person at
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. To request a copy by mail
please refer to the matter name and docket number set forth above and
enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 (25 cents per page for
reproduction costs), payable to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed administrative settlement
concerns the Hadley Street Drum Superfund Site in St. Louis, Missouri.
On July 24, 1992, EPA issued a CERCLA 106(a) Unilateral Administrative
Order (``the Order'') to Respondent requiring it to conduct removal
actions at the Site. This administrative action was captioned In the
matter of Hadley Street Drum Site, EPA Docket NO. VII-92-F-0024. The
Hadley Street Drum Site included properties located at 1515 and 1531-
1541 Hadley Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Hadley Street Real Estate
owned a portion of the Site at the time EPA issued the UAO. Hadley
Street Real Estate conducted the removal actions ordered by EPA on its
property and EPA conducted the necessary removal actions on the other
portion of the Site.
Hadley Street Real Estate did not agree to reimburse EPA's costs of
overseeing the removal action. By letter dated October 12, 1995, EPA
mailed Respondent an Itemized Cost Summary with a demand that
Respondent pay EPA $31,806.21 in response costs. This led to submittal
of information on behalf of Hadley Street Real Estate supporting its
claim of inability to pay the full amount of EPA's costs. Hadley Street
Real Estate ultimately offered to pay $5,000 of EPA's costs. EPA Region
VII reviewed the information submitted by Hadley Street Real Estate and
concluded that it could not pay more than the $5,000 offered in
settlement.
Dated: December 15, 1997.
Dennis Grams,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-1641 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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