[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71137-71138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32868]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6511-7]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(g)(4) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; In Re: Saco
Municipal Landfill Superfund Site, Saco, Maine
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.
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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 past response costs and
projected future response costs concerning the Saco Municipal Landfill
Superfund Site, Saco, Maine. The settlement requires the settling
party, the Joseph M. Herman Shoe Company, Inc., to reimburse the
Environmental Protection Agency (the ``Agency'') for response costs
incurred and to be incurred at the Saco Municipal Landfill Superfund
Site. This amount includes a premium to cover risks associated with the
settlement. The settling party will make a payment of $18,000 into the
EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund. In addition, the settlement includes
a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to section 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments
relating to the settlement. The Agency 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 Agency's
response to any comments received will be available for public
inspection at One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02214.
DATES: Comments must be submitted within 30 (thirty) days of
publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street,
Suite 1100, Mailcode RAA, Boston, Massachusetts 02203, and should refer
to: In re: Saco Municipal Landfill Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket No.
CERCLA-1-99-0067.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement can
be obtained from Ann Gardner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region I, One Congress Street, Mailcode SES, Boston, Massachusetts
02214, (617) 918-1895.
Dated: December 7, 1999.
Frank Ciavattieri,
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration .
[FR Doc. 99-32868 Filed 12-17-99; 8:45 am]
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