[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67811-67812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32661]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5669-6]
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act; Sussex County Landfill No. 5 Superfund Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative cost recovery settlement concerning the Sussex
County Landfill No. 5 Superfund Site, Laurel, Sussex County, Delaware
(Proposed Settlement).
The Proposed Settlement with Sussex County, Delaware (Settling
Party) has been approved by the Attorney General, or her designee, of
the United States Department of Justice. The Proposed Settlement was
signed by the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Region III, on December 13, 1996, pursuant to
Section 122(h) of CERCLA,
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42 U.S.C. 9622, and is subject to review by the public pursuant to this
notice. The Proposed Settlement resolves EPA's claim for past response
costs under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the Settling
Party, and requires the Settling Party to make two payments of EPA's
past response costs totalling $381,536.23. The first payment of
$335,524.81 represents reimbursement EPA's costs to oversee the
Settling Party's conduct of the Remedial Investigation at the Site.
That amount does not include $8,596.80 in EPA's oversight costs
attributable to start-up costs to oversee the Settling Party's conduct
of a Feasibility Study, the preparation of which EPA determined not to
be necessary. The second payment of $46,011.42 represents a partial
reimbursement of other unreimbursed past costs incurred by EPA in
connection with the Site as set forth in the EPA Financial Management
System as of October 5, 1994.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed
settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may withdraw or
withhold consent to the proposed settlement if such comments disclose
facts or considerations which indicate the proposed settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to any written
comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,
Philadelphia, PA 19107.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before January 23, 1997.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement is available for public
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841
Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107. A copy of the proposed
settlement agreement may be obtained from Suzanne Canning, Regional
Docket Clerk (3RC00), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 841
Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107; telephone number (215) 566-
2476. Comments should reference the ``Sussex County Landfill No. 5
Superfund Site'' and ``EPA Docket No. III-96-72-DC'' and should be
forwarded to Suzanne Canning at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael A. Hendershot (3RC33), (215)
566-2641, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
Dated: December 13, 1996.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III.
[FR Doc. 96-32661 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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