98-3445. Notice of Proposed Settlement; ICG Iselin Railroad Yard Superfund Site

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 6933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3445]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5965-4]


Notice of Proposed Settlement; ICG Iselin Railroad Yard Superfund 
Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement.

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SUMMARY: Under section 122(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States 
Environmental Prospection Agency (EPA) proposes to enter into a 
``prospective purchaser agreement'' (PPA) concerning the ICG Iselin 
Railroad Yard Superfund Site (Site) in Jackson, Tennessee. EPA proposes 
to enter into the PPA with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 
(TWRA), an agency of the State of Tennessee. The PPA concerns TWRA's 
purchase of certain real property lying adjacent to the Site.
    The real property in question consists of approximately 355 acres, 
approximately 290 of which are former wetlands and bottomland hardwood 
forests which have been converted to farmland. This property is located 
between the Site and the Forked Deer River and lies almost entirely in 
the floodplain of that river. Pursuant to State authorities, TWRA 
desires to purchase the property, to restore the property to its 
original condition as wetlands and bottonland hardwood forests, and to 
manage the property in perpetuity solely for purposes of preservation, 
including any complimentary educational and recreational uses which are 
passive and noncommercial.
    Pursuant to the PPA, TWRA will be protected from CERCLA liability 
which may result from TWRA's purchase of the property described above. 
This protection is contingent on TWRA's management of the property as 
described above.
    EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for 
thirty (30) days. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed 
settlement should such comments disclose facts or considerations which 
indicate the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or 
inadequate.
    Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. 
Batchelor, Waste Management Division, U.S. EPA, Region 4, Atlanta 
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8909, 
404-562-8887.
    Written comments may be submitted to Ms. Batchelor within thirty 
(30) calendar days of the date of publication.

    Dated: January 22, 1998.
James T. Miller,
Acting Chief, Program Service Branch, Waste Management Division.
[FR Doc. 98-3445 Filed 2-10-98; 8:45 am]
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