[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4324]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5692-6]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; In the Matter
of Union Steel Products, Inc. Site
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice of Settlement: in accordance with Section 122(i)(1) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given of a
settlement concerning past response costs at the Union Steel Products,
Inc. Site in Albion, Michigan. This proposed agreement has been
forwarded to the Attorney General for the required prior written
approval for this Settlement, as set forth under section 122(g)(4) of
CERCLA.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before March 24, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments should addressed to the Docket Clerk, Mail Code
MFA-10J, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, and should refer to: In the Matter
of Union Steel Products, Inc. Site, Docket No. ______.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kurt N. Lindland, Mail Code CS-29A, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following party executed binding
certification of its consent to participate in the settlement: Eagle-
Picher Industries, Inc.
This party will pay proceeds from a $450,000 bankruptcy claim for
response costs related to the Union Steel Products, Inc. Site, if the
United States Environmental Protection Agency determines that it will
not withdraw or withhold its consent to the proposed settlement after
consideration of comments submitted pursuant to this notice.
U.S. EPA may enter into this settlement under the authority of
section 122(h) of CERCLA. Section 122(h)(1) authorizes EPA to settle
any claims under section 107 of CERCLA where such claim has not been
referred to the Department of Justice. Pursuant to this authority, the
agreement proposes to settle with a party who is potentially
responsible for costs incurred by EPA at the Union Steel Products, Inc.
Site.
A copy of the proposed administrative order on consent and
additional background information relating to the settlement, including
a list of parties to the settlement, are available for review and may
be obtained in person or by mail from Kurt N. Lindland, Mail Code CS-
29A, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will receive written
comments relating to this settlement for thirty days from the date of
publication of this notice.
Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
sections 9601 et seq.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 97-4324 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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