[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-2846]
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[Federal Register: February 8, 1994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-4835-7]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; In E.H.
Schilling
AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice of De Minimis 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
proposed administrative settlement concerning the remedial action at
the E.H. Schilling, site Ironton, Ohio. The Department of Justice
issused its approval for the proposed agreement on December 30, 1993.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before March 10, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3590, and should refer to: E.H. Schilling
Superfund Site in Ironton, Ohio, USEPA Docket No. V-W 94-C-225.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Smyth, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 77 W. Jackson, Blvd.,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Below are listed the parties who have
executed binding certifications of their consent to participate in the
settlement:
List of Settlors
Associated Metals and Minerals Corporation; Matlack, Inc.
Matack Inc. will pay $39,200 and Associated Metal and Minerals
Corporation (``ASOMA'') will pay $197,463 to reimburse EPA for their
fair share of EPA's response costs at the E.H. Schilling Site.EPA is
entering into this agreement under the authority of sections 122(g) and
107 of CERCLA. Section 122(g) authorizes settlements with de minimis
parties to allow them to resolve their liabilities at Superfund sites
without incurring substantial transaction costs. Under this authority,
the agreement proposes to settle with these parties for the
reimbursement of USEPA's remaining response costs at the E.H. Schilling
Site. These two parties are responsible for much less than one percent
of the total volume of waste sent to the site between 1969 and 1980.
The proposed settlement reflects, and was agreed to based on,
conditions as known to the parties as of September 1, 1993. Settling
Parties will receive a complete release from further civil or
administrative liabilities at the Site.
The Environmental Protection Agency will receive written comments
relating to this agreement for thirty days from the date of publication
of this notice.
A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement or
additional background information relating to the settlement is
available for review and may be obtained in person or by mail from
Monica Smyth, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region V, 77 W. Jackson, Mail Code CS-3T, Chicago, Illinois
60604.
Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601-
9675.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-2846 Filed 2-7-94; 8:45 am]
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