[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7720]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL--5179-2]
Sparks Solvent Fuel Site; Notice of Proposed De minimis
Administrative Settlement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA),
notice is hereby given of a proposed de minimis administrative cost
recovery settlement entered into by EPA, Region IX and Air BP, and
operating division of BP Exploration & Oil Inc. (AIR BP). The proposed
settlement was entered into under the authority granted EPA in section
122(h) of CERCLA, and provides that Air BP will reimburse EPA its
proportional share of the costs incurred at, in connection with, or
anticipated to be incurred by EPA in providing oversight to a time
critical removal being conducted at the Sparks Solvent Fuel site in
Sparks, Nevada.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement.
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. The Agency's
response to any comments received will be available for inspection at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (RC-1), 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, Attention: Steve Armsey,
Regional Hearing Clerk.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Steve
Armsey, U.S. EPA Region IX Hearing Clerk (RC-1), 75 Hawthorne St., San
Francisco, CA. 94105. Comments should reference the Sparks Solvent Fuel
site and EPA Docket No. 95-09.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Klaiman, Office of Regional
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA,
94105, Telephone: (414) 744-1374.
Dated: March 9, 1995.
Laura Yoshii,
Acting Director, Hazardous Waste Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-7720 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]
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