[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11490]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5820-2]
Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of a prospective purchaser agreement and covenant not to
sue the City of Vineland, New Jersey for a property within the Vineland
Company Chemical superfund site.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
proposing to enter into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement to provide
the City of Vineland, New Jersey, a covenant not to sue under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of
1980 (CERCLA), as amended, in connection with its proposed purchase and
development of a property related to Vineland Chemical Company. This
agreement is intended to resolve a potentially responsible party's
liability for certain response costs incurred by EPA at the Vineland
Chemical Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey. Notice is being
published to inform the public of the Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement and of the opportunity to comment.
DATES: Comments must be provided within 15 days of the publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the US Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th
Floor, New York, NY 10007 and should refer to: In the Matter of the
Vineland Chemical Company Superfund Site: The City of Vineland, New
Jersey, U.S. EPA Index No. CERCLA-97-0103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: US Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY
10007, Attention: Virginia Curry, Esq. (212) 637-3134.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a Proposed
Prospective Purchaser Agreement with the City of Vineland, New Jersey
resolving the City's potential liability for a property within the
Vineland Chemical Company Superfund Site. CERCLA authorizes EPA to
enter into this agreement. The Department of Justice approved this
agreement pursuant to the inherent settlement authority of the Attorney
General to settle claims of the United States.
A copy of the Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement, as well as
background information relating to the agreement, may be obtained by
mail from EPA's Region II Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--
17th Floor, New York, NY 10007.
Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement under CERCLA--Vineland
Chemical Company Superfund Site.
Dated: April 14, 1997.
Jeanne M. Fox,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-11490 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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