[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 34655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16380]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6367-9]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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, as amended
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed
administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs
concerning the Standard Scrap site (a/k/a Standard Scrap Metal/Chicago
International Exporting Site) in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois with
the following settling parties: Universal Scrap Metals, Inc.; Cozzi
Iron & Metal, Inc./Scrap Processing, Inc./Balco Metals, Inc.; H.
Diamond Iron & Metal Co.; Sadoff & Rudoy Industries d/b/a Sadoff Iron &
Metal Company, Gus Holman Company, and Alfred Muchin Company; H. Kramer
& Co.; Azcon Corporation; Mandel Metals Inc.; General Motors
Corporation; Brandenburg Industrial Service Co.; and Southern Scrap
Material Co., Limited (through its successor company Southern Scrap
Material Co., L.L.C.), its member Southern Recycling, L.L.C., and its
member Southern Holdings, Inc. The settlement requires the settling
parties to pay $370,400 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant
to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will
receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will
consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent
to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations
which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or
inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be
available for public inspection at 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection
at 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy of the
proposed settlement may be obtained from Mike Anastasio, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Code
C-14J, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone
(312) 886-7951. Comments should reference the Standard Scrap Site,
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and EPA Docket No. V-W-'99-C-549 and
should be addressed to Mike Anastasio, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Code C-14J, 77 W. Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 886-7951.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Anastasio, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, Mail Code C-14J, 77 W.
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 886-7951.
Dated: May 28, 1999.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 99-16380 Filed 6-25-99; 8:45 am]
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