[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36377-36378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17547]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5535-8]
Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980, As Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser
agreement associated with the National Mine Tailings Superfund Site,
located in St. Francois County, Missouri, was executed by the Agency on
May 15, 1996 and concurred upon by the United States Department of
Justice on May 30, 1996. This agreement is subject to final approval
after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would
resolve certain potential EPA claims under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
(``CERCLA''), against Airtech, Inc., the prospective purchaser (``the
purchaser'').
The settlement would require the purchaser to perform cleanup
actions at the property which include establishing and maintaining a
protective cover over potentially contaminated soil on-site. The
purchaser must record a deed restriction limiting use of the property
to industrial and commercial uses and must provide EPA access to the
Site.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received
will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 9, 1996.
AVAILABILITY: The proposed settlement is available for public
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. A copy of the proposed
agreement may be obtained from Jack Generaux, Remedial Project Manager,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments should reference the ``National
Mine Tailings Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and
should be forwarded to Jack Generaux, Remedial Project Manager, at the
above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Cozad, Senior Associate Regional Counsel, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7587.
Dated: June 28, 1996.
William Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-17547 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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