[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38401-38402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18990]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6125-3]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(g) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Allied Waste
Systems, Inc. and Prestige Foods Corporation
AGENCY: 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
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Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1984, as
amended (CERCLA), notification is hereby given of a proposed
administrative settlement concerning the Muskego Sanitary Landfill
hazardous waste site north of State Highway 24 and east of Crowbar Road
in Muskego, Wisconsin. The agreement was proposed by EPA Region 5 on
January 12, 1998. Subject to review by the public pursuant to this
document, the agreement has been approved by the United States
Department of Justice. Allied Waste Services, Inc. and Prestige Foods
Corporation have executed binding certifications of their consent to
participate in the settlement.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before August 17, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, and should refer to: In Re Muskego
Sanitary Landfill, Muskego, Wisconsin, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-98C-484.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas J. Krueger, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois
60604-3590, (312) 886-0562.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is entering into this agreement under
the authority of section 122(g) and 107 of CERCLA. Section 122(g)
authorizes early settlements with de minimis parties to allow them to
resolve their liabilities at Superfund sites without incurring
substantial transaction costs. Under the proposed settlement, these
parties would agree not to sue the United States for any claims arising
out of the response actions taken at the Muskego Sanitary Landfill
site. In exchange for that covenant, and in consideration of payments
these parties have already made toward performance of response actions
at the site, EPA would provide a covenant not to sue the settling
parties and the contribution protection provided by sections 113(f)(2)
and 122(g)(5) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. sections 9613(f)(2) and 9622(g)(5).
EPA has determined that the amount of hazardous substances contributed
to the site by the proposed settlors, and the toxic and hazardous
effects of the hazardous substances contributed to the site by the
proposed settlors, is minimal in comparison to other hazardous
substances at the site.
The Environmental Protection Agency will receive written comments
relating to this agreement for 30 days from the date of publication of
this document.
A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement may be
obtained in person or by mail from the EPA's Region 5 Office of
Regional Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
3590. Additional background information relating to the settlement is
available for review at the EPA's Region V Office of Regional Counsel.
Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. sections
9601-9675.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.
[FR Doc. 98-18990 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]
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