[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 43056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21176]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5553-2]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; In the Matter
of Automatic Industrial Plating, Inc., Schaumburg, Illinois
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice of Settlement for Recovery of Past Costs: In accordance
with Section 122(I)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), notice
is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the
removal action at the Automatic Industrial Plating Superfund Site,
Schaumburg, Illinois. U.S. EPA Region 5 has submitted the proposed
agreement to the U.S. Department of Justice for review, and has
obtained written approval for this settlement by the Attorney General
of the United States.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before September 19, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Assistant Regional Counsel
Barbara L. Wester, Mail Code CS-29A, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, and should
refer to: In the Matter of Automatic Industrial Plating, Inc., Docket
No. V-W-96-C-350.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara L. Wester, Mail Code CS-29A,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following parties executed binding
certifications of their consent to participate in the settlement:
Wolfgang Damsch and Mary Damsch.
These parties together will make a lump-sum payment of $3,000 for
response costs related to the Automatic Industrial Plating, Inc. Site,
subject to the contingency that U.S. EPA may elect not to complete the
settlement based on matters brought to its attention during the public
comment period established by this Notice. One hundred percent of the
settlement will reimburse U.S. EPA for its past costs at the Automatic
Industrial Plating, Inc. Superfund Site.
U.S. EPA may enter into this settlement under the authority of
Sections 107 and 122(h) of CERCLA. Section 122(h) authorizes
settlements with potentially responsible parties for the recovery of
past costs expended by the Agency where these claims have not been
referred to the U.S. Department of Justice for further action. The
proposed settlement reflects, and was agreed to based on, conditions as
known to the parties as of June 24, 1996.
A copy of the proposed administrative order on consent and
additional background information relating to the settlement are
available for review and may be obtained in person or by mail from
Barbara L. Wester, Mail Code CS-29A, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will receive written
comments relating to this settlement for thirty days from the date of
publication of this notice.
Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
Sections 9601 et seq.
Thomas W. Mateer,
Acting Director, Waste Management Division.
[FR Doc. 96-21176 Filed 8-19-96; 8:45 am]
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