[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46463-46464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22384]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5602-9]
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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. Sec. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative settlement concerning the Marco of Iota
Superfund Site in Iota, Louisiana, with the settling parties referenced
in the Supplementary Information portion of this Notice.
The settlement requires the settling parties to pay $1,081,025.69
to the Hazardous Substances Superfund. The settlement is designed to
resolve fully the de minimis and de micromis settling parties'
liability at the site through a covenant not to sue under Sections 106
and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9606 and 9607, and Section 7003 of
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 (``RCRA''), U.S.C.
Sec. 6973, and to resolve the past liabilities of the settling non-de
minimis/de micromis parties under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
Sec. 9607.
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 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733. Commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area in accordance
with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 3, 1996.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background
information relating to the settlement are available for public
inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733. A copy of
the proposed settlement may be obtained from Carl Bolden, 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733 at (214) 665-6713. Comments should
reference the Marco of Iota Superfund Site in Iota, Louisiana, and EPA
Docket No. 6-22-95, and should be addressed to Carl Bolden at the
address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Dugdale, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733 at (214) 665-8027.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFOMATION:
3M (Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company)
Acadian Shipyard, Inc
Aero Technologies, Inc.
Agrico Chemical Company (IMC Agrico)
Agrolinz, Inc.
Airco, Inc. (The BOC Group, Inc.)
Alamo Heights I.S.D.
Alumax, Inc. (Alumax Mill Products, Inc.)
Alza Corporation
Americold
Ameritech Services
Ampad Corporation
Baton Rouge Machine Works
BFI (Browning-Ferris Industries Chemical Services)
Brown & McKenzie, Inc.
Butterfield Building Supply
Buttes Resources (Reunion Energy Company)
C. Thomas Pearson, Jr.
C.M.I/Megahertz Corp. (Component Manufacturing, Inc.)
Cardiopulmonics, Inc. (InnerDyne, Inc.)
CBS Metering
Central Detroit Diesel-Allison, Inc.
Central Park Apartments
Central Washington University
Chemical Waste Disposal Corporation
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Citgo Petroleum Corporation
Cities Service Company
Cities Service Trading Company
Columbia Gulf Transmissions (Columbia Gulf Transmission Company)
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Conoco, Inc.
Continental Grain Rail Shop (Continental Grain Company)
Continental-COF (Continental Grain Company)
Cook Composites & Polymers
Cooper Industries, Inc.
Core Labs (Western Atlas International, Inc.)
Crown Zellerbach (Hanson Natural Resources Company)
Cummins & Walker Oil Co., Inc.
Dearborn Chemical Company (W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn's. Dearborn Unit)
Delgado Community College
Diamond Shamrock (Maxus Energy Corporation)
Dresser Industries
Dupre Transport, Inc.
Dynamic Exploration, Inc.
Eastern Washington University
Eastman Christensen (Baker Hughes)
Edmonds District Community College
Eimco Process Equipment Company (Baker Hughes)
Empak, Inc.
Enron Oil Trading and Transportation Company (EOTT Energy Operating
Ltd. Ptrshp.)
ENSCO
Environmental Specialists, Inc.
Everco Industries
Exchange Parts
Exxon Co. USA (Exxon Corporation)
FaKouri Construction Company, Inc.
Fashion Tech
Firestone Tire & Rubber (Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.)
Fisher Scientific Company
Flexel, Inc.
Florida Gas (Enron Corporation)
Freeport Oil Company/Freeport- McMoran (Crescent Technology, Inc.)
G&B Oil Products
Gem Seal of Texas, Inc.
Genmark
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
GMAC (General Motors Corporation)
Good Nature Laboratory (Nestle USA, Inc.)
Goodrich Oil Company (Brammer Engineering, Inc.)
Great Western Manufacturing
Gulf States Utilities Company (Entergy Services, Inc.)
Hayward Unified School District
HESCO (Laidlaw Environmental Services)
Histotec
Holy Cross Hospital
Houston Oil & Minerals Corporation
Hoyt, U.S.A.
Hughes Tool Division (Baker Hughes)
Hunt Oil Co.
Immunex Corporation
Independent VW
Industrial Solvents
Inspectorate America Corporation
International Oilfield Services/Petrotest, Inc.
J.M. Huber Corporation
John W. McGowan (McGowan Working Partners)
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kennedy Print Shop, Inc.
Lases Company, Inc.
Lee Scientific (Dionex Corporation)
Leger Production Company, Inc.
Lig Liquids Corporation
Louisiana Department of Corrections (Dept. Of Public Safety &
Corrections)
Louisiana State University (L.S.U.)
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
L.S.U. Dental School
L.S.U. Medical Center
Lubriport Laboratories, Inc.
Lucas Western, Inc.
Marathon Oil Co./Marathon Petroleum Co.
Master Well Works, Inc.
Melamine Chemicals, Inc.
Merrill Bean Chevrolet
Metricor (Corning, Inc.)
Metro Environmental Laboratory
Metro Transit Power Distribution
Metro West Point Treatment Plant
Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake City
Missouri Southern State College
Mountain States Analytical
Multichemical Products, Inc.
Natchez Boat Store (Canal Barge Company, Inc.)
New Orleans Spice Co. Labs
Newark Unified School District
North Seattle Community College
Northeast Louisiana University
NPI (Agridyne)
Nuclear Sources & Services
Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem)
Oregon Regional Primate Center
Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Oxwell, Inc.
Packard Instrument Company
PATCO (Port Arthur Towing Company)
Pepperidge Farm, Inc.
Pepsi Cola Bottling of Ogden
Peterson/Puritan, Inc. (CCL Custom Manufacturing)
Petrofunds, Inc.
Petroleum Stripping, Inc.
Phillips 66 Company (Phillips Petroleum Company)
Phillips Philtex (Phillips Petroleum Company)
Physio-Control Corporation (Eli Lilly & Company)
Placid Refining Company
Plantation Pipe Line Company
Plaza Point Investment
Portland State University
Providence Medical Center Hospital (Sisters of Providence)
Puget Sound Power & Light Company
Rayne City Hall
Rent-It Center, Inc.
Rexene Products Co./El Paso Products Company (Rexene Corporation)
Safelite Industries (Safelite Glass Corp.)
Salt Lake City
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Sherwin-Williams Company
Smith Flooring, Inc.
South Seattle Community College
Southern Research Institute
Southern University, Baton Rouge, and Southern University, New Orleans
Southwall Technologies
Spell Brothers Trucking
St. Tammany Parish Hospital
Sterling Drug Co. (Sterling Winthrop, Inc.)
Tenneco Oil Company
Tennessee Gas Pipeline (Tenneco Energy)
Texas City Refining, Inc.
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Texas Gas Transmission Corporation
Texas Southern University
Texas Tech University
The Woodlands Technology Center (Pennzoil Company)
Tidewater Marine, Inc.
Transco/Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
Trumbull Asphalt (Owens-Corning)
U.S. Post Office
University of Alabama
University of Arkansas
University of California, Riverside
University of Houston
University of South Alabama
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Texas
University of Utah
Utah Correctional Industries
Utah Correctional Institute
Utah State University
Varian Associates, Inc.
Virginia Mason Hospital (Virginia Mason Medical Center)
Washington State Department of Transportation
Welchem, Inc. (Amoco Corporation)
Westlake Polymers Corporation
Weyerhaeuser Technology Center
Wil-Cor, Inc.
Wilson Supply Co./Wilson Industries, Inc.
Xavier University of Louisiana
Dated: August 22, 1996.
Jane N. Saginaw,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-22384 Filed 8-30-96; 8:45 am]
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