66 FR 91 pgs. 23924-23925 - Proposed Agreement Pursuant to Sections 122(g) and (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Marina Cliffs/Northwestern Barrel Superfund Site
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 91Pages: 23924 - 23925
Pages: 23924, 23925Docket number: [FRL–6976–3]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01–11831 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6976-3]
Proposed Agreement Pursuant to Sections 122(g) and (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Marina Cliffs/Northwestern Barrel Superfund Site
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA").
ACTION:
Notice; request for public comment on proposed de minimis settlement.
SUMMARY:
[top] In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and liability Act of 1984, as amended ("CERCLA"), notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement concerning the Marina Cliffs/Northwestern Barrel hazardous waste site located between 5th Avenue and Lake Michigan in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin (the "Site"). EPA proposes to enter into this agreement under the authority of sections 122(g) and (h) and 107 of CERCLA. The proposed agreement has been executed by the following de minimis parties: AF Gallun & Sons, LLC; Albert Trostel & Sons Company; Aldrich Chemical Co. Inc.; Allen-Bradley Co. LLC; Ampco Metals, Inc.; A.O. Smith Corporation; Appleton Papers Inc., a.k.a. Appleton Papers, Inc., NCR Corporation, Appleton Papers, Inc. division of National Cash Register Company, Appleton Coated Paper Co.; Appleton Coated Paper Company; Appleton Papers Division of NCR Corporation, The National Cash Register Company, NCR Delaware, Inc., Combined Paper Company, Combined Locks Paper Company, Combined Paper Mills, Inc.; AR Accessories Liquidating Trust as successor to Amity Leather, Ato Findley, Inc.; Atofina Chemicals Inc. (Elf Atochem North America, Inc.) on behalf of Beazer East, Inc., on behalf of its former subsidiary Thiem Corporation; Blackhawk Leather, Ltd. and its successor, Blackhawk Leather LLC; Briggs & Stratton Corporation; Bucyrus International, Inc. (f/k/a Bucyrus-Erie Company); Carbolineum Wood Preserving Co.; Case Corporation; Caterpillar Inc.; City of Green Bay,
Under the proposed agreement, certain of the de minimis Settling Parties will pay a total of approximately $468,227.30 which will be placed into an escrow account to be used for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. Other de minimis Settling Parties have already paid approximately $5.2 million toward cleanup costs at the Site and will be provided with de minimis protections without making further payments. A group of six non- de minimis settlors under this agreement will perform the remaining removal actions to be conducted at the Site, and pay EPA's costs of overseeing these removal actions. EPA incurred response costs overseeing response activities conducted to mitigate an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment present or threatened by hazardous substances present at the Site. The Settling Parties have spent more than $9.7 million to perform cleanup activities at the Site to date. The non- de minimis settlors under this proposed agreement are: BASF Corporation, on behalf of itself and its predecessors in interest, International Printing Ink, Inmont Corp., and Cook Paint & Varnish; DaimlerChrysler Corp.; General Motors Corporation; S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.; Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company; and PPG Industries, Inc.
For thirty days following the date of publication of this notice, the EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter this proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.
DATES:
Comments on the proposed agreement must be received by EPA on or before June 11, 2001.
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 the Matter of Marina Cliffs/Northwestsern Barrel, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-01C-630.
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.
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 5 Office of Regional Counsel.
Authority:
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 01-11831 Filed 5-9-01; 8:45 am]
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