[Federal Register: September 2, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 170)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7964-6]
Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites; Notice of
Proposed Settlement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Section 122
Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent for removal activities
the Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites, which includes a de
minimis settlement under section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA for the Anniston
PCB Superfund Site. The proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement
and Order on Consent also includes an agreement for recovery of past
response costs for the Anniston Lead Superfund Site, and for the
recovery of future response costs for the Anniston Lead and Anniston
PCB Superfund Sites. The following parties have returned signature
pages accepting EPA's offer of the proposed Section 122 Administrative
Agreement and Order on Consent: DH Industries, L.L.C.; FMC Corporation,
for itself and as the successor to Kilby Steel Company, Inc., and for
FMC Technologies, Inc.; Huron Valley Steel Corporation; McWane, Inc.
for itself and as the successor by merger with Ransom Industries, L.P.;
MeadWestvaco Corporation; MRC Holdings, Inc.; MW Custom Papers, L.L.C.;
Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.; United Defense, L.P.; United States Pipe
and Foundry Company, Inc.; and Walter Industries, Inc. EPA will
consider public comments on the proposed Section 122 Administrative
Agreement and Order on Consent until October 3, 2005. EPA may withhold
consent from, or seek to modify, all or part of the proposed Section
122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent if comments received
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed
settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The proposed
settlement can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/annistonall.htm
and copies are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal
Center, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887,
Batchelor.Paula@epa.gov.
Written comments may be submitted to Mr. Michael Sparks at the
above address within 30 days of the date of publication.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Debbie H. Jourdan,
Acting Superfund Enforcement and Information Management Branch, Waste
Management Division.
[FR Doc. 05-17532 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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