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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5057-4]

 

42 U.S.C. Section 122(g); Proposed Settlement of Administrative 
Order on Consent

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA).

ACTION: Proposed De Minimis Settlement.

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SUMMARY: U.S. EPA is proposing to settle a claim under Section 122 of 
CERCLA with de minimis potentially responsible parties for pasts costs 
and costs that will be incurred during removal activities at the Lead 
Battery Recycler Site in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Four (4) 
Respondents have agreed to pay a total of $196,562.46. The money will 
be used to reimburse the U.S. EPA for past costs and oversight costs 
which will be incurred during removal actions to be taken at the Site. 
This action is being taken to settle all liability related to the Lead 
Battery Recycler Site with these Respondents pursuant to the intent of 
Section 122(g) of CERCLA, as amended.

DATE: Comments on this proposed settlement must be received by 
September 23, 1994.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed settlement is available at the 
following address for review: (It is recommended that you telephone 
Pamela Ciarrocchi at (312) 886-0559, before visiting the Region V 
Office.)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, Office of Superfund, 
Emergency and Enforcement Response Branch, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

    Comments on the proposed settlement should be addressed to: (Please 
submit an original and three copies, if possible.)

Pamela Ciarrocchi, Special Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of 
Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard (CS-29A), Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, (312) 
886-0559.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Ciarrocchi, Office of Regional Counsel, at (312) 886-0559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 1981 to 1983, Detroit Lead Recyclers, a 
partnership doing business as Battery Recyclers of Detroit and Battery 
Recyclers of Toledo, operated the 2.75 acre Site as a battery recycling 
facility. The Site is located at 5715 Angola Road, Toledo, Lucas 
County, Ohio, in a mixed residential/industrial area. While in 
operation, the Lead Battery Recycler Site received batteries from 
numerous locations and companies for recycling. The facility has been 
closed since 1983.
    On September 14, 1994, L. Keith Brunner, general partner of Detroit 
Lead Recyclers, sent a letter to the U.S. EPA and the Ohio 
Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) noting that a release of a 
reportable quantity of lead may have occurred at the Lead Battery 
Recycler Site.
    The Respondents are alleged generators of spent batteries that were 
shipped to the Lead Battery Recycler Site. Each Respondent's share of 
the waste delivered to the Site is believed not to exceed nine-tenths 
of one percent (.9%) of the total waste delivered to the Site.
    A 30-day period, beginning on the date of publication, is open 
pursuant to Section 122(i) of CERCLA for comments on the proposed 
settlement.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting Regional Administrator-Region V, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency.
[FR Doc. 94-20803 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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