[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 208 (Friday, October 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26814]


[Federal Register: October 28, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5099-2]


Proposed Administrative Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), Irwin Chemical Company 
Superfund Site, Des Moines, IA

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 of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act of 1986 (SARA), notice is hereby given that a proposed 
administrative cost recovery settlement concerning the Irwin Chemical 
Company Superfund Site (``Site'') located at 401 Southeast 6th Street, 
Des Moines, Iowa, was issued by the Agency on September 29, 1994. The 
settlement resolves Agency claims under Section 107 of CERCLA against 
Lucille M. Irwin (The ``Settling Party''). The settlement requires the 
Settling Party to sell the Site, and a nearby city lot, and to turn the 
sales proceeds, net of certain expenses, over to the Agency.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of the publication of this 
Notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the 
settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at the EPA Region VII office, located 
at 726 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and at the local 
repository for Site information: Public Library of Des Moines, 100 
Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, telephone: (515) 283-4152.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before November 28, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement and additional background 
information relating to the settlement are available for public 
inspection during weekday business hours at the EPA Region VII office 
at 726 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas 66101. A copy of the 
proposed settlement may be obtained from Vanessa Cobbs, Regional Docket 
Clerk, EPA Region VI, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 660101, 
telephone: (913) 551-7630.
    Comments on the proposed settlement should reference the Irwin 
Chemical Company Superfund Site, EPA Docket Number VII-91-F-0012, and 
should be addressed to Ms. Cobbs at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.D. Stevens, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7322.

    Dated: October 20, 1994.
Charles P. Hensley,
Acting Director, Waste Management Division, U.S. EPA Region VII.
[FR Doc. 94-26814 Filed 10-27-94; 8:45 am]
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