[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 7965-7966] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-3384] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5152-5] Proposed Administrative Order on Consent; Lowry Landfill Site, Arapahoe County, CO AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). ACTION: Proposed de minimis settlement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is hereby given of a proposed de minimis settlement under section 122(g) concerning the Lowry Landfill Site in Arapahoe County, Colorado (the Site). The proposed Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) requires potentially responsible party (PRP) Rockwell International (Rockwell) to pay a total of $314,587.65 to resolve its liability to the USEPA related to response actions taken or to be taken at the Site. [[Page 7966]] DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 1995. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Marc Herman (8HWM-SR), Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, and should refer to: In the Matter of: Lowry Landfill Site De Minimis Settlement, EPA Docket No. CERCLA VIII-94-26. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessie Goldfarb (8RC), Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, (303) 294- 7592. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of section 122(g) De Minimis Settlement: In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA, notice is hereby given that the terms of an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) have been agreed to by settling party Rockwell International. By the terms of the proposed AOC, Rockwell International will pay $314,587.65 to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund. In exchange for payment, USEPA will provide Rockwell with a covenant not to sue for liability under sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, and section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)). The amount that Rockwell International will pay was determined by dividing the original estimated response costs for the Site ($536,000,000) by the original estimated volume of waste disposed of at the Site (142,295,420 gallons). This per gallon charge of $3.77 was then multiplied by the volume of waste Rockwell sent to the Site from the Rocky Flats Plant (55,630 gallons), resulting in a Base Amount ($209,725.10). The premium selected by Rockwell (50% of the Base Amount) was then added to the Base Amount to derive Rockwell's total settlement payment of $314,587.65. Because the proposed settlement is an extension of the previous Lowry Landfill Site de minimis settlements, and to ensure consistency with those settlements, the original estimated response costs for the Site and original estimated volume of waste disposed of at the Site were retained from the previous settlements. USEPA will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed de minimis settlement. A copy of the proposed AOC may be obtained in person or by mail from Marc Herman (8HWM-SR), Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202-2466, (303) 293-1625. Additional background information relating to the de minimis settlement is available for review at the Superfund Records Center at the above address, and at the Aurora Central Public Library located at 14949 East Alameda Drive, Aurora, Colorado. Dated: January 24, 1995. William P. Yellowtail, Regional Administrator. [FR Doc. 95-3384 Filed 2-9-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M