[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47579-47580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22722]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5295-4]


Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site De Micromis 
Settlement; Proposed Administrative Settlement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, As 
Amended

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

 ACTION: Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing 
to enter into a de micromis settlement pursuant to Section 122(g)(4) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(g)(4). This 
proposed settlement is intended to resolve the liabilities under CERCLA 
of Gould Electronics, Inc. (``Gould'') and Texas Instruments 
Incorporated (``TI''), for response costs incurred by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency at the Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting 
Superfund Site, Maitland County, Pennsylvania.

DATES: Comments must be provided on or before October 13, 1995.


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ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut 
Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, and should refer to: In 
Re: Jack's Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site, Maitland County, 
Pennsylvania, U.S. EPA Docket Nos. III-95-35-DC and III-95-36-DC.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Isales (215) 597-4774, or 
Pamela Lazos (215) 597-8504, United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, (3RC22), 841 Chestnut Building, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107.

    Notice of De Micromis Settlement: In accordance with Section 
122(i)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(i)(1), and Section 7003(d) of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d), notice is hereby 
given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Jack's 
Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site in Maitland County, Pennsylvania. 
The administrative settlement was signed by the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III's Regional Administrator on 
June 30, 1995 and is subject to review by the public pursuant to this 
Notice. The agreement is also subject to the approval of the Attorney 
General, United States Department of Justice or her designee and for 
the grant of a covenant not to sue for damages to natural resources, is 
also subject to agreement in writing by the Department of the Interior 
(``DOI'').
    The settling parties collectively agreed to pay $1,695.12 to the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency toward EPA response costs 
and $61 to DOI for damages to natural resources, subject to the 
contingency that the Environmental Protection Agency may elect not to 
complete the settlement based on matters brought to its attention 
during the public comment period established by this Notice.
    EPA is entering into this agreement under the authority of Sections 
122(g) and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9622(g) and 9607. Section 
122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9622(g), authorizes early settlements 
with de micromis parties to allow them to resolve their liabilities 
under, inter alia, Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 9607, to 
reimburse the United States for response costs incurred in cleaning up 
Superfund sites without incurring substantial transaction costs. The 
grant of a covenant not to sue for damages to natural resources by DOI 
to those parties paying their share of such allocated costs is subject 
to agreement in writing by DOI pursuant to Section 122(j) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. Sec. 9622(j).
    The Environmental Protection Agency will receive written comments 
upon this proposed administrative settlement for thirty (30) days from 
the date of publication of this Notice. Moreover, pursuant to Section 
7003(d) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6973(d), the 
public may request a meeting in the affected area. A copy of the 
proposed Administrative Order on Consent can be obtained from the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Office of Regional 
Counsel, (3RC20), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
19107 by contacting Daniel Isales at (215) 597-4774 or Pamela Lazos at 
(215) 597-8504. The Administrative Record in support of the proposed 
Order is also available for review.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 95-22722 Filed 9-12-95; 8:45 am]
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