[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57240-57243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28063]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5330-8]


Proposed De Minimis Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act--Hansen 
Container Site, Grand Junction, Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Public Comment.

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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 Hansen Container 
site in Grand Junction, Colorado (Site). The proposed Administrative 
Order on Consent (AOC) requires 149 Potentially Responsible Parties 
(PRPs) to pay an aggregate total of $1,328,745.54 to address their 
liability to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
related to response actions taken or to be taken at the Site.

OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT: Comments must be submitted within thirty (30) 
days of the date of publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 999 18th Street, 8th Floor, North 
Tower, Denver, Colorado. Comments should be addressed to Maureen 
O'Railly, Enforcement Specialist (8HWM-ER), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-
2405, and should reference the Hansen Container Site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen O'Reilly, Enforcement 
Specialist, at (303) 294-7505.

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 the following 149 parties, for the following 
amounts (in order by highest amount paid to lowest amount paid):


National Lead Company of Ohio.........................       $155,507.04
Wyoming State Highway Dept............................        151,164.47
Ennis Paint...........................................         90,368.82
Colorado State Highway Dept...........................         84,645.51
Texaco, Inc./Texaco Ref. & Mktg./Texaco Expl. & Prod./                  
 Petrotomics..........................................         44,467.73
Shell Oil Company.....................................         42,848.87
Van Waters & Rogers, Inc..............................         37,842.84
Dowell Co./Bob Butler/Div. of Dow.....................         37,660.02
Arapahoe Chemicals/Snytex Chem........................         37,263.56
Celtite, Inc..........................................         34,883.78
Halliburton Services/Energy Services..................         33,542.79
Exxon Company, U.S.A..................................         32,298.67
Kaminsky Barrel Co....................................         32,101.02
Atlantic Richfield Co.................................         25,956.87
McKesson Corporation..................................         25,835.59
Sun Chemical Corp./Sequa Corp.........................         20,346.07
Coors Ceramics/Coors Porcelain........................         18,920.30
Chevron U.S.A./Gulf Oil Corp..........................         15,538.07
Phillips Petroleum Company............................         14,834.66
Union Chemical........................................         14,771.48
BJ Hughes, Inc........................................         14,038.60
Wellborn Paint Mfg. Co................................         13,806.68
Marathon Oil Company..................................         13,365.62
Nalco Chemical........................................         13,120.38
Ball Metal Container..................................         12,180.30
Dow Chemical..........................................         11,925.75
FMC Corporation.......................................         11,772.54
Birko Corporation.....................................         11,627.82
Climax Uranium Co./Cyprus Climax Metal................         11,174.44
Georgia Pacific Corp..................................         11,061.87
Flint Ink Corp........................................          9,774.47
SRP Treasurers Office.................................          9,591.31
Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co., Inc...................          9,034.74
Little America Refining Co............................          7,851.17
Packaging Corp. of America............................          7,629.41
Pepper Tank Company...................................          7,007.54
Giant Refining Co.....................................          6,796.06
Fremont Chemical Co...................................          6,457.00
Master Builders, Inc..................................          6,356.96
Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co..................          6,313.79
Arizona State Dept. of Transportation.................          6,262.99
Head Sports Wear/Head Sports, Inc.....................          5,987.36
IBM Corp..............................................          5,956.74
Colorado Paint Company................................          5,795.71
Nevada State Dept. of Transportation..................          5,752.01
Occidental Oil Shale, Inc./OXY USA....................          5,075.46
A&F Auto Paint Supply Co..............................          4,941.73
Verticel Honeycomb/Verticel, Inc......................          4,603.19
National Cooperative Refinery Assoc...................          4,536.32
Glidden Paint Co......................................          4,317.83
Sinclair Oil Co.......................................          4,146.19
Tenneco, Inc..........................................          3,984.55
Continental Can Co....................................          3,834.50

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Sunstrand Corp........................................          3,719.20
Sweeney Mining & Milling Corp.........................          3,424.36
Jefferson County......................................          3,421.20
Stimson Lumber Co.....................................          3,414.88
Abex, Inc.............................................          3,348.54
Cities Service Company................................          3,217.97
Mobil Oil Company.....................................          3,154.79
Pueblo Chemical & Supply Co...........................          2,881.01
Idarado Mining Co.....................................          2,764.13
C.E. Natco/Natco......................................          2,729.38
Northwest Pipeline/Williams Field Srv.................          2,695.68
Inexco Oil Company/Louisiana Land/Exp.................          2,674.62
Columbia Paint........................................          2,649.35
Sun Oil Co./Oryx Energy Co............................          2,611.44
Molycorp, Inc./Molybdenum Corp........................          2,603.02
City of Aurora........................................          2,409.26
City of Arvada........................................          2,379.44
Asamera Oil Co........................................          2,352.40
Regal Fiberglass Inc..................................          2,214.46
Baroid Corp./Dresser Industries.......................          2,106.00
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc............................          1,945.94
Monsanto Chemical Co..................................          1,819.27
Public Service Co. of CO..............................          1,680.04
Unocal Corporation....................................          1,663.74
Coors Brewing Company.................................          1,571.08
Western Slope Gas Company.............................          1,486.84
Weskem................................................          1,474.20
Montana State Dept. of Transportation.................          1,424.35
Electric Hose & Rubber Co./Dayco Prdts................          1,415.23
Energy Fuels Nuclear, Inc.............................          1,415.23
Holly Sugar Corp......................................          1,415.23
Union Pacific Fruit Express, Co.......................          1,415.23
Sam Hill Oil..........................................          1,394.17
Tesoro Petroleum Co...................................          1,385.75
Santa Fe Energy Resources.............................          1,355.20
Lowder, Val...........................................          1,322.57
Continental Insulating Co.............................          1,318.36
California State Dept. of Trnsprt.....................          1,263.60
Rosebud Coal Sales, Co................................          1,234.12
Century Hulbert, Inc./Century Lube....................          1,200.42
Benray Marble Prod., Inc..............................          1,176.20
Shakertown Corp./Winlock Wood Prod....................          1,160.93
Okner's Supply Company................................          1,120.39
Fraley & Company, Inc.................................          1,111.97
Inland Oil/Karen Rasmussen/Siegel Oil.................          1,061.42
Northwest Exploration Co./Williams Field Services.....          1,061.17
Sohio Western Mining Company..........................          1,023.52
Lucky MC Uranium/Pathfinder Mines Corp................            956.12
Joy Manufacturing Co./Joy Technologies................            951.91
Lane Plywood, Inc.....................................            838.19
Puritan Supply........................................            779.22
American Can Company..................................            707.62
Rockmont Envelope Co..................................            624.43
Beech Aircraft Corp./Raytheon Aircraft................            581.26
John DeBons Exxon.....................................            564.41
Hoyle Lowdermilk, Inc/Tectonic Construction Co........            547.56
Headway Industries, Inc...............................            530.71
Coors Packaging.......................................            526.50
Forest Fibre Products, Co.............................            521.24
Northwest Marine Iron Works/South West Marine.........            492.80
Neuman Transit Co.....................................            484.38
Garrett Freightlines/ANR Freight Sys..................            465.43
Burke Concrete/The Burke Co...........................            450.68
Belt Salvage Co.......................................            421.20
Williams, J.H.........................................            421.20
Public Service Company of New Mexico..................            414.88
Boyles Bros. Drilling/Christenson Boyles Corporation..            391.72
Albright Oil Co., Inc.................................            387.50
Morrison-Knudsen Corp.................................            387.50
Ryder Truck Rental....................................            376.97
Achziger Oil Company, Inc.............................            374.87
Coors Bio Tech Products...............................            362.23
American Gilsonite, Co................................            357.49
Wyoming Refining Co./Hermes Consolidated, Inc.........            353.81
Colorado Kenworth, Inc................................            310.64
Montana Metal Bldg., Inc..............................            309.58

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Armco National Supply Co./Armco, Inc..................            286.42
Mesa County School District #51.......................            286.42
Kohl & Madden Printing Ink............................            282.20
Westinghouse Electric Corp............................            252.72
Circle A.W. Products..................................            218.54
Tolin Refrigeration Company...........................            214.81
Rio Grande Motor Way, Inc.............................            211.65
Rollins Trucks/Rollins Truck Rental...................            202.18
Matador Cattle Co.....................................            185.33
Mercedes Benz of North America, Inc...................            170.59
MLM Distributing, Inc.................................            168.48
Jim Chelf, Inc./JC Trucking Inc.......................            157.95
Terra Resources, Inc./Pacific Enterprises Oil Co......            147.42
Inland Containers.....................................            130.57
Steinfeld Products Co.................................            105.30
University of Colorado................................             80.03
Mt. Bell Telephone....................................             46.33
Greif Brothers Corp. Norco Division...................             42.12
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      Total...........................................      1,328,627.60
                                                                        



    By the terms of the proposed AOC, these PRPs will together pay 
$1,328,627.60 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. This payment 
represents approximately 22% of the total anticipated costs for the 
Site upon which this settlement is based.
    In exchange for payment, EPA will provide the settling parties with 
a limited covenant not to sue for liability under sections 106 and 
107(a) of CERCLA, including liability for EPA's past costs, the cost of 
the remedy, and future EPA oversight costs, and under section 7003 of 
the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (also known as the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act).
    The amount that each individual PRP will pay, as shown above, 
reflects the number of drums that each PRP sent to the Site that had 
hazardous materials in them. The cost per drum is $3.24. The total 
amount of settlement dollars owed by each party to the settlement was 
arrived at by multiplying the price per drum by the number of drums a 
party sent to the Site (Base Amount) plus a premium payment of 30% of 
the Base Amount.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the public may submit comments to EPA relating to this proposed de 
minimis settlement.
    A copy of the proposed AOC may be obtained from Maureen O'Reilly 
(8HWM-ER), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th 
Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2405, (303) 294-7505. 
Additional background information relating to the de minimis settlement 
is available for review at the Superfund Records Center at the above 
address.
    It Is So Agreed:

    Dated: November 8, 1995.
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-28063 Filed 11-13-95; 8:45 am]
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