[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2824-2825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1400]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5404-1]


Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).


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ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement associated with the Kansas City Structural Steel Site located 
in Wyandotte County Kansas was executed by the Agency on October 25, 
1995 and executed by the United States Department of Justice on 
November 29, 1995. This agreement is subject to final approval after 
the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would resolve 
certain potential EPA claims under Section 106 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(``CERCLA''), against ECI Development Corporation, the prospective 
purchaser (``the purchaser'').
    The settlement would require the purchaser to perform operation and 
maintenance actions at the property which includes maintaining the 
protective cover over potentially contaminated soil on site. The 
purchaser must comply with the institutional controls selected by the 
EPA and must provide EPA access to the Site.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before [date].

AVAILABILITY: The proposed settlement is available for public 
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. A copy of the proposed 
agreement may be obtained from Anne McCauley, Remedial Project Manager, 
U.S. environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 25 Funston Road, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66115. Comments should reference the ``Kansas City 
Structural Steel Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and 
should be forwarded to Anne McCauley, Remedial Project Manager, at the 
above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ilene M. Munk, Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7807.

    Dated: December 12, 1995.
Delores Platt,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-1400 Filed 1-26-96; 8:45 am]
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