[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20818-20819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11487]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5502-7]


Proposed De Minimis Settlement Under Section 122(g) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; 
In the Matter of Albion-Sheridan Landfill Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice of De Minimis Settlement: in accordance with Section 
122(I)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given 
of a de minimis settlement concerning past and estimated future 
response actions at the Albion-Sheridan Landfill Site in Albion, 
Michigan. The Attorney General has provided the required prior written 
approval for this Settlement, as set forth under Section 122(g)(4) of 
CERCLA.

DATES: Comments must be provided on or before June 7, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, Mail Code 
MFA-10J, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, and should refer to: In the Matter 
of Albion-Sheridan Landfill Site, Docket No. V-W-96-340.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt N. Lindland, Mail Code CS-29A, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following parties executed binding 
certifications of their consent to participate in the settlement: 
Albion College, Bilicke Oldsmobile Sales, Inc., and Frahm Chevrolet, 
Buick, Pontiac Co.
    These parties will pay approximately $30,000 in settlement payments 
for response costs related to the Albion-Sheridan Landfill Site, if the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency determines that it will 
not withdraw or withhold its consent to the proposed settlement after 
consideration of comments submitted pursuant to this notice.
    U.S. EPA may enter into this settlement under the authority of 
Section 122(g) of CERCLA. Section 122(g) authorizes de minimis 
settlements with potentially responsible parties (``PRPs'') that 
contributed hazardous substances to a site where those contributions 
were small and where the toxicity of the substances contributed is not 
significantly different from the other substances brought to the site. 
Pursuant to this authority, the agreement proposes to settle with 
parties who are responsible for less than .1% of the total volume of 
hazardous substances sent to the site. Settling de minimis PRPs will be 
required to pay their fair share of the past and estimated future 
response costs at the Site. The settlement payment amount includes a 
premium of 100% against estimated future response costs to account for 
potential cost overruns, the potential for failure of the remedies 
selected to clean up the site, and other risks.
    A copy of the proposed administrative order on consent and 
additional background information relating to the settlement, including 
a list of parties to the settlement, are available for review and may 
be obtained in person or by mail from Kurt N. Lindland, Mail Code CS-
29A, U.S. Environmental Protection

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Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will receive written 
comments relating to this settlement for thirty days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

    Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
Sections 9601 et seq.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 96-11487 Filed 5-7-96; 8:45 am]
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