[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36377-36378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17547]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5535-8]


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.

ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement associated with the National Mine Tailings Superfund Site, 
located in St. Francois County, Missouri, was executed by the Agency on 
May 15, 1996 and concurred upon by the United States Department of 
Justice on May 30, 1996. This agreement is subject to final approval 
after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would 
resolve certain potential EPA claims under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
(``CERCLA''), against Airtech, Inc., the prospective purchaser (``the 
purchaser'').
    The settlement would require the purchaser to perform cleanup 
actions at the property which include establishing and maintaining a 
protective cover over potentially contaminated soil on-site. The 
purchaser must record a deed restriction limiting use of the property 
to industrial and commercial uses 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 August 9, 1996.

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 Jack Generaux, Remedial Project Manager, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments should reference the ``National 
Mine Tailings Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and 
should be forwarded to Jack Generaux, Remedial Project Manager, at the 
above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Cozad, Senior Associate Regional Counsel, United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7587.

    Dated: June 28, 1996.
William Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-17547 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]
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