[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 140 (Friday, July 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18386]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5539-6]


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 two (2) Potentially 
Responsible Parties to Pay an aggregate total of $17,874.57 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 by no later than 
August 19, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 999 18th Street, 5th Floor, North 
Tower, Denver, Colorado. Comments should be addressed to Maureen 
O'Reilly, Enforcement Specialist, (8ENF-T), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202-
2405, and should reference the Hansen Container de minimis settlement 
(95-13).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maureen O'Reilly, Enforcement 
Specialist, at (303) 312-6402.

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 (ARC) 
have been agreed to by the following two (2) parties, for the following 
amounts (in alphabetical order):

United States Bureau of Reclamation--$117.94
United States General Services Administration--$17,756.63
Total--$17,874.57

    By the terms of the proposed AOC, these parties will together pay 
$17,874.57 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. This payment 
represents approximately .003% 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 
(8ENF-T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th 
Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2405, (303) 312-6402. 
Additional background information relating to the de minimis settlement 
is available for review at the Superfund Record Center at the above 
address.
    It Is So Agreed.

    Dated: July 12, 1996.
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 96-18386 Filed 7-18-96; 8:45 am]
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