[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5229-5230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2708]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5683-9]


Notice of Modification to 1994 Publicker Site Purchaser Agreement 
Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980, as Amended

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 1996, the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') made effective a 
Modification to the 1994 purchaser agreement concerning the Publicker 
Industries Inc. Superfund Site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
The purchaser agreement, which was executed on June 23, 1994, became 
effective on December 5, 1994 after a public comment period. The 
Modification, which was also executed by Delaware Avenue Enterprises, 
Inc., Cresmont Limited Partnership, Holt Cargo Systems, Inc. 
(collectively, the ``Purchasers'') and the Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection (``PADEP'), essentially approves the petition 
of the Purchasers to perform, with EPA oversight, the final, site-wide 
CERCLA remedy as selected by EPA in the December 28, 1995 Record of 
Decision (the ``ROD'' for Operable Unit 3, or ``OU3 ROD''). The 
original purchaser agreement provided for this petition process, which 
enables the Purchasers to conduct an EPA-approved CERCLA remediation in 
an expeditious and cost-efficient manner.
    Briefly, the OU3 ROD selected the abandonment of on-site ground 
water wells; the removal, treatment, and off-

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site disposal of liquids and sediments in contaminated electric 
utilities; the removal, treatment, and off-site disposal of liquids and 
sediments in contaminated stormwater trenches and utilities; and the 
removal, treatment, and off-site disposal of miscellaneous wastes. In 
exchange for this privately-performed remediation and as provided for 
in the purchaser agreement, EPA and PADEP will evaluate the Purchasers' 
costs related to the implementation of the OU3 ROD and will determine 
the dollar value of the offsets to Purchasers' future cash payment 
installment obligations under the purchaser agreement.

    Availability: The Modification and additional background 
information relating to the original purchaser agreement are available 
for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region III, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian M. Nishitani (3RC21), Senior 
Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19107, (215) 566-2675.

    Dated: January 28, 1997.
W. Michael McCabe,
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
III.
[FR Doc. 97-2708 Filed 2-3-97; 8:45 am]
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