[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4324]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5692-6]


Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; In the Matter 
of Union Steel Products, Inc. Site

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice of 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 
settlement concerning past response costs at the Union Steel Products, 
Inc. Site in Albion, Michigan. This proposed agreement has been 
forwarded to the Attorney General for 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 March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should 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 Union Steel Products, Inc. Site, Docket No. ______.

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 party executed binding 
certification of its consent to participate in the settlement: Eagle-
Picher Industries, Inc.
    This party will pay proceeds from a $450,000 bankruptcy claim for 
response costs related to the Union Steel Products, Inc. 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(h) of CERCLA. Section 122(h)(1) authorizes EPA to settle 
any claims under section 107 of CERCLA where such claim has not been 
referred to the Department of Justice. Pursuant to this authority, the 
agreement proposes to settle with a party who is potentially 
responsible for costs incurred by EPA at the Union Steel Products, Inc. 
Site.
    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 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. 97-4324 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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