[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11490]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5820-2]


Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of a prospective purchaser agreement and covenant not to 
sue the City of Vineland, New Jersey for a property within the Vineland 
Company Chemical superfund site.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to enter into a Prospective Purchaser Agreement to provide 
the City of Vineland, New Jersey, a covenant not to sue under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 (CERCLA), as amended, in connection with its proposed purchase and 
development of a property related to Vineland Chemical Company. This 
agreement is intended to resolve a potentially responsible party's 
liability for certain response costs incurred by EPA at the Vineland 
Chemical Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey. Notice is being 
published to inform the public of the Proposed Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement and of the opportunity to comment.

DATES: Comments must be provided within 15 days of the publication of 
this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the US Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th 
Floor, New York, NY 10007 and should refer to: In the Matter of the 
Vineland Chemical Company Superfund Site: The City of Vineland, New 
Jersey, U.S. EPA Index No. CERCLA-97-0103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: US Environmental Protection Agency, 
Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY 
10007, Attention: Virginia Curry, Esq. (212) 637-3134.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given of a Proposed 
Prospective Purchaser Agreement with the City of Vineland, New Jersey 
resolving the City's potential liability for a property within the 
Vineland Chemical Company Superfund Site. CERCLA authorizes EPA to 
enter into this agreement. The Department of Justice approved this 
agreement pursuant to the inherent settlement authority of the Attorney 
General to settle claims of the United States.
    A copy of the Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement, as well as 
background information relating to the agreement, may be obtained by 
mail from EPA's Region II Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--
17th Floor, New York, NY 10007.
    Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement under CERCLA--Vineland 
Chemical Company Superfund Site.

    Dated: April 14, 1997.
Jeanne M. Fox,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-11490 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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