[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40086-40087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19642]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5860-8]


Proposed Administrative Settlement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; Dorney Road 
Landfill Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency is proposing 
to enter into an administrative settlement pursuant to sections 122 and 
104 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622 and 9604. 
This proposed settlement is intended to resolve the liability under 
CERCLA of Robert and Melinda Tercha for response costs incurred by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency at the Dorney Road 
Landfill Superfund Site, located in both Lehigh and Berks Counties, 
Pennsylvania.

DATES: Comments must be provided on or before August 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut 
Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, and should refer to: In 
Re: Dorney Road Landfill Superfund Site, Lehigh and Berks Counties, 
Pennsylvania, U.S. EPA Docket No. III-97-84-DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Lazos, (215) 566-2658, United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 
(3RC22), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107.

    Notice of administrative settlement: In accordance with section 
122(i)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i)(1), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed administrative settlement concerning the Dorney Road Landfill 
Superfund Site in Lehigh and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania. The 
administrative settlement was signed by the United States Environmental 
Protection

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Agency, Region III's Regional Administrator, on May 14, 1997, and is 
subject to review by the public pursuant to this document. The 
agreement is also subject to the approval of the Attorney General, 
United States Department of Justice or her designee.
    The United States has performed a financial analysis and determined 
that the settling parties do not have the financial ability to pay 
response costs incurred at the Site. The settling parties have agreed 
to grant access to their property to the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, or its designee, so that response actions may be 
conducted on that property, and not to interfere with those response 
actions. EPA is entering into this agreement under the authority of 
sections 122 and 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622 and 9604. Section 122 of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622, authorizes settlements with parties to allow 
them to resolve their liabilities under CERCLA. The grant of a covenant 
not to sue in exchange for access and non-interference is in the public 
interest and consistent with the National Contingency Plan.
    This administrative settlement is subject to the contingency that 
the Environmental Protection Agency may elect not to complete the 
settlement based on matters brought to its attention during the public 
comment period established by this document.
    The Environmental Protection Agency will receive written comments 
upon this proposed administrative settlement until August 25, 1997. A 
copy of the Administrative Order on Consent can be obtained from the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, Office of Regional 
Counsel, (3RC20), 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
19107 by contacting Pamela Lazos at (215) 566-2658.
Stanley L. Laskowski,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA, Region III.
[FR Doc. 97-19642 Filed 7-24-97; 8:45 am]
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