[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45646-45647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22953]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5884-8]


Peak Oil Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed De Minimis Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed de minimis settlement.

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SUMMARY: Under section 122(g)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) has offered approximately 650 de minimis 
parties at the Peak Oil Superfund Site (Site) an opportunity to enter 
into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to settle claims for past 
and future response costs at the Site. The following list of 140 
parties have returned signature pages accepting EPA's settlement offer:

A&M Union 76 Station, Aamco Transmission, Allied Discount Tires; Altisa 
Corp. f/k/a Allied Tire Sales, Inc., Alturas Packing Co., Inc., 
Anderson Auto Parts Co., Inc., Arco Polymers, Inc. a/k/a Atlantic 
Richfield Company, Automatic Machinery and Electronics, Inc., Bill 
Weikert Ford, Inc., Black Gold Compost Company, Bott's Chevron Service 
(Leyman Bott's Standard), Bowan Brothers, Inc., Bucket Mart n/k/a B.M., 
Inc., BW 10 Minute Oil Change, Candy Auto Shop, Inc., Carver Diesel 
Service, Castellano Family Enterprises, Inc., Central Florida Gas 
Company n/k/a Chesapeake Utilities Corp., Chas Kurz & Co., Inc., 
Checkpoint, Incorporated, Chitwood's Thrill Show (Joie Chitwood), 
Cities Transit, Inc., City of Auburndale--Water Dept., City of St. 
Petersburg, City of Zephyrhills, The Clorox Company, Colonial Oil

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Industries, Inc., Commercial 76 Auto Truck Stop, Cooper & Son, Inc., 
Maritrans Operating Partners L.P., f/k/a Sonet Marine and Sonat Marine, 
Cortez Shell, Inc., Cypress Tire & Auto Service, D&R Truck Service, 
Inc., Daniel Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., Dart Container Corporation, De 
Soto County Board of County Commissioners, Dick Smith Motors, Inc., 
Dodge City, Inc., Don Olson Firestone, Dunson Harvesting, Inc., East 
Bay Sanitation, Edward's Asphalt, Inc., Ekiert Tire Center, Ernie's 
Amoco Station, Evans Automotive, F.W. Woolworth, Co., Farrell Lines 
Incorporated/Austral Patriot, Firestone--M.R. Lambert Firestone, 
Flohl's Service Station, Florida--Department of Agriculture, Florida 
Favorite Fertilizer, Inc., Florida Refuse Service, Inc., Florida West 
Coast Distributors, Inc., FMC Corporation, Freeman & Sons, Inc. n/k/a 
Brungart Equipment Co., Inc., G&B Oil Products, Gadd Concrete, Inc., 
Gator Concrete n/k/a Metro Concrete Co., Gene's `66' Service, Goochland 
Nurseries, Inc., Gray Enterprises of Tampa, Inc., Green Acres R.V. 
Center, Inc., Griffin's Concrete, Inc., Growers Service Co., Inc., Gulf 
Coast Lead Company n/k/a Gulf Coast Recycling, Inc., Hanna Transfer 
Company, Hendry County School Board, Henkels & McCoy Equipment Co., 
Inc., Herman's Auto Clinic, Hertz Penske Truck Leasing, Inc., Highland 
County School District, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, Hunt 
Refining Company f/k/a Hunt Oil Company, Hydraulic Equipment Co., 
Import City, J.C. Penney Co., Inc., J.H. Williams Oil Company, Inc., 
Jim's Gulf Station, John Deere Industrial Equipment Co., Johnson's 
Chevron, Joie Chitwood Chevrolet, Inc., Jones Oil & Tire, Inc., Kash N' 
Karry, Kent Oil Company, Inc., Kings Point Vehicle Storage Club, Inc., 
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Larkin Contracting, Inc., Lee Myles Associates 
Corp., Linder Industrial Machinery, M&M Lawn Mower Sales and Service, 
Inc., Macasphalt Corporation n/k/a Ashland-Warren, Inc., Masons 
Concrete of Crystal River, Inc., McGinnes Lumber Company at Plant City, 
McLeods 66 Service, Moran Towing Corp., National Guard Amory, Tag-Fl, 
National Sea Products (U.S.) Corps. Ltd., John H. Patterson, On Site 
Truck Services, Inc., Orange Co. of Florida, Inc., Orange State Oil 
Co., Parcel Delivery of Tampa, Inc., Parkwood Auto Service, Paul Bundy 
Exxon Station, Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc., Pennington Auto 
Service Center, Pepsico Truck Leasing Co., L.P./General Electric 
Capital Co., Plant City Steel Corporation n/k/a Harsco Corporation, 
Precision Automotive Limited, Precision Toyota, Inc. f/k/a University 
Toyota, Inc., Pride Manufacturing Company, Ram Industries, Inc., Reco-
Tricote, Inc., Richens and Son, Inc., Roberts Motor Company, Inc., 
Roundtree Transport & Rigging, Inc., Roy's Gulf Station, Royal 
Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., Schwend, Inc., Sorrells Bros. Packing Co., 
Inc., South Dale Mabry Exxon (Britt's Exxon), South Howard Auto Service 
(pre-83), Southland Industries, Southside Shell Service, Standard 
Marine Supply Corp., Standard Sand & Silica Company, Stauffer Chemical 
Co., Suncoast Helicopters, Inc., Tampa Maid Sea Products, Inc., 
Ullrich's, Union Carbide Corporation, Utility Trailer & Brake Service, 
Inc., Vassallo, Inc. f/k/a Forder Vassallo, Inc., Venice Flying 
Service, Inc., Virgil's ``66'', Inc., West Trucking Company, Inc., 
Wilson Davis Ford, Inc., Winter Garden Citrus Growers Association, 
Winter Haven Citrus Growers Assoc., Woodcook's Gulf, and Yarbrough Tire 
Service, Inc.

    EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for 
thirty days. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed settlement 
should such comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate 
the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 
Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. 
Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, Program 
Services Branch, Waste Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887.
    Written comment may be submitted to Mr. Greg Armstrong at the above 
address within 30 days of the date of publication.

    Dated: August 21, 1997.
Richard D. Green,
Acting Director, Waste Management Division.
[FR Doc. 97-22953 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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