[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 3571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1641]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Proposed Cost Recovery Settlement Under Section 122(h)(1) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980 (CERCLA), as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), Hadley Street Drum 
Site, St. Louis, Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EAP).

ACTION: Notice of proposed cost recovery settlement under section 
122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9662(h)(1), 
Hadley Street Drum Site, St. Louis, Missouri.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
proposing to enter into a cost recovery administrative settlement to 
resolve claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
9622(h)(1). This settlement is intended to resolve the liability of 
Hadley Street Real Estate Company, Inc. (``Hadley Street Real Estate'') 
for the response costs incurred by the EPA in overseeing a removal 
action conducted by Hadley Street Real Estate at the Hadley Street Drum 
Superfund Site, St. Louis, Missouri. The proposed settlement was signed 
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on October 8, 1997. 
Because EPA's total response costs did not exceed $500,000, the 
Attorney General's concurrence is not required for this settlement.

DATES: Written comments must be provided on or before February 23, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Daniel J. Shiel, Office of 
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should refer 
to: In the matter of Hadley Street, Real Estate Company, Inc., EPA 
Docket NO. VII-98-F-0001.
    The proposed administrative settlement may be examined in person at 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. To request a copy by mail 
please refer to the matter name and docket number set forth above and 
enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 (25 cents per page for 
reproduction costs), payable to the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed administrative settlement 
concerns the Hadley Street Drum Superfund Site in St. Louis, Missouri. 
On July 24, 1992, EPA issued a CERCLA 106(a) Unilateral Administrative 
Order (``the Order'') to Respondent requiring it to conduct removal 
actions at the Site. This administrative action was captioned In the 
matter of Hadley Street Drum Site, EPA Docket NO. VII-92-F-0024. The 
Hadley Street Drum Site included properties located at 1515 and 1531-
1541 Hadley Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Hadley Street Real Estate 
owned a portion of the Site at the time EPA issued the UAO. Hadley 
Street Real Estate conducted the removal actions ordered by EPA on its 
property and EPA conducted the necessary removal actions on the other 
portion of the Site.
    Hadley Street Real Estate did not agree to reimburse EPA's costs of 
overseeing the removal action. By letter dated October 12, 1995, EPA 
mailed Respondent an Itemized Cost Summary with a demand that 
Respondent pay EPA $31,806.21 in response costs. This led to submittal 
of information on behalf of Hadley Street Real Estate supporting its 
claim of inability to pay the full amount of EPA's costs. Hadley Street 
Real Estate ultimately offered to pay $5,000 of EPA's costs. EPA Region 
VII reviewed the information submitted by Hadley Street Real Estate and 
concluded that it could not pay more than the $5,000 offered in 
settlement.

    Dated: December 15, 1997.
Dennis Grams,
Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-1641 Filed 1-22-98; 8:45 am]
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