[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33372-33373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16253]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6111-9]


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. On August 28, 1997, EPA 
published the names of 140 parties that returned signature pages 
accepting EPA's offer. Since that time, 37 additional parties have 
submitted signature pages accepting EPA's de minimis settlement offer.
    Following is a list of those additional 37 parties: B&W Corporation 
f/k/a Bowman Transportation, Case International Harvester, Crews 
Equipment Company, City of Fort Myers, City of Wauchula, Compressed Air 
Products, Inc., Crown Datsun n/k/a Crown Nissan, Crown Pontiac, Dundee 
Citrus Growers Association, Eagle Supply, Inc., Fred P. Smith, Inc., 
Graff's Union 76, Grimsley Oil Company, Inc., Haines City Citrus 
Growers Association, Hoagland Oldsmobile, Hough Chevrolet, Jiffy Lube 
International, Inc., Jim McKeel Buick-GMC Trucks n/k/a Blount Buick-GMC 
Trucks, Lake Placid Citrus Growers, Inc., M. Anderson Industries, Inc., 
Nitram, Inc., Okeechobee County School Board, SmithKline Beecham 
Corporation, Peace River Packing

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Company, Penreco, Pinckney, Inc., Polk Nursery Company, Inc., Shell 
Distributor (Hobson Ingram), Sims Crane & Equipment Co. (Sims Crane 
Service, Inc.), Smith Brothers Oil Company, Smoak Groves, Inc., Spring 
Lock Scaffolding, Tampa Bay Hermetics, Inc., Tampa Yacht and Country 
Club, Inc., Tito's Service Center, Inc., United Telephone Company of 
Florida, Unocal Corp., and The Wickie Company.
    EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement with 
these 37 parties 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: May 27, 1998.
Jewell Harper,
Acting Director, Waste Management Division.
[FR Doc. 98-16253 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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