[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 43397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21674]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6143-8]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notification is hereby given of a 
proposed administrative settlement concerning the Cleve Reber Superfund 
Site, Ascension Parish, Louisiana with the following settling parties:

Vulcan Materials Company,
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc,.
Monochem Inc.,
Novartis Crop Protection, (as successor to Ciba-Geigy Corporation),
Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.,
    The settlement require the settling parties to pay a total of 
$360,000 as payment of past response and certain future costs to the 
Hazardous Substances Superfund. The settlement includes a covenant not 
to sue pursuant to Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received 
disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background 
information relating to the settlements are available for public 
inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733. A copy of 
the proposed settlement may be obtained from Carl Bolden, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733 at (214) 665-6713. Comments should 
reference the Cleve Reber Superfund Site, Ascension Parish, Louisiana 
and EPA Docket Number 6-30-98, and should be addressed to Carl Bolden 
at the address listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Costello, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733 at (214) 665-8045.

    Dated: August 5, 1998.
Myron O. Knudson, P.E.,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 98-21674 Filed 8-12-98; 8:45 am]
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