[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38906-38907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18480]


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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), Williams Gas Pipelines 
Central, Inc. Compressor Station Sites

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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. 9622(h)(1), 
Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc.

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Compressor Station Sites, Americus, Corwin, Grabham, Matfield Green, 
Stafford, Tonganoxie and Welda, Kansas and Peculiar and Pierce City, 
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 
Williams Gas Pipelines Central, Inc. (WGPC) for response costs incurred 
by the EPA in connection with removal actions conducted by WGPC at nine 
compressor stations located in Kansas and Missouri. The compressor 
stations addressed in the proposed settlement are (1) Americus 
Compressor Station, Americus, Lyon County, Kansas; (2) Corwin 
Compressor Station, Corwin, Harper County, Kansas; (3) Grabham 
Compressor Station, Grabham, Montgomery County, Kansas; (4) Matfield 
Green Compressor Station, Matfield Green, Chase County, Kansas; (5) 
Peculiar Compressor Station, Peculiar, Cass County, Missouri; (6) 
Pierce City Compressor Station, Lawrence County, Missouri; (7) Stafford 
Compressor Station, Stafford, Stafford County, Kansas; (8) Tonganoxie 
Compressor Station, Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County, Kansas; and (9) 
Welda Compressor Station, Welda, Anderson County, Kansas. The proposed 
settlement agreement was signed by the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) on May 20, 1999. 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 August 19, 1999.

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 Williams Gas Pipeline Central, Inc. Compressor 
Station Sites, EPA Docket Nos. CERCLA-7-99-0018, CERCLA-7-99-0019, 
CERCLA-7-0020, CERCLA-7-99-0021, CERCLA-7-99-0022, CERCLA-7-99-0023, 
CERCLA-7-99-0024, CERCLA-7-99-0025, and CERCLA-7-99-0026.
    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 the docket numbers set forth above 
and enclose a check in the amount of $3.50 (25 cents per page for 
reproduction costs), payable to the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed administrative settlement 
concerns the nine compressor station sites listed above. Williams Gas 
Pipelines Central, Inc., formerly Williams Natural Gas Company, 
conducted removal actions at each of these sites pursuant to CERCLA 
section 160 administrative consent orders issued by EPA Region VII. 
Each of these consent orders required WGPC to reimburse EPA's oversight 
costs beginning on the effective date of each consent order, 
respectively. WGPC has reimbursed EPA's oversight costs as provided in 
the orders. However, in connection with each of the above WGPC 
Compressor Stations, EPA incurred response costs prior to the effective 
data of the consent order which have not been reimbursed by WGPC. EPA's 
unreimbursed response costs for the each of these WGPC Compressor 
Station Sites is as follows: (1) Americus Compressor Station, Site/
Spill ID number 07GR, $39,537.27; (2) Corwin Compressor Station, Site/
Spill ID number 07GZ, $4,006.24; (3) Grabham Compressor Station, Site/
Spill ID number 07GT, $9,126.45; (4) Matfield Green Compressor Station 
Site/Spill ID number 07GP, $14,383.28; (5) Peculiar Compressor Station 
Site/Spill ID number 07TD, $1,670.60; (6) Pierce City Compressor 
Station Site/Spill ID number 07NT, $2,375.44; (7) Stafford Compressor 
Station Site/Spill ID number 07GQ, $19,168.57; (8) Tonganoxie 
Compressor Station Site/Spill ID number 07GS, $15,529.07; and (9) Welda 
Compressor Station Site/Spill ID number 07NW, $1,039.15. The total of 
these unreimbursed site costs is $106,836.07.
    In the proposed settlement agreement, WGPC has agreed to reimburse 
EPA for $106,836.07, which is the full amount of these costs.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
U. Gale Hutton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 99-18480 Filed 7-19-99; 8:45 am]
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