[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
[FRL-6400-7]
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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