[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7626]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

FRL-6564-1]


Proposed Agreement Pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
for the 7-7 Merger, Inc., Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment on proposed CERCLA 122(h)(1) 
agreement with Weitron Steel Corporation; USX Corporation; Sloss 
Industries Corporation; Shenango Incorporated; Roanoke Gas Company; 
Republic Technologies International, L.L.C.; Reilly Industries, Inc.; 
Premier Refractories, Inc.; North Star Steel Company; Granite City 
Division of National Steel Corporation; Lone Star Steel Company; 
Koppers Industries, Inc.; Kaiser Ventures, Inc.; Honeywell 
International, Inc. (f/k/a Allied Signal Inc.); Columbia Gas of 
Pennsylvania, Inc.; Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation; ENCOAL 
Corporation; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Aristech Chemical 
Corporation, and; AK Steel Corporation for the 7-7 Merger, Inc., 
Superfund Site.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1984, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), EPA hereby gives notice of a proposed 
administrative agreement concerning the 7-7 Merger Inc., hazardous 
waste site at 607 Freelander Road, Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio (the 
``Site''). EPA proposes to enter into this agreement under the 
authority of sections 106 and 122(h) of CERCLA. The proposed agreement 
has been executed by Weitron Steel Corporation; USX Corporation; Sloss 
Industries Corporation; Shenango Incorporated; Roanoke Gas Company; 
Republic Technologies International, L.L.C.; Reilly Industries, Inc.; 
Premier Refractories, Inc.; North Star Steel Company; Granite City 
Division of National Steel Corporation; Lone Star Steel Company; 
Koppers Industries, Inc.; Kaiser Ventures, Inc.; Honeywell 
International, Inc. (f/k/a Allied Signal Inc.); Columbia Gas of 
Pennsylvania, Inc.; Coopers Creek Chemical Corporation; ENCOAL 
Corporation; Bethlehem Steel Corporation; Aristech Chemical 
Corporation; and AK Steel Corporation (the ``Settling Parties'').
    Under the proposed agreement, the Settling Parties are resolving 
EPA's claims against them for response actions and EPA response and 
oversight costs at the site. The Settling Parties are conducting an 
emergency response at the site and paying to the Hazardous Substances 
Superfund all past response costs and costs of overseeing the emergency 
response to the extent that these costs exceed $150,000. EPA incurred 
response costs mitigating an imminent and substantial endangerment to 
human health or the environment, present or threatened by hazardous 
substances at the site. EPA also incurred and will incur response costs 
overseeing response activities conducted and to be conducted at the 
site by the Settling Parties. EPA is compromising $150,000 of its 
response costs based on EPA's Orphan Share Policy.
    For thirty days following the date this notice is published, the 
EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed agreement. 
EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter 
this proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper 
or inadequate.

DATES: EPA must receive comments on the proposed agreement before April 
28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should address comments to the Docket Clerk, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3590, and should refer to: In the 7-7 Merger, 
Inc., Site, Wooster, Ohio, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-00-C-584.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stuart P. Hersh, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3590, (312) 886-6235.
    You may obtain a copy of the proposed administrative settlement 
agreement in person or by mail from the EPA's Region 5 Office of 
Regional Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604-
3590. Additional background information relating to the settlement is 
available for review at the EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel.

    Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675.

Richard C. Karl,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 00-7626 Filed 3-27-00; 8:45 am]
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