[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 68 (Friday, April 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 18332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8535]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6571-8]


Proposed Administrative Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act and the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act; Solvent Recovery Corporation, Kansas 
City, Kansas, Docket Nos. CERCLA-7-2000-0014 and RCRA-7-2000-0027

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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), and Section 7003(d) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), notification is hereby given 
of a proposed administrative agreement concerning the Solvent Recovery 
Corporation (``Respondent'') at 100 South 1st Street, Kansas City, 
Kansas (``Site''). Under the agreement, the Respondent agrees to 
perform response actions in connection with the release and threatened 
release of hazardous substances at the Site. Respondent will remove and 
properly dispose of several thousand containers of waste, contaminated 
soil, and a 20,000 gallon tank of material. The Respondent agrees to 
pay oversight costs incurred by the U.S. EPA pursuant to an 
Administrative Order on Consent (``Order'') dated March 16, 2000. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant 
to Section 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a) for 
past response costs incurred by EPA in connection with the Site, which 
total approximately $60,000. This covenant not to sue shall take effect 
when all actions required by the Order have been completed and EPA has 
notified the Respondent, in writing, that the actions required by the 
Order have been completed.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, 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 the Kansas 
City, Kansas, Public Library, 625 Minnesota, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, 
and Office of Regional Hearing Clerk, EPA, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas 
City, KS 66101. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public 
meeting in the affected area in accordance with Section 7003(d) of 
RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at Office of Regional Hearing Clerk, Environmental Protection Agency, 
901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. A copy of the proposed 
settlement may be obtained from Kathy Robinson, Regional Hearing Clerk, 
EPA, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, telephone 913-551-7567. 
Comments should reference the Solvent Recovery Corporation, Kansas 
City, Kansas, Docket No. CERCLA 7-2000-0014 and Docket No. RCRA7-2000-
0027 and should be addressed to Regional Hearing Clerk, EPA, 901 N. 5th 
Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Gonzales, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, EPA, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, telephone: 913-
551-7245.

    Dated: March 21, 2000.
Gale Hutton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.
[FR Doc. 00-8535 Filed 4-6-00; 8:45 am]
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