[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 218 (Thursday, November 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 67359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28712]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6898-5]


Notice of Proposed De Minimis Administrative Order on Consent 
Pursuant to Section 122(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 
9622(g), PCB Treatment Inc., Superfund Site, Kansas City, KS, and 
Kansas City, MO, Docket No. CERCLA 7-2000-0030

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed De Minimis Administrative Order on Consent, 
PCB Treatment, Inc., 2100 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City, Missouri; and 
45 Ewing Street, Kansas City, Kansas.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed administrative order on 
consent regarding the PCB Treatment Inc. Superfund Site was signed by 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on September 
29, 2000 and approved by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) 
on October 2, 2000.

DATES: EPA will receive comments on or before December 15, 2000, 
related to the proposed agreement and covenant not to sue.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Audrey Asher, Senior 
Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and 
should refer to the PCB Treatment Inc. Superfund Site Administrative 
Order on Consent, EPA Docket No. CERCLA 7-2000-0030.
    The proposed agreement may be examined or obtained in person or by 
mail at the office of the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 
551-7255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed agreement concerns the PCB 
Treatment Inc. Superfund Site (``Site''), located at 2100 Wyandotte 
Street, Kansas City, Missouri and 45 Ewing Street, Kansas City, Kansas. 
The Site was the location of treatment and storage facilities for 
materials and equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyls 
(``PCBs''). PCBs have been found in the concrete of the Ewing building 
at levels exceeding 15,000 micrograms per kilogram (mg/kg), and in the 
concrete of the Wyandotte building at levels exceeding 19,700 mg/kg.
    As of July 31, 2000, EPA had incurred costs in excess of $1.3 
million exclusive of interest. Each of the proposed settlors arranged 
with PCB Treatment Inc. for disposal of transformers, capacitors, oil, 
materials or equipment contaminated with PCBs.
    EPA has determined that any party who arranged for disposal of 
transformers, capacitors, oil, materials, or equipment contaminated 
with PCBs weighting between 630 and 2,760 pounds (in allocated weight) 
contributed a de minimis volume of waste to the Site and that such 
wastes are not more toxic than any other hazardous substance at the 
Site.
    Each settlor will pay a share of costs based on its volumetric 
share of capacitor weight compared to all capacitor weight with an 
additional premium of 100%.
    Through this settlement EPA will recover over $66,000, and will 
seek remaining costs from other potentially responsible parties at the 
Site.

    Dated: October 19, 2000.
Dennis Grams,
Regional Administrator, Region VII.
[FR Doc. 00-28712 Filed 11-8-00; 8:45 am]
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