[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 15472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6710]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6953-4]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement 
Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act; Metro-Plating Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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''), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost 
recovery settlement under section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA concerning the 
Metro-Plating Superfund site in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The 
settlement resolves an EPA claim under section 107(a) of CERCLA against 
Jerome W. Crawford. The settlement requires the settling party to pay 
$2,000 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund and includes a covenant 
not to sue the settling party pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a). However, the agreement does not protect the settling 
party from the following: (1) The settling party's failure to abide by 
the terms of the agreement; (2) costs incurred or to be incurred by the 
settling party that do not meet the definition of past response costs; 
(3) the settling party's liability for injunctive relief or 
administrative order enforcement under section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9606; (4) criminal liability; and (5) natural resource damages.
    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 United 
States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 Records Center, 7th 
Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background 
information relating to the settlement are available for public 
inspection at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
5 Records Center, 7th Floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd, Chicago, Illinois 
60604. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from William 
Ryczek, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Mail 
Code SE-5J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 
886-7184. Comments should reference the Metro-Plating Superfund site, 
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan and EPA Docket No. ZW00C615 and should 
be addressed to William Ryczek at the address shown above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Ryczek, U.S. EPA Region 5, 
Mail Code SE-5J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 
(312) 886-7184.

    Dated: February 27, 2001.
William E. Muno,
Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 01-6710 Filed 3-16-01; 8:45 am]
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