[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 53608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26685]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7088-4]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Order on Consent Pursuant to 
Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Economy Products Superfund 
Site, Shenandoah, IA, Docket No. CERCLA 07-2001-0007

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative order on consent, Economy 
Products Superfund Site, Shenandoah, Iowa.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative order on 
consent for recovery of past and projected future response costs 
concerning the Economy Products Superfund Site in Shenandoah, Iowa with 
the following party: Factory Place, L.C. This proposed settlement was 
approved by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 22, 
2001.

DATES: EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed 
administrative order on consent by November 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Gerhardt Braeckel, Assistant 
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should refer to 
Economy Products Superfund Site Administrative Order on Consent, Docket 
No. CERCLA-07-2001-0007.
    The proposed settlement may be examined or obtained in person or by 
mail from Kathy Robinson, Regional Hearing Clerk, at the office of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th 
Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, (913) 551-7567.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Economy Products Site consists of three 
parts: (1) The Factory Place Facility which includes property 
previously owned by Economy Products, Inc. and the May Seed & Nursery 
Company; (2) the immediately adjacent residential property located to 
the south along Southwest Road; and (3) part of the railroad right-of-
way across the street from the Facility. The proposed Administrative 
Order on Consent addresses only the Factory Place Facility.
    Economy Products operated an agricultural pesticides formulation 
plant at Southwest Road and Eighth Avenue in the City of Shenandoah, 
Iowa from 1961 to 1973. Business activities ceased in 1973 when the 
operation was destroyed by fire, which resulted in the dispersion of 
pesticide residues across the Economy Products property and onto other 
parts of the Economy Products Superfund Site. Contaminated debris and 
soil were removed and disposed of off-site and approximately one foot 
of clay was spread over the site. May Seed & Nursery Co. purchased the 
property in 1976 and used it for storage. The property was sold to 
Factory Place, L.C. in 1999.
    Site investigations of the Factory Place Facility found that 
several pesticides (toxaphene; aldrin; diedrin; DDT; chlordane; endrin; 
and heptachlor) were detected at concentrations which exceeded Removal 
Action Levels including toxaphene at 498.0 mg/kg in a surface soil 
sample.
    EPA conducted an Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis and 
selected thermal desorption as the removal action in an Action 
Memorandum dated February 8, 2001. EPA has started the removal action 
at the Facility.
    The partial cashout settlement requires the settling party to pay 
$950,000.00, including interest, into a special account to fund EPA's 
removal action at the Facility. The settling party also agrees to pay 
for 50% of any cost overruns that exceed $4,005,479. This proposed 
settlement includes institutional controls and a covenant not to sue 
the settling party pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a).

    Dated: September 21, 2001.
William W. Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region VII.
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