[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 232 (Monday, December 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60210-60211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29867]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7111-2]


Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act, the Resource Conservation Recovery Act, and the Missouri Hazardous 
Waste Law, Sentinel Wood Treating Site, Ava Douglas County, MO

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposal of prospective purchaser agreement for the Sentinel 
Wood Treating Site.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement associated with the Sentinel Wood Treating Site, located in 
Ava, Douglas County, Missouri, was executed by the Agency on October 
25, 2001, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on November 7, 
2001, the Missouri Attorney General's Office on October 22, 2001, the 
City of Ava on October 19, 2001, and concurred upon by the United 
States Department of Justice on October 22, 2001. The Site is an 
inactive woodtreating facility. The agreement, between the City of Ava, 
Missouri (``the purchaser''), the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the Missouri Department of Natural 
Resources (``MDNR'') is subject to final approval after the comment 
period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would resolve

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certain potential EPA claims under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), and 
potential MDNR claims under the Missouri Hazardous Waste Law.
    Under this proposed agreement, the purchaser would be required to 
sample, if necessary, and dispose of contaminated materials that are 
excavated during road construction and related construction activities, 
restrict access to two ponds located north of the Site, and refrain 
from any activity which disturbs the former lagoon area of the Site and 
the ground water drainage diversion system at the Site. The purchaser 
must also provide to EPA copies of all construction plans at least 
thirty (30) days in advance of construction activities. Further, the 
settlement also requires the purchaser to restrict the use of ground 
water and ensure non-interference with the performance, operation, and 
maintenance of any selected response action.
    The purchaser is required to grant access to the property to EPA, 
its authorized officers, employees, representatives, and all other 
persons performing response actions under EPA oversight. If the 
purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the Agreement and Covenant 
Not to Sue, the purchaser would be liable for all litigation and other 
enforcement costs incurred by the United States to enforce this 
Agreement.
    This notice is also hereby given in accordance with section 7003(d) 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 
6973(d). The proposed settlement includes an EPA covenant not to sue 
the purchaser pursuant to section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. 
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).
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101, and the information repository for the Sentinel Wood 
Treating site located at the Douglas County Public Library, Ava, 
Missouri.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 2, 2002.
    Availability: The proposed settlement is available for public 
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 
North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and the information 
repository for the Sentinel Wood Treating Site located at the Douglas 
County Public Library, Ava, Missouri. A copy of the proposed agreement 
may be obtained from Alyse Stoy, Assistant Regional Counsel, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments should reference ``The Sentinel 
Wood Treating Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and should be 
forwarded to Alyse Stoy, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alyse Stoy, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7826.

    Dated: November 16, 2001.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region VII.
[FR Doc. 01-29867 Filed 11-30-01; 8:45 am]
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