[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7372-7373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3923]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7146-9]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Order on Consent for Remedial 
Investigation/Feasibility Study--Bountiful/Woods Cross/5th South PCE 
Plume NPL Site, Woods Cross, Davis County, UT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(h)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), notice is hereby 
given of the proposed administrative settlement under section 122(h) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), between EPA and W.S. Hatch Company 
(``Settling Party'') regarding the W.S. Hatch facility (the 
``Facility''). The property which is the subject of this proposed 
Consent Order is a parcel of land approximately three acres in size and 
is located at approximately 643 South and 800 West in Woods Cross, 
Davis County, Utah. The settlement, embodied in the proposed 
Administrative Order on Consent for Remedial Investigation/ Feasibility 
Study (``RI/FS''), EPA Docket No. CERCLA-8-2001-14 (``AOC''), is 
intended to resolve the Settling Party's liability at the Site for and 
all response costs incurred and paid, or to be incurred and paid, by 
EPA in connection with the work performed at the Site as provided for 
in the AOC.
    W.S. Hatch Company is the owner of a parcel of land which has been 
impacted by business operations at the Hatchco Facility and is included 
within the defined boundaries of the Site. The proposed AOC will 
resolve Settling Party's liability under section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(1). Under the terms of the proposed AOC, the Settling 
Party agrees to conduct a RI/FS on the Settling Party's property. In 
exchange, the Settling Party will settle its liability for all response 
costs incurred and paid, or to be incurred and paid, at the Site in 
connection with the work performed at the Site as provided for in the 
AOC.

Opportunity for Comment: For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this notice, the Agency will consider all comments 
received on the Reimbursement of Response and Oversight Costs portion 
of the AOC only (Section XXII) and may modify or

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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 EPA 
Superfund Record Center, 999 18th Street, 5th Floor, in Denver, 
Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 21, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background 
information relating to the settlement are available for public 
inspection at the EPA Superfund Records Center, 999 18th Street, 5th 
Floor, in Denver, Colorado. Comments and requests for a copy of the 
proposed settlement should be addressed to Carol Pokorny, Enforcement 
Specialist (8ENF-T), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-
2466, and should reference the Bountiful/Woods Cross/5th South PCE 
Plume NPL Site (Hatchco Property), Woods Cross, Davis County, Utah, and 
the EPA Docket No. CERCLA-8-200-14 (Hatchco AOC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist 
(8ENF-T), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, (303) 
312-6970.

    It is so agreed:
    Dated: February 4, 2002.
Carol Rushin,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and 
Environmental Justice, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 02-3923 Filed 2-15-02; 8:45 am]
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