[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 40298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14765]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity 
for public comment--Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
proposes entering into an administrative settlement to resolve certain 
claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''). EPA is publishing this 
notification to inform the public of the proposed settlement and of the 
opportunity to comment. This settlement is intended to resolve the 
liability of Alliant Techsystems Inc. for certain future response costs 
to be incurred by EPA at the Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site 
(``the Site'') in Rockaway and Denville Townships, New Jersey.

DATES: Comments must be provided on or before July 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10007, and should refer to: In the Matter 
of the Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site: Administrative 
Settlement, U.S. EPA Index No. 02-2002-2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 
10007; Attention: Virginia A. Curry, Esq. (212) 637-3134 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 122(h) of CERCLA, 
notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
with Alliant Techsystems Inc. by which this company will pay all EPA 
future costs at the Site that are not remedial design/remedial action 
oversight costs. Alliant will remediate the contaminated soil and 
groundwater at the Denville Technical Park portion of the Site under a 
separate agreement with the State of New Jersey. Alliant previously 
paid all EPA's past costs other than costs incurred in EPA's oversight 
of the remedial design/remedial action costs. This Site is within the 
jurisdiction of the Third Circuit which has ruled that parties are not 
liable under CERCLA for remedial design/remedial action oversight 
costs. Alliant will receive a covenant not to sue for all EPA's past 
costs and all paid future costs. The Attorney General has approved this 
settlement.

    Dated: May 24, 2002.
William J. Muszynski,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 02-14765 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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