[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25419]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7391-2]


Ross Metals, Inc., Superfund Site, Notice of Proposed De Minimis 
Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed de minimis settlement.

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SUMMARY: Under section 122(g)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has offered a de minimis 
settlement at the Ross Metals, Inc., Superfund Site (Site) located in 
Rossville, Tennessee, under an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to 
settle claims for past and future response costs at the Site. Twenty-
nine (29) parties have returned signature pages accepting EPA's 
settlement offer. For thirty (30) days following the publication of 
this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed settlement 
should such comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate 
the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 
Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. 
Batchelor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 4, CERCLA 
Program Services Branch, Waste Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, 
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887.
    Written comments may be submitted to Mr. Ray Strickland at the 
above address within 30 days of the date of publication.

    Dated: September 26, 2002.
Anita L. Davis,
Acting Chief, CERCLA Program Services Branch, Waste Management 
Division.
[FR Doc. 02-25419 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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