[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 6 (Thursday, January 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1186-1187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-393]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7437-1]


Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Administrative Agreement for 
Recovery of Response Costs for the City Chemical Corporation Site, 
Hudson County, Jersey City, NJ

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given by the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region II, of a

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proposed administrative agreement pursuant to section 122(h) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9622(h), for recovery of response costs concerning the City 
Chemical Corporation site (``Site'') located in Hudson County, Jersey 
City, New Jersey. The settlement requires the settling parties, City 
Chemical Corporation and Peter Wolpert, the former Site-operators, and 
City Chemical, LLC, City Chemical Corporation's corporate successor, to 
pay $300,000 in reimbursement of EPA's response costs at the Site. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant 
to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), in 
exchange for their payment of monies. For 30 days following the date of 
publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating 
to the settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received 
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed 
settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. EPA's response to 
any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA 
Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at EPA Region II offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-
1866.
    Comments should reference the City Chemical Corporation Site 
located in Hudson County, Jersey City, New Jersey, Index No. CERCLA-02-
2002-2032.
    To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement, please 
contact the individual identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances M. Zizila, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, 
New York 10007-1866. Telephone: 212-637-3135.

    Dated: December 23, 2002.
George Pavlou, Director,
Emergency & Remedial Response Division.
[FR Doc. 03-393 Filed 1-8-03; 8:45 am]
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