[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6428]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7638-4]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Amber 
Oil Site, Milwaukee, WI

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement which includes compromise of past response 
costs incurred in connection with the Amber Oil site in Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin with the following settling parties: Ametek, Inc.; Arvin 
Meritor, Inc.; A-C Compressor, Corp.; Besly Products Corporation; 
Carlson Tool and Manufacturing Corp.; Charter Wire Div of Charter 
Manufacturing; Detroit Edge Tool Co.; Eco-Tech of Milwaukee, Inc.; 
Elenco Carbide Tool Corporation; Emerson Electric Co.; EOG 
Environmental, Inc.; Everbrite, LLC; The Falk Corporation; Graco Inc.; 
General Portable Products LLC (Briggs & Stratton Power Products LLC); 
Hafemeister Machine Corp.; Helgesen Industries; Ingersoll Equipment Co. 
Inc.; International Paper; International Truck and Engine Corporation; 
INX International Ink Co.; J&L Fiber Services, Inc.; Karl Schmidt 
Unisia, Inc.; Kettle Moraine Coatings, Inc.; Kingsbury, Inc.; Madison 
Kipp Corp; Manitowoc; Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing; Menasha 
Corporation; Mercury Marine; The Metal Ware Corporation; Miller Brewing 
Company; Neenah Foundry Company; Nordco; Oshkosh Marine Supply Company; 
Oshkosh Truck Corporation; Peterson Industries LLC; Pierce 
Manufacturing Inc.; Precision Gears, Inc.; Regal-Beloit Corporation; 
Rietschle Thomas; Rollex Corporation; Rollmeister, Inc.; Seats, Inc.; 
Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc.; Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.; Stroh Die 
Casting Co., Inc.; Triangle Tool Corporation; Tulip Corporation; Union 
Pacific Railroad; Valleycast, Inc.; Vilter Manufacturing Corporation; 
The Vollrath Co., LLC; Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.; and Weasler 
Engineering Inc. The settlement requires the settling parties to 
perform a removal action at the site estimated to cost approximately 
$900,000, and reimburse U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund for 
$15,000 of U.S. EPA's costs incurred before March 31, 2003, its costs 
incurred since April 1, 2003 to the signing of the consent order, and 
the cost of U.S. EPA to oversee the clean-up by the fifty-five settling 
parties. Past costs (U.S. EPA costs incurred prior to April 1, 2003) in 
the amount of $155,591 are being compromised in consideration of the 
settling parties' commitment to perform the removal and pay the costs 
described above. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the 
settling parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received 
disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The U.S. EPA's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at the site 
record repository in the West Allis Public Library, 7421 West Nation 
Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and at the U.S. EPA Record Center, Room 
714, U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois.

DATES: Comments must be submitted to U.S. EPA on or before April 22, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the U.S. EPA Record Center, Room 714, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained 
from U.S. EPA Record Center, Room 714, U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois or by calling tel.  (312)-353-
5821. Comments should reference the Amber Oil site in Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin and EPA Docket No. V-W-'04-C-780 and should be addressed to 
Mr. Jerome Kujawa, U.S. EPA Office of Regional Counsel (C-14J), 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerome Kujawa, U.S. EPA Office of 
Regional Counsel (C-14J) at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 
60604 or at tel.(312)-886-6731.

    Dated: February 27, 2004.
Richard C. Karl,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5, U.S. 
EnvironmentalProtection Agency.
[FR Doc. 04-6428 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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