[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59591-59593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-22362]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7824-4]
Proposed Fourth Administrative Cashout Settlement Under Section
122(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act; in Re: Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site, Plaistow, NH
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of proposed fourth administrative settlement and 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, 42
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed fourth
administrative settlement for recovery of past and projected future
response costs concerning the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in
Plaistow, New Hampshire with the settling parties listed in the
Supplementary Information portion of this notice. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency--Region I (``EPA'') is proposing to
enter into a fourth de minimis settlement agreement to address claims
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
Notice is being published to inform the public of the proposed fourth
settlement and of the opportunity to comment. This fourth settlement,
embodied in a CERCLA section 122(g) Administrative Order on Consent
(``AOC''), is designed to resolve each settling party's liability at
the Site for past work, past response costs and specified future work
and response costs through covenants under sections 106 and 107 of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, as well as to resolve each such
settling party's liability at the Site for past response costs and
estimated future response costs by the State of New Hampshire, through
its Department of Environmental Services. The proposed AOC requires the
settling parties listed in the Supplementary Information section below
to pay an aggregate total of approximately $10,736,723.91. For thirty
(30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the EPA
will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The EPA 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 EPA's response to any comments received will be
available for public inspection at the EPA Records Center, 1 Congress
Street, Boston, MA 02114-2023 (Telephone Number: 617-918-1440) and at
the Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Street, Plaistow, NH (Telephone
Number: 603-382-6011).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 2004.
ADDRESSES: The proposed fourth settlement is available for public
inspection at the EPA Records Center, 1 Congress Street, Boston, MA
02114-2023 and at the Plaistow Public Library, 85 Main Street,
Plaistow, NH (Telephone Number: 603-382-6011). Please call 617-918-1440
to schedule an appointment. A copy of the proposed fourth settlement
may be obtained from Kristin Balzano, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region I, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES), Boston, MA
02114-2023 (Telephone Number: 617-918-1772). Comments should reference
the Beede Waste Oil Superfund Site in Plaistow, New Hampshire and EPA
Docket No. CERCLA-01-2004-0012 and should be addressed to Kristin
Balzano, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 1 Congress
Street, Suite 1100 (SES), Boston, MA 02114-2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Lewis, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region I, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100 (SES),
Boston, MA 02114-2023 (Telephone Number: 617-918-1889).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This section contains a list of the
approximately 276 settling parties. Each party name is listed as it
appears on the current EPA list of potentially responsible parties
(PRPs) and many of the names are followed by a parenthetical which
refers to the name of the party listed on the AOC signature page. The
following is a list of the settling parties, including settling federal
agencies, to the proposed fourth settlement: 67 Smith Place
Corporation, A & C Tire Company, Inc., A & O Service Center, Inc., A.
Neal Perley d/b/a Perley's Marina, Acton Tire Inc., Advisory Realty
Corporation, Agri-Mark, Inc., Alcatel (Alcatel Vacuum Products), Alvin
Hollis and Company, Inc., American Eagle Tours, Inc., American Medical
Response of Massachusetts, Inc., Amesbury Coach Inc., Amesbury Group
Inc., AMI Leasing (Trucklease Corporation d/b/a AMI Leasing), Antoine's
Auto Repair, Inc., Aquacultural Research Corporation, Ashland Motors,
Inc., Atamian Volkswagen Inc. d/b/a Atamian Honda, Atlantic Waste
Systems North (Wood Recycling, Inc.), Auto Service & Tire, Inc., Auto
West, Automotive Consultants, Inc., Ayotte Plumbing Heating and Air
Conditioning, B & B Auto Clinic, Inc., Bailey Distributing Corporation
(Yeliab Corporation, Successor), Ballard Motor Sales Inc. (Ballard Mack
Sales & Service Inc.), Bancroft Tire Center (H. Glick & Son's, Inc.),
Bennett Service Station, Inc., Bert Libon Inc., BMW Gallery, Bob Innis
and Son, Inc., Bob's Auto Repair Inc. (Bob's Auto Repair LLC), Bob's
Auto Service, Boott Mills Hydro (Boott Hydropower, Inc.), Boston Harbor
Cruises, Inc. (Harbor Cruises, LLC d/b/a Boston Harbor Cruises), Boston
Public Health Commission, Boston Sand & Gravel Company, Bourne Bridge
Auto Sales Inc. d/b/a Hyannis Saab, Bridge Marina, Inc., Bridgestone/
Firestone North
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American Tire, LLC, Brownie's Swan Street Garage, Browning-Ferris
Industries (BFI Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC), Burlington
Dodge, Inc., Bursaw Oil Corporation, C W Equipment Company Inc., C. N.
Wood Company, Inc., CDST Corporation d/b/a Quality Lube & Wash,
Champy's Service Tire & Supply Inc., Chets Auto Repair, Chrysler
Plymouth of Medford, Inc. (n/k/a Grava of Medford, Inc.), Chuckran Auto
Parts Inc., Cinderella Carriage Company, Inc., City of Lawrence,
Massachusetts, City of Lynn, Massachusetts, City of Methuen,
Massachusetts, City of Newburyport, Massachusetts, City of Newton,
Massachusetts, CJ 3A Service & Repair Inc. (d/b/a CJ Auto Repair),
Clark & Reid Company, Inc., Coast Pontiac-Cadillac, Inc., Computron
Metal Products, Inc., Connolly Buick Company, Inc. (500 Enterprises,
Inc. d/b/a Herb Connolly Acura of Framingham), Consumer Auto Parts,
Inc., Copeland's Automotive, Coppola Inc., Cote & Sons Automotive
Center, Inc., Cox Fuel Company, Inc., Coyne International Enterprises
Corporation (d/b/a Coyne Textile Services), Cyndan Inc. d/b/a Speedway
Lube & Tube, D.N. Kelley & Son, Inc., Daley & Wanzer, Inc., Daniels
LeSaffre Motors, Inc., Dave's Enterprises, Inc., Davidson Chevrolet
Company, Inc. (d/b/a Davidson Chevrolet-Oldsmobile), DeLucca Fence
Company, Inc., Denison Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Derry Cooperative School
District, Dick Industrial Inc., Dobles Chevrolet (Dobles Chevrolet
Buick, Inc.), Donald J. Michaud d/b/a Auto Care, Donna Lou Enterprises,
Inc. (d/b/a Dobbins Auto Repair), Downeast Dispatch, Inc., Dreher-
Holloway, Inc., Drum Hill Ford Inc., Dunk's Automotive Service, Eagle-
Tribune Publishing Company, Eastern Lumber Company, Inc., Eastern
Transmission Service, Edward T. Neal (d/b/a Neal's Automotive Repair),
Edwards Buick (Edward Buick-GMC Truck, Inc.), Erickson Fuel Company,
Inc., Ernest Service Center, Excel Auto Unlimited Inc., Federal Express
Corporation (Flying Tiger Line, Inc.), Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light
Company, Foreign Auto Doctor, Foreign Cars of Belmont Inc. d/b/a
Belmont Volkswagen, Framingham Auto Sales Inc. (Framingham Ford d/b/a
Framingham Auto Sales, Inc.), Fred's Auto Service, Friction Materials,
Inc., Gallo Construction Company, Inc., Gary W. Blake, Inc., Gaston
Andre Associates, Inc. (d/b/a Charles River Saab), General Cable
Industries, Inc. (Carol Cable Company, Inc.), Genuity (GLT Liquidating
Trust, successor to Genuity Inc., Genuity Solutions, Inc., & Genuity
Telecom Inc. et al), George Luddy Chevrolet, Inc., George R. Cairns &
Sons, Inc., Georgetown Service Station, Inc. d/b/a Georgetown Citgo,
Global Petroleum Corporation, Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational
Technical High School District, Greater Lowell Regional Vocational
Technical School District, Grove Products, Inc., Gullwing Service
Company, Inc. d/b/a Paul Russell & Company, Gurney's Service Station,
Inc., H. Wright's Service, Inc., Hamilton-Wenham Regional School
District, Harry's Auto Repair, Henry's Sunoco Inc., Holden Oil Inc.,
Honda Village, Inc., Hydramatic Sales & Service Corporation, Hyster New
England Inc. (f/k/a Lewis & Boyle Company), Ideal Transportation
Company, Inc., Interstate Electrical Services Corporation, Ipswich Ford
Inc., Ipswich Shellfish Company, Inc., Irwin Motors Inc., J.G.
MacLellan Concrete Company Inc., James W. Flett Company, Inc., Jannell
Motors Inc., Jerry's Auto Service Inc., JF White Contractor, Jim's
American, JLJ Enterprises, Inc., John C. Bell, Inc. d/b/a New Meadows
Auto Repair, Joseph A. Noujaim d/b/a Byblos Mercedes Clinic, Kelley's
Service Station, Kelly's Tire Mart Inc., Ken's Auto Repair Inc., Ken's
Haus, Inc., Kriswood, Inc., L & R Services Inc., Lawrence Boys & Girls
Club, Lawrence HydroElectric (Lawrence Hydroelectric Associates), Lily
Transportation Corporation (f/k/a Lily Truck Leasing Corporation and
LTL Inc.), Lindberg Heat Treating Company (n/k/a Bodycote Thermal
Processing, Inc.), Longhorn Inc. of Lawrence, Louis Pasqualucci & Son,
Inc., Lynn Screw Corporation, M H R Auto Body Inc. (d/b/a River Street
Auto Body & Collision), Mabardy's Gulf Service, Maestranzi Bros Inc.,
Manchester Mack Sales Inc. (McDevitt Trucks, Inc.), Marshall E. Merrill
Jr., Martel Automotive Service, Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, Massachusetts Department of Correction, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, McDevitt Machinery, Inc. (McDevitt Trucks,
Inc.), McLaughlin Chevrolet Inc., Medway Auto Sales Inc., Menard &
Holmberg, Inc., Merrimack Valley Tire Inc., Metcalf & Eddy Services
Inc., Michael's Motor Sales Inc., Michaud's Garage, Midas International
Corporation/Cape Auto Systems (Cosmic Enterprises, Inc.; Cape Auto
Systems, Inc.), Midway Garage Inc. d/b/a Midway Auto Imports Inc.,
Mihold, Inc. d/b/a Raynham Midas Muffler and Brake Shop, Mirra Company
Inc., MKK Enterprises Inc. d/b/a Mike's Quicklube & Quality Car Care,
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, Moody St. Mobil, Inc., Mutual
Oil Company, Inc., Nashua Industrial Machine (Ultima Nashua Industrial
Machine Corporation), New England Frozen Foods, Inc., (f/k/a Hendrie's
Frozen Foods, Inc.), New England Tank Company, New Hampshire Department
of Environmental Services, North Andover Texaco Inc., Norwood
Automobile Company d/b/a Cadillac of Norwood, Nuri Asmar d/b/a Chandler
Value, O.F. Welker, Inc. d/b/a Welker's 16 Acres Mobil, Oakland Avenue
Garage, Old Colony Motors Inc., Olson's Greenhouses Inc., Owens-
Illinois Inc., Palmer Automotive (Palmer's Automotive Service), Park
Avenue Citgo, Parkway Texaco (Parkway Automotive), Pearl Street Motors,
Inc., Perkins School for the Blind, Peters Auto Sales Inc., Petroleum
Heat & Power Company, Inc., Pica's Automotive Services, Inc., Plymouth
County Sheriffs Department, Porter Chevrolet Inc., Portside Marine
Service Inc., Praxair, Inc., Precision Auto Repair, Inc., Precision
Wire Shapes, Public Service of New Hampshire, Quality Controls Inc., R
Zambino & Sons Inc. (Rocco Zambino & Sons, Inc.), R.L. Buzzell, Inc.,
Raymers Express, Inc., Reimel's Automotive Specialist, Rockingham
Toyota Dodge Nissan, Inc., Rods Auto Care, Rolling Green Service
Center, Inc., Romie's Auto Repair, Inc., Route 114 Mobil Inc. (Rte 114
Mobil), S J McNeilly Oldsmobile Inc., Saint-Gobain Corporation (Bird,
Inc. predecessor of Saint-Gobain Corporation), Salter Transportation,
Inc., Sam's Service Inc., Sanders & Lockheed Martin Company (BAE
SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.), Scooby's
Truck Sales, Seabrook Tire & Auto Inc., SEMASS Partnership LP, Sentry
Lincoln Mercury Sales, Inc., Sloban Auto Body Inc., Southworth-Milton,
Inc., Stoneham Motor Company, Inc., Streeter Plumbing & Heating Inc.,
Stutz Motor Car Company Inc., Subaru of Milford, Inc., Subaru of
Wakefield, Inc., Sunnyside Motor Company Inc., Sunoco, Inc. (R & M),
Suns Total Systems, Inc., Supervalu Holdings, Inc. (Supervalu Inc. and
its wholly owned subsidiary Supervalu Holdings, Inc.), Talarico
Chevrolet-Geo-Pontiac, Inc., Terzakis Brothers, Inc., The Bracken
Company, Inc., The Federal Corporation, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company, The Lane Construction Corporation, The Middlesex Corporation
and Middlesex Paving Corporation, Thompson Oil Company Inc., Three-C
Electrical Company Inc., Tichon Lincoln Mercury Corporation, Tom's Auto
Service, Inc., Toupin Rigging Company, Inc., Town of Amesbury,
Massachusetts, Town of
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Barnstable, Massachusetts, Town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, Town of
Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Town of Danvers, Massachusetts, Town of
Dennis, Massachusetts, Town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Town of
Harvard, Massachusetts, Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Town of
Lynnfield, Massachusetts, Town of Needham, Massachusetts, Town of
Norfolk, Massachusetts, Town of North Andover, Massachusetts, Town of
Pepperell, Massachusetts, Town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, Transgas
Inc., Tremont Nail Company, Trombly Brothers Inc., Trustees of Boston
College, Unisorb, Inc., United States Army Corps of Engineers, United
States Coast Guard, United States General Services Administration--New
England Region, Valley Design Corporation, Vendetti Motors Inc., Weber
Auto and Truck Parts, Inc., Wentworth Motor Company, Inc., Wesson's
Mobil, West Lynn Creamery, Inc. (Dean Northeast, LLC, successor by
merger to West Lynn Creamery, Inc.), Weymouth Motor Sales Inc., White
Equipment Leasing Corporation, Whittier Regional Vocational Technical
High School, and William Phillips Automotive (Phillips Automotive).
In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq., notice is hereby given of a proposed fourth de minimis settlement
agreement under section 122(g) of CERCLA concerning the Beede Waste Oil
Superfund Site in Plaistow, NH. The fourth settlement was approved by
EPA Region I, subject to review by the public pursuant to this Notice.
The proposed fourth settlement has been approved by the United
States Department of Justice and, for the State portion of the
settlement, by the State of New Hampshire. EPA will receive written
comments relating to this settlement for thirty (30) days from the date
of publication of this Notice.
Dated: September 27, 2004.
Susan Studlien,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, EPA--Region I.
[FR Doc. 04-22362 Filed 10-4-04; 8:45 am]
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