[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2632-2633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-820]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7861-6]


Notice of Proposed Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs 
Under the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), R&R 
Foundry Superfund Site, Topeka, KS, Docket No. CERCLA-07-2004-0297

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Agreement for Recovery of Past Response 
Costs, R&R Foundry Superfund Site, Topeka, Kansas.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed agreement regarding the 
R&R Foundry Superfund Site located in Topeka, Kansas, was signed by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 13, 
2004.

DATES: EPA will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication, written comments relating to the proposed 
agreement.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to J. Scott Pemberton, Senior 
Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and 
should refer to: In the Matter of R&R Foundry Superfund Site, Topeka, 
Kansas, Docket No. CERCLA-07-2004-0297.
    The proposed agreement may be examined or obtained in person or by 
mail from Kathy Robinson, Regional Hearing Clerk, at the office of the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th 
Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7567.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed Agreement concerns the R&R 
Foundry Superfund Site, located in Topeka, Kansas, and is made and 
entered into by the EPA and CSE Technologies, Inc. (``the Settling 
Party''). This Site occupied 0.553 acres, with nearly 0.138 acres of 
contaminated soil.
    In response to the release of hazardous substances including lead 
at or from the Site, EPA undertook response actions at the Site 
pursuant to Section 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604. Approximately 367 
tons of lead-contaminated soil were excavated, treated on-site, and 
disposed off-site. In performing these response actions, EPA incurred 
response costs at or in connection with the Site.
    Pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), the 
Settling Party is responsible for response costs incurred at or in 
connection with the Site. The Regional Administrator of EPA, Region 
VII, or his designee, has determined that the total past and projected 
response costs of the United States at or in connection with the Site 
will not exceed $500,000, excluding interest.
    This Agreement requires the Settling Party to pay to the EPA 
Hazardous Substance Superfund the principal sum of $80,000 in 
reimbursement of Past Response Costs, and will resolve the Settling 
Party's alleged civil liability for these costs. The proposed Agreement 
also includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Party pursuant to 
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a).

    Dated: December 28, 2004.
James B. Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VII.
[FR Doc. 05-820 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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