[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 52381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17532]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7964-6]


Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites; Notice of 
Proposed Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 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 Section 122 
Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent for removal activities 
the Anniston Lead and Anniston PCB Superfund Sites, which includes a de 
minimis settlement under section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA for the Anniston 
PCB Superfund Site. The proposed Section 122 Administrative Agreement 
and Order on Consent also includes an agreement for recovery of past 
response costs for the Anniston Lead Superfund Site, and for the 
recovery of future response costs for the Anniston Lead and Anniston 
PCB Superfund Sites. The following parties have returned signature 
pages accepting EPA's offer of the proposed Section 122 Administrative 
Agreement and Order on Consent: DH Industries, L.L.C.; FMC Corporation, 
for itself and as the successor to Kilby Steel Company, Inc., and for 
FMC Technologies, Inc.; Huron Valley Steel Corporation; McWane, Inc. 
for itself and as the successor by merger with Ransom Industries, L.P.; 
MeadWestvaco Corporation; MRC Holdings, Inc.; MW Custom Papers, L.L.C.; 
Phelps Dodge Industries, Inc.; United Defense, L.P.; United States Pipe 
and Foundry Company, Inc.; and Walter Industries, Inc. EPA will 
consider public comments on the proposed Section 122 Administrative 
Agreement and Order on Consent until October 3, 2005. EPA may withhold 
consent from, or seek to modify, all or part of the proposed Section 
122 Administrative Agreement and Order on Consent if comments received 
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed 
settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The proposed 
settlement can be viewed at www.epa.gov/region4/waste/annistonall.htm 
and copies are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency; Region 4, Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal 
Center, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887, 
[email protected].
    Written comments may be submitted to Mr. Michael Sparks at the 
above address within 30 days of the date of publication.

    Dated: August 18, 2005.
Debbie H. Jourdan,
Acting Superfund Enforcement and Information Management Branch, Waste 
Management Division.

[FR Doc. 05-17532 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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