[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56975-56976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15942]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8224-8]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Cashout Agreement Pursuant to 
Section 122(H)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act; in Re: Calumet Containers Superfund 
Site, Hammond, Indiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
under CERCLA concerning the Calumet Containers Superfund Site 
(``Site'') in Hammond, Indiana. Subject to review and comment by the 
public pursuant to this Notice, the settlement has been approved by the 
United States Department of Justice.
    The settlement resolves an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
claim under Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and Section 7003 of RCRA, 
against 51 parties who have executed binding certifications of their 
consent to the settlement, as listed below in the Supplemental 
Information Section.
    The settlement requires the settling parties to pay a total of 
$1,664,967 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund, Calumet Containers 
Superfund Site, Special Account. Each settling party is required to pay 
an amount specified for that party in the settlement based upon the 
volume of waste that party contributed to the Site. Payments received 
shall be applied, retained or used to finance the response actions 
taken or to be taken at or in connection with the Site.
    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 Agency's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at the EPA, 
Region 5, 7th Floor File Room, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 30, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA, Region 5, 7th Floor File Room, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois. In addition, a copy of the proposed settlement also 
may be obtained from Richard M. Murawski, Assistant Regional Counsel 
(C-14J), Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
3590, or by calling (312) 886-6721. Comments should reference the 
Calumet Containers Superfund Site, Hammond, Indiana and EPA Docket No. 
V-W-06-C-854 and should be addressed to Richard M. Murawski, Assistant 
Regional Counsel (C-14J), Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parties listed below have executed 
binding certifications of their consent to participate in the 
settlement.
    Settling Parties: Alden & Ott Printing Ink Co.; American Can 
Company; American Steel Foundries; Ashland Chemical; Bee Chemical 
Company (aka Universal Color Dispersions), a Rohm and Haas Company; 
Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.; Caterpillar Inc.; Central Ink 
Corporation; Davies Imperial Coatings, Inc.; MediaNews Group, Inc., for 
its subsidiary, The Denver Post Corporation; Dober Chemical Corp.; R.R. 
Donnelley & Sons Company, including Moore Wallace Hillside Printing,

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Wallace Press; Wyeth, on behalf of Dupli-Color Products Company; E.I. 
DuPont de Nemours and Company; Edwards & Deutsch Lithographing Co., 
Inc.; Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company; Flint Ink Corporation; 
Ford Motor Company; Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Will County Press; The 
Glidden Company (formerly Glidden Coatings & Resins, division of SCM 
Corporation) and including successor to the liability, MHC Inc., a 
subsidiary of Millennium Chemicals, Inc.; City of Hammond, Indiana; Lee 
Enterprises, Inc. f/d/b/a The Hammond Times; Harris-Hub Company, a 
division of Dresher, Inc.; Illinois Bronze Paint Company; Indiana 
Harbor Belt Railroad Company; International Truck and Engine Corp. (f/
k/a International Harvester); BASF Corporation (International Print Ink 
Corp); Keil Chemical, Division of Ferro Corporation; Kohl & Madden 
Division of Sun Chemical Corporation; The Lehigh Press, Inc. (Lehigh 
Cadillac); The Dow Chemical Company on behalf of Mortell; National Can 
Company (Rexam Beverage); Tomkins Industries, Inc. (fka Philips 
Industries, Inc.); Poole Bros./Primerica Corp./American Can Company; 
Rand McNally & Company; Service Web Offset Corporation; Sheffield 
Estates, LLC/Zeman Manufactured Home Communities; The Sherwin-Williams 
Company; Honeywell International, Inc., on behalf of Sinclair & 
Valentine; Sequa Corporation (fka Sun Chemical); Brenntag Great Lakes, 
LLC, successor to Tab Chemicals; Thermark (Avery); Thrall Car Mfg.; 
Union Tank Car Company; United States Steel Corporation; The Valspar 
Corporation on behalf of itself and Roto Ink; W.C. Richards Company; 
Quebecor World KRI Inc., f/k/a Krueger Ringier, Inc., f/k/a W. F. Hall 
Printing Company, on behalf of itself and Chicago Rotoprint Company, a 
wholly owned subsidiary of W.F. Hall Printing Company; Chevron 
Environmental Management Company for itself and on behalf of Union Oil 
Company; and Moen Incorporated (Western Cold Drawn Steel).
    Settling Federal Agency: United States Defense Logistics Agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard M. Murawski, Assistant 
Regional Counsel (C-14J), Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, or call (312) 886-6721.

    Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901-
6992, and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, as amended, 415 
ILCS Section 5/22.2a.

    Dated: September 19, 2006.
Thomas Short,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
 [FR Doc. E6-15942 Filed 9-27-06; 8:45 am]
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