[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67351-67352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19640]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8244-4]


Notice of Effective Date of the ``Agreed Order on Consent and 
Covenant Not To Sue'' and Availability of the ``Administrative Record'' 
for the Many Diversified Interests, Inc. Superfund Site Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; Effective Date of the ``Agreed Order on Consent and 
Covenant Not to Sue,'' and availability of the ``Administrative 
Record.''

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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 the 
effective date of the ``Agreed Order on Consent and Covenant Not to 
Sue'' (Final Agreed Order) with the purchaser (Clinton Gregg 
Investments, Ltd) of the property and the availability of the 
``Administrative Record'' for Operable Unit 1 (On-Site Soils and Ground 
Water) of the Many Diversified Interests, Inc. (MDI) Superfund Site 
located in Houston, Texas. Under the Final Agreed Order, the purchaser 
agrees to perform cleanup work on an approximately 36-acre tract it is 
purchasing known as Operable Unit 1 of the MDI Superfund Site. The 
Final Agreed Order includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 
106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and Section 7003 of the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The 
purchaser also agrees to implement institutional controls.
    The Agency published a Federal Register Notice on June 1, 2006, 
which solicited public review and comment on the proposed Agreed Order. 
The public comment period ended on July 3, 2006. At the request of the 
public, the Agency held a public meeting on August 7, 2006, in 
accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. Sec.  6973(d). The 
Agency considered all comments received in its decision to finalize and 
approve the Agreed Order and has prepared a ``Responsiveness Summary'' 
which is included in the Administrative Record for the Site.

DATES: The effective date of the Final Agreed Order is September 29, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: The Administrative Record, which includes the Final Agreed 
Order and the Responsiveness Summary, and additional background 
information relating to the Final Agreed Order are available for public 
inspection at the Agency's office at 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 
75202-2733, and the Site's information repository located at the Fifth 
Ward Multi-Service Center, 4014 Market Street, Houston TX 77020. A copy 
of the Final Agreed Order and Responsiveness Summary may be obtained 
from Rafael Casanova, 6SF-AP, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or by calling 214-665-7437, 
or by electronic mail at [email protected]. Requests for 
information should reference the MDI Superfund Site, Houston, Texas, 
and EPA Docket Number 06-12-05, and should be addressed to Rafael 
Casanova at the address listed above.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rafael Casanova (Remedial Project 
Manager) at the address listed above; or Barbara Nann (Attorney), 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, or call 214-665-2157, or e-mail 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 9, 2006.
Lawrence E. Starfield,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. E6-19640 Filed 11-20-06; 8:45 am]
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