[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9947-9948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3941]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8293-8]


Proposed Agreement Regarding Site Costs, Site Access, Property 
Use Restrictions, and Covenants Not To Sue for the Beaver Wood Product 
Site, Flathead County, MT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(h)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), notice is 
hereby given of the proposed administrative settlement under section 
122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h) between the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA'') and Beaver Wood Products Incorporated, 
Loretta Grosswiler, and Richard Grosswiler (``Beaver Wood Products'') 
(collectively, ``Settling Parties''). Settling Parties consent to and 
will not contest the authority of the United States to enter into this 
Agreement or to implement or enforce its terms. In return, Settling 
Parties will receive Covenants Not to Sue from EPA. EPA has incurred 
response costs at the Site in an amount totaling $5,299,434.69. The EPA 
alleges that the Settling Parties are a responsible parties pursuant to 
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and are jointly and 
severally liable for response costs incurred and to be incurred at or 
in connection with the Site. EPA has reviewed the Financial Information 
submitted to determine whether Settling Parties are financially able to 
pay Site response costs. Based upon this Financial Information, EPA has 
determined that Settling Parties have no current financial ability to 
pay for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. 
However, if the future Net Sales Proceeds for Transfer of all or any 
portion of the Site Property equal or exceed $482,000.00, Settling 
Parties shall pay to EPA 65% of all Net Sales Proceeds equaling or 
exceeding $482,000.00. Additionally, within 90 days after closing on 
the Transfer of the Property, and if Settling Parties are in compliance 
with all requirements of this Agreement, EPA shall file a Release of 
Notice of Federal Lien on the Site Property. Further, Settling Parties 
agree to provide access to the Site and to any other property owned or 
controlled by Settling Parties for the purpose of conducting any 
necessary Site activity. Settling Parties shall refrain from using the 
Site, or such other property, in any manner that would interfere with 
or adversely affect the implementation, integrity, or protectiveness of 
the Site response. Such restrictions are defined as Land Use 
Restrictions and are included as an Appendix to this Agreement. 
Settling Parties agree to fulfill all Notice and Recording 
requirements. Within 45 days of entry of this Agreement, Settling 
Parties shall execute and record the Land Use Restrictions in the 
Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana and within 
30 days of recording the Land Use Restrictions, Settling Parties shall 
provide EPA with a certified copy of the original recorded Land Use 
Restrictions, showing the clerk's recording stamps. Notwithstanding any 
provision of this Agreement, EPA retains all of its access authorities 
and rights, including enforcement authorities related thereto, under 
CERCLA, RCRA, and any other applicable statutes or regulations. This 
covenant not to sue is conditioned upon the satisfactory performance by 
Settling Parties of their obligations under this Agreement. This 
covenant not to sue is also conditioned upon the veracity and 
completeness of the Financial Information provided to EPA by Settling 
Parties. Settling Parties recognize that this Agreement has been 
negotiated in good faith and that this Agreement is entered into 
without the admission or adjudication of any issue of fact or law.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 5, 2007. For 
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the 
Agency will receive written comments relating to the agreement. The 
Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw 
its consent to the agreement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, 
improper, or inadequate.

ADDRESSES: The Agency's response to any comments, the proposed 
agreement and additional background information relating to the 
agreement is available for public inspection at the EPA Superfund 
Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado. Comments and 
requests for a copy of the proposed agreement should be addressed to 
Michael Rudy, Enforcement Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency--
Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-RC, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 
80202-1129, and should reference the Beaver Wood Products Site, 
Flathead County, Montana.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Rudy, Enforcement Specialist, 
Environmental Protection Agency--Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-RC, at the 
above address, (303) 312-6332.

    Dated: February 26, 2007.
Sharon L. Kercher,
Director, Technical Enforcement Program, Office of Enforcement, 
Compliance, and Environmental Justice, Region 8.
[FR Doc. E7-3941 Filed 3-5-07; 8:45 am]
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