[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48637-48638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16598]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8457-6]


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Opportunity for 
Public Comment; Pennsylvania Railroad Transformer Superfund Site

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(i),

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notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement, intended to resolve 
the potential liability under CERCLA of a party for response costs 
incurred by EPA and by the United States Department of Justice on 
behalf of EPA in connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad Transformer 
Superfund Site, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (``Site'').

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be 
received by September 24, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. CERC-03-2007-
0250-CR, by mail to: Docket Clerk (3RC00), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103-2029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Weiss (3RC42), Office of 
Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029, Telephone: (215) 814-2659. Fax number (215) 814-2603. E-mail 
address: [email protected].
    Robert Sanchez (3HS62), U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
PA 19103-2029, Telephone: (215) 814-3451. Fax number (215) 814-2603. E-
mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement

    Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement 
between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and 
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that has been approved, 
subject to public comment, pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The 
administrative agreement was signed by the Director of the Hazardous 
Site Cleanup Division, EPA Region III, on August 6, 2007. The 
settlement provides for recovery of $33,889.31, which represents 65.8% 
of the $51,445.16 costs incurred by EPA in connection the Site.
    EPA will receive written comments on the proposed administrative 
settlement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. EPA may withdraw or withhold consent to the 
proposed settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, 
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of CERCLA. 
Unless EPA determines, based on any comments which may be submitted, 
that consent to the settlement agreement should be withdrawn, the terms 
of the agreement will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement 
Agreement

A. How Can I Get a Copy of the Settlement Agreement?

    A copy of the proposed Agreement for Recovery of Past Response 
Costs can be obtained from the U.S. EPA, Region III, Office of Regional 
Counsel (3RC00), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-
2029 by contacting Cynthia Weiss, Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215) 
814-2659, or via e-mail at [email protected]. It is important to 
note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available to the public unless 
the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business 
information, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and e-mail address or other contact 
information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be 
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact 
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties 
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any 
identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment 
will be included as part of the comment. If EPA cannot read your 
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.

    Dated: August 10, 2007.
Paul Leonard,
Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, Region III.
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