[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 2543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-740]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9104-1]


Proposed Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs 
and Certain Other Costs Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended; In Re: Commerce 
Street Plume Superfund Site, Located in Williston, VT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 
9601, et seq., notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative 
settlement for recovery of past response costs and certain other costs 
in connection with the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site, in 
Williston, Vermont. The proposed settlement requires Mitec Telecom, 
Inc. (``Settling Party'') to reimburse the Environmental Protection 
Agency (the ``Agency'') for past response costs and certain other costs 
incurred in connection with the Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site in 
Williston, Vermont. The Settling Party will pay $120,000 plus interest 
calculated from the effective date of the settlement agreement. Payment 
will be made in four installments of $30,000 each, plus accrued 
interest. The proposed settlement includes a covenant not to sue the 
Settling Party pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) 
for past response costs and certain other costs identified in the 
settlement agreement.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed 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 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100, Mailcode ORA 18-1, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912, and 
should refer to: In re: Commerce Street Plume Superfund Site, U.S. EPA 
Docket No. CERCLA-01-2008-0062.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Dain, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode 
OES 04-2, Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3912, (617) 918-1884. A copy of 
the proposed settlement agreement can be obtained from Gregory Dain.

    Dated: December 23, 2009.
James T. Owens III,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, U.S. EPA, Region 
I.
[FR Doc. 2010-740 Filed 1-14-10; 8:45 am]
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