[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 21292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9459]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9141-4]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement 
Agreement; AVX Corporation

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of projected future response 
oversight costs and performance of work concerning the Aerovox Site 
located at 740 Belleville Avenue in New Bedford, Bristol County, 
Massachusetts with AVX Corporation. The settlement provides for the 
performance of a portion of a non-time critical removal action, pre-
payment of future response oversight costs, payment for long-term care 
of the Site and implementation of deed restrictions at the Site. The 
settlement also compromises the claim for past costs. In addition, the 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant 
to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) conditioned upon the 
satisfactory performance of its obligations under this settlement 
agreement. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of 
this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement agreement. 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, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and an electronic copy of the 
attachments is available for public inspection at EPA New England OSRR 
Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, 
Mailcode LIB01-2, Boston, MA 02109-3912, by appointment, (617) 918-
1440. Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 
100, Mailcode ORA18-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912 and should refer to: In 
re: Aerovox, U.S. EPA Region 1 Docket No. CERCLA-01-2010-0017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement 
agreement can also be obtained from Ann Gardner, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode 
OES04-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912. Additional information on the Aerovox 
site and the Administrative Record for this site can be found at http://www.epa.gov/ne/superfund/sites/aerovox/.

    Dated: April 15, 2010.
James T. Owens, III,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, U.S. EPA, Region 
I.
[FR Doc. 2010-9459 Filed 4-22-10; 8:45 am]
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