[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33617-33618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14237]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9161-2]


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Opportunity for 
Public Comment: West Huntington Spill Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed settlement that is intended to resolve the potential liability 
under CERCLA of a party for response costs incurred by EPA and/or by 
the United States Department of Justice on behalf of EPA, in connection 
with the West Huntington Spill Site, Huntington, West Virginia 
(``Site'').

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be 
received by July 14, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. CERC-03-2010-
0022-CR, by mail to: Docket Clerk (3RC00), United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103-2029.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Robert Sanchez (3HS62), U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103-2029, Telephone: (215) 814-2488, Fax number (215) 814-2603, E-
mail address: [email protected].
James Van Orden, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2010, Telephone: (215) 814-2693, Fax Number (215) 814-2601, E-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement

    Notice is hereby given of a proposed Settlement Agreement and 
Administrative Consent Order between the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency and Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC 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 May 24, 2010. The 
settlement provides for recovery of $147,935.00 from Marathon Petroleum 
Company, LLC, which effectively represents the entirety of the costs 
incurred by EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of EPA in 
connection with the Site.
    The Environmental Protection Agency 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 or the Department 
of Justice 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 or the 
Department

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of Justice 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 United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region III, Office of Regional Counsel (3RC00), 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 by contacting James Van 
Orden, Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215) 814-2693, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. It is important to note that it is EPA's policy 
to make public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
available to the public, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, CBI, 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 
comments due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for 
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.

    Dated: June 3, 2010.
Kathryn A. Hodgkiss,
Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, Region 3.
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