[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 39401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16934]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9429-7]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement 
Agreement; Textron Inc., Whittaker Corporation, United States Army, and 
United States Department of Energy

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) of 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 Past Response Costs and 
Future Response Costs, as these terms are defined in the settlement, 
concerning the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site (``Site'') located 
at 2229 Main Street in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts with 
Textron Inc., Whittaker Corporation, United States Army, and United 
States Department of Energy. The settlement requires payment of 
$4,115,000 in reimbursement of Past Response Costs. The settlement also 
requires performance of a non-time critical removal action and payment 
of all Future Response Costs. The settlement includes covenants 
pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 
9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement for recovery of response costs (Section XV of the proposed 
settlement). The Agency will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery 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 the Concord Free Public Library, 129 Main St., Concord, 
MA 01742 and at U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, 
Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at U.S. EPA Region 1, 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 reference the Nuclear 
Metals, Inc. Superfund Site, Concord, MA and U.S. EPA Region 1 Docket 
No. CERCLA-01-2011-004, and should be addressed to Audrey Zucker, U.S. 
EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode OES04-2, 
Boston, MA 02109-3912.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement 
agreement can also be obtained from Heather Cote, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 
Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mailcode OES04-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912. 
Additional information on the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site and 
the index to the administrative record for the non-time critical 
removal action can be found at http://www.epa.gov/region1/superfund/sites/nmi.

    Dated: March 31, 2011.
Rich Cavagnero,
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation & Restoration, U.S. EPA, 
Region 1.
[FR Doc. 2011-16934 Filed 7-5-11; 8:45 am]
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