[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51029-51030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20967]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9452-4]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; 
Carpenter Avenue Mercury Site, Iron Mountain, Dickenson County, MI

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; 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 
concerning the Carpenter Avenue Mercury site in Iron Mountain, 
Dickenson County, Michigan with the following settling parties: The 
Salvation Army of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and the Trinity United Lutheran 
Church of Iron Mountain, Michigan. The settlement requires the Settling 
Parties to pay $35,000.00, plus any interest accrued between the date 
of receipt of notice by the Settling Parties that EPA has signed the 
CERCLA 122(h), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h) Settlement Agreement (Agreement) and 
the Effective Date of the Agreement, to the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund through an escrow account to be established by the Settling 
Parties. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the Settling 
Parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and 
contribution protection for the Settling Parties pursuant to Sections 
113(f)(2) and 122(h)(4) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2) and 9622(h)(4). 
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, 
the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 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 the 
Dickenson County Public Library, 401 Iron Mountain Street, Iron 
Mountain, Michigan (p: 906/774-1218), and the EPA, Region 5, Records 
Center, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and a fact sheet providing 
additional background information relating to the settlement is 
available for public inspection at the EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 
77 W. Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy of the 
proposed settlement may be obtained from Thomas Turner, Assoc. Regional 
Counsel, EPA, Office of Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson 
Blvd., mail code: C-14J, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Comments should 
reference the Carpenter Avenue Mercury site, Iron Mountain, Dickenson 
County, Michigan and EPA Docket No. and should be addressed to Thomas 
Turner, Assoc. Regional Counsel, EPA, Office of Regional Counsel, 
Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., mail code: C-14J, Chicago, Illinois 
60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Turner, Assoc. Regional 
Counsel, EPA, Office of Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson 
Blvd., mail code: C-14J, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Site is comprised of a former duplex 
residential building (demolished by the Settling PRPs during the 
removal action) located at 800 S. Carpenter Avenue, Iron Mountain 
(Dickenson County), Michigan. The Site is located in a residential 
neighborhood. At the time of the removal action, the Site building was 
owned by Settling Party Church and leased to Settling Party Salvation 
Army for use as housing for indigent people. In October 2008, the 
residents of the building discovered a 1 gallon gasoline container full 
of elemental mercury in the basement of the duplex residential 
building. The residents at the Site caused a release of the mercury. 
After initial response from local law enforcement and fire departments, 
EPA was contacted and began emergency response procedures, especially 
involving tracking and screening the potential spread of the Site 
mercury to nearby locations. Under EPA direction

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and oversight, Settling Party Salvation Army implemented a removal 
action at the Site to address the principal release of mercury. At the 
conclusion of this activity, Settling Party Church demolished the 
duplex residential building at the Site. EPA issued a June 21, 2010 
Demand Letter to Settling Parties. Between June and December 2010, EPA 
and Settling Parties negotiated the present proposed Administrative 
Settlement.

    Dated: July 27, 2011.
Richard C. Karl,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-20967 Filed 8-16-11; 8:45 am]
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