[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8253-8254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3427]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9631-3]


Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Opportunity for 
Public Comment: Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund Site

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 two parties for response costs incurred by the 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') or by the United States 
Department of Justice (``DOJ'') on behalf of EPA, in connection with 
the Hidden Lane Landfill Superfund Site, Sterling, Loudoun County, 
Virginia (``Site'').

DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be 
received by March 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. CERC-03-2012-
0073-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:
Ben Joseph (3HS22), U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029, Telephone: (215) 814-3373, Fax number (215)814-3002, Email 
address: [email protected].
Patricia C. Miller, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2010, Telephone: (215) 814-2662, Fax Number (215) 814-2603, Email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement

    Notice is hereby given of a proposed Administrative Settlement 
Agreement for the Recovery of Response Costs among the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Estate of Philip W. Smith and the 
Philip W. Smith Revocable Trust that has been approved, subject to 
public comment, pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The 
Administrative Settlement Agreement was signed by the Director, 
Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, U.S. EPA Region III, on January 20, 
2012. The proposed settlement provides for recovery of $33,057.67 from 
the Estate of Philip W. Smith and the Philip W. Smith Revocable Trust, 
which effectively represents the remaining assets in accounts, to 
resolve the liability for costs incurred by EPA and DOJ on behalf of 
EPA in connection the Site. The proposed settlement was approved by the 
Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural 
Resources Division of DOJ.
    The United States Environmental Protection Agency will receive 
written comments on the proposed settlement for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this Notice. EPA or the DOJ 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 DOJ 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 Settlement Agreement for Recovery of 
Response Costs may 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 
Patricia C. Miller, Senior Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215) 814-
2662, or via email at

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[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 email 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: January 20, 2012.
Kathryn Hodgkiss,
Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, Region III.
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