[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 214 (Monday, November 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66462-66463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26927]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9748-6]


Proposed CERCLA Settlement Relating to the Digital Equipment 
Corp. Site a/k/a the PCB Horizon Site in San German, PR

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 of 1980, as 
amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region 2, of a proposed Administrative 
Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs 
(``Agreement'') pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, with the 
Puerto Rico Industrial Development Corporation (``Settling Party''). 
The Settling Party is a potentially

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responsible party, pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, and thus is 
potentially liable for response costs incurred or to be incurred at or 
in connection with the Digital Equipment Corp. Superfund Site, a/k/a 
the PCB Horizon Site (``Site''), located in San German, Puerto Rico. 
Under this Agreement, the Settling Party agrees to pay a total of 
$50,000 to EPA in two equal payments for past response costs in 
accordance with the following schedule. Within five business days after 
the Settling Party receives notice from EPA that this Agreement has 
been signed by EPA, the Settling Party shall deposit its first payment 
of $25,000.00 into an interest-bearing escrow account. If the Agreement 
is made effective after public comment, the Settling Party shall within 
fifteen (15) days arrange to have the money from the escrow account 
paid to EPA. The Settling Party shall make its second payment of 
$25,000.00 to EPA 180 days after the effective date of this Agreement. 
EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its 
consent to the Agreement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that the proposed Agreement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to any comments 
received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 2 
offices, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The Agreement is available for public inspection at EPA 
Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866. 
Comments should reference the Digital Equipment Corp. Superfund Site, 
located in San German, Puerto Rico Index No. CERCLA-02-2012-2021. To 
request a copy of the Agreement, please contact the EPA employee 
identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly Kolenberg, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, Office of Regional 
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway--17th 
Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866. Telephone: 212-637-3167, email at 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 16, 2012.
Walter E. Mugdan,
Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2012-26927 Filed 11-2-12; 8:45 am]
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