[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70199-70200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28837]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9937-05-Region 2]


Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h) Cost Recovery Settlements for the 
Power City Superfund Site, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

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''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given by the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region II, of two 
separate proposed cost recovery settlement agreements pursuant to 
Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), with Honeywell 
International Inc. and RR Donnelley and Sons Company (the ``Settling 
Parties''), respectively, for the Power City Superfund Site (``Site''), 
located in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. Honeywell 
International Inc. agrees to pay EPA $825,000 and RR Donnelley and Sons 
Company agrees to pay $103,200, plus interest, respectively, in 
reimbursement of their respective shares of EPA's past response costs 
paid at or in connection with the Site.
    Each settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take

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administrative action against each respective Settling Party pursuant 
to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the 
response costs related to the work at the Site enumerated in each 
settlement agreement. For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating 
to the settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to either or both settlements if 
comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
one or both of the proposed settlements is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate. EPA's response to any comments received will be available 
for public inspection at EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007-1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlements are available for public inspection 
at EPA Region II offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-
1866. Comments should reference the Power City Superfund Site, Niagara 
Falls, Niagara County, New York, Index No. CERCLA-02-2015-2007 for the 
Honeywell International Inc. settlement agreement, and CERCLA-02-2015-
2022 for the RR Donnelley and Sons Company settlement agreement. To 
request a copy of either or both proposed settlement agreements, please 
contact the EPA employee identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Praschak, 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. Email: [email protected] 
Telephone: 212-637-3172.

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Walter Mugdan,
Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2015-28837 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
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