[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11561-11562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04903]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9943-37-Region 1]


Proposed Cercla Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Former 
Athol Rod and Gun Club Superfund Site, Athol, Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative cost 
settlement for recovery of response costs concerning the Former Athol 
Rod and Gun Club Superfund Site, located in Athol, Worcester County, 
Massachusetts with the Settling Party the Town of

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Athol. The proposed settlement requires the Settling Party to pay the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $275,000, plus interest, to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund to settle EPA's past response costs, 
which currently amount to $3,434,307.47. In exchange, EPA will provide 
the Settling Party with a covenant not to sue for past costs. The 
settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources 
Division of the United States Department of Justice. For 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. 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 Athol Public Library, 568 Main Street, Athol, MA 
01331 and at the Environmental Protection Agency--Region I, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by April 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Peter DeCambre, Enforcement 
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100 (OES04-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (Telephone No. 617-918-1890) 
and should reference the Former Athol Rod and Gun Club Site, U.S. EPA 
Docket No: 01-2016-0003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may 
be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Office of Site Remediation and 
Restoration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR02-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-
1403; [email protected]. Technical questions can also be 
directed to Stacy Greendlinger. For legal questions, Peter DeCambre, 
Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 
02109-3912, (617) 918-1890; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for 
recovery of past response costs concerning the Former Athol Rod and Gun 
Club Superfund Site, located in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts 
is made in accordance with Section 122(h)(l) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA 
covenants not to sue or take administrative action against the Settling 
Party, the Town of Athol, pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9607(a), for Past Response Costs. In exchange, the Settling 
Party agrees to pay EPA $275,000, plus interest running from the 
effective date of the Settlement Agreement through the date of payment. 
The Town will pay $100,000 thirty days after the effective date of the 
Settlement Agreement, and $87,500 a year later, and a final $87,500 a 
year plus interest for each installment. For 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.

    Dated: February 1, 2016.
Bryan Olson,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2016-04903 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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