[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33907-33908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15378]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9965-19-Region 1]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Parker 
Street Waste Site, New Bedford, 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 Parker Street 
Waste Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts with 
the Settling Party the City of New Bedford. The proposed settlement 
requires the Settling Party pay EPA $1,600,000 to settle EPA's past 
response costs, which currently amount to $18,408,619. 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 New Bedford Free Public Library, 613 Pleasant 
Street, New Bedford 02740 and at the Environmental Protection Agency--
Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to John Kilborn, Senior 
Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (Telephone 
No. 617-918-1893) and should reference the Parker Street Waste Site, 
U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01-2012-0040.

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),

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Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-1403; [email protected]. 
Technical questions can also be directed to Stacy Greendlinger. For 
legal questions, John Kilborn, Office of Environmental Stewardship, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-1893; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for 
recovery of past response costs concerning the Parker Street Waste 
Site, located in New Bedford, Bristol 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 
City of New Bedford, 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 $1,600,000. Payment of such amount shall be due 
within 30 days after the Effective Date and, if timely paid, shall 
include no interest. If payment is not paid as stipulated, interest 
shall accrue beginning as of the Effective Date and shall continue to 
accrue on any unpaid amount until the total amount due has been 
received. 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 Effective Date of the Agreement is the 
date upon which EPA notifies the City that the public comment period 
has closed and that such comments, if any, do not require that EPA 
modify or withdraw from the Agreement.

    Dated: June 22, 2017.
Bryan Olson,
Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2017-15378 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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