[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 22061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10134]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9977-95--Region 2]


Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h) Cost Recovery Settlement for the 
Global Landfill Superfund Site, Middlesex County, New Jersey

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 cost recovery 
settlement agreement pursuant to section 122(h) of CERCLA, between the 
EPA and 15 settling parties (``Settling Parties'') regarding the Global 
Landfill Superfund Site (``Site''), located in Middlesex County, New 
Jersey. Pursuant to the proposed cost recovery settlement agreement, 
Settling Parties shall pay $345,000 to EPA in reimbursement of past 
response costs incurred by EPA at the Site, as well as all future 
response costs incurred by EPA in connection with the Site. In 
exchange, EPA covenants not to sue or take administrative action 
against Settling Parties pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, for 
EPA's past response costs or EPA's future response costs as those costs 
are defined in the proposed settlement agreement.
    For 30 days following the date of publication of this document, EPA 
will receive written comments concerning the proposed cost recovery 
settlement agreement. Comments to the proposed settlement agreement 
should reference the Global Landfill Superfund Site, Index No. CERCLA-
02-2018-2012. EPA will consider all comments received during the 30-day 
public comment period and may modify or withdraw its consent to the 
settlement agreement if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement agreement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to comments will 
be available for public inspection at EPA's Region 2 offices located at 
290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement is available for public 
inspection at EPA's Region 2 offices. To request a copy of the proposed 
settlement agreement, please contact the EPA employee identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan M. Fajardo, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency Region 2, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY 10007. Email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 212-637-3132.

    Dated: April 25, 2018.
John Prince,
Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2018-10134 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
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