[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59524-59525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20811]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[CERCLA 02-2020-2013; FRL-10014-16- Region 2]
Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for Operable Unit Two of
the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, In or About Essex and Hudson
Counties, New Jersey
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 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 CERCLA, between the EPA and six
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settling parties (``Settling Parties'') regarding Operable Unit Two of
the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site (``Site''), located in or about Essex
and Hudson Counties, New Jersey. Pursuant to the proposed cost recovery
settlement agreement, each Settling Party shall pay to EPA $280,600.00
for each facility listed for the Settling Party in Appendix A of the
proposed settlement agreement to resolve the Settling Party's civil
liability under CERCLA, related to Operable Unit Two of the Site for
the facility.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement is available for public
inspection at https://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/02/591178.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Juan M. Fajardo, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Email:
[email protected] Telephone: 212-637-3132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed cost recovery settlement
agreement is subject to a thirty (30) day public comment period.
Following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive
written comments concerning the proposed cost recovery settlement
agreement. Comments to the proposed settlement agreement should
reference Operable Unit Two of the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site, Index
No. CERCLA-02-2020-2013. 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 online and/or at EPA's Region 2
offices located at 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866.
Date: September 14, 2020.
Pasquale Evangelista,
Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2020-20811 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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