[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 42721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15241]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10015-01-R5]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement Agreement for Crest
Rubber Superfund Site, Alliance, Ohio
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement and request for public
comments.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving notice of
a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response
costs concerning the Crest Rubber Superfund Site in Alliance, Ohio with
Chemionics Corporation. The EPA invites written public comments on the
Settlement for thirty (30) days following publication of this notice.
The settlement requires the settling party to pay $355,000 to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 17, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and related documents can be viewed
at the Superfund Records Center (SRC-7J), United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604,
(312) 886-4465 and on-line at https://response.epa.gov/CrestRubberAlliance.
You may send comments, referencing the Crest Rubber Superfund Site
in Alliance, Ohio and identified by Docket ID No. V-W-22-C-006, to the
following address: Milagros Bensing, Superfund & Emergency Management
Division (SE-5J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Naeha Dixit, Office of Regional
Counsel (C-14J), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Naeha Dixit may
be reached by telephone at (312) 353-5524 or via electronic mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background Information
In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative
settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Crest
Rubber Site in Alliance, Ohio with Chemionics Corporation. EPA
completed a removal action at the Site that began on May 15, 2017. The
Site is located in an industrial/commercial area and is approximately
3.6 acres in size. The settlement requires the settling party to pay
$355,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes
a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to Section 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a).
II. Opportunity To Comment
A. General Information
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the
Settlement. The Agency will consider all comments received and may
modify or withdraw its consent to the Settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the Settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
B. Where do I send my comments or view responses?
Your comments should be mailed to Cheryl McIntyre, Superfund &
Emergency Management Division (SE-5J), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
3590. Be sure to label the comments with the Docket Number at the top
of this notice and/or the property name. The Agency's response to any
comments received will be available for public inspection at the
Superfund Records Center.
C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not
submit ANY information you think or know is CBI to EPA through an
agency website or via email. Clearly mark on your written comments all
the information that you claim to be CBI. If you mail EPA your comments
on a disk or CD-ROM (CD), mark the outside of the CD as CBI and then
identify electronically within the CD the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of your comments
that includes all the information claimed as CBI, you must submit for
inclusion in the public docket a second copy of your comments that does
not contain the information claimed as CBI. Information marked as CBI
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
Identify the subject of your comments by the docket number
and the site name in the title of this notice or the Federal Register
publication date and page number.
Follow directions--the agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
Explain why you agree or disagree with the terms of the
Settlement; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your
requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the identified
comment period deadline.
Dated: July 11, 2022.
Douglas Ballotti,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-15241 Filed 7-15-22; 8:45 am]
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