61494 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 201 / Tuesday, October 19, 2004 / Notices 

II. 16 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 09/13/04 TO 10/01/04—Continued

Case No. Received Date Commencement 

Notice End Date Chemical 

P–04–0163 09/15/04 08/04/04 (G) Amine prepolymer

P–04–0452 09/21/04 08/30/04 (G) Benzoic acid, 2-[3-oxo-6-(phenylmethoxy)-2,7-dipropyl-3h-heteropolycycle-9-

yl]-, phenylmethyl ester

P–04–0453 09/21/04 08/19/04 (G) Spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3h),9′-[9h]heteropolycycle]-3-one, 3′,6′-dihydroxy2′,7′-dipropylP–04–0454 09/21/04 09/03/04 (G) Spiro[isobenzofuran-1(3h),9′-[9h]heteropolycycle]-3-one, 3′,-hydroxy-6′-

(phenylmethoxy)-2′,7′-dipropylP–04–0471 09/21/04 08/18/04 (G) Modified polyester resin

P–04–0472 09/21/04 08/18/04 (G) Modified polyester resin

P–04–0549 09/20/04 08/25/04 (G) Poly(methacrylic acid) salt in water

P–04–0550 09/20/04 08/17/04 (G) Polyglycolether-polycarboxylate

P–04–0622 09/21/04 09/15/04 (G) Alkyl 2-alkanoate

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Premanufacturer notices.

Dated: October 13, 2004.

Anthony Cheatham,

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 04–23398 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7828–5] 

Notice of Proposed Agreement for 

Recovery of Past Response Costs 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) as Amended, Bernstein 

Salvage Superfund Site, Oskaloosa, IA, 

Docket No. CERCLA–07–2004–0158

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement 

for past response costs, Bernstein 

Salvage Site, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

proposed agreement regarding the 

Bernstein Salvage Superfund Site 

located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, was signed 

by the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) on July 26, 

2004, and by the United States 

Department of Justice (DOJ) on 

September 15, 2004.

DATES: EPA will receive, for a period of 

thirty (30) days from the date of this 

publication, written comments relating 

to the proposed agreement.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Barbara L. Peterson, Senior 

Assistant Regional Counsel, United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should 

refer to: In the Matter of Bernstein 

Salvage Superfund Site, Oskaloosa, 

Iowa, Union Pacific Railroad (Settling 

Party), Docket No. CERCLA–07–2004–

0158. 

The proposed agreement may be 

examined or obtained in person or by 

mail from Barbara L. Peterson, United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, KS 66101, (913) 551–7277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed agreement concerns the 

Bernstein Salvage Superfund Site, 

located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and is made 

and entered into by EPA and Union 

Pacific Railroad (Settling Party). 

In response to the release of 

hazardous substances at or from the 

Site, EPA undertook response actions at 

the Site pursuant to Section 104 of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604. In performing 

these response actions, EPA incurred 

response costs at or in connection with 

the Site. 

Pursuant to Section 107(a) of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), the Settling 

Party is a responsible party and is liable 

for response costs incurred or to be 

incurred at or in connection with the 

Site. This Agreement requires the 

Settling Party to pay to the Hazardous 

Substance Superfund the principal sum 

of $100,000 in reimbursement of Past 

Response Costs, plus an additional sum 

for interest and will resolve the Settling 

Party’s civil liability for these costs. The 

proposed agreement also includes a 

covenant not to sue the Settling Party 

pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 

42 U.S.C. 9607(a).

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

James B. Gulliford, 

Regional Administrator, United States 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII.

[FR Doc. 04–23263 Filed 10–18–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7828–4] 

Notice of Proposed Agreement for 

Recovery of Past Response Costs 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) as Amended, Bernstein 

Salvage Superfund Site, Oskaloosa, IA, 

Docket No. CERCLA–07–2004–0158

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement 

for past response costs, Bernstein 

Salvage Site, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

proposed agreement regarding the 

Bernstein Salvage Superfund Site 

located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, was signed 

by the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) on June 18, 

2004.

DATES: EPA will receive, for a period of 

thirty (30) days from the date of this 

publication, written comments relating 

to the proposed agreement.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Barbara L. Peterson, Senior 

Assistant Regional Counsel, United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, Kansas 66101 and should 

refer to: In the Matter of Bernstein 

Salvage Superfund Site, Oskaloosa, 

Iowa, Virginia Bernstein and the 

Virginia Bernstein Revocable Living 

Trust (Settling Parties), Docket No. 

CERCLA–07–2004–0158. 

The proposed agreement may be 

examined or obtained in person or by 

mail from Barbara L. Peterson, United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region VII, 901 N. 5th Street, 

Kansas City, KS 66101, (913) 551–7277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed agreement concerns the