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customers aad interested statecommissioos. _ -

Any person desiring* to b* heard or toprotest said £Qiag should £s* a motioa to 

intervene or a protest witfetbe Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 

North Capitol Street NE, Washington. 

DC 20428. in accordance with §2 385^11 

and 385.214 of the Commission's Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.211, 38&214). All such motions or 

protests should be filed on or before 

September 13,1989. Protests will be 

considered by the Commission in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

taken, but will not serve to make 

protestants parties to the proceedings. 

Any person wishing to became a party 

must hie a motion to intervene. Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection. 

Lois D. CasheD. 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 89-21350 Filed 9-11-89; 8:45 am] 

BIILIM CODE 8T17-01-* 

[Docket No. TMO-1-78-000] 

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd, 

Filing 

Septembers. 1980. 

Take note tiiat on August 31,1989, 

Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd, 

("WIC") submitted far filing tariff sheets 

reflecting a decrease of CM* per Mcf in 

the ACA adjustment charge sa filed on 

August 31.1988 resulting in a new ACA 

rate of 0J7t per Mcf based on WICs 

1989 ACA billing. 

Pursuant to section 20.3 of WICs 

FERC Original Volume No. 1 tariff, WiC 

will file at least thirty days prior to the 

proposed effective date to reflect any 

changes in the ACA billing charge. WIC 

has received its 1969 ACA billing, and is 

making this filing to reflect the OJOlt 

reduction to be effective October 1,1388. 

WIC submits far filing six copies of 

Eighth Revised Sheet No. 5 to its FERC 

Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, to 

reflect the reduction in the Annual ACA 

billing charge rate. 

WIC states that copies ol this filing 

are being served on all jurisdictional 

customers. 

Any person desiring to be heard or to 

protest said filing should file a motioa to 

intervene or protest with the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission. 825 

North Capitol Street NR, Washington. 

DC 20426, in accordance with SS 36SL214 

and 385.211 of the Cammisskm's Raise 

and Regulations. AQ such motions or 

protests should be filed on or before 

September 13,1988. Protests will be 

considered by the Commission in 

determining the appropriate action to be 

probata ate pur Of te the piuueeiflngv ". 

Any person wishing to become a party 

must file a motion to intciteue. Copies 

of this filing are on file with the 

Commission and are available for public 

inspection in the Public Reference 

Room. 

LoisaCulKU. 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 89-21351 Filed 9-11-89; 8:45 am] 

BUJJN8 CODE 8717-01-11 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL-3644-9] 

Science Advisory Board Executive 

Committee; Open Meeting—October 

23-24,1989 

Under Public Law 92-483, notice is 

hereby given that the Executive 

Committee of the Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) will meet on October 23 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on 

October 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 

die Holiday Inn, 550 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

enable the Executive Committee to act 

on reports from its subcommittees and 

standing committees that have been 

completed since the last meeting end 

receive status reports from each of the 

committees. Some action items indude: 

SAB Repot on "Dioxin Potency ami 

Exposure"; SAB Report on Equilibrium 

Partitioning for Assessing Sediment 

Quality; SAB Review of Global CUmate 

Change Research Plan; the SAB Review 

of Lead Carcinogenicity and Agency 

Science aad Policy; and SAB Review of 

Products of Incomplete Combustion 

(PIC) of Hazardous Wastes. The 

Committee will receive a status report 

on the SAB Mission and Functioning 

Subcommittee and a status report on the 

Management and Organization Study of 

the SAB. 

The meetings are open to the Pub-tic. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should notify Joanna Foe-Urner or 

Dr. Donald G. Barnes, Staff Director, 

Science Advisory Board, at 202-382-

4128 by October 18,1988. 

Dated; September 5.1989. 

Donald C. Barnes, 

Staff Director. Science Advisory Board. 

[TR Doc. 89-0408 Filed 9-11-866 fe46—) 

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Ctienicnl E^etpnwnt Leek ftate 

As required by section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L 92-483), we are giving notice of tbe 

establishment of an Advisory 

Committee to negotiate a rule to control 

fugitive emissions of toxic volatile 

organic compounds (VOCs) from 

chemical equipment leaks. We have 

determined that this is in the public 

interest and will assist the Agency in 

performing its duties prescribed in 

Sections 111 and 112 of the Clean Air 

Act, as amended. 

Copies of the Committee Charter will 

be filed with the appropriate committees 

of Congress and the Library of Congress. 

The committee's initial meeting will 

be held on September 27,1989 from 9:00 

am to 12:30 pm and on September 28 

from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Quality 

Hotel Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey 

Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. The 

Committee's facilitator has notified 

interested parties of the meeting dates. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

complete outstanding procedural 

matters, determine how best to address 

the substantive issues and begin to 

address them. 

An orientation for Committee 

members an September 27,1989 at from 

2:00 to 5XM pm at the Quality Hotel 

Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. 

Persons needing further information 

on the substantive matters of the rale 

should call Robert Ajax. Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards. EPA. 

(919] 541-5579. Persons needing further 

information on procedural marten 

should call Deborah Dalton. Regulatory 

Negotiation Project. EPA. at (202) 382-

5495 or the Committee's facilitator, 

Philip Harter at (202) 887-1033. 

WHY I 

Background 

Fugitive emissions of toxics and 

volatile organic compounds (VOCs) 

from equipment leaks (valves, etc.) 

contribute significantly to air quality 

problems. For example, some estimates 

indicate that fugitive emissions account 

for approximately one third of all 

routine (non-accidental) toxic air 

emissions. Recent reports completed 

under section 313 of the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

(SARA) included 385,878 tons per year 

from fugitive sources. Moreover, becaue 

they are released ti-BBT tin ground, the 

Impact from fugitive emhreiORB is 10-40 
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times greater than equal releases from 

stacks. 

Current regulations adopted under 

sections 111 and 112 of the Clean Air 

Act and in State Implementation Plans 

(SIPs) have been effective in heightening 

awareness of the significance of the 

source and in stimulating control efforts. 

The rules basically require that 

equipment in place be inspected 

quarterly for leaks with a portable 

hydrocarbon detector. If concentrations 

in excess of 10,000 ppm are found, the 

component is identified as a "leaker" 

and maintenance is required. This 

approach is known as "leak detection 

and repair" (LDAR). 

EPA studies from the early 1980s 

indicated that typical uncontrolled 

chemical plants and refineries have a 

leak frequency of 11 to 12 percent 

Maintenance studies indicate this can 

be reduced by about 60-70 percent with 

the current leak detection and repair 

program. The actual frequency rate, and 

associated emissions, varies widely, 

however, and is believed to be a 

function of: original design (e.g. number 

of valves), age of the process unit, 

equipment selected, quality of 

maintenance, standard operating 

procedures used by the company, 

training provided to employees, and 

motivation. Recent data for highly toxic 

chemicals demonstrate that leak 

frequencies in the 0.0 to 2 percent range 

can be achieved in some situations. But, 

no one is sure what combination of 

factors guarantees such results, nor how 

to require them through enforceable 

regulations. 

Accurate quantification of fugitive 

emissions from chemical equipment 

leaks is becoming a high priority, yet 

regulatory approaches currently being 

used do not develop accurate profiles of 

emissions. Specific emission levels are 

necessary for baseline and residual risk 

assessments needed for making 

regulatory decisions. These include 

setting of new regulations, issuing 

permits for new facilities or establishing 

appropriate emission fees. Further, 

companies must report emissions under 

the Community Right to Know Act (Title 

III of the Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act (SARA)). These 

figures were widely publicized early this 

summer and sparked considerable 

public attention on the level of 

emissions of toxics and VOCs. 

Under the current approach, and in 

the absence of comprehensive 

component by component testing, a 

company complying with the regulations 

is assumed by EPA to achieve an 

estimated percentage reduction in the 

baseline emissions. ftiese, in turn, are 

based entirely on an uncontrolled plant 

using the technology that was prevalent 

at the time the regulations were written. 

The actual emission levels at many 

facilities are probably significantly 

different than these assumptions. The 

best controlled plants emit less than the 

typical plants using LDAR. 

Theoretically, the actual emissions 

from chemical equipment leaks could be 

measured; however, it is expensive and 

impractical to do so. Indirect 

measurements have been used in 

relatively few plants thus far, but their 

use is increasing. The accuracy of these 

indirect approaches varies with the 

procedure, with the more expensive 

ones providing reasonable accuracy; 

interestingly, however, the accuracy of 

these measurements may be the poorest 

at the best controlled plants. 

Not only does the current regulatory 

appraoch pot achieve accurate 

estimates of the actual emissions, it 

does not provide incentives or credit to 

firms for establishing programs and 

facilities that achieve the best control. 

Nor does the approach ensure that 

emission rates are reduced to levels that 

are readily achievable with available 

technology. 

Because of these shortcomings in the 

current regulatory approach to control of 

VOCs from equipment leaks, EPA 

decided that a new strategy is needed. 

The new method would provide a more 

accurate picture of the actual emissions 

from fugitive sources and would assure 

that emissions rates are reduced to 

levels achievable with best technology. 

New regulations could be based on 

performance and/or emissions and 

could give credit for original plant 

design. EPA has concluded, however, 

that developing* such a regulation using 

traditional data gathering and analysis 

would be very difficult, costly, time 

consuming and controversial. 

Scope of the Proposed Negotiation 

On April 25,1989, EPA announced its 

intention to form an Advisory 

Committee to Negotiate A New 

Approach for Control of Volatile 

Organic Chemical Equipment Leaks (54 

FR 17944,17945). This notice announced 

an informational meeting in May, 1989 

with the start of committee deliberations 

in June or July 1989. As a result of 

information received during and after 

the informational meeting and from 

comments provided to the docket, the 

decision on whether to proceed with 

negotiating this rule was delayed to 

consider modification in the scope of the 

negotiation. 

Discussions with many of the 

potential parties revealed that without 

addressing actual levels in some manner 

or another, the issue was not ripe for 

resolution: the level of control would not 

have been defined in the negotiations 

but rather would have been set in a 

subsequent EPA proceeding. Moreover, 

the nature of the approach might also be 

a function of the actual requirements. 

Further, without addressing the 

regulation itself, the parties would not 

be participating in the actual decision as 

to the critical aspect of the rule: what is 

to be required with respect to fugitive 

emissions. 

Equally important, some parties were 

vitally interested in revising the 

emission factors while others were 

vitally interested in ensuring a reduced 

level of emissions; combining the two 

would make for more productive 

negotiations. Broadening the 

negotiations to encompass the minimum 

requirements of technology based 

controls would make the negotiations 

sufficiently tangible and ripe so that the 

committee could adequately address the 

issues. 

In subsequent discussions, several 

parties agreed explicitly with the need 

to include technological stringency and 

requested EPA to include it in the 

negotiations. EPA and the parties 

believe that this negotiation is not the 

forum to decide the goals or limits of 

specific risk-based standards. 

EPA has made the decision to focus 

the negotiation on the fugitive emissions 

from equipment leaks for source 

categories that would be affected by 

EPA's forthcoming HON (hazardous 

organic NESHAPS (National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants)). The source categories and 

compounds expected to be affected by 

the HON regulation are listed below in 

Table 1. 

The current objectives of the proposed 

regulatory negotiation are: 

• Revise the emission factors for 

fugitive emissions of VOCs from 

equipment leaks, leading to a better 

quantification of the magnitude ol the 

leaks; 

• Develop a new standard for control 

of toxic fugitive organic emissions from 

equipment leaks at HON source 

categories based upon best technology 

and lowest achievable rates. This 

standard would be designed to reflect 

the maximum degree of reduction of 

emissions of toxic organic compounds 

as defined in the Administration's 

proposed amendments to section 112 of 

the Clean Air Act (House Bill—H.R. 3030 

and Senate Bill—S. 1490). 

• Develops format that could be used 

to implement a risk based standard for 

toxic organic emissions from equipment 

leaks. Specific risk limits or goals will 

not be a topic for negotiation. 
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Parties to the Negotiation 

The following parties have been 

identified as tentative committee 

members. Membership will be finalized 

at the initial meeting. 

Robert Ajax. U.S. EPA. Office of Air 

Quality Planning & Standards, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 

David Dunn, Sterling Chemical Corp., 

Texas City, TX 

Thomas Kittleman, E.I. DuPont de 

Nemours & Co., Newark, DE, On 

Behalf of Chemical Manufacturers 

Assn. 

David Doniger and Allen Hershkowitz, 

Natural Resources Defense Council, 

Washington, DC. and New York, NY 

Anupom Ganguli, South Coast Air 

Quality Management District, El 

Monte, CA 

Les Montgomery, Texas Air Control 

Board. Austin, TX 

Gus Von Bodungen, Department of 

Environmental Quality,. Baton Rouge, 

LA 

Harvele Rogers, Air Pollution Control 

District Louisville, KY 

Bruce Bowers, Standard Chlorine, 

Delaware City, DE 

John Prokop, Independent Liquid 

Terminals Assn., Washington, DC. 

International Institute for Synthetic 

Rubber Producers, Houston. TX. 

Several other parties have been 

contacted and are considering whether 

to participate. Organizations or 

individuals that believe these parties do 

not adequately represent their interests 

should contact the committee facilitator, 

Philip Harter, at (202) 887-1033 or attend 

the initial meeting. 

Dated: September 8,1989. 

Terry Davies, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy, 

Planning and Evaluation. 

TABLE 1—HON SOURCE CATEGORIES AND 

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS 

Source Category 

SBR Production 

Neoprene/Chkxoprene 

Chlorine Production 

CFC Production 

EOC Production 

Compounds 

BO 

BO 

BD 

BO 

CT 

CT. CF. PCE 

EDC 

TABLE 1-HOKSOl««rC«TEQOI«E«« 

CHEMICAL C^MPouNos-Cpntmued 

Source Category 

EO Production 

Chemical Plants 

(Chlorinated 

Compound Users). 

Chlorinated HC 

Production. 

Pharmaceutical 

Manufacturing. 

Other Production 

Processes that Use 

Butadiene. 

Compounds 

EO 

CT, EDC. MC 

CT. MC. PCE. CF, EDC 

CT, MC, PCE, CF. TCE 

MC.CT 

BD 

Compounds are abbreviated as follows: (BD) Butadiene, (CT) Carbon Tetrachloride, (CF) Chloroform, 

(PCE) Perchloroethylene, (EDC) Ethylene Dichtoride, 

(EQ) Ethylene Oxide, (MC) Methylene Chloride, 

(TCE) Trichtoroethytene. 

[FR Doc. 89-21574 Filed 9-11-89*. 8:43 am] 

Btumo cooe SSSO-SO-M 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

'• AetpOrHtehtsi Burinesa or other forP*oflt non-profit institutions, small 

w^esses or organizations. 

ftw/uency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2.922 

Responses; 283.858 Hours. 

Needs and Uses: The FCC 302 ts 

required to be filed by all AM, FM and 

rv stations to obtain a new or modified 

broadcast station license, and/or to 

notify the Commission of certain 

changes in the licensed facilities of 

these stations. Data is used by FCC staff 

to confirm that the station has been built 

to terms specified in the outstanding 

construction permit and to update FCC 

station files. Data is then extracted from 

the FCC 302 for inclusion in the license 

to operate the station. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William F.Caton, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BSJJNO COOe S712-0t-M 

August 31.1989. 

Public Information Collection 

Requirement Submitted to Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

The Federal Communications 

Commission has submitted the following 

information collection requirement to 

OMB for review and clearance under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 

U.S.C. 3507). 

Copies of this submission may be 

purchased from the Commission's copy 

contractor, International Transcription 

Service, (202) 857-3800,2100 M Street 

NW., Suite 140. Washington, DC 20037. 

For further information on this 

submission contact Judy Boley, Federal 

Communications Commission, (202) 832-

7513. Persons wishing to comment on 

this information collection should 

contact Eyvette Flynn. Office of 

Management and Budget Room 3235 

NEOB, Washington. DC 20503. (202) 395-

3785. 

OMB Number: 3060-0029. 

Title: Application for New Broadcast 

Station License. , 

Form No.: FCC 302. 

Action: Revision. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Granting of Request for Early 

Termination of the Waiting Period 

Under the Premerger Notification 

Rules 

Section 7A of the Clayton Act, 15 

U.S.C 18a, as added by Title II of the 

Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 

Improvements Act of 1978, requires 

persons contemplating certain mergers 

or acquisitions to give the Federal Trade 

Commission and the Assistant Attorney 

General advance notice and to wait 

designated periods before 

consummation of such plans. Section 

7A(b)(2) of the Act permits the agencies, 

in individual cases, to terminate this 

waiting period prior to its expiration and 

requires that notice of this action be 

published in the Federal Register. 

The following transactions were 

granted early termination of the waiting 

period provided by law and the 

premerger notification rules. The granta 

were made by the Federal Trade * 

Commission and the Assistant Attorney 

General for the Antitrust Division of the 

Department of Justice. Neither agency 

intends to take any action with respect 

to these proposed acquisitions during 

the applicable waiting period: 

TRANSACTIONS GRANTED EARLY TERMINATION BETWEEN: 8-21-89 AND 9/1/89 

Name of acquiring person. Name of acquired person. Name of acquired entity PMNNo. 

Date 

terminated 

Community Hospitals of Indtana. Inc. University Heights Hospital, Inc, University Heights Hospital Inc.. 

Ralph J. Roberts. QVC Network. Inc, OVC Network. Inc.. 

Time Warner Inc. (formerly Time Incorporated), Cental Corporation, Cartel Cable Television of ONoYamato Kogyo Ca, Ltd, Razorback Steel Corporation, Razorback Steel Corporation 

Sumitomo Corporation, Razorback Steal Corporation, Razorback Steel Corporation . 

88-2388 

89-2396 

89-2398 

89-2399 

89-2400 

08/22/69 

08/22/89 

08/22/89 

08/22/89 

08/22/89 
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Federal Register / Vol. 54, No. 198 / Monday, Octobei A-89-10 

Abstract Owners/Operators of coke 

by-product recovery plants must notify 

BPA of construction, reconstruction, and 

anticipated startup. They must submit 

an initial source report and a report of 

initial benzene emission changes. They 

must also keep records of. and report, 

leaks detected and repairs to equipment. 

EPA needs the information to ensure 

compliance with national standards 

limiting benzene emission into the 

ambient air. 

Burden Statement- The public 

reporting burden for this collection of 

information is estimated to average 11.5 

hours per response. These estimates 

include the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

Respondents: Owners/operators of: 

Coke by-product industry plants; 

petroleum refining industry plants, and 

chemical industry plants. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 152 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 7,969 hours 

Frequency of Collection: 

Semiannually, annually, and on 

occasion. 

To obtain a copy of the ICR package 

contact Sandy Farmer on (202) 382-2740. 

Send comments regarding the burden 

estimate, or any other aspect of these. 

information collections, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to: 

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Information Policy 

Branch (PM-223). 401M Street. SW., 

Washington, DC 20480, 

and 

Nicolas Garcia, Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, 728 Jackson Place, 

NW., Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: October 3,1989. 

Paul Lapsley, 

Director, Information and Regulatory Systems 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 89-24351 Filed 10-13-89; 8;4& am] 

BILLOW COOE 6M0-W- * 

[FRL-3871-3] 

Open Meetings of the Negotiated 

Rulemaking Advisory Committee for 

the Volatile Organic Chemical 

Equipment Leak Rule 

As required by section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L 92-483), we are giving notice of open 

meetings of the Advisory Committee to 

negotiate a rule to control fugitive 

emissions of toxic volatile organic 

compounds (VOCs) fromjhemicalequipment leaks; 

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The first meeting will be held on 

November 8,1989 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., and on November 7,1989 from 9:00 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Pickett Inn. 2525 

Meridian Street, Durham, North 

Carolina. For reservations, you can call 

(919) 381-4660. The purpose of the 

meeting is to continue to address the 

substantive issues. 

The next two meetings are scheduled 

for December 8 and 7,1989, and January 

17 and 18,1990, at locations to be 

announced. 

Persons needing further information 

on substantive aspects of the rule should 

call Robert Ajax Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, U.S. EPA. (919) 

541-5579. Persons needing further 

information on procedural matters 

should call Deborah Dalton, Regulatory 

Negotiation Project U.S. EPA, at (202) 

382-5495 or the Committee's facilitator, 

Philip Harter at (202) 887-1033. 

Dated: October 8,1989. 

Thomas E. Kelly, 

Director, Office of Standards and 

Regulations, OPPB. 

[FR Doc 89-24353 Filed 10-13-89; 8*45 am] 

HUJNO CODE S560-60-M 

[FRL-3671-8] 

Proposed Administrative Settlements 

Pursuant to the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

Amended by the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act; 

Re-Solve; Inc Superfund Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed 

administrative settlement; request for 

public comment 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of CERCLA. as amended by 

SARA, notice is hereby given that the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is 

proposing to enter into two 

administrative settlements to resolve 

claims under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response Compensation, 

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 

(CERCLA). 42 U.S.C. 9601 etseq. Notice 

is being published to inform the public 

of the proposed settlements and of the 

opportunity to comment 

DATE Comments must be provided on or 

before November 15,1989. 

ADDRESS: Comments should be 

addressed to the Regional 

Administrator, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region L J J.K. 

Federal Building. Boston, 

issachusetts, 02203, and should refer 

t&flnlthe Matter of: Re-Solve. Inc. 

II-J- 3 

89-1035 and 1-89-1038. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard McAllister, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Regional 

Counsel RRC-2203, J.F.K. Federal 

Building, Room 2203, Boston, 

Massachusetts, 02203, (617) 565-3469. 

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT: 

In accordance with section 122(i)(l) of 

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i)(l), notice is 

hereby given of a proposed de minimis 

administrative settlement and a 

proposed cost recovery settlement 

concerning the Re-Solve Inc. Superfund 

Site in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. 

The de minimis settlement EPA 

Docket No. 1-89-1035, resolves EPA 

claims under sections 108 and 107 of 

CERCLA and section 7003 of the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA) against 169 settling parties 

at the Re-Solve Inc. Superfund Site in 

North Dartmouth. Massachusetts. 

Section 122(g) provides EPA with the 

authority to reach final settlement with 

a potentially responsible party if such 

settlement involves only a minor portion 

of the response costs at the facility 

concerned, and the amount and the 

toxic or other hazardous effects of the 

substances contributed by the party are 

minimal in comparison to the cumulative 

amount and the cumulative toxic or 

other hazardous effects of the 

substances contributed to the facility. 

The settlement requires the settling 

parties each to pay specified amounts 

totalling $3,838,057 to the Hazardous 

Substances Superfund. Pursuant to 

section 122(g)(4), the Attorney General 

has approved this settlement. The 

following parties will settle their 

liabilities for the Re-Solve site under this 

settlement 

A ft R Deburring (Eyelet Toolmakers, 

Inc.); Acco Wilson (Babcock Industries, 

Inc.); ALrpax Corp.; Allied Control 

(Gould. Inc.); Allied Metal Products, Inc.; 

Altek Company; American Circuitron, 

Inc.; American Jewelry Chain Co.; 

American Specialty Co.; AMF Cuno 

(Cuno, Inc); Amperex (N.A. Philips); 

Anaconda Metal Hose (Atlantic 

Richfield Co.); Anzac (Adams-Russel, 

Inc.); Arrow Mfg. Co.; Arwood Corp.; 

Associated Spring/Barnes Group, Inc.; 

Atrax Co. (Rogers Tool Works, Inc.); 

Aura Mfg. Co. Inc.; Autoswage Products. 

Inc.; Automation Industries (Sperry Rail, 

Inc.); Automotive Control Corp.; 

A.P.C.O. Products, Inc.; Baker Co., Inc.; 

Bassick Co. (Stewart Warner Bassick 

Corp.); Beaton ft Corbin Mfg. Co.; Berco 

Mfg. (Burndy Corp.); Berkshire 

Transformer Corp. (Preferred