[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30015]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5920-2]


Proposed Administrative Order on Consent With Compromise of 
CERCLA Response and Oversight Costs

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Proposed AOC.

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SUMMARY: U.S. EPA is proposing to sign and issue an Administrative 
Order on Consent (AOC) under Section 106 of CERCLA for a removal action 
at the Lake (Petro) Station Superfund Site. Respondents have agreed to 
perform a full clean up, in return for USEPA waiving response and 
oversight costs of approximately $20,000. U.S. EPA Today is proposing 
to sign and issue this AOC because it achieves a necessary removal 
action at a Site where there was problematic historical evidence of 
liability.

DATES: Comments on this proposed settlement must be received by 
December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed settlement are available at the 
following address for review: (It is recommended that you telephone Ms. 
Noemi Emeric at (312) 886-0995 before visiting the Region V Office). 
Ms. Noemi Emeric, OPA (P19-J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region V, Office of Superfund, Removal and Enforcement Response Branch, 
77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Comments on this proposed settlement should be addressed to: 
(Please submit an original and three copies, if possible) Ms. Noemi 
Emeric, Community Relations Coordinator, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard (P-
19J), Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-0995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Noemi Emeric, Office of Public 
Affairs, at (312) 886-0995.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lake (Petro) Station Truck Stop 
Superfund Site is a 44 acre Truck Stop facility consisting of several 
buildings and parking lots. The Site is bordered immediately to the 
north by a creek and a truck stop, to the south by Interstate Highway 
94, to the east by an interstate highway exchange, and to the west by 
Ripley Street. On July 18, 1996, several drums were discovered in the 
rear of the property by Mr. Jack Danskins, Regional Manager of Welsh 
Oil, Inc. He observed seven 55-gallon drums, six 30-gallon drums, and 
sixteen 5-gallon containers. There was spilled material from one of the 
5-gallon containers which covered an approximate two-square-foot area. 
Welsh Oil, Inc., contracted OSI Environmental, Inc., for assistance 
(stabilization of the materials). After U.S. EPA and the Indian a 
Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) were contacted, and had 
sampled and assessed the situation, U.S. EPA contacted the named 
Respondent parties (due to some of the containers bearing their 
companies names) and negotiated an Administrative Order on Consent for 
the remainder of the removal action.
    A 30-day period, beginning on the date of publication, is open 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 122(i) of CERCLA for comments on the 
proposed settlement.
    Comments should be sent to Ms. Noemi Emeric of the Office of Public 
Affairs (P-19J), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, 77 W. 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
Thomas Turner,
Assistant Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection 
Agency.
[FR Doc. 97-30015 Filed 11-13-97; 8:45 am]
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