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DATES: EPA will accept written

comments relating to the proposed

settlement until December 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Sharon E. Kivowitz, New

York/Caribbean Superfund Branch,

Office of Regional Counsel, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, New

York 10007–1866 and should refer to: In

Re: Carroll & Dubies Superfund Site,

Town of Deerpark, New York, EPA

Index No. II–CERCLA–97–0211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Office of Regional Counsel, New York/

Caribbean Superfund Branch, 17th

Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New

York, 10007–1866, (212) 637–3183,

Attention: Sharon E. Kivowitz.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

William J. Muszynski,

Acting Regional Administrator.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5929–1]

Deminimis Settlement Under Section

122(g) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act; In the

Matter of Powell Road Landfill Site,

Huber Heights, Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Deminimis settlement.

SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to settle

claims with certain deminimis

potentially responsible parties (PRPs)

regarding past and estimated future

response costs at the Powell Road

Landfill Site in Huber Heights, Ohio.

EPA is authorized under section

122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1908, as amended

(CERCLA), to enter into this settlement.

The U.S. Department of Justice has

approved this settlement, consistent

with section 122(g)(4) of CERCLA. Total

response costs for the Site are

approximately $26,925,537: $4,735,237

in past costs incurred by certain PRPs in

connection with the Remedial Design

for the Site and EPA oversight through

December 31, 1996; and $22,940,300 in

estimated future costs, including future

oversight. The estimated future costs

figure was reduced by $750,000 to

account for certain PRP generators who

are insolvent or defunct. The settling

PRPs will pay approximately $918,582

for response costs related to the Powell

Road Site. EPA is proposing to approve

this deminimis settlement because the

monies recovered will deposited into

the Powell Road Landfill Special

Account within the EPA Hazardous

Substances Superfund and shall be used

to finance the response action that will

be implemented and conducted by the

major PRPs under a Remedial Action

Consent Decree for the Site.

On May 13, 1997, EPA sent the

deminimis settlement offer and

Administrative Order on Consent

(Consent Order) to 182 deminimis PRPs

(170 commercial/industrial generators

and 12 transporters). The Consent Order

gives substantial releases from liability

under CERCLA, including the United

States’ covenant not to sue for past and

future liability, and contribution

protection from suit by other PRPs at the

Site. The Consent Order provides for

settlement with generator PRPs who are,

individually, responsible for less than

.96% of the total volume of allocable

hazardous waste sent to the Site; and

transporter PRPs who are, individually,

responsible for less than 1.34% of the

total volume of allocable hazardous

waste sent to the Site. 71 of the 182

deminimis PRPs executed binding

certifications of their consent to

participate in the deminimis settlement.

Settling deminimis PRPs will be

required to pay their fair share of the

past and estimated future response costs

at the Site, including a 75% premium

assessed against the estimated future

response costs to account for potential

cost overruns, the potential for failure of

the selected response action to clean up

the Site, and other risks. The settlement

payment amount for each deminimis

PRP is based upon each deminimis

PRP’s ‘‘adjusted weighted share’’ of

waste that it contributed to the Site,

expressed as a percentage of the total

volume of allocable waste contributed to

the Site by all PRPs. In order to promote

a fair allocation of responsibility

between the different types of PRPs,

EPA developed an adjusted weighted

share percentage for each PRP. This

figure is based upon each PRP’s actual

volumetric contribution of waste to the

Site, adjusted to account for the

evidence linking the PRP to the Site and

the nature of waste contributed by the

PRP, and the PRP’s usage of the Powell

Road Site from 1959 to 1973, the period

during which no documentation exists

regarding the volume of waste

contributed to the Site. The settlement

payment amount for each deminimis

generator was calculated by multiplying

each deminimis generator’s adjusted

weighted share percentage by the

portion of total site costs, including

premium, allocated to the deminimis

generator class (37.5% of total site costs

or $16,338,098). The settlement

payment amount for each deminimis

transporter was calculated by

multiplying each deminimis

transporter’s adjusted weighted share

percentage by the portion of total site

costs, including premium, allocated to

the deminimis transporter class (10% of

total site costs or $4,356,826).

DATES: Comments on this deminimis

settlement must be received on or before

December 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments relating

to this deminimis settlement, Docket

No. V–W–97–C–401, should be sent to

Constandina A. Kallos, Associate

Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 5, Mail Code:

C–29A, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the Administrative Order on

Consent and the Administrative Record

for this Site are available at the

following address for review. It is

strongly recommended that you

telephone Mike Bellot at (312) 353–6425

before visiting the Region 5 Office.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5, Superfund Division, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604–3590.

Authority: The Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation, and

Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq.

William E. Muno,

Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–59286]

Proposed CERCLA Administrative De

Micromis Settlement; Waste, Inc.

AGENCY: Environment Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public

comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i),

notice is hereby given of a proposed

administrative de micromis settlement

concerning the Waste Inc., Superfund

site in Michigan City, Indiana, with the

settling parties included in the

Supplementary Information portion of

this document. The settlement is
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deigned to resolve fully each settling

party’s liability at the site through a

covenant not to sue under sections 106

and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and

9607, and section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. 6973. For thirty (30) days

following the date of publication of this

document, 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. The Agency’s response to

any comments received will be available

for public inspection at

Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th

Street, Michigan City, Indiana;

and

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5 Records Center, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard (7–HJ), Chicago, IL

60604, TEL: (312) 886–0900), MonFri: 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area in accordance with section

7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement

and additional background information

relating to the settlement are available

for public inspection at

Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. 4th

Street, Michigan City, Indiana;

La Porte County Health Department, 104

Brinckmann Avenue, Michgan City,

Indiana;

Bethany Baptist Church, 215 Miller

Street, Michigan City, Indiana; and

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 5 Records Center, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard (7–HJ), Chicago, IL

60604, TEL: (312) 886–0900, Mon–Fri:

7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

A copy of the proposed settlement

may be obtained from John Tielsch,

Assistant Regional Counsel, 77 W.

Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604,

Mail Code C–29A, 312/353–7447.

Comments should reference the Waste,

Inc. site, Michigan City, Indiana, and

EPA Docket No. V–W–98–C–438 and

should be addressed to Sonja Brooks,

Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail

Code R–19J, 77 West Jackson Blvd,

Chicago, IL 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

H. Tielsch, Assistant Regional Counsel,

United States Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, Mail Code C–

29A, 312/353–7447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Settling Party’s Signature List appears at

the end of this document.

William E. Muno,

Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.

De Micomis Settlement at Waste, Inc.

Site, Michigan City, Indiana Settling

Party’s Signature List

Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc.

dba Scott Foresman

All Fabrics Care Center (Gleem)

All-Phase Electric Supply Co.

Aqua Systems of Indiana, Inc. Ohio, Inc. dba

Macleen’s Car Wash

Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated (Teledyne

Casting Service)

Bethlehem Steel Corporation

Brunswick Corporation

Building Maintenance Co.

Carlisle Funeral Home

Central IL Steel Co.

Cheker Oil Company/Marathon Oil Co

(Emmo Marketing Company)

Chicago Bridge & Iron Company

Cloverleaf Garage

Coca-Cola Bottling Co/Hondo, Inc.

Color Tile, Inc (DIP)

Consolidated Freightways

Compass Group USA, Inc. Successor to

Canteen Corporation

CSX Transportation, Inc. (Chessie System)

Customation Inc.

Dans Body Shop

Delco, Inc.

Department of Water Works

Devries Tire Co.

Dunes Optical

Dunham Bush

Froms Supply Co.

Gerwin/Leigh Products

Harmon Glass Company

IBM Corporation

ITT Continental Baking

J.J. Wright Chevrolet, Inc.

Kabelin Hardware Co. Inc.

L & R Body Shop

LaPorte County, IN

Lester Jones Motors

Long Beach Gulf—Long Beach

Lucent Technologies Inc. (AT&T)

Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce

Michigan City Animal Hospital

Michigan City Dental Group

Michigan City Housing Authority

Michigan City Public Library

Michigan City Sanitary District

Mid City Supply Company

Mid Town Storage

Newcomb Printing Service, Inc.

Parts City, Inc.

New York Blower

Owens Motor Supply, Inc.

Parkwood Green Apartments

PDH Office Products (Pence-Dickens &

Heeter, Inc.)

Pepsi Cola General Bottlers, Inc.

Phillips Airport of Michigan City (Estate of

Joseph A. Phillips) Roadway Express, Inc.

Sanlo Mfgr. Co.

Springlake RV Sales

Superior Marine Service

Tandy Corporation/Radio Shack

Tri-State Ptg.

Town of Long Beach

Vacuum Cleaner Center

W.R. Grace & Co.—Conn

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collections(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

November 20, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An agency

may not conduct or sponsor a collection

of information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. No

person shall be subject to any penalty

for failing to comply with a collection

of information subject to the paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) that does not

display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 27, 1998.

If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For additional information or copies of

the information collection(s), contact

Judy Boley at 202–418–0214 or via

internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0108.

Title: Emergency Alert System, EAS

Activation Report.