[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17370]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9982-01-Region 5]


Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreements for the Greenpoint 
Landfill Site, the Saginaw Malleable Industrial Land Site and the 
Saginaw Malleable Peninsula Site in Saginaw, Michigan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Prospective Purchaser Agreements, 
notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
concerning the Greenpoint Landfill Site, the Saginaw Malleable 
Industrial Land Site and the Saginaw Malleable Peninsula Site all 
located in Saginaw, Michigan with the following Settling Parties: 
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Saginaw County. The 
settlements require the Settling Parties to, if necessary, execute and 
record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenant; provide access to the 
Sites and exercise due care with respect to existing contamination. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Parties pursuant 
to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act or the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act with 
respect to the Existing Contamination. Existing Contamination is 
defined as any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants or 
Waste Material (1) present or existing on or under the Site as of the 
Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement; (2) that migrated from the 
Site prior to the Effective Date; and (3) presently at the Site that 
migrates onto, on, under, or from the Site after the Effective Date.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlements. The Agency will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to one or all of the settlements if 
comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that 
a settlement or settlements are inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 
The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for 
public inspection at the EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 77 W Jackson 
Blvd., 7th Fl., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Commenters may request an 
opportunity for a public hearing in the affected area, in accordance 
with Section 7003(d) of RCRA.

DATES: Comments must be submitted September 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA, Region 5, Records Center, 77 W Jackson Blvd., 7th Fl., 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy of a proposed settlement may be 
obtained from Peter Felitti, Assoc. Regional Counsel, EPA, Office of 
Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C-14J, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. Comments should reference the Site in question 
and should be addressed to Peter Felitti, Assoc. Regional Counsel, EPA, 
Office of Regional Counsel, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C-
14J, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Felitti, EPA, Office of Regional 
Counsel, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Mail Code: C-14J, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties propose to acquire 
ownership of the three former General Motors Corporation North American 
facilities, at 3300 Salt Road, Saginaw, Michigan, 77 and 79 West Center 
Street in Saginaw, Michigan. Each Site is one of the 89 sites that were 
placed into an Environmental Response Trust (the ``Trust'') as a result 
of the resolution of the 2009 GM bankruptcy. The Trust is administrated 
by Revitalizing Auto Communities Environmental Response.

    Dated: July 31, 2018.
Douglas E. Ballotti,
Acting Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-17370 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
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