[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 22572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9076]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[V-W-12-C-994; FRL-9658-8]


Proposed Administrative Cashout Agreement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; 
In Re: Tecumseh Heus Superfund Site, Calumet County, WI

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
under CERCLA concerning the Tecumseh Heus Superfund Site (``Site'') in 
Calumet County, Wisconsin. Subject to review and comment by the public 
pursuant to this notice. The settlement resolves a United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) claim under Sections 106, 107(a), 
and 122 of CERCLA, against two parties who have executed binding 
certifications of their consent to the settlement, as listed below in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. The settlement requires the 
settling parties to pay a total of $60,000 to the EPA Hazardous 
Substances Superfund. Each settling party is required to pay an amount 
specified for that party in the settlement. Payments received shall be 
applied, retained, or used to finance the response actions taken or to 
be taken at or in connection with the Site. For thirty (30) days 
following the date of publication of this notice, 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 the EPA, Region 5, 7th Floor File 
Room, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the EPA, Region 5, 7th Floor File Room, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois. In addition, a copy of the proposed settlement also 
may be obtained from Nola M. Hicks, Associate Regional Counsel (C-14J), 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590, or 
by calling (312) 886-7949. Comments should reference the Tecumseh Heus 
Superfund Site, Calumet County, Wisconsin and EPA Docket No. and should 
be addressed to Nola M. Hicks, Associate Regional Counsel (C-14J), 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The parties listed below have executed 
binding certifications of their consent to participate in the 
settlement.

Tecumseh Products Company;
TecumsehPower Company.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nola M. Hicks, Associate Regional 
Counsel (C-14J), Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 
60604, or call (312) 886-7949.

    Authority:  The Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606(a), 
9607, and 9622, as amended.

    Dated: March 26, 2012.
Sharon Jaffess,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2012-9076 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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