[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15739]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act, Triggs Trailer-Kanawha Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given that a proposed prospective 
purchaser agreement associated with the Triggs Trailer-Kanawha 
Superfund Site located in Kanawha, Iowa was executed by the Agency on 
April 23, 1998 and executed by the United States Department of Justice 
on May 25, 1998. This agreement is subject to final approval after the 
comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would resolve 
certain potential EPA claims under sections 106 and 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 
1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 
1986 (``CERCLA''), against Timothy Johnson d/b/a Johnson Trucking and 
Brownfield, Inc., the prospective purchasers (``the purchasers'').
    The settlement would require the purchasers to pay the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency $25,400. The purchasers intend to use 
the purchased property for truck/tractor/trailer storage and 
maintenance. The purchasers agreed to not use the property for vehicle 
painting except spot-painting of frames and fenders for maintenance 
purposes. They also agreed to not use the property for engine 
rebuilding. The purchasers must comply with the institutional controls 
notice by deed, contract for sale or any other instrument conveying an 
interest in the property that no on-site wells are to be dug and the 
property is subject to the Prospective Purchaser Agreement. The 
purchasers must also provide EPA and the state of Iowa access to the 
site.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 
66101.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 1998.

AVAILABILITY: The proposed settlement is available for public 
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. A copy of the 
proposed agreement may be obtained from Jeffrey Weatherford, On-Scene 
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments should reference 
the ``Triggs Trailer-Kanawha Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement'' and should be forwarded to Jeffrey Weatherford, On-Scene 
Coordinator, at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise L. Roberts, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7559.

    Dated: June 2, 1998.
William Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-15739 Filed 6-11-98; 8:45 am]
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