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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 97609-97610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28615]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R05-SFUND-2024-0559; FRL-12429-01-R5]

Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Brandon Road 
Interbasin Project Site in Joliet, Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Prospective Purchaser Agreement, notice 
is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the 
property to be used in the Brandon Road Interbasin Project with the 
following Settling Party: Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The 
Settling Party intends to acquire title to an approximately 2.32-acre 
portion of the property at 1800 Channahon Road, Joliet, Illinois, which 
is adjacent to the Joliet 29 Generating Station and borders the Brandon 
Road Lock and Dam.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 8, 2025.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
SFUND-2024-0559, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ATTN: David 
Duckett, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (C-
14J), 77 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the ``Public Participation'' 
heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Duckett, Office of Regional 
Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, telephone number: (312) 886-
0140; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

A. Written Comments

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-SFUND-
2024-0559, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 
the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, 
comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may 
publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed 
settlement. The EPA will consider all comments received and may modify 
or withdraw its consent to the proposed settlement if comments received 
disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The proposed settlement is 
available for public inspection at https://www.regulations.gov. The 
EPA'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, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The settlement requires the Settling Party to enroll the property 
in the Illinois Site Remediation Program (``Illinois SRP'') within 
thirty days of acquiring the property and conduct a comprehensive site 
investigation including geotechnical and environmental investigations 
to determine the nature and extent of any soil or groundwater 
contamination. Based on the results of the site investigation, 
Purchaser will conduct a remedial action that generally includes 
addressing the presence of any contaminants of concern requiring 
remediation under the Illinois SRP, constructing a barrier to 
facilitate excavation of the Waste Material, excavating all Waste 
Material (as defined in the settlement) and properly disposing of it, 
relocating and extending a storm sewer system, and backfilling the 
excavated areas with clean fill. The Settling Party will complete all 
activities required by the Illinois SRP and obtain a No Further 
Remediation Letter for the Property from the Illinois Environmental 
Protection Agency. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue by the 
United States pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and section 
7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for Existing 
Contamination and the Work. Existing Contamination is defined as any 
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants or Waste Material 
present or existing on or under the Property as of the Effective Date 
of the settlement; any hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants or Waste Material that migrated from the property prior to 
the Effective Date; and any hazardous substances, pollutants, or 
contaminants or Waste Material presently at the site at 1800 Channahon 
Rd. in Joliet, Illinois, that migrate onto, under, or

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from the Property after the Effective Date.

Thomas Short,
Deputy Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2024-28615 Filed 12-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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