Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-16137
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Administrative Settlement Agreements under CERCLA: Recovery of Past Response Costs
Posted Date: 2014-08-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 49307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19745]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9915-44-Region 3]

Notice of Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of 
Past Response Costs Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given 
that a proposed administrative settlement agreement for recovery of 
past response costs (``Proposed Agreement'') associated with Allied 
Terminals Ammonium Nitrate Release Site, Chesapeake, Virginia was 
executed by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and is now 
subject to public comment, after which EPA may modify or withdraw its 
consent if comments received disclose facts or considerations that 
indicate that the Proposed Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate. The Proposed Agreement would resolve potential EPA claims 
under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, against Allied Terminals, Inc. 
(``Settling Party''). The Proposed Agreement would require Settling 
Party to reimburse EPA $186,000.00 for past response costs incurred by 
EPA for the Site.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the Proposed 
Agreement. EPA's response to any comments received will be available 
for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region III, 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The Proposed Agreement and additional background information 
relating to the Proposed Agreement are available for public inspection 
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. A copy of the Proposed Agreement may be 
obtained from Thomas A. Cinti (3RC42), Senior Assistant Regional 
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103. Comments should reference the ``Allied 
Terminals Ammonium Nitrate Release Site, Proposed Administrative 
Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs'' and ``EPA 
Docket No. CERCLA-03-2014-0216-CR,'' and should be forwarded to Thomas 
A. Cinti at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Cinti (3RC42), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103, Phone: (215) 814-2634; cinti.thomas@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a notice of an administrative 
settlement agreement for recovery of past response costs pursuant to 
section 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

    Dated: July 14, 2014.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2014-19745 Filed 8-19-14; 8:45 am]
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