Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26386
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Settlement Agreement: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Crest Rubber Superfund Site, Alliance, OH
Posted Date: 2021-02-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 24 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8617-8618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02508]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10012-95-Region 5]

Proposed Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (CERCLA) Administrative Settlement Agreement for Crest 
Rubber Superfund Site, Alliance, Ohio

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement and request for public 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving notice of 
a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response 
costs concerning the Crest Rubber Superfund Site in Alliance, Ohio with 
the following settling parties: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, 
LLC; Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; Firestone Polymers, LLC; FSPC Holdco, 
LLC; Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC; and Bridgestone 
Bandag, LLC. The

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EPA invites written public comments on the Settlement for thirty (30) 
days following publication of this notice. The settlement requires the 
settling parties to pay $1,489,333 to the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 10, 2021.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and related documents can be viewed 
at the Superfund Records Center (SRC-7J), United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, 
(312) 886-4465 and on-line at https://response.epa.gov/site/site_profile.aspx?site_id=9619.
    You may send comments, referencing the Crest Rubber Superfund Site 
in Alliance, Ohio and identified by Docket ID No. V-W-20-C-012, to the 
following address:
    William Greaves, Superfund & Emergency Management Division (S-6J), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Krueger, Office of Regional 
Counsel (C-14J), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Thomas Krueger 
may be reached by telephone at (312) 886-0562 or via electronic mail at 
Krueger.Thomas@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background Information

    In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative 
settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Crest 
Rubber Site in Alliance, Ohio with the following settling parties: 
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC; Bridgestone Americas, Inc.; 
Firestone Polymers, LLC; FSPC Holdco, LLC; Firestone Industrial 
Products Company, LLC; and Bridgestone Bandag, LLC. EPA completed a 
removal action at the Site that began on May 15, 2017. The Site is 
located in an industrial/commercial area and is approximately 3.6 acres 
in size. The settlement requires the settling parties to pay $1,489,333 
to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement includes a 
covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a).

II. Opportunity To Comment

A. General Information

    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.

B. Where do I send my comments or view responses?

    Your comments should be mailed to William Greaves, Superfund & 
Emergency Management Division (S-6J), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-
3590. Be sure to label the comments with the Docket Number at the top 
of this notice and/or the property name. The Agency's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at the 
Superfund Records Center.

C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    1. Submitting Confidential Business Information (CBI). Do not 
submit ANY information you think or know is CBI to EPA through an 
agency website or via email. Clearly mark on your written comments all 
the information that you claim to be CBI. If you mail EPA your comments 
on a disk or CD-ROM (CD), mark the outside of the CD as CBI and then 
identify electronically within the CD the specific information that is 
claimed as CBI. In addition to one complete version of your comments 
that includes all the information claimed as CBI, you must submit for 
inclusion in the public docket a second copy of your comments that does 
not contain the information claimed as CBI. Information marked as CBI 
will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures set forth in 
40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the subject of your comments by the docket number 
and the site name in the title of this notice or the Federal Register 
publication date and page number.
     Follow directions--the agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree with the terms of the 
Settlement; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your 
requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the identified 
comment period deadline.

    Dated: November 30, 2020.
Douglas Ballotti,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division.
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