[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4653-4654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02046]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9973-34--Region 2]
Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Facet
Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site, Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New
York
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 of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''),
notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), Region 2, of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement
pursuant to CERCLA, with Motor Components, LLC (``Motor Components'')
and Honeywell International, Inc. (``Honeywell'') (collectively,
``Settling Parties'') for the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site
(``Site''), located in Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection
at EPA Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
Comments should reference the Facet Enterprises, Inc. Superfund Site,
Elmira Heights, Chemung County, New York, Index No. II-CERCLA-02-2017-
2037. To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement, please
contact the EPA employee identified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Charney, Attorney, Office of
Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY
10007-1866. email: [email protected]. Telephone: 212-637-3181.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Settling Parties agree to reimburse EPA
for past response costs paid at or in connection with the Site as set
forth: (a) Within 30 days of the effective date, Honeywell shall pay
$550,000, plus interest accrued, and (b) Motor Components shall pay
$1,300,000, plus accrued interest in up to four
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installments over a period not to exceed three years from the effective
date.
The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take
administrative action against the Settling Party/Parties pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the
response costs related to the work at the Site enumerated in the
settlement agreement. For thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating
to the settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may
modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed
settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to
any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA
Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
Dated: January 3, 2018.
Walter Mugdan,
Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2018-02046 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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