[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 33409] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-16111] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5844-6] Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h)(1) Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement for the City Bumper Site AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``U.S. EPA''). ACTION: Proposal of CERCLA section 122(h)(1) administrative cost recovery settlement for the City Bumper Site. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: U.S. EPA proposes to address the potential liability of Roland Hedge, George Hedge, Elaine Davis, Barbara Jackson, Janet Sickmeier and Donna Ernst (hereinafter referred to as ``the Settling Parties'') under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``SARA''), Pub. L. 99-499, for past costs incurred in connection with a federal fund lead removal action conducted at the City Bumper Site (``the Site'') located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The U.S. EPA proposes to address the potential liability of the Settling Parties by execution of a CERCLA section 122(h)(1) Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement (``AOC'') prepared pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1). The key terms and conditions of the AOC may be briefly summarized as follows: (1) the Settling Parties agree to convey their ownership interest in the Site to a prospective purchaser with $65,000 of the sale proceeds paid directly to U.S. EPA under a separate CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement in satisfaction of claims for past response costs incurred at the Site by U.S. EPA in connection with the removal and disposal of hazardous substances; (2) the Settling Parties agree not to assert any claims or causes of action against the United States, or its contractors or employees, with respect to past response costs or the AOC; and (3) U.S. EPA affords the Settling Parties a covenant not to sue for past response costs incurred during the removal action and contribution protection as provided by CERCLA sections 113(f)(2) and 122(h)(4) upon satisfactory completion of obligations under the AOC. The Site is not on the NPL, and no further response activities at the Site are anticipated at this time. The AOC has been submitted to the Attorney General for approval. DATES: Comments on the proposed AOC must be received by U.S. EPA within thirty (30) days of the publication date of this document. ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed AOC is available for review at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Please contact Mike Anastasio at (312) 886-7951, prior to visiting the Region 5 office. Comments on the proposed AOC should be addressed to Mike Anastasio, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (Mail Code CS-29A), Chicago, Illinois 60604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Anastasio at (312) 886-7951, of the U.S. EPA Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel. A 30-day period, commencing on the date of publication of this document, is open pursuant to section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), for comments on the proposed AOC. Comments should be sent to the addressee identified in this document. William E. Muno, Director, Superfund Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5. [FR Doc. 97-16111 Filed 6-18-97; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 6560-50-M