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Federal Register: August 24, 2007
[Federal Register: August 24, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 164)]
[Notices]
[Page 48637-48638]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8457-6]
Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement and Opportunity for
Public Comment; Pennsylvania Railroad Transformer Superfund Site
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(i),
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notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement, intended to resolve
the potential liability under CERCLA of a party for response costs
incurred by EPA and by the United States Department of Justice on
behalf of EPA in connection with the Pennsylvania Railroad Transformer
Superfund Site, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (``Site'').
DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be
received by September 24, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket No. CERC-03-2007-
0250-CR, by mail to: Docket Clerk (3RC00), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103-2029.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Weiss (3RC42), Office of
Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029, Telephone: (215) 814-2659. Fax number (215) 814-2603. E-mail
address: weiss.cynthia@epa.gov.
Robert Sanchez (3HS62), U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19103-2029, Telephone: (215) 814-3451. Fax number (215) 814-2603. E-
mail address: sanchez.robert@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement Agreement
Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement
between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that has been approved,
subject to public comment, pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The
administrative agreement was signed by the Director of the Hazardous
Site Cleanup Division, EPA Region III, on August 6, 2007. The
settlement provides for recovery of $33,889.31, which represents 65.8%
of the $51,445.16 costs incurred by EPA in connection the Site.
EPA will receive written comments on the proposed administrative
settlement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. EPA may withdraw or withhold consent to the
proposed settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or
considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate,
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of CERCLA.
Unless EPA determines, based on any comments which may be submitted,
that consent to the settlement agreement should be withdrawn, the terms
of the agreement will be affirmed.
II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Settlement
Agreement
A. How Can I Get a Copy of the Settlement Agreement?
A copy of the proposed Agreement for Recovery of Past Response
Costs can be obtained from the U.S. EPA, Region III, Office of Regional
Counsel (3RC00), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-
2029 by contacting Cynthia Weiss, Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215)
814-2659, or via e-mail at weiss.cynthia@epa.gov. It is important to
note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available to the public unless
the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business
information, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by
statute.
B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?
You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section.
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late
comments.
If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name, mailing address, and e-mail address or other contact
information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any
identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment
will be included as part of the comment. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
Dated: August 10, 2007.
Paul Leonard,
Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, Region III.
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