80 FR 63781 - Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Peabody Street Asbestos Superfund Site, Salem, Massachusetts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 203 (October 21, 2015)

Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the Peabody Street Asbestos Superfund Site, located in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts with the settling parties Massachusetts Electric Company and National Grid USA. The proposed settlement requires the settling parties to pay $850,000, plus interest, to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. In exchange, EPA will provide the settling parties a covenant not to sue. The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of response costs. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Salem Public Library, 370 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970 and at the Environmental Protection Agency--Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63781-63782]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26781]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 9935-91-Region 1]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement: Peabody 
Street Asbestos Superfund Site, Salem, Massachusetts

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement 
for recovery of past response costs concerning the Peabody Street 
Asbestos Superfund Site, located in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts 
with the settling parties Massachusetts Electric Company and National 
Grid USA. The proposed settlement requires the settling parties to pay 
$850,000, plus interest, to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. In 
exchange, EPA will provide the settling parties a covenant not to sue. 
The settlement has been approved by the Environmental and Natural 
Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. For 30 
days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will 
receive written comments relating to the settlement for recovery of 
response costs. The Agency will consider all comments received and may 
modify or withdraw its consent to this cost recovery settlement if 
comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that 
the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's 
response to any comments received will be available for public 
inspection at the Salem Public Library, 370 Essex Street, Salem, MA 
01970 and at the Environmental Protection Agency--Region I, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by November 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Kevin Pechulis, Enforcement 
Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100 (OES04-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912 (Telephone No. 617-918-1612) 
and should reference the Peabody Street Asbestos Superfund Site, U.S. 
EPA Docket No: 01-2015-0052.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may 
be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Office of Site Remediation and 
Restoration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post 
Office Square, Suite 100 (OSRR02-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-
1403; [email protected]. Technical questions can also be 
directed to Stacy Greendlinger. For legal questions, Kevin Pechulis, 
Office of Environmental Stewardship, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04-3), Boston, MA 02109-
3912, (617) 918-1612; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proposed administrative settlement for 
recovery of past response costs concerning the Peabody Street Asbestos 
Superfund Site, located in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts is made 
in accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9622(i). The settling parties to this administrative settlement 
include: Massachusetts Electric Company and National Grid USA. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties pursuant 
to Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, and Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For 30 days following the date of publication of 
this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement for recovery of response costs (Section XIV of the proposed 
settlement).

    Dated: October 7, 2015.
Nancy Barmakian,
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration.
[FR Doc. 2015-26781 Filed 10-20-15; 8:45 am]
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