Environmental Protection Agency
- [CERCLA-01-2026-0048; FRL-13537-01-R1]
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comments.
SUMMARY:
Notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement regarding the Bliss Corner Neighborhood Site, located in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with the Settling Parties: the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the Town of Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The proposed settlement requires the Town to pay EPA $50,000 and provide in-kind services with an estimated value of $2.75 million and the City to pay EPA $1,000.00 to resolve the matter at the Bliss Corner Neighborhood Site, where EPA has incurred past response costs of $21,329,439.21 as of April 30, 2026. In exchange, EPA will provide the Settling Parties with a covenant not to sue or take administrative action relating to the site. 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. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to this settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Environmental Protection Agency—Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-3912.
DATES:
Comments must be submitted by August 31, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Comments should be addressed to Stacy Greendlinger, Senior Enforcement Coordinator, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (2-MI), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number: (617) 918-1403, email address: greendlinger.stacy@epa.gov and should reference the Bliss Corner Neighborhood Site, U.S. EPA Docket No: CERCLA 01-2026-0048.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Stacy Greendlinger, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (02-2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number: (617) 918-1403, email address: greendlinger.stacy@epa.gov. Direct technical questions to Stacy Greendlinger and legal questions to RuthAnn Sherman, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100 (4-WI), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number: (617) 918-1886, email address: sherman.ruthann@epa.gov.