AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice of proposed agreement; request for public comment.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 10, of a prospective purchaser settlement agreement embodied in an “Administrative Settlement Agreement with Prospective Purchaser and Covenants Not to Sue,” with EPA, and the prospective purchaser, Portland Botanical Gardens (“Purchaser”). This agreement provides for the payment of certain response costs incurred by the United States at or in connection with the property located at 6900 N. Edgewater Street in Portland, Oregon, which is part of the McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Company Superfund Site.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before August 31, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

The proposed agreement is available as a supporting document in the main rulemaking docket. Requests for a hard copy of the proposed agreement should be addressed to Stephanie Ebright, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, M/S 11-C07, Seattle, Washington 98101, email address: ebright.stephanie@epa.gov and should reference the McCormick & Baxter Creosoting Company Superfund Site.

Comments may be submitted electronically, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R10-SFUND-2026-2674 to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie Ebright, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, M/S 11-C07, Seattle, Washington 98101, telephone number: (206) 553-0774, email address: ebright.stephanie@epa.gov.