[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 70021] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32517] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-6509-7] Proposed Settlement Under Section 122 (h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency.
Action
Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity for public comment--Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site.
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Summary
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into an administrative settlement to resolve certain claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA). Notice is being published to inform the public of the proposed settlement and of the opportunity to comment. This settlement concerns the Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site in Gibbstown, New Jersey and is intended to resolve two parties' liability for response costs incurred by EPA.
Dates
Comments must be provided by January 14, 2000.
Addresses
Comments should be addressed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10007, and should refer to: In the Matter of the Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site: Hercules Incorporated Administrative Settlement, under section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, U.S. EPA Index No. II-CERCLA-02-99-2029.
For Further Information Contact
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10007; Attention: Kedari Reddy, Esq. (212) 637-3106.
Supplementary Information
In accordance with section 122 (i) of CERCLA, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site located in Gibbstown, New Jersey. Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA provides EPA with authority to settle certain claims for response costs incurred by the United States when the settlement has received the approval of the Attorney General of the United States of America. The two settling parties will pay a total of $435,000 to reimburse EPA for response costs incurred at the Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site.
Dated: September 29, 1999. William J. Muszynki, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2. [FR Doc. 99-32517 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P