Superfund program: Prospective purchaser agreements— Kysor Industrial Corp. Site et al., MI,

[Federal Register: June 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 104)]

[Notices]

[Page 29733-29734]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Proposed CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Jomarc Property

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposal of CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the Jomar Property of the Kysor Industrial Corporation superfund site and the Northernaire Plating Company superfund site.

Summary: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorizations Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499, notification is hereby given that a proposed prospective purhchaser agreement (PPA) for the Jomarc Property which is within the boundaries of the Kysor Industrial Corporation Superfund Site and the Northernaire Plating Company Superfund Site located in Cadillac, Michigan, has been executed by R. Walker Construction Co. The proposed PPA has been submitted to the Attorney General for approval. The proposed PPA would resolve certain potential claims of the United States under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9606, and 9607, against R. Walker Construction Co. The proposed PPA would require R. Walker Construction Co. to remove an underground storage tank and to remediate two areas of soil contamination with the oversight of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The Jomarc Property is not on the National Priorities List (NPL), but is within the boundaries of the Kysor

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Industrial Corporation Superfund Site and the Northernaire Plating Company Superfund Site both of which are listed on the NPL. The construction of the Remedial Action is complete at those Sites and no further response actions are contemplated at this time.

DATES: Comments on the proposed PPA must be received by EPA within June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the proposed PPA is available for review at U.S. EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. Please contact Cynthia A. King at (312) 886-6831, prior to visiting the Region 5 office.

Comments on the proposed PPA should be addressed to Cynthia A. King, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (Mail Code C-14J), Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cynthia A. King at (312) 8886-6831, of the U.S. EPA Region 5, Office of Regional Counsel.

A 20-day period, commencing on the date of publication of this notice, is open for comments on the proposed PPA. Comments should be sent to the addressee identified in this document. William E. Muno, Director, Superfund Division.

[FR Doc. 98-14434Filed5-29-98; 8:45 am]

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