Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.: Woodward Metal Processing Site, NJ,

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Federal Register: July 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 126)NoticesPage 35657From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

FRL-6370-5Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act for the Woodward Metal Processing Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed de minimis administrative settlement and opportunity for public comment.

SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to enter into a de minimis 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 is intended to resolve four de minimis parties' liability for certain response costs incurred by EPA at the Woodward Metal Processing Superfund Site in Jersey City, New Jersey.

DATES: Comments must be provided on or before August 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY 10007, and should refer to: In the Matter of the Woodward Metal Processing Superfund Site: De Minimis Settlement, U.S. EPA Region II Docket No. CERCLA-02-99-0211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY 10007; Attention: Virginia A. Curry, Esq. (212) 637-3134, or curry.virginia@epa.mail.epa.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA, notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative de minimis settlement concerning the Woodward Metal Processing Superfund Site located in Jersey City, New Jersey. Section 122(g) of CERCLA provides EPA with authority to settle certain claims for costs incurred by the United States when, as in this case, the settlement involves only a minor portion of the response costs at the Site, the amount of hazardous substances contributed by each settling party is minimal compared with the other hazardous substances at the Site and the contributed hazardous substances are not more toxic than the other substances at the Site.

De minimis parties will pay a total of $9,981.55 under the terms of the settlement to reimburse EPA for response costs incurred at the Woodward Metal Processing Superfund Site.

A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement may be obtained from the Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region II, 290 Broadway--17th Floor, New York, NY 10007.

Dated: April 6, 1999. William J. Muszynski, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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