Superfund; response and remedial actions, proposed settlements, etc.: Adams County/Quincy Landfills 2 & 3 Site, IL,

[Federal Register: May 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 99)]

[Notices]

[Page 27987-27988]

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

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Proposed Agreement Pursuant to Sections 122 (g) and (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Adams County/Quincy Landfills 2 and 3 Superfund Site

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment on proposed de minimis settlement.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1984, as amended (``CERCLA''), notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative agreement concerning the Adams County/Quincy Landfills 2 and 3 hazardous waste site located on Old Broadway Road approximately 5 miles east of the City of Quincy, Illinois (the ``Site''). EPA proposes to enter into this agreement under the authority of sections 122(g) and (h) and 107 of CERCLA. The proposed agreement has been executed by the following de minimis parties: A. Fischer Builders, Inc.; Abbott Supply, Inc.; Albert R. Scott & Son; Allen & Sons Inc.; Awerkamp Machine Co.; Bernzen Lumber Co., Inc. (f/k/a Middendorf Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.); Berry Bearing Company; Blick's Construction Co., Inc.; Buford Ward Chevrolet, Inc.; The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (f/k/a The Burlington Northern Railroad); Champion International Corp.; Clarklift of Quincy; Coleman Motor Company, Inc. (f/k/a Quincy Datsun Inc.); Comstock-Castle Stove Co.; Crescent Electric Supply Company; Dale Koontz; Dick Wentura; Don Waterkotte & Sons Const.; E. E. Sandifer; Eugene Mast; Fierge Auto Parts Co.; Frese Ornamental Nursery, Inc.; Geise Buick-Pontiac; Gem City Electric Co.; Geo. Keller & Sons; Glenayre Electronics, Inc. (as successor in interest Quintron Corporation); Hadler International, Inc.; Heidbreder-Peters Co.; Heintz Electric Co.; Hertz Licensee (c/o James R. Thompson, Quincy Rental, Inc.); Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp.; Illinois Ayers Oil Co.; Irwin Paper Company (Unisource Worldwide, Inc.); J. Jarvis & Son Inc.; JK Creative Printers; John Kuhn & Son; John Lammers Plumbing & Heating; Kenneth Bigelow; Kuhlman Construction Co.; Maxwell & Bellis Photographers, Inc. and John E. Maxwell; Merkels Inc.; Michelman Steel Co.; Midwest Patterns, Inc.; Mississippi Belle Dist. Co., Inc.; N. Kohl Grocer Company (d/b/a Kohl Wholesale); Pepsi-Cola Quincy Bottling Co.; Peters Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.; The Prince Manufacturing Company and Chattem, Inc.; Quincy Newspapers, Inc. (d/b/a Quincy Herald-Whig); Quincy Paper Box Division of Russell Stover Candies, Inc.; Quincy Physicians & Surgeons Clinic (d/b/a Quincy Medical Group); Quincy Recycle Paper, Inc.; Quincy Rug Works, Inc.; Quincy Storage & Transfer; Quincy Supply Company; Reed State Street Shell/Bob Hultz; Rees Construction Co.; Richards Electric Motor Co.; Robert Howell Construction; Robert O. McKenzie; Roy Bennett Furniture; Roy Vonder Haar; Rupp Masonry Construction Co.; Russell G. Schuette; S&N Body Shop; Sears, Roebuck and Co.; Smith Builders Inc.; Sprout's Inn; Taylor's Furniture Inc.; Tenk Brothers Construction, Inc.; Timberline Lumber & Home Center Inc.; Tournear Roofing; V&E Builders (Emmanuel Voepel & George Elliott); Wally Hutter Oil Co.; Wickes Lumber; United States Postal Service; and the United States Government Department of Army Reserve Training Center.

Under the proposed agreement, the de minimis Settling Parties will pay a total of approximately $1,103,362 into an escrow account to be used for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. A group of seven non-de minimis settlors under this agreement will reimburse $224,104 in response costs

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incurred by EPA at the Site, and pay EPA's costs of overseeing the remedial action that these seven non-de minimis parties are performing at the Site. EPA incurred response costs overseeing response activities conducted to mitigate an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health or the environment present or threatened by hazardous substances present at the Site. The non-de minimis settlors under this proposed agreement are: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc. (f/k/a Browning-Ferris Industries of Quincy, Illinois, Inc.); City of Quincy, Illinois; Coltec Industries Inc.; Gardner Denver, Inc.; Harris Corporation; and Motorola, Inc.

For thirty days following the date of publication of this notice, the EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may decide not to enter this proposed agreement if comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate.

DATES: Comments on the proposed agreement must be received by EPA on or before June 23, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Docket Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3590, and should refer to: In the Matter of Adams County Quincy Landfills 2 and 3, Quincy, Illinois, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W-99C-542.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Krueger, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604-3590, (312) 886-0562.

A copy of the proposed administrative settlement agreement may be obtained in person or by mail from the EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604- 3590. Additional background information relating to the settlement is available for review at the EPA's Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel.

Authority: The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601-9675.

William E. Muno, Director, Superfund Division, Region 5.

[FR Doc. 99-13032Filed5-21-99; 8:45 am]

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