[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8362-8363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3850]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6538-8]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cashout Settlement; Montgomery 
KONE, Inc., Strother Field Industrial Park Superfund Site, Cowley 
County, KS, Docket No. CERCLA-7-2000-0007

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(h) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs 
concerning the Strother Field Industrial Park Superfund Site, Cowley 
County, Kansas, with the following settling party: Montgomery KONE, 
Inc. The settlement requires the settling party to pay $40,000.00 to 
the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement agreement includes a 
covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to section 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). Montgomery KONE, Inc., formerly known as 
Montgomery Elevator, Inc., owned a facility in the southern portion of 
the Site until 1985. Montgomery KONE, Inc. currently owns property at 
the northern portion of the Site where it currently operates its 
business at Strother Field. It is estimated that the total costs 
expended in connection with the Site by both EPA and the responsible 
parties will exceed $7 million. The estimated costs incurred by the 
responsible parties include the responsible parties' estimates of the 
respective amounts that have been or will be expended on site cleanup 
activities. The cleanup of the Site will continue with EPA's continuing 
enforcement activities against the PRPs that have not been cashed out. 
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, 
the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. 
The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or 
withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose 
facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at Strother 
Field Airport/Industrial Park, 4th & Tupper, Winfield, KS 67156 and 
Office of Regional

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Hearing Clerk, EPA, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement providing additional background 
information relating to the settlement is available for public 
inspection at Office of Regional Hearing Clerk, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101. A copy of 
the proposed settlement may be obtained from Kathy Robinson, Regional 
Hearing Clerk, EPA, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, telephone 
913-551-7567. Comments should reference the Strother Field Industrial 
Park Superfund Site, Cowley County, Kansas, Docket No. CERCLA 7-2000-
0007, and should be addressed to Regional Hearing Clerk, EPA, 901 N. 
5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James D. Stevens, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, EPA, 901 N. 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, telephone: 913-
551-7322.

    Dated: February 9, 2000.
Dennis Grams, P.E.,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 00-3850 Filed 2-17-00; 8:45 am]
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