[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 3233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1209]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

FRL-6526-4]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cashout Settlement; Globaltex, 
LLC, 
d/b/a Bates of Maine, Bates Mill Superfund Site, Lewiston, Maine

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Aency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of past and projected future 
response costs concerning the Bates Mill Superfund Site in Lewiston, 
Maine with the following settling party: Globaltex, LLC, d/b/a Bates of 
Maine. The settlement requires the settling party to pay $10,000 to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund plus an additional sum for interest on 
that amount calculated from April 29, 1999 through the date of payment. 
The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party 
pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 
9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
document, 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 One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02214-2023.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, 
Suite 1100, Mailcode RAA, Boston, Massachusetts 02203 and should refer 
to: In re: Bates Mill Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket No. I-99-0044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may 
be obtained from Kathleen Woodward, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region I, Office of Environmental Stewardship, One Congress 
Street, Suite 1100, Mailcode SES, Boston, MA 02114-2023.

    Dated: December 15, 1999.
Dennis Huebner,
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation & Restoration.
[FR Doc. 00-1209 Filed 1-19-00; 8:45 am]
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