[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)] [Notices] [Pages 61624-61625] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 02-24913] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT AGENCY [FRL-7388-1] Proposed Agreement Pursuant to Sections 122(g) and (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act for the Zionsville Third Site Superfund Site AGENCY: 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 Zionsville Third Site hazardous waste site located approximately 150 feet east of U.S. Highway 421 and approximately 350 feet south of the Environ-Chem Superfund site in Zionsville, Indiana (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: Ahlstrom Filtration, Inc.; Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Wyandotte Paint Co.); Also Industries, Inc. (Synthane-Taylor); Allen- Bradley Company, LLC.; Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. d/b/a Vermillion Waste Systems; American National Can Company, now Rexam Beverage Can Company; American Recovery Company, Incorporated; A.O. Smith Corporation; Ashland Inc.; Belden Inc. (Cooper Industries); BMC Industries, Inc. (for Buckbee Mears Co.); Borg Warner Inc. on behalf of Warner Gear Division (Borg-Warner); Brulin & Company, Inc.; Carlisle Tire &Wheel Company (formerly known as Carlisle Tire & Rubber Company (Indus Wheel); Chemical Waste Management, Inc.; Child Craft Industries, Inc. (Smith Cabinet); Cintech Industrial Coatings, Inc. (for Cincinnati Varnish); Cloudsley Company; Cohesant of MO, Inc. s/k/a King Adhesives, Inc. and its parent Cohesant Technologies Inc.; Commercial Sewer Cleaning Company, Inc.; Cummins Engine Co.; David L. Wade, Inc. (FKA Standard Paints Incorporated); Davis-Frost, Inc. (formerly Frost Paint & Oil Co.); Devro-Teepak, Inc.; Egyptian Lacquer Mfg. Co., Inc.; Electro-Spec, Inc.; Emhart Industries, Inc.; Ericsson Inc.; Farm Credit Services of Mid-America; Freudenberg-NOK, Gen. Corp Inc (General Tire); Georgia Pacific Corporation, successor in interest to James River II (Crown Zellerback); H.B. Fuller Company; Heriff Jones, Inc.; Hill-Room Company, Inc.; International Paper Company (successor in interest to Champion International Corporation); International Paper Company (for Chase Packaging Corp.); I.W.D. Waste, Inc.; Kurfees Coatings (Louisville Varnish); KCL Corporation; Kewanee Industries Inc. for Bruning Paint Company and Chevron Environmental Management [[Page 61625]] Co.; Knauf Fiber Glass; Lennox International Inc. as related to Wickes Mfg. (Bohn Alum./Heat); Marathon Oil Company (includes Rock Island Refining Corporation which merged with Marathon Oil Company); Marathon Pipe Line Company; Marcus Paint Company; Marisol, Inc.; McLaughlin Gormley King Company; Modine Manufacturing Company (successor in interest to Signet Systems (Easton)); Moormann Bros. Mfg.; Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc. f/k/a Halstead Industries, Inc.; National Railroad Passenger Corporation; Onan Corporation; Philips Electronics North America Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.; R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company; Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co., Inc.; Reliance Electric Company; RHI Holdings, Inc. as successor to Rexnold Holdings, Inc.; Robbie Manufacturing, Inc.; Rockwell International; Seagate Technology LLC, as successor in interest to the operating assets of Seagate Technology, Inc. and on behalf of Magnet Peripherals, Inc & MPI Plastic; Sequa Corporation; The Sherwin-Williams Corporation; Superior Oil Company, Inc.; The Timken Company; TRW Inc.; Unisys Corporation, United States Gypsum (for itself and as successor for this matter only to Durabond); United Technologies Corporation (Inmont Corporation and Essex Group); United Technologies Corporation (United Technologies Automotive, Inc.-- Alam Plastics); Valhi, Inc./IMPEX; Viacom Inc., successor by merger to CBS Corporation, f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Thermo King; Wabash Products; White Consolidated Industries, Inc.; Whittaker Corporation (Dayton Coatings) and all affiliates; World Color Press (Salem Gravure) [n/k/a Quebecor World (USA), Inc.]; Federal Bureau of Prisons; and U.S. Department of the Navy. Under the proposed agreement, the de minimis parties will pay a total of approximately $3,083,555.54, which will be placed into an escrow account to be used for response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. A group of 34 non-de minimis settlors under this agreement will perform the remaining removal actions to be conducted at the Site, and pay EPA's costs of overseeing these removal actions. EPA has incurred and will continue to incur 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 Settling Parties have spent approximately $8 million to perform cleanup activities at the Site to date, and the remaining response cost are estimated at $6 million. The non-de minimis settlors under this proposed agreement are: Alcoa Inc.; Anderson Development Company; ArvinMeritor, Inc., successor in interest to Arvin Industries, Inc.; Batesville Casket Company, Inc.; Beazer East, Inc.; Bemis Company, Inc.; Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire, LLC; Chemical Marketing Corp.; Detrex Corporation; Exxon Mobil Corporation for Mobil Oil Corporation; Ford Motor Company; Freightliner LLC (formerly Freightliner Corp.); General Electric Company; General Motors Corporation; HC Industries, Inc.; Honeywell International Inc.; JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc.; Jeffboat LLC; Kimberly Clark Corporation; Liberty Solvents & Chemicals; Lilly Ind. Coatings, Inc. n/k/a The Valspar Corporation and The Valspar Corporation; Lucent Technologies (AT&T); Maytag Corporation (Jenn-Air); McDonnell Douglas Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company; Pratt & Lambert; Radio Materials Corporation; RCA Corporation; S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.; Stolle Corporation; Tyco Healthcare Group LP, as successor in interest to the Kendall Company; Tyco International (US) Inc. (Ludlow Corporation); Union Carbide Corporation; Waste Research & Reclamation Co., Inc.; and Whirlpool Corporation. 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 October 31, 2002. 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 Zionsville Third Site, Zionsville, Indiana, U.S. EPA Docket No. V-W- 02C-698. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Krueger, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, C-14J, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 66064-3490, (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. 9601-9675. William E. Muno, Director, Superfund Division, Region 5. [FR Doc. 02-24913 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M