[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 40298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14765]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7230-2]
Proposed Settlement Under Section 122(h) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative settlement and opportunity
for public comment--Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'')
proposes entering into an administrative settlement to resolve certain
claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''). EPA is publishing this
notification to inform the public of the proposed settlement and of the
opportunity to comment. This settlement is intended to resolve the
liability of Alliant Techsystems Inc. for certain future response costs
to be incurred by EPA at the Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site
(``the Site'') in Rockaway and Denville Townships, New Jersey.
DATES: Comments must be provided on or before July 12, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290
Broadway, New York, New York 10007, and should refer to: In the Matter
of the Rockaway Township Wellfield Superfund Site: Administrative
Settlement, U.S. EPA Index No. 02-2002-2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: United States Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 290 Broadway, New York, New York
10007; Attention: Virginia A. Curry, Esq. (212) 637-3134 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 122(h) of CERCLA,
notification is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement
with Alliant Techsystems Inc. by which this company will pay all EPA
future costs at the Site that are not remedial design/remedial action
oversight costs. Alliant will remediate the contaminated soil and
groundwater at the Denville Technical Park portion of the Site under a
separate agreement with the State of New Jersey. Alliant previously
paid all EPA's past costs other than costs incurred in EPA's oversight
of the remedial design/remedial action costs. This Site is within the
jurisdiction of the Third Circuit which has ruled that parties are not
liable under CERCLA for remedial design/remedial action oversight
costs. Alliant will receive a covenant not to sue for all EPA's past
costs and all paid future costs. The Attorney General has approved this
settlement.
Dated: May 24, 2002.
William J. Muszynski,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 02-14765 Filed 6-11-02; 8:45 am]
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