[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6428]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-7638-4]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Amber
Oil Site, Milwaukee, WI
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice; 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 which includes compromise of past response
costs incurred in connection with the Amber Oil site in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin with the following settling parties: Ametek, Inc.; Arvin
Meritor, Inc.; A-C Compressor, Corp.; Besly Products Corporation;
Carlson Tool and Manufacturing Corp.; Charter Wire Div of Charter
Manufacturing; Detroit Edge Tool Co.; Eco-Tech of Milwaukee, Inc.;
Elenco Carbide Tool Corporation; Emerson Electric Co.; EOG
Environmental, Inc.; Everbrite, LLC; The Falk Corporation; Graco Inc.;
General Portable Products LLC (Briggs & Stratton Power Products LLC);
Hafemeister Machine Corp.; Helgesen Industries; Ingersoll Equipment Co.
Inc.; International Paper; International Truck and Engine Corporation;
INX International Ink Co.; J&L Fiber Services, Inc.; Karl Schmidt
Unisia, Inc.; Kettle Moraine Coatings, Inc.; Kingsbury, Inc.; Madison
Kipp Corp; Manitowoc; Manitowoc Tool & Manufacturing; Menasha
Corporation; Mercury Marine; The Metal Ware Corporation; Miller Brewing
Company; Neenah Foundry Company; Nordco; Oshkosh Marine Supply Company;
Oshkosh Truck Corporation; Peterson Industries LLC; Pierce
Manufacturing Inc.; Precision Gears, Inc.; Regal-Beloit Corporation;
Rietschle Thomas; Rollex Corporation; Rollmeister, Inc.; Seats, Inc.;
Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc.; Sta-Rite Industries, Inc.; Stroh Die
Casting Co., Inc.; Triangle Tool Corporation; Tulip Corporation; Union
Pacific Railroad; Valleycast, Inc.; Vilter Manufacturing Corporation;
The Vollrath Co., LLC; Waukesha Electric Systems, Inc.; and Weasler
Engineering Inc. The settlement requires the settling parties to
perform a removal action at the site estimated to cost approximately
$900,000, and reimburse U.S. EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund for
$15,000 of U.S. EPA's costs incurred before March 31, 2003, its costs
incurred since April 1, 2003 to the signing of the consent order, and
the cost of U.S. EPA to oversee the clean-up by the fifty-five settling
parties. Past costs (U.S. EPA costs incurred prior to April 1, 2003) in
the amount of $155,591 are being compromised in consideration of the
settling parties' commitment to perform the removal and pay the costs
described above. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the
settling parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a). 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 U.S. EPA's response to any
comments received will be available for public inspection at the site
record repository in the West Allis Public Library, 7421 West Nation
Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and at the U.S. EPA Record Center, Room
714, U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois.
DATES: Comments must be submitted to U.S. EPA on or before April 22,
2004.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection
at the U.S. EPA Record Center, Room 714, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,
Chicago, Illinois. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained
from U.S. EPA Record Center, Room 714, U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois or by calling tel. (312)-353-
5821. Comments should reference the Amber Oil site in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and EPA Docket No. V-W-'04-C-780 and should be addressed to
Mr. Jerome Kujawa, U.S. EPA Office of Regional Counsel (C-14J), 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerome Kujawa, U.S. EPA Office of
Regional Counsel (C-14J) at 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL
60604 or at tel.(312)-886-6731.
Dated: February 27, 2004.
Richard C. Karl,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region 5, U.S.
EnvironmentalProtection Agency.
[FR Doc. 04-6428 Filed 3-22-04; 8:45 am]
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