1 The Complainant, William Marcus, alleged
violations of the employee protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. §7622
(1994); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. §300j-9i (1994); Solid Waste Disposal Act
(SWDA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. §6971 (1994); Water Pollution Control Act (WPCA), 33 U.S.C.
§1367 (1994); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §9610 (1994); and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C.
§2601 (1994).
2 The TSCA, SDWA and CAA
require that the Secretary must enter into or otherwise approve a settlement. See 15 U.S.C.
§2622(b)(2)(A); 42 U.S.C. 300j-9(i)(2)(B)(i); 42 U.S.C. §7622(b)(2)(A). However, the
WPCA, CERCLA, and SWDA contain no such requirement. SeeSayre v. Alyeska Pipeline
Service Co., ALJ Case No. 97-TSC-6, ARB Case Nos. 99-091, 99-092, Order Approving
Settlement and Dismissing Case, slip op. at 2 n.1 (neither the WPCA nor the SWDA contains a requirement
that the Secretary approve settlements); Biddy v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., ALJ Case No.
95-TSC-7 (ARB Aug. 1, 1996) slip op. at 2 n.1 (same). Therefore, we review these settlements under the
TSCA and CAA only.