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Federal Register: May 20, 1999
WAIS Document Retrieval[Federal Register: May 20, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 97)] [Notices] [Page 27543] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr20my99-60]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6345-9]
Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser agreement (``Purchaser Agreement'') associated with the Fike Chemical Superfund Site (``Site'') in Nitro, West Virginia, was executed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice. The Purchaser Agreement is now subject to public comment, after which the United States may modify or withdraw its consent if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the Purchaser Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Purchaser Agreement will resolve certain potential EPA claims under section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the City of Nitro Development Authority (``Purchaser''). The property subject to the Purchaser Agreement is the Site, which encompasses two parcels separated by a distance of 500 feet, totaling 12.7 acres. The property is located on an access roadway off Viscose Road, which is accessed from WV Route 25 in the city of Nitro, Kanawha and Putnam Counties, West Virginia. The property consists of an abandoned chemical reformulation facility, a wastewater treatment plant (CST) and an office building. Response actions and long term remedial actions on the Property have been conducted or overseen by EPA since 1988, when chemical manufacturing operations ceased and the Site owners abandoned the property. Additional work to address contaminated soil and ground water is ongoing. Under the terms of the Purchaser Agreement, the Purchaser will file deed restrictions to ensure that the property will remain industrial in use and will cooperate with EPA in the continued implementation of response actions at the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed Purchaser Agreement. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 21, 1999.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Purchaser Agreement and additional background information relating to the proposed Purchaser Agreement are available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. A copy of the proposed Purchaser Agreement may be obtained from Suzanne Canning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regional Docket Clerk (3RC00), 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Comments should reference the ``Fike Chemical Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and ``EPA Docket No. III-98-004-DC,'' and should be forwarded to Suzanne Canning at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael H. Frankel (3RC41), Paralegal Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Phone: (215) 814-2665.
Dated: May 12, 1999. Thomas Voltaggio, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. [FR Doc. 99-12753 Filed 5-19-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-U