[Federal Register: February 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 38)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Cherokee Resources Superfund Sites; Notice of Proposed Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to 
settle claims for response costs under section 122(g) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(g), with parties qualifying for de 
minimis settlements. These claims relate to removal and response 
actions undertaken by EPA at the Cherokee Resources Sites on Berryhill 
Road and Summit Avenue in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North 
Carolina. A list of the parties to this proposed settlement is set 
forth below. As announced in an earlier notice, this is the second and 
final phase of the de minimis settlement for these Sites. The following 
list of 32 parties have returned signature pages accepting EPA's 
settlement offer:

    AVM, Inc., Allwaste Tank Cleaning, Inc., American Linc 
Corporation, Amoco Oil Company, Ansco & Associates, Inc., Autry 
Concrete Products, Ayerst Laboratories, Inc. (d/b/a Wyeth-Ayerst 
Laboratories), Bi-Lo, Inc., Carlisle Geauga Company, Carolina Scrap 
Processors, Circle Bearing, Container Corporation of America (n/k/a 
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation), The Dickerson Group, Inc., Dixie 
Electric Motor Service, Inc., James Waste Oil, Kenan Transport 
Company, Lacy J. Miller Machine Company, Inc., Lafayette Motor 
Sales, Inc., Mack Trucks, Inc., Marion Fabrics, Monarch Machine Tool 
Company--Cortland, Newco Fibre Company, Radiator Specialty Company, 
Sonoco Products Company, Sparks Oldsmobile (d/b/a Sparks Chrysler-
Plymouth-Jeep, Inc.), Spencer--Pettus Machine Company, Inc., U-Haul 
Company, Valley Forge Tape & Label Company, Inc., Vermont American 
Corporation, Virginia Power, Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, and 
Western Auto.

    EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement which 
are received by EPA within thirty (30) days of the date of publication 
of this document. EPA may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed 
settlement if such comments disclose facts or considerations which 
indicate the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or 
inadequate.
    Written comments should be sent to the EPA representative listed 
below. Request for copies of the settlement terms should be sent to 
this same address: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency--Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, Program Services 
Branch, Cost Recovery Section, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W., Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303, (404) 562-8887.

    Dated: February 11, 1999.
Franklin E. Hill,
Chief, Program Services Branch.
[FR Doc. 99-4826 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]
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