Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement Agreement EPA Agreement No. V-W-22-C-009; AB Specialty Silicones Fire Site, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois

Issuing agencies

Abstract

In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, hereby gives notice of a proposed administrative settlement concerning the AB Specialty Silicones Fire Site in Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois (the "Site"). The EPA proposes to enter into an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (an "ASAOC") with AB Specialty Silicones, LLC and Wittenshire, LLC (the "Respondents"). The ASAOC requires the Respondents to pay $266,000 in past response costs. The EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at: https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/CurSites/ csitinfo.cfm?id=0508659.