Notice2024-17465
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue by Prospective Purchaser
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Published
August 7, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 7, of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue, with the city of St. Joseph, Missouri. This agreement pertains to a portion of the HPI Products, Inc. facility located at 424 S 8th Street (sometimes referred to as 408 S 8th Street), St. Joseph, Missouri.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 64458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17465]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R07-SFUND-2024-0253; FRL-12014-01-R7]
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and
Covenant Not To Sue by Prospective Purchaser
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 7, of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement,
embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to
Sue, with the city of St. Joseph, Missouri. This agreement pertains to
a portion of the HPI Products, Inc. facility located at 424 S 8th
Street (sometimes referred to as 408 S 8th Street), St. Joseph,
Missouri.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 6, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement agreement is available for public
inspection at EPA Region 7's office. A copy of the proposed agreement
may also be obtained from Catherine Chiccine, EPA Region 7, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, telephone number (913) 551-
7917. You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-SFUND-
2024-0253 to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. You may also send comments,
identified by HPI Products Inc. Facility Public Comment, to Ms.
Chiccine at the above address or electronically to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a4e7cccdc7c7cdcac18ac7c5d0ccc1d6cdcac1e4c1d4c58ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="105378797373797e753e737164787562797e75507560713e777f66">[email protected]</span></a>.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID
No. for this action. Comments received will be posted without change to
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/">https://www.regulations.gov/</a>, including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional
information on the process, see the ``Written Comments'' heading of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Chiccine, Assistant Regional
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219;
telephone number (913) 551-7917; email address
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="402328292323292e256e232134282532292e25002530216e272f36">[email protected]</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Written Comments
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-SFUND-
2024-0253 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Once submitted, comments
cannot be edited or removed from <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>. The EPA may publish
any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
If CBI exists, please contact Ms. Chiccine. Multimedia submissions
(audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The
written comment is considered the official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance
on making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 7, of a proposed prospective purchaser agreement, embodied in an
Administrative Settlement Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue, with the
city of St. Joseph, Missouri. This agreement pertains to a portion of
the former HPI Products, Inc. facility located at 424 S. 8th Street
(sometimes referred to as 408 S. 8th Street), St. Joseph, Missouri. The
city of St. Joseph, Missouri agrees to purchase the property for reuse
and redevelopment and perform a response action. This project will
result in a formerly contaminated property being restored to beneficial
use by a community stakeholder.
The settlement includes a covenant by the EPA not to sue or take
administrative action against the city of St. Joseph, Missouri,
pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice,
the EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The
EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its
consent to the settlement agreement if comments received disclose facts
or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to any comments
received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 7, 11201
Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
Robert D. Jurgens,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, EPA Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2024-17465 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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