Notice2025-03208

Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, Vineland, Cumberland County, New York

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Published
February 28, 2025

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Environmental Protection Agency

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In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), Region 2, of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement ("Settlement") pursuant to CERCLA with 231 settling parties ("Respondents") relating to the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site ("Site"), located in Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 39 (Friday, February 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 10920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03208]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-02-2024-2015; FRL-12435-01-R2]


Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Pure Earth 
Recycling Superfund Site, Vineland, Cumberland County, New York

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby 
given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region 2, 
of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement (``Settlement'') 
pursuant to CERCLA with 231 settling parties (``Respondents'') relating 
to the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site (``Site''), located in 
Vineland, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 31, 2025.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and 
submission of comments must be via electronic mail. Comments should 
reference the Pure Earth Recycling Superfund Site, Vineland, Cumberland 
County, New Jersey, Index No. CERCLA-02-2024-2015. For those unable to 
communicate via electronic mail, please contact the EPA employee 
identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jocelyn Scott, Attorney, Office of 
Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean Superfund Branch, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 
10007-1866. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7c4d4d8c3c399ddd8d4d2dbced9f7d2c7d699d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2457474b50500a4e4b4741485d4a644154450a434b52">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Telephone: 212-637-3179.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the proposed Settlement, issued 
pursuant to CERCLA Section 122(g), 42 U.S.C. 9622(g), Respondents will 
pay to the United States a total of $1,427,692.56 for past costs 
incurred by EPA at the Site. The Settlement includes a covenant by EPA 
not to sue or to take administrative action against the Respondents 
pursuant to sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 
with regard to the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating 
to the proposed Settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and 
may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed Settlement 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 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-
1866.

Pasquale Evangelista,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2025-03208 Filed 2-27-25; 8:45 am]
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