Notice2025-03603
Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement for the U.S. Technology Superfund Site, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri
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Published
March 6, 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency
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In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 ("EPA"), of a proposed settlement agreement ("Agreement") related to the U.S. Technology Superfund Site ("Site") in Berger, Franklin County, Missouri.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03603]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R07-SFUND-2024-0409; FRL-12209-01-R7]
Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement for the U.S. Technology
Superfund Site, Berger, Franklin County, Missouri
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (``CERCLA''), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7 (``EPA''), of a proposed settlement
agreement (``Agreement'') related to the U.S. Technology Superfund Site
(``Site'') in Berger, Franklin County, Missouri.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 7, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by email to Jared Pessetto at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d9a9bcaaaabcadadb6f7b3b8abbcbd99bca9b8f7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe8e9b8d8d9b8a8a91d0949f8c9b9abe9b8e9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to Jared Pessetto, U.S. EPA Region 7,
Office of Regional Counsel, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219. Comments should reference the U.S. Technology Superfund Site,
CERCLA Section 122(h) Settlement Agreement, Docket No. CERCLA-07-2023-
0066.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed Agreement may
be obtained from Jared Pessetto, Attorney-Adviser, Office of Regional
Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219; telephone number: (913) 551-7793; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b6b7e68687e6f6f7435717a697e7f5b7e6b7a357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64140117170110100b4a0e05160100240114054a030b12">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA conducted a Fund-lead Time-Critical
Removal Action at the Site between September 2018 and June 2019 to
remove approximately 13 million pounds of ``spent blast media''
(``SBM'') that U.S. Technology Corporation held for storage in a
warehouse located at 7627 Zero Road in Berger, Franklin County,
Missouri. The EPA's Removal Action consisted of collecting,
characterizing, segregating, and transporting for off-site disposal SBM
that contained toxic levels of heavy metals including cadmium,
chromium, and lead, each of which is a hazardous substance as defined
by CERCLA. To recover its response costs, the EPA negotiated the
proposed Agreement with multiple potentially responsible parties (PRPs)
that arranged for disposal of SBM at the Site. The EPA will enter the
proposed Agreement with AAR Landing Gear, LLC; The Boeing Company;
Lockheed Martin Corporation; and Space Gateway Support, LLC (``Settling
Parties''); the Department of Defense acting by and through the U.S.
Air Force, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Navy; the United States Coast
Guard; and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(``Settling Federal Agencies''). Under the proposed Agreement the
Settling Parties will pay to EPA $407,164, and the Settling Federal
Agencies will pay $2,030,586.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
document, the EPA will receive written comments relating to the
proposed Agreement. The EPA will consider all comments received and may
modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed Agreement if the
comments it receives disclose facts or considerations that indicate
that the proposed Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
The EPA's response to any comments received will be available for
public inspection at the EPA Region 7 Office located at 11201 Renner
Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219.
James Macy,
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2025-03603 Filed 3-5-25; 8:45 am]
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