
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 56 (Friday, March 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05905]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9959-65-Region 2]


Proposed CERCLA Section 122(h) Cost Recovery Settlement for the 
Metro Leather Superfund Site, City of Gloversville, Fulton County, New 
York; Request for Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 24, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at EPA Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866. 
Comments should reference the Metro Leather Superfund Site, City of 
Gloversville, Fulton County, New York, Index No. II-CERCLA-02-2016-
2019. To request a copy of the proposed settlement agreement, please 
contact the EPA employee identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Wall, Attorney-Advisor, 
Regional Support Division, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 
Code 2272A, Washington, DC 20460. Email: wall.gregory@epa.gov. 
Telephone: 202-564-4498.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby 
given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), Region 2, 
of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement pursuant to Section 
122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), with Genesco Inc. (``Genesco'') 
for the Metro Leather Superfund Site (``Site''), located in the City of 
Gloversville, Fulton County, New York. Genesco agrees to pay EPA $1.5 
million in reimbursement of EPA's past response costs paid at or in 
connection with the Site.
    The settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take 
administrative action against Genesco pursuant to Section 107(a) of 
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the response costs related to 
the work at the Site enumerated in the settlement agreement. For thirty 
(30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will 
receive written comments relating to the settlement. 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. 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.

    Dated: February 8, 2017.
John Prince,
Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2017-05905 Filed 3-23-17; 8:45 am]
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