[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 102 (Friday, May 26, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34151-34152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11348]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[CERCLA-04-2022-2508 et. al; FRL-10896-01-R4]


Bennett Landfill Fire Superfund Site, Chester, South Carolina; 
Proposed Settlements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlements.

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SUMMARY: Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency is proposing to enter into forty-nine Individual settlements 
with fifty-three parties concerning the Bennett Landfill Fire Site 
located in Chester, South Carolina. The proposed settlements address 
recovery of CERCLA costs for a cleanup that was performed at the Site 
and costs incurred by EPA.
    The individual proposed settlements are as follows: Rock Hill 
School District 3, CERCLA-04-2023-2506(b); Carlisle Finishing LLC, 
CERCLA-04-2022-2506(b); Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. f/k/a 
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, CERCLA-04-2022-2512(b); Signet 
Mills, Inc. f/k/a Green Textile Associates, Inc., CERCLA-04-2022-
2513(b); AstenJohnson, Inc., CERCLA-04-2022-2508; Hexion Inc., CERCLA-
04-2022-2515(b); Target Contractors, LLC, CERCLA-04-2022-2517(b); 
Inman-Campobello Water District, CERCLA-04-2022-2523(b); Laurens County 
School District #56, CERCLA-04-2022-2520(b); McLeod Medical Center--
Dillon, CERCLA-04-2022-2519(b); Michelin North America, Inc., CERCLA-
04-2022-2521(b); Anderson County, South Carolina, CERCLA-04-2022-2511; 
Aiken County, South Carolina, CERCLA-04-2022-2510; Anderson County 
School District 5, CERCLA-04-2023-2500(b); Boulevard Baptist Church of 
Anderson, Inc., CERCLA-04-2023-2501(b); Owens Corning, CERCLA-04-2023-
2502(b); School District of Pickens County, CERCLA-04-2023-2503(b); 
Midland Industries, LLC f/k/a Midland Capital Corp. CERCLA-04-2022-
2522(b); Milliken & Company, CERCLA-04-2022-2524(b); Mohawk Industries, 
Inc., CERCLA-04-2022-2525(b); Richloom Fabrics Group, Inc., CERCLA-
042023-2504(b); South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind, 
CERCLA-04-2023-2508(b); Self Regional Healthcare, CERCLA-04-2023-
2509(b); SERRUS Real Estate Fund II, LLC and SERRUS Capital Partners, 
Inc., CERCLA-04-2023-2510(b); Snyder Investments, Inc. and Snyder 
Electric Company, Inc., CERCLA-04-2023-2515(b); South Carolina Regional 
Housing Authority No. 1, CERCLA-04-2023-2516(b); Spartanburg County, 
CERCLA-04-2023-2517(b); Spartanburg District Five Schools, CERCLA-04-
2023-2519(b); The Timken Company, CERCLA-04-2023-2518(b); Tri-County 
Technical College, CERCLA-04-2023-2511(b); Trinity United Methodist 
Church of Enoree, SC, CERCLA-04-2023-2512(b); Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 
CERCLA-04-2023-2513(b); Wofford College, CERCLA-04-2023-2514(b); BASF 
Corporation, CERCLA-04-2022-2507; Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church, 
CERCLA-04-2022-2507(b); W.R. Floyd Services, Inc., d/b/a J. F. Floyd 
Mortuary, CERCLA-04-2022-2518(b); Greenville-Spartanburg Airport 
District, CERCLA-04-2022-2514(b); City of York, South Carolina, CERCLA-
04-2022-2510(b); Converse University f/k/a Converse College, CERCLA-04-
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2516(b); Royal Adhesives and Sealants, LLC, and Simpsonville Properties 
LLC, CERCLA-04-2023-2507(b); Spartanburg County School District Three, 
CERCLA-04-2023-2520(b); City of Landrum, South Carolina, CERCLA-04-
2022-2508(b); Cooper Standard Automotive Inc., CERCLA-04-2022-2511(b); 
Brixmor Property Group Inc., ERP Hillcrest, LLC, and Excel Realty 
Partners LP, CERCLA-04-2022-2509(b); School District of Newberry 
County, CERCLA-04-2023-2522(b); Mecklenburg County Alcoholic Beverage 
Control Board CERCLA-04-2022-2509; Inman Mills, CERCLA-04-2023-2528(b); 
Price Construction, Inc., CERCLA-04-2023-2525(b); Winthrop University, 
United States General Services Administration and United States Postal 
Service, CERCLA-04-2023-2527(b).

DATES: The Agency will consider public comments on the proposed 
settlements until June 26, 2023. The Agency will consider all comments 
received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed 
settlements if comments received disclose facts or considerations which 
indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed settlements are available from the 
Agency by contacting Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst, using the 
contact information provided in this notice. Comments may also be 
submitted by referencing the Site's name through one of the following 
methods:
    Internet: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#r4-public-notices.
    Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Painter at 404/562-8887.

Maurice Horsey,
Branch Manager, Enforcement Branch, Superfund & Emergency Management 
Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-11348 Filed 5-25-23; 8:45 am]
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