Under section 122(g) of the comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), proposes to enter into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with 17 de minimis parties at the Koppers Charleston Superfund Site (Site), located in Charleston County, South Carolina to settle claims for past and future response costs at the Site. The parties to the proposed settlement are: Amerada Hess Corporation, Amoco Chemical Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Detyens Shipyards, Inc.; Exxon Corporation; Fina Oil and Chemical Company; Marathon Oil Company; Matlack Inc.; Metal Trades, Inc.; Mile, Inc.; formally known as Mobay Chemical Company, now known as Bayer Corporation; Mobile Chemical Company, Inc.; Swygert Shipyards, Inc.; Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc.; United States Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Fuel Supply Center; United States Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration; United States Coast Guard; United States Navy. EPA will consider public comments on the proposed settlement for thirty (30) days. EPA may withdraw from or modify the proposed settlement should such comments disclose facts or considerations which indicate the proposed settlement in inappropriate, improper or inadequate. Copies of the proposed settlement are available from: Ms. Paula V. Batchelor, Waste Management Division, U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth St., Atlanta, Georgia 30303, 404-562-8887.
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