2/13/04 - AOC FOR REMOVAL ACTION ISSUED. RESPONDENT: UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES SHALL PAY FOR EPA'S REMOVAL ACTION COSTS IN INSTALLMENTS:
(1) INITIAL INSTALLMENT: AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE AFTER THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE U.S. ON BEHALF OF THE SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES, SHALL PAY TO THE EPA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES SUPERFUND $15,000,000.00 BY EFT.
(2) CONTINGENT SECOND INSTALLMENT: IF, AT ANY TIME, BUT NO EARLIER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, EPA DETERMINES THAT THE COST TO PERFORM THE EPA-LEAD WORK WILL EXCEED $15 MILLION, THE PARTIES SHALL EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AOC WHICH SHALL PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT BY THE U.S., ON BEHALF OF THE SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES.
(3) CONTINGENT FINAL PAYMENT: IN THE EVENT THAT THE SECOND INSTALLMENT PAYMENT IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS OF EPA-LEAD WORK, THEN UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK, EPA SHALL SUBMIT TO SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES A BILL REQUIRING PAYMENT OF SUCH UNREIMBURSED EPA-LEAD WORK COSTS. SETTLING FEDERAL AGENCIES SHALL MAKE PAYMENT TO EPA AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICAL.
ORDER CALLS REMOVAL OF DETERIORIATING BARRELS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL