Public Notice: Proposed settlement agreement for the Former SCPC Facility, St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public review of and comment on its proposed settlement agreement with St. Croix Petrochemical Corporation (SCPC) related to the former SCPC manufacturing facility that operated in the past on a portion of the former HOVENSA refinery in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Any person wishing to comment should do so within 30 days of the date of the public notice. Comments should be submitted in writing to EPA at the email below. Once the public comment period closes, EPA and the Department of Justice will consider any comments submitted during the comment period and may modify or withdraw consent to the settlement based on the comments received. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area in accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The agreement provides that SCPC would transfer its remaining assets of approximately $1.7 million to the Hovensa Environmental Response Trust (‘‘ERT’’) to help fund remediation of contamination caused by SCPC in the past at the former HOVENSA facility. The ERT was established during the HOVENSA, LLC bankruptcy proceedings, to, among other things, implement RCRA corrective measures at the former HOVENSA facility.
The proposed settlement and federal register notice can be viewed on line at Region 2, PN 2024 X SCPC Proposed Settlement. or see the attachments below. A copy of both documents may also be obtained from the EPA contact person identified below.
Docket Numbers
- FRL-11630-01-R2