Safety Light Corporation CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement, Bloomsburg, PA
Summary
EPA has published a proposed CERCLA cost recovery settlement for the Safety Light Corporation Site in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. The settlement would resolve liability for response costs incurred at the contaminated property. EPA is accepting public comments on the settlement for 32 days.
What changed
EPA proposes a cost recovery settlement under CERCLA for the Safety Light Corporation Site in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The settlement would allow EPA to recover response costs from potentially responsible parties at the contaminated property. Parties wishing to object to the settlement terms or the adequacy of the proposed settlement must submit written comments during the 32-day public comment period.
Potentially responsible parties and affected stakeholders should review the settlement terms on Regulations.gov and determine whether to submit comments. Environmental groups and community members near the Bloomsburg site may also wish to participate in the public comment process to ensure adequate remediation of the contaminated property.
What to do next
- Submit public comments by May 11, 2026
- Review settlement documents on Regulations.gov
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Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Safety Light Corporation Site, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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Notice; request for comment.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with section 122(h) of the Comprehensive ( printed page 17968) Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3, of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement (Settlement) pursuant to CERCLA with Isolite Corporation (Settling Party) relating to the Safety Light Corporation Superfund Site (Site), located in Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before May 11, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and submission of comments must be made via electronic mail to R3ORCMailbox@epa.gov. Comments should reference the Safety Light Corporation Superfund Site, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Index No. CERCLA-03-2026-0081-CR in the subject line of the message. For those unable to communicate via electronic mail, please contact the EPA employee identified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jefferie Garcia, Assistant Regional Counsel, CERCLA Branch 2, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19103. Email: garcia.jefferie@epa.gov. Telephone: 215-814-2697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Settling Party will pay to the EPA $600,000.00, plus an additional sum for interest on that amount calculated through the date of publication of the notice of this Settlement Agreement in the Federal Register. The Settlement includes a covenant by the EPA not to sue or to take administrative action against the Settling Party pursuant to section 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed Settlement. The EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed Settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed Settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The EPA's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection by request. Please see the ADDRESSES section of this document for instructions.
Paul Leonard,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3.
[FR Doc. 2026-06908 Filed 4-8-26; 8:45 am]
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Published Document: 2026-06908 (91 FR 17967)
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