PAST COST SETTLEMENT OF A CERCLA 107 COST RECOVERY ACTION TO RECOUP COST INCURRED BY EPA IN REMOVING, AND OVERSEEING THE REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS MAGNESIUM FROM THE REMACOR, INC. SUPERFUND SITE. IN TOTAL, EPA REMOVED, OR OVERSAW THE REMOVAL OF 6,017,825 POUNDS OF HAZARDOUS MAGNESIUM TURNINGS FROM THE SITE AND INCURRED $9,707,357.00 IN RECOVERABLE RESPONSE COSTS IN DOING SO. THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IS $5,920,000 OR APPROXIMATELY 61% OF THE TOTAL MAGNESIUM-RELATED SITE RESPONSE COSTS. AS A GROUP, THE SETTLING PARTIES ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 43 OF THE TOTAL VOLUME OF HAZARDOUS MAGNESIUM WASTE REMOVED FROM THE SITE.