ON NOVEMBER 17, 2016, DEPUTY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR CECIL RODRIGUES SIGNED AN ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENT FOR RECOVERY OF RESPONSE COSTS UNDER SECTION 122(H) OF CERCLA WITH DANIEL R. WILLIAMS (D/B/A WILLIAMS BROTHERS TRUCKING), A POTENTITALLY RESPONSIBLE PARTY (PRP) AT OPERABLE UNIT 2 (OU-2) OF THE SHARON STEEL (FARRELL WORKS DISPOSAL AREA) SUPERFUND SITE IN MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, WHICH IS BASED ON THE MR. WILLIAM'S LIMITED ABILITY TO PAY, HE WILL REIMBURSE EPA $12,000, PAID IN THREE INSTALLMENTS OVER TWO YEARS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 122( i) OF CERCLA, A NOTICE OF THE SETTLEMENT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016, AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMMENT ON THE SETTLEMENT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATUTORY ROLE IN THE CASE, DOJ APPROVED TE SETTLEMENT ON NOVEMBER 10, 2016. THE FORMER SHARON STEEL CORPORATION USED THE SITE FOR SEVERAL DECADES AS A DISPOSAL AREA FOR SLAG AND OTHER WASTES GENERATED BY THE COMPANY'S NEARBY STEELMAKING OPERATIONS. EPA ISSUED AN INTERIM ROD FOR OU-2 IN 2013 TO ADDRESS THE HUMAN-HEALTH RISK POSED BY AIRBORNE RELEASES OF METALS AND OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES FROM AREAS OF EXPOSED SLAG AT TE SITE.