NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

In the Matter of theDevelopment and Implementationof a Remedial Program for anInactive Hazardous Waste DisposalSite under Article 27, Title 13of the Environmental Conservation Law

by

1465 Forest, LLC

WIlEREAS,

ReSIXlndent.

ORDER ON CONSENTand

ADMINISTRATIVESETILEMENT

Index #A2-S001- 10-08

Site # 243018

I. A. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("Department") isresponsible for inactive hazardous waste disposal site remedial programs pursuant to Article 27,Title 13 afthe Environmental Conservation Law ("EeL") and Part 375 of Title 6 of the OfficialCompilation arCodes, Rules and Regulations ("6 NYCRR") and may issue orders consistent withthe authority granted to the Commissioner by such statute.

B. The Department is responsible for carrying out the policy of the State ofNew York toconserve, improve and protect its natural resources and environment and control water,land, and airpollution consistent with the authority granted to the Department and the Commissioner by Article 1,Title 3 of the ECL.

C. This Order is issued pursuant to the Department's authority under, inter alia, EeLArticle 27, Title 13 and ECL 3-0301, and resolves Respondent's liability to the State as provided at6 NYCRR 37S-I.S(b)(5).

2. 1465 Forest, LLC ("Respondent") is a domestic corporation and the current owner of theSite. The Site consists ofapproximately .39 acres is located at 1465 Forest Avenue, Staten Island,New York 10301 (hereinafter the "Site"). Exhibit "A" is a map of the Site showing its generallocation.

3. The Site is currently listed in the Registry of Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites inNew York State as Site Number 243018, with a Classification "2" pursuant to ECL 27-1305, due toreleases of hazardous wastes including but not limited to volatile organic compounds.

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4. Respondent consents to the issuance of this Order without (i) an admission or finding ofliability, fault, wrongdoing, or violation of any law, regulation, permit, order, requirement, orstandard of care of any kind whatsoever; (ii) an acknowledgment that there has been a release orthreatened release of hazardous waste at or from the Site; and/or (iii) an acknowledgment that arelease or threatened release ofhazardous waste at or from the Site constitutes a significant threat tothe public health or environment.

5. Solely with regard to the matters set forth below, Respondent hereby waives any right to ahearing as may be provided by law, consents to the issuance and entry ofthis Order, and agrees to bebound by its terms. Respondent consents to and agrees not to contest the authority orjurisdiction ofthe Department to issue or enforce this Order, and agrees not to contest the validity of this Order orits tenns or the validity of data submitted to the Department by Respondent pursuant to this Order.

NOW, having considered this matter and being duly advised, IT IS ORDERED THAT:

I. Termination of Previous Consent Order

Order on Consent Index No. #A2-0626-08-09 , previously entered between theDepartment and Respondent is hereby terminated upon the Effective date of, and replaced by,this Order and any Dispute Resolution commenced pursuant to that Order shall be consideredwithdrawn with prejudice.

II. Department's Issuance ofa ROD

Respondent shall cooperate with the Department and provide reasonable assistance,consistent with the Citizen Participation Plan, in soliciting public comment on the proposed remedialaction plan ("PRAP'l, if any. After the close of the public comment period, the Department shallselect a final remedial alternative for the Site in a ROD. Nothing in this Order shall be construed toabridge any rights of Respondent, as provided by law, to judicially challenge the Department'sROD.

III. Release and Covenant Not to Sue

Upon the Department's issuance of a Certificate of Completion as provided at 6 NYCRR375-1.9 and 375-2.9, Respondent shall obtain the benefits conferred by such provisions, subject tothe terms and conditions described therein.

IV. Penalties

A. I. Respondent's failure to comply with any term of this Order constitutes aviolation of this Order, the ECl, and 6 NYCRR 375-2.1 I(a)(4). Nothing herein abridgesRespondent's right to contest any allegation that it has failed to comply with this Order.

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2.under this Order.

Payment ofany penalties shall not in any way alter Respondent's obligations

B. I. Respondent shall not suffer any penalty or be subject to any proceeding oraction in the event it cannot comply with any requirement of this Order as a result of any ForceMajeure Event as provided at 6 NYCRR 375-1.5(b)(4). Respondent must use best efforts toanticipate the potential Force Majeure Event, best efforts to address any such event as it is occurring,and best efforts following the Force Majeure Event to minimize delay to the greatest extent possible."Force Majeure" does not include Respondent's economic inability to comply with any obligation,the failure of Respondent to make complete and timely application for any required approval orpermit, and non-attainment of the goals, standards, and requirements of this Order.

2. Respondent shall notify the Department in writing within five (5) Days oftheonset of any Force Majeure Event. Failure to give such notice within such five (5) Day periodconstitutes a waiver of any claim that a delay is not subject to penalties. Respondent shall bedeemed to know ofany circumstance which it, any entity controlled by it, or its contractors knew orshould have known.

3. Respondent shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of theevidence that (i) the delay or anticipated delay has been or will be caused by a Force Majeure Event;(ii) the duration of the delay or the extension sought is warranted under the circumstances; (iii) bestefforts were exercised to avoid and mitigate the effects of the delay; and (iv) Respondent compliedwith the requirements of Subparagraph IV.S.2 regarding timely notification.

4. If the Department agrees that the delay or anticipated delay is attributable to aForce Majeure Event, the time for performance of the obligations that are affected by the ForceMajeure Event shall be extended for a period oftime equivalent to the time lost because ofthe ForceMajeure event, in accordance with 375-1.5(4).

5. If the Department rejects Respondent's assertion that an event provides adefense to non-compliance with this Order pursuant to Subparagraph IV.B, Respondent shall be inviolation of this Order lunless it invokes dispute resolution pursuant to Paragraph XII andRespondent's position prevails.

V. Entry upon Site

A. Respondent hereby consents, upon reasonable notice under the circumstancespresented, to entry upon the Site (or areas in the vicinity of the Site which may be under the controlofRespondent) by any duly designated officer or employee of the Department or any State agencyhaving jurisdiction with respect to matters addressed pursuant to this Order, and by any agent,consultant, contractor, or other person so authorized by the Commissioner, all ofwhom shall abideby the health and safety rules in effect for the Site, for inspecting, sampling, copying records relatedto the contamination at the Site, testing, and any other activities necessary to remediate the Site.The Department and any of the foregoing persons authorized to enter the site shall attempt to

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coordinate remedial activities with Respondent to minimize to the extent practicable any disruptionofbusiness operations at the Site. Upon request, Respondent shall to the extent available (i) providethe Department with suitable work space at the Site, including access to a telephone, and (ii) permitthe Department full access to all non-privileged records relating to matters addressed by this Order.Raw data is not considered privileged and that portion of any privileged document containing rawdata must be provided to the Department.

B. The Department shall have the right to take its own samples and scientificmeasurements and the Department and Respondent shall each have the right to obtain split samples,duplicate samples, or bot~, ofall substances and materials sampled. The Department shall make theresults of any such sampling and scientific measurements available to Respondent.

VI. Payment of State Costs

A. In full satisfaction and resolution of any and all claims by the Department for thereimbursement of all past and future State costs accrued and to be accrued respecting the Site,Respondent shall pay to the Department a sum of money, in the amount of $190,000.00 (OneHundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars) which in part shall represent reimbursement for past StateCosts as provided at 6 NYCRR 375-1.5(b)(3), in accordance with the following payment schedule:

- $ 47,500, to be paid to the Department on or before November 1,2011;- $ 47,500, to be paid to the Department on or before November 1, 2012;- $ 47,500, to be paid to the Department on or before November 1, 2013;- $ 47,500, to be paid to the Department on or before November 1, 2014;

with all payments to be remitted in accordance with the terms of Subparagraph VI.E, below.

Subparagraph VI.A, herein, shall survive any termination of this Order and shall beenforceable pursuant to applicable law.

B. Each such payment shall be made payable to the Department of EnvironmentalConservation and shall be sent to:

Bureau of Program ManagementDivision of Environmental RemediationNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, New York 12233-7012

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VII. Reservation of Rights

A. Except as provided herein and at 6 NYCRR 375-1.9 and 375-2.9, nothing containedin this Order shall be construed as barring, diminishing, adjudicating, or in any way affecting any ofthe Department's rights or authorities, including, but not limited to, the right to recover naturalresource damages, and/or to exercise any summary abatement powers with respect to any person,including Respondent.

B. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, Respondent specifically reserves allrights and defenses under applicable law respecting any Departmental assertion of remedial liabilityand/or natural resource damages against Respondent, and further reserves all rights respecting theenforcement of this Order, including the rights to notice, to be heard, to appeal, and to any other dueprocess. The existence ofthis Order or Respondent's compliance with it shall not be construed as anadmission ofJiability, fault, wrongdoing, or breach ofstandard ofcare by Respondent, and shall notgive rise to any presumption of law or finding of fact, or create any rights, or grant any cause ofaction, which shall inure to the benefit of any third party. Further, Respondent reserves such rightsas it may have to seek and obtain contribution, indemnification, and/or any other fonn of recoveryfrom its insurers and from other potentially responsible parties or their insurers for past or futureresponse and/or cleanup costs or such other costs or damages arising from the contamination at theSite as may be provided by law, including but not limited to rights of contribution under section113(1)(3)(8) ofCERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9613(1)(3)(8).

VIII. Indemnification

Respondent shall indemnify and hold the Department, the State ofNew York, the Trustee ofthe State's natural resources, and their representatives and employees hannless as provided by 6NYCRR 375-2.5(a)(3)(i).

IX. Public Notice

A. Within thirty (30) Days after the effective date of this Order, Respondent shallprovide notice as required by 6 NYCRR 375-1.5(a). Within sixty (60) Days of such filing,Respondent shall provide the Department with a copy ofsuch instrument certified by the recordingofficerto be a true and faithful copy.

B. If Respondent proposes to transfer by sale or lease the whole or any part ofRespondent's interest in the Site, or becomes aware of such transfer, Respondent shall, not fewerthan forty-five (45) Days before the date of transfer, or within forty-five (45) Days after becomingaware ofsuch conveyance, notify the Department in writing of the identity of the transferee and ofthe nature and proposed or actual date of the conveyance, and shall notify the transferee in writing,with a copy to the Department, ofthe applicability ofthis Order. However, such obligation shall notextend to a conveyance by means of a corporate reorganization or merger or the granting of anyrights under any mortgage, deed, trust, assignment, judgment, lien, pledge, security agreement, lease,

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or any other right accruing to a person not affiliated with Respondent to secure the repayment ofmoney or the performance of a duty or obligation.

X. Environmental Easement

A. If a Department-approved final engineering report for the Site relies upon one ormore institutional and/or bngineering controls, Respondent (or the owner ofthe Site) shall submit tothe Department for approval an Environmental Easement to run with the land in favor of the Statewhich complies with the requirements of ECl Article 71, Title 36, and 6 NYCRR 375-J.8(h)(2).Upon acceptance of Environmental Easement by the State, Respondent shall comply with therequirements of 6 NYCRR 375-1.8(h)(2).

B. If the ROD provides for no action other than implementation of one or moreinstitutional controls, Respondent shall cause an environmental easement to be recorded under theprovisions ofSubparagraph X.A. If Respondent does not cause such environmental easement to berecorded in accordance with 6 NYCRR 375-1.8(h)(2), Respondent will not be entitled to the benefitsconferred by 6 NYCRR 375-1.9 and 375-2.9.

XL Communications

A. All written communications required by this Order shall be transmitted by UnitedStates Postal Service, by private courier service, or hand delivered as follows:

I. Communication from Respondent shall be sent to:

Kevin SarnowiczDivision of Environmental RemediationN.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, New York 12233

Note: three hard copies (one unbound) of work plans are required, as well as one electroniccopy, with copies to:

Steve BatesBureau of Environmental Exposure InvestigationNew York State Department of HealthFlanigan Square547 River StreetTroy, New York 12180-2216gal09@health.state.ny.us

Benjamin Conlon, Esq.

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Office of General CounselN.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, New York 12233bxconlon@gw.dec.state.ny,us[Correspondence only}

2. Communication to be made from the Department shall be sent to:

1465 Forest, LLCclo Eleanor Nalitt1275 First Ave, Apt. #115New York, New York 10065

and

1465 Forest, LLCc/o David S. Yudelson, Esq.Si~e, Paget & Riesel, P.c.460 Park AvenueNew York, N.Y. 10022

B. The Department and Respondent reserve the right to designate additional or differentaddressees for communication upon written notice to the other.

C. Each party shall notify the other within ninety (90) Days after any change in theaddresses in this Paragraph XI or in Paragraph VI.

XII. Dispute Resolution

In the event disputes arise under this Order, Respondent may, within fifteen (15)Days after Respondent knew or should have known of the facts which are the basis of the dispute,initiate dispute resolution in accordance with the provisions of 6 NYCRR 375-1.5(b)(2). Nothingcontained in this Order shall be construed to authorize Respondent to invoke dispute resolution withrespect to the remedy selected by the Department in the ROD or any element ofsuch remedy, nor toimpair any right ofRespondent to seek judicial review of the Department's selection ofany remedy.

XIII. Termination of Order

A. This Order will tenninate upon the Department's written detennination that Respondenthas complied with all tenns and conditions set forth herein, in which event the tennination shall beeffective on the 5th Day after the date of the Department's approval of and issuance of the Cac.

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B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions contained in Paragraphs VI and VIIIshall survive the termination ofthis Order and any violation ofsuch surviving Paragraphs shall be aviolation ofthis Order, the EeL, and 6 NYCRR 375-2.11(a)(4), subjecting Respondent to penaltiesas provided under Paragr~ph IV so long as such obligations accrued on or prior to the TerminationDate.

C. Subject to Paragraph VI above, if the Order is terminated, neither this Order nor itstermination shall affect any liability ofRespondent for remediation of the Site and/or for payment ofState Costs, including implementation of removal and remedial actions, interest, enforcement, andany and all other response costs as defined under CERCLA, nor shall it affect any defenses to suchliability that may be asserted by Respondent. Further, the Department's efforts in obtaining andoverseeing compliance with this Order shall constitute reasonable efforts under law to obtain avoluntary commitment from Respondent for any further activities to be undertaken as part of aRemedial Program for the Site.

XlV. Miscellaneous

A. Respondent agrees to comply with and be bound by the provisions of 6 NYCRRSubparts 375-1 and 375-2; the provisions ofsuch Subparts that are referenced herein are referencedfor clarity and convenience only and the failure ofthis Order to specifically reference any particularregulatory provision is not intended to imply that such provision is not applicable to activitiesperformed under this Order.

B. The Department may exempt Respondent from the requirement to obtain any state orlocal permit or other authorization for any activity conducted pursuant to this Order in accordancewith 6 NYCRR 375-1.12(b), (c), and (d).

C. I. Respondent shall use best efforts to obtain all Site access, permits, easements,approvals, institutional controls, and/or authorizations necessary to perform Respondent'sobligations under this Order, including all Department-approved Work Plans and the schedulescontained therein. If, despite Respondent's best efforts, any access, permits, easements, approvals,institutional controls, or authorizations cannot be obtained, Respondent shall promptly notify theDepartment and include a summary of the steps taken. The Department may, as it deems appropriateand within its authority, assist Respondent in obtaining same.

2. Ifan interest in property is needed to implement an institutional control requiredby a Work Plan and such interest cannot be obtained, the Department may require Respondent tomodify the Work Plan pursuant to 6 NYCRR 375-1.6(d)(3) to reflect changes necessitated byRespondent's inability to obtain such interest.

D. The paragraph headings set forth in this Order are included for convenience ofreference only and shall be disregarded in the construction and interpretation of any provisions ofthis Order.

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E. I. The terms of this Order shall constitute the complete and entire agreementbetween the Department and Respondent concerning the implementation ofthe activities required bythis Order. No term, condition, understanding, or agreement purporting to modify or vary any termof this Order shall be binding unless made in writing and subscribed by the party to be bound. Noinformal advice, guidance, suggestion, or comment by the Department shall be construed asrelieving Respondent ofRespondent's obligation to obtain such formal approvals as may be requiredby this Order. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Order and any Work Plansubmitted pursuant to this Order, the terms of this Order shall control over the terms of the WorkPlan(s). Respondent consents to and agrees not to contest the authority and jurisdiction of theDepartment to enter into or enforce this Order.

2. i. Except as set forth herein, if Respondent desires that any provision ofthis Order be changed, Respondent shall make timely written application to the Commissioner withcopies to the parties listed in Subparagraph XI.A. I.

ii. If Respondent seeks to modify an approved Work Plan, a writtenrequest shall be made to the Department's project manager, with copies to the parties listed inSubparagraph XI.A.l.

III. Requests for a change to a time frame set forth in this Order shall bemade in writing to the Department's project attorney and project manager; such requests shall not beunreasonably denied and a written response to such requests shall be sent to Respondent promptly.

F. I. If there are multiple parties signing this Order, the term "Respondent" shallbe read in the plural, the obligations of each such party under this Order are joint and several, andthe insolvency ofor failure by any Respondent to implement any obligations under this Order shallnot affect the obligations of the remaining Respondent(s) under this Order.

2. If Respondent is a partnership, the obligations of all general partners(including limited partners who act as general partners) under this Order are joint and several and theinsolvency or failure ofany general partner to implement any obligations under this Order shall notaffect the obligations of the remaining partner(s) under this Order.

G. Respondent shall be entitled to receive contribution protection and/or to seekcontribution to the extent authorized by 6 NYCRR 37S·I.S(b)(S).

H. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, terms used in this Order which aredefined in EeL Article 27 or in regulations promulgated thereunder shall have the meaning assignedto them under said statute or regulations.

I. Respondent's obligations under this Order represent payment for or reimbursement ofresponse costs, and shall not be deemed to constitute any type of fine or penalty.

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J. Respondent and Respondent's successors and assigns shall be bound by this Order.Any change in ownership or corporate status of Respondent shall in no way alter Respondent'sresponsibilities under this Order.

K. This Order may be executed for the convenience of the parties hereto, individually orin combination, in one or more counterparts, each ofwhich shall be deemed to have the status ofanexecuted original and all of which shall together constitute one and the same.

L. The effective date ofthis Order is the] Oth Day after it is signed by the Commissioner orthe Commissioner's designee.

DATED: ALEXANDER B. GRANNISCOMMISSIONERNEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OFENVIRO NTAL CONS RVATION

Dale A. Desnoyers, DirectorDivision of Environmental Remediation

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CONSENT BY RESPONDENT

1465 Forest LLC

Respondent hereby consents to the issuing and entering of this Order, waives Respondent'sright to a hearing herein as provided by law, and agrees to be bound by this Order.

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appeared I3k2. or: ~known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactoryevidence to be the individual(s) whose name is (are) subscribed to the within instrument andacknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in hislher/their capacity(ies), and that byhislher/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individuates), orthe person upon behalfofwhich theindividuates) acted, executed the instrument.

Signature a CI Office of individualtaking acknowledgment

CRAIG WEXLERNotary Public. State of New YOf1c;

No. 01WE6071493aualified in New Yen County

Commission Expires March 18, 2014

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