[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 16257-16258] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-8656] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5990-1] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given that a proposed administrative cost recovery settlement concerning the Del Norte County Pesticide Storage Area Superfund Site (``Site'') in Crescent City, California was executed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') on February 5, 1998. The State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (``DTSC'') is also a party to the settlement. The settlement resolves EPA's and DTSC's claims under Section 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, against the following Respondents: [[Page 16258]] Arcata Corporation; Estate of Hilding Lovenborg; Theodore Lovenborg; Palmer Westbrook, Inc.; John Palmer Westbrook; Robert H. Stanhurst, Inc.; Robert H. Stanhurst; Smith River Farms, Inc.; Harry Harms; Robert K. Hastings; Stephen Hastings; Crockett United Lily Growers, Inc., formerly known as United Lily Growers, Inc.; Davy Crockett; E. Joyce Crockett; and the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The settlement was entered into under the authority granted EPA in Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), and requires the Respondents to pay a total of $675,000 ($405,000 to the U.S. EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund and $270,000 to the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control) in settlement of past response costs incurred by EPA and DTSC in connection with the Site. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the following location: U.S. EPA Region 9 Records Center, 95 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, California. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 4, 1998. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement as set forth in the Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs, CERCLA Docket No. 98-01, is available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at the address provided above. A copy of the Agreement may be obtained from Kim Muratore (SFD-7-B), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, California, 94105. Comments regarding the proposed settlement should be addressed to Ms. Muratore at the address provided above, and should reference the Del Norte Superfund Site, EPA CERCLA Docket No. 98-01. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Muratore (415) 744-2373 at the above listed address. Dated: March 26, 1998. Michael Feeley, Acting Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. 98-8656 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M