[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 226 (Monday, November 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65930-65931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29315]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7589-6]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Richmond 
Townhouse Apartments Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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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 of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs 
concerning the Richmond Townhouse Apartments Site in Richmond, Contra 
Costa County, California with the following settling parties: Richmond 
Townhouses Apartments, Ltd.; Partnership Investor Services, Inc.; 
Westport Housing Corporation; Stephen D. Moses; and S. Chandler 
Sweetser, Jr. The settlement requires the settling parties to pay 
$1,400,000 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The settlement 
includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to Section 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the 
date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written 
comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will consider all 
comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the 
settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which 
indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 
The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for 
public inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 24, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. A 
copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Janet Magnuson, 
EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, ORC-3, San Francisco, CA 94105, 
telephone number 415-972-3887. Comments should

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reference the Richmond Townhouse Apartments Superfund Site, Richmond, 
California and EPA Docket No. 2004-06 and should be addressed to Janet 
Magnuson at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Magnuson, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972-3887; fax: 
(415) 947-3570; e-mail to: [email protected].

    Dated: November 14, 2003.
Nancy Lindsay,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 03-29315 Filed 11-21-03; 8:45 am]
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