[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54280-54281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20335]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7810-1]


Cal-Tech Metal Finishers Removal Site; Notice of Proposed 
Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as Amended by the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.

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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 Order on Consent (``AOC, Region 9 Docket No. 2004-0008) 
pursuant to Section 122(h) of CERCLA concerning the Cal-Tech Metal 
Finishers Removal Site (the ``Site''), located in Oakland, California. 
The respondent to the AOC is Donald G. Dean (``Dean''). The AOC 
provides Dean with a covenant not to sue and contribution protection 
for the removal action at the Site. To date, EPA has incurred 
approximately $967,836.00 in response costs related to the Site. Dean 
is reimbursing $15,000.00 of the incurred response costs to EPA, 
consistent with EPA's determination of Dean's ability to pay. For 
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this Notice, the 
Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed AOC. The 
Agency's response to any comments will be available for public 
inspection at IPA's Region IX offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, California 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement may be obtained from Judith Winchell, 
Environmental Protection Specialist, telephone (415) 972-3124. Comments 
regarding the proposed Agreement should be addressed to Judith Winchell 
(SFD-7) at EPA, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105, and should reference the Cal-Tech Metal Finishers 
Removal Site, Oakland, California and USEPA Docket No. 2004-0008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Andrew Helmlinger, Office of 
Regional Counsel, telephone (415) 972-3904, USEPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105.


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    Dated: August 31, 2004.
Daniel A. Meer,
Acting Director, Superfund Division EPA, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 04-20335 Filed 9-7-04; 8:45 am]
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