[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55817-55818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20895]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7813-2]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act; 38th 
Street Radiation Removal Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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(h)(1), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed Administrative Order on Consent (``AOC, Region 9 Docket No. 
2004-00015) pursuant to section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA concerning the 38th 
Street Radiation Removal Site (the ``Site''), located in San Diego, 
California. The respondent to the AOC is California Department of 
Transportation (``Cal-Trans''). The AOC provides Cal-Trans 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. Cal-Trans is reimbursing $84,301.53 
of the incurred response costs to EPA, consistent with EPA's 
determination of $84,301.53 Cal-Trans' ability to pay. For

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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 to public 
inspection at EPA's Region IX offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, California 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 18, 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 38th Street Radiation 
Removal Site, San Diego, California and USEPA Docket No. 2004-008.

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

    Dated: September 8, 2004.
Pete Guria,
Acting Chief, Response, Planning, and Assessment Branch.
[FR Doc. 04-20895 Filed 9-15-04; 8:45 am]
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