[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41009-41011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13983]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7938-8]


Casmalia Disposal Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative 
De Minimis Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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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) and section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA), the EPA and the State of California's Department of Toxic 
Substances Control (DTSC), Regional Water Quality Control Board 
(Regional Board) and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) (jointly 
referred to as the State Regulatory Entities), are hereby providing 
notice of a proposed administrative de minimis settlement concerning 
the Casmalia Disposal Site in Santa Barbara County, California (the 
Casmalia Disposal Site). Section 122(g) of CERCLA provides EPA with the 
authority to enter into administrative de minimis settlements. This 
settlement is intended to resolve the liabilities of 257 settling 
parties for the Casmalia Disposal Site under sections 106 and 107 of 
CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. These parties are identified below. 
Some have elected to resolve their liability with the EPA, some with 
the State Regulatory Entities, and some with both. Most of those 
resolving their liability to the EPA have also elected to resolve their 
liability for response costs and potential natural resource damage 
claims by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The settling 
parties sent 49,991,889 lbs. of waste to the Site, which represents 
0.089% of total Site waste. These parties will pay over $4.3 million to 
EPA. EPA is simultaneously publishing another Federal Register Notice 
relating to another settlement with de minimis parties that had 
received offers prior to the group of parties listed in this Notice.
    Settling Parties: Parties that have elected to settle their 
liability at this time are as follows: ABC Unified School District, AC 
Transit, Acme Printing Ink Company, Acromil Corporation, Aerocraft Heat 
Treating Company, Allied Steel Company, Inc, Amberwick Corporation, 
American Fence Company, American Metal Bearing Company, Ampex 
Corporation, Anillo Industries, Inc., Apache Plastics, Arcadia Inc., 
Arlen J. Richman and Emily J. Richman, Armored Transport Inc., Arvin 
Industries, Astro Seal, Bakertanks Inc., Behr Process Corporation, Bell 
Industries, Benco Sales, Benmatt Industries, BMW of North America, 
Bourns, Inc., Bristol Industries, Bryan's Cleaners and Laundry, 
Builders Fence Company, Burke Industries, C & H Development, CACO 
Pacific Corporation, Cal Coast Acidizing Svc., California Domestic 
Water, California Institute of the Arts, California Oils Corporation, 
Campbells Soup Company, Carlin Foods, Carpenter Technology Corporation, 
CB Richard Ellis, C-Brite Metal Finishing, Central Chevrolet, Century 
Wire & Cable, Cerro Metal Products, Certified Enameling, Chief Auto 
Parts, Cintas Corporation, City of Anaheim, City of Corona, City of 
Hayward, City Of Orange, City of Santa Clara, City of Santa Rosa, City 
of Upland, Clayton Industries, Clean Seas, Coast Plating, Colonial 
Engineering, Comstock Crosser & Associates Development Company, Connell 
Processing Inc., Continental Acrylics, Continental Pacific Bank/Bank of 
the West, Contra Costa Water District, Coronet Manufacturing, Cor-Ray 
Painting Company, County of Fresno, County of San Mateo, Court 
Galvanizing, Inc., Crockett Container Corporation, D.W. Cruiso Jr.,/
R.W. Poole, DAH Incorporated, Deft Inc., Del Monte Foods, Dewey Pest 
Control, Dickson Testing Co., Donrey Media Group, Dover Corporation, 
Drackett, Inc., Dunkel Brothers Trucking, Easton Sports, Eberhard 
Roofing, Ecodyne Corporation, Econolite Control Products Inc., Eemus 
Manufacturing, Esterline Technologies, Excal Inc., Fillmore Piru Citrus 
Association, Fipp Investments, Fisher Development, Fitzgerald Trucking/
Fitzgerald Property, Fleet Services Inc., Flint Ink Corporation, 
Foothill Beverage Company, Fortifiber Corporation, Foster Farms, 
Gannett Co., Inc., Gans Ink & Supply, Gardenia Foods Company, Inc., 
General Magnaplate, Good Samaritan Hospital, Great Western Carpet 
Cushion, Grindley Manufacturing, Griswold Industries, Inc., Grossmont 
Union High School, GWF Power Manufacturing Systems LP, Gwynn Chevrolet, 
H.B. Fuller Company, H.F. Cox Petroleum Transportation, Hallmark 
Circuits, Hampton Farming Company, Handcraft Tile, Harris Corporation, 
Hartwell Corporation, Hawker Pacific Aerospace, Henry Wong & Tom Pon, 
Heublein Inc., Hexcel, Hill Brothers Chemical Company, Home Depot, Home 
Motors, Howard Petersen, Huntington Beach Unified School District, 
Hyatt Die Cast & Engineering, Illinois Tool Works, Indasco, Inc., 
Industrial Property Management, Ink Systems Inc., Integrated Device 
Technology, International Carbonics, International Electronic Research 
Corporation, Irvine Company, J.C. Carter Company, Jaco Oil Company, 
Jeffries Bank Notes, Johanson Dialectrics, John H. Harland Company, 
Johnson & Johnson, Johnson And Turner Painting Company, Jorco Chemical 
Co., Kal Kan Foods, Kaufman & Broad Homes Corporation, Kaynar 
Technologies, Kemira Chemicals, Inc., Keystone Shipping Company, 
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, KOH Atlas Corporation, L3 Communication 
Corporation, LeFiell Manufacturing, Leviton Manufacturing Company, 
Lithotype Company, Inc., Lost Arrow Corporation, Lucky Stores, Inc., 
Lustre Cal Nameplate, Magellan Aerospace, Malcolite Corporation, Marcel 
Electronics, Master Builders, McGean Rohco, Mentor Corporation, Mercury 
Services, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Micro 
Matic USA, Inc., Micro Metals, Midway Drilling, Miller Castings 
Company, Mills Iron Works, Modesto Irrigation District, Monterey 
Mushrooms, Inc., Multek Inc., Multichrome Company, Murco Development, 
Nabisco, Inc., Newman & Sons, North American Chemical Co., Nu-Metal 
Finishing Inc., Oakland Acura, Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, Ohmega 
Technologies, Orange Line Oil Company, Pacific Coast Building Products, 
Pacific Coast Producers, Pacific Radiatior Service, Pacifica Real 
Estate Group, Paktank Corporation, Richmond Terminal, Pamarco Pacific, 
Parco Inc., Pavement Specialists Inc., Pentair Enclosures Group, Peyton 
Cramer Ford Isuzu, Phylrich International, Pioneer Roofing & Tile, Plan 
Hold Corporation, Plant Insulation Company, Plato Products, Power-One 
Inc., Precision Metal Products, Ralph's Grocery Company, Rector Motor 
Car Company, Reliable Lumber, Inc., Remo Company, Ricoh Electronics, 
Robertson-Ceco Corporation, Rollins Inc. (aka Orkin Pest Control), 
Sacramento Housing And Redevelopment Agency, Safe Plating Company, Salk 
Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego School District, Santa 
Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Maria Public Airport District, Santee 
Dairies, Saticoy Country Club, Schlosser Forge, Sealed Air Corporation, 
Selman Chevrolet, SGL Technic, Inc., Shea Homes, Size Control Plating 
Co., Inc., Spectra-Tone Paint Corporation, SummerHill Homes, Sunny 
Distributors, Surface Protection Industries, Sutter Health, Swedlow 
Inc., Systron Donner, Tech-Etch Inc., Techni-Cast Corporation, The 
Flood Company, The Pervo Paint Company, The Stanley Works, Thorco 
Industries, Toppan Electronics, Twenieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 
U.S. Prefinished Metals, Unifirst Corporation, Union Bank of 
California, Union Tank Car Company, Universal Alloy, Universal Studios, 
Inc., U.S. Rentals, Utility Trailer

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Manufacturing, Valley Brass Foundry, Valley Todeco, Vancon 
Construction, VANS Inc. f/k/a Van Doren Rubber Company, Ventura Coastal 
Corporation, Ventura Regional Sanitation District, Vernon Leather 
Company, Viacom Inc., Village Car Wash, Volkswagen of North America, 
Wacker Corporation, Wakefield Thermal Solutions, Waller, Robert A., 
Wedgstone Automotive, West Contra Costa County Sanitary Landfill, 
Western Boat Operators, Western Oilfields Supply, Wynn International, 
Yellow Freight Lines.

DATES: EPA and the State Regulatory Entities will receive written 
comments relating to the settlement until August 26, 2005. The EPA and 
State Regulatory Entities will consider all comments they receive 
during this period, and may modify or withdraw consent to the 
settlement if any comments disclose facts or considerations indicating 
that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
    Public Meeting: In accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, the EPA 
has scheduled a public meeting in the affected area to discuss this 
settlement. Information about the date and time of the meeting will be 
published in the local newspaper, The Santa Maria Times, and will be 
sent to persons on the EPA's Casmalia Site mailing list. To be added to 
the mailing list, please contact David Cooper at (415) 972-3237 or by 
e-mail at [email protected]. The information on the public meeting 
will also be available by calling (415) 369-0559.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Karen Goldberg, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street (mail 
code RC-3), San Francisco, California 94105-3901, or may be faxed to 
her at (415) 947-3570 or sent by e-mail to [email protected]. A 
copy of the comments should be sent to: Caroline Rudolph, Project 
Coordinator, DTSC, P.O. Box 806, Sacramento, California 95812-0806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information about the 
Casmalia Disposal Site and about the proposed settlement may be 
obtained on the Casmalia Web site at: http://yosemite.epa.gov/r9/sfund/overview.nsf or by calling Karen Goldberg at (415) 972-3951, who will 
direct any questions relating to the State Regulatory Entities to the 
appropriate State officials.

    Dated: July 8, 2005.
Elizabeth J. Adams,
Acting Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 05-13983 Filed 7-14-05; 8:45 am]
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