[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 46 (Friday, March 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10753-10754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-4274]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8286-5]


Omega Chemical Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA 
Administrative Settlement With Certain Ability To Pay Parties

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 Omega Chemical Site in Whittier, Los Angeles County, 
California with 12 settling ability to pay parties. The settlement is 
entered into pursuant to Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h), 
and it requires the settling parties to pay approximately $111,000 to 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The settlement 
includes a covenant not to sue the settling parties, 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 April 9, 2007.

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 Steve Berninger, 
EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, ORC-3, San Francisco, CA 94105, 
telephone number 415-972-3909. Comments should reference the Omega 
Chemical Superfund Site, Whittier, California and EPA Docket No. 2006-
26, and should be addressed to Steve Berninger at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Berninger, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75

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Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972-3909; fax: 
(415) 947-3570; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: February 28, 2007.
Keith Takata,
Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E7-4274 Filed 3-8-07; 8:45 am]
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