[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34349-34350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16845]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8931-3]


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

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) 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, 
Central Coast Region (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 142 settling parties for the Casmalia Disposal Site 
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. These 
parties are identified below. Of these 142 parties, 100 have elected to 
resolve their liability with EPA and the State Regulatory Entities. An 
additional 42 parties have elected to resolve their liability only with 
the State Regulatory Entities at this time; 23 of these have previously 
settled with EPA. The parties that have settled with the State 
Regulatory Entities have also settled potential natural resource damage 
claims by the California Department of Fish and Game as the State 
Natural Resource Trustee (``State Trustee''). 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 100 parties settling 
with EPA and the State Regulatory Entities and State Trustee sent 
19,762,737 lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Disposal Site, which 
represents 0.35% of total Site waste. This settlement requires these 
parties to pay over $1.7 million to EPA. These parties and the 
additional 42 parties settling with only the State Regulatory Entities 
and State Trustee will pay a total of $675,000 to the State Regulatory 
Entities and State Trustee. 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 with EPA and the State Regulatory Entities and State Natural 
Resource Trustee at this time are as follows: ABM Industries;

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Ambassador Laundry; Ancon Marine Environmental & Transportation (f/k/a 
Ancon Environmental); Apple Computers; Applied Materials, Inc.; Asian 
Garden, LTD (f/k/a Bridgecreek Development Company); Authentic 
Specialty Foods, Inc.; Avis Budget Group, Inc (f/k/a Cendant 
Corporation); BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services Inc. (f/k/a 
Vitro Corporation); Beneto, Inc.; Benjamin and/or Larry Seewack; Brazos 
Asset Management, Inc.; Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority; C. 
R. Bard, Inc.; Cal Tech Cabinets; Cal Western Paints, Inc.; CertainTeed 
Pacific Windows Corporation (f/k/a Marshall Aluminum Products); 
Charleston Road Venture I/II; Chemex, Inc.; City of Oakland; City of 
Pasadena; Coastcast Corporation (f/k/a Western Metals Corporation); 
Colton-Wartsila, Inc.; Conrac Corporation/Mark IV Industries, Inc.; 
Cooper US, Inc. (f/k/a Procyon Technologies, Inc.); County of Sonoma; 
County of Yolo; Crest Car Wash Inc.; Cytec Engineered Materials, Inc.; 
D.H. Holdings Corp.; DeNaults Hardware; Dixon Hard Chrome, Inc.; Do 
Able Products; Inc., Electrolizing, Inc.; EME, Inc.; Evergreen Oil; 
Farwest Corrosion Control; Flo-Kem, Inc.; Freeway Truck Parts; Furukawa 
Electric North America, Inc (a/k/a KSI Disc Products, Inc.); Garhauer 
Marine Corporation; Georgia Pacific Corporation; Gillespie Furniture 
Company; Gould Electronics, Inc.; Griffith Homes; Hasa Inc. (f/k/a Hasa 
Pool Chemical Inc.); Henkel of America, Inc. and Henkel Corporation; 
Hoke, Inc. as successor by merger GoRegulator, Inc (f/k/a Vemco 
Corporation); IdentiPHI, Inc. (f/k/a SSP Solutions, Inc,/Litronic 
Industries); Indian Head Industries, Inc.; International Textile Group, 
Inc. (f/k/a Safety Components International, Inc.); Life Technologies 
Corporation, Successor in interest to Dexter Corporation/Mogul 
Corporation; Irvine Ranch Water District; Iversen Motors Company, Inc.; 
Lithonia West; Los Angeles West Mosquito Abatement District; Magnesium 
Alloy Products Company, Marmon Group, Inc.; McCormick Construction; 
McDonald's Corporation; Nalco Co.; National Oilwell Varco, LP; Nelco 
Products, Inc.; Oakite; Palace Plating; PB Fasteners; Penetone Corp.; 
Penske Truck Leasing Company LP; Pepsi Bottling Group; Philips 
Electronics; Plastics Research Corporation; Precision Castparts 
Corporation; Price Club (n/k/a Costco Wholesale); Quaker Chemical 
Corporation; Quinn Group, Inc.; Robert Mack Plumbing; Roberts 
Consolidated Industries Inc.; Safina Enterprises; Santa Maria Diesel 
Service; Santa Ynez Valley; College Elementary School District; Seven-
Up Bottling Company of San Francisco and Seven-Up/RC Bottling Company, 
Inc., collectively referred to as Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages; 
SF Recycling & Disposal, Inc (f/k/a SWETS); Sogem Precious Metals 
Corporation; Spreckels Sugar Company, Inc. (f/k/a Imperial Holly 
Corporation); Stevedoring Services of America; Taiyo Yuden USA Inc. 
(successor to Xentek, Inc.); Teradyne, Inc.; The Glidden Company; The 
Rouse Company (f/k/a Howard Hughes Properties); Thunderbolt Wood 
Treating Co.; Town Center Associates; Toyota of El Cajon; Triple A 
Machine Shop; Tusonix; UIS Inc.; Ventura Harbor Boatyard, Inc.; Vishay 
Intertechnology, Inc.; Vulcan Pipe & Engineering Company; Welch's 
Overall Cleaning Co., Inc.; and Westside Produce Company.
    Parties that have elected to settle their liability with the State 
Regulatory Entities and State Natural Resource Trustee only at this 
time are as follows (parties with asterisks previously settled with 
EPA):
    Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC/Aratex Services, Inc.; BJ 
Services Company*; Burch Ford; C P Auto Products; Calwest Galvanizing 
Corp.*; CDG Parts Distribution Corp.(fka Beck/Arnley World Parts 
Corp.); City & County of San Francisco*; City of Santa Ana; City of 
Santa Barbara*; City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency*; Cognis 
Corp. as successor to Henkel Corp.*; Crompton Corp.*; Cyclo Chemical 
Corp.*; Danny's Jiffy Car Wash; Engel & Gray; Ferguson Enterprises, 
Inc.*; Ford Motor Co.*; Greif Bros.; Greyhound Lines, Inc.*; Hexion 
Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (fka Borden, Inc.)*; International Paper Co.; 
Lithographix Inc.; Masco Corp.*; Neutron Plating; Occidental Chemical*; 
OXY USA (fka Cities Services Oil & Gas)*; Pacific Wood Preserving 
Companies; Phibro-Tech, Inc., successor to Southern California Chemical 
Co., Inc.*; Photronics, Inc.; Reichhold, Inc., (f/k/a Reichhold 
Chemical)*; Rossco Inc.; Royal Gold, Inc., (fka Royal Resources, 
Inc.)*; Sanmina-SCI Corp.*; Shepherd Machinery Co.; Simon Levi; Solar 
Turbines Inc.*; Southern California Graphics; Tecrim; The Black & 
Decker Corp.*; Triton Oil and Gas Corp.*; Tyco Electronics Corp.*; and 
Val G. Ramos.

DATES:  EPA and the State Regulatory Entities will receive written 
comments relating to the settlement until August 14, 2009. 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, 42 
U.S.C. 6973(d), commenters may request an opportunity for a public 
meeting in the affected area. The deadline for requesting a public 
meeting is July 29, 2009. Requests for a public meeting may be made by 
contacting Karen Goldberg by e-mail at [email protected], or by 
facsimile at (415) 947-3570. If a public meeting is requested, 
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: Jackie Lane at (415) 972-3236 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. A copy of the settlement document may be obtained 
by calling (415) 369-0559 extension 10, and leaving a message with your 
name, phone number, and mailing address or e-mail address.

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, 8800 Cal Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95826.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information about the 
Casmalia Disposal Site and about the proposed settlement may be 
obtained on the EPA-maintained Casmalia Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/region09/casmalia 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 2, 2009.
Keith Takata,
Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. E9-16845 Filed 7-14-09; 8:45 am]
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