[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 52322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21339]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9723-5]


McClellan Air Force Base Superfund Site Proposed Notice of 
Administrative Order on Consent

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed administrative order on 
consent concerning portions of the McClellan Air Force Base Superfund 
Site (``Site'') in McClellan, California has been negotiated by the 
Agency and the Respondent, McClellan Business Park, LLC, a Delaware 
limited liability company. The proposed administrative order on consent 
concerns cleanup of portions of the Site pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, (``CERCLA''). 
Pursuant to a Federal Facilities Agreement (``FFA''), the U.S. Air 
Force is performing the CERCLA response actions for the Site; however, 
the FFA was amended to suspend the obligations of the Air Force to 
conduct the response actions undertaken by the Respondent. The Air 
Force has prepared a Finding of Suitability for Early Transfer 
(``FOSET''), which has been subject to a public comment period. The Air 
Force submitted the FOSET to the Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), Region 9, and the State of California for their approval and 
upon approval of the FOSET, the Air Force will transfer portions of the 
Site to the County of Sacramento, which will then transfer those 
portions to the Respondent. The Air Force and the County of Sacramento 
have entered into an Environmental Services Cooperative Agreement, 
which requires the County of Sacramento to perform certain CERCLA 
response actions on the transferred portions of the Site, using funds 
supplied by the Air Force. The County of Sacramento has contracted with 
Respondent to conduct those CERCLA response actions. The proposed 
administrative order on consent would require the Respondent to prepare 
and perform removal actions, one or more remedial investigations and 
feasibility studies and one or more remedial designs and remedial 
actions for certain contaminants present on the transferred portions of 
the Site, under the oversight of EPA and the State of California. The 
administrative order on consent also commits the Respondent to 
reimburse direct and indirect future response costs incurred by EPA in 
connection with actions conducted under CERCLA at the transferred 
portions of the Site.
    For thirty (30) calendar days following the date of publication of 
this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed 
administrative order on consent. If requested prior to the expiration 
of this public comment period, EPA will provide an opportunity for a 
public meeting in the affected area. EPA's response to any comments 
received will be available for public inspection at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 
94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2012.
    Availability: The proposed administrative order on consent may be 
obtained from Barbara Maco, Project Manager telephone (415) 972-3794. 
Comments regarding the proposed administrative order on consent should 
be addressed to Thelma Estrada (ORC-3) at United States EPA Region IX, 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105, and should 
reference ``FOSET 2 Privatization, McClellan Superfund Site,'' 
and ``Docket No. 2012-09''.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thelma Estrada, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Email: 
[email protected]; phone: (415) 972-3866.

    Dated: August 16, 2012.
Jane Diamond,
Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2012-21339 Filed 8-28-12; 8:45 am]
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