[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55114-55115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23062]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9933-83-Region 9]


Samoa Pulp Mill Removal Site, Samoa, CA; Notice of Proposed 
CERCLA Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed administrative settlement with Humboldt Bay Harbor, 
Conservation and Recreation District for recovery of response costs 
concerning the Samoa Pulp Mill Superfund Site in Samoa, California. The 
settlement is entered into pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), and it requires the settling party to reimburse EPA 
based on any salvage of fixtures at the site, including the pulp mill 
boiler,

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or on any sale of the real property that is the site. The settlement 
includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant to Sections 
106 or 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 or 9607(a). For thirty (30) 
days following the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal 
Register, 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 that indicate the proposed 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: Pursuant to Section 122(i) of CERCLA, EPA will receive written 
comments relating to this proposed settlement until October 14, 2015.

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 J. Andrew 
Helmlinger, EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, ORC-3, San Francisco, 
CA 94105, telephone number 415-972-3904. Comments should reference the 
Samoa Pulp Mill Superfund Site, Samoa, California and should be 
addressed to Mr. Helmlinger at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  J. Andrew Helmlinger, Assistant 
Regional Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972-
3904; fax: (417) 947-3570; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parties to the Proposed Settlement: Humboldt 
Bay Harbor, Conservation and Recreation District.

    Dated: August 31, 2015.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2015-23062 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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