[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45846-45847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21123]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9968-39-Region 9]
Casmalia Resources Superfund 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 the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA) and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is hereby providing notice of a proposed administrative de
minimis settlement concerning the Casmalia Resources Superfund Site in
Santa Barbara County, California (the Casmalia Resources Site). CERCLA
provides EPA with the authority to enter into administrative de minimis
settlements. This settlement is intended to resolve the liabilities of
the 57 settling parties identified below for the Casmalia Resources
Site. These parties 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). These 57 parties sent
6,517,494 lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Resources Site, which
represents 0.00114 (0.114%) of the total Site waste of 5.6 billion
pounds. This settlement requires these parties to pay $590,772 to EPA.
DATES: EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement
until November 1, 2017. EPA will consider all comments it receives
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 October 16, 2017. Requests for a public meeting may be made
by contacting Russell Mechem by email at [email protected]. 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 Resources Site
mailing list. To be added to the mailing list, please contact:
Alejandro Diaz at (415)972-3242 or by email at [email protected].
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Casmalia Case Team,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street
(mail code SFD-7-1), San Francisco, California 94105-3901, or may be
sent by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the settlement document and
additional information about the Casmalia Resources Site and the
proposed settlement may be obtained on the EPA-maintained Casmalia
Resources Site Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/region09/casmalia or by
calling Russell Mechem at (415) 972-3192.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 122(g) of CERCLA gives EPA authority
to enter into administrative de minimis settlements. Section 122(i) of
CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA require that EPA publish notice of a
proposed administrative de minimis settlement. This settlement is
intended to resolve the liabilities of the settling parties under
sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA for the
Casmalia Resources Site.
The parties that have elected to settle their liability with EPA at
this time are as follows: ABB Group, Inc.; Advanced Structures
Corporation; Alameda County Fire Department; Alisal Guest Ranch and
Golf Resort; ALSCO, Inc.; American Forest Products Co.; Angell and
Giroux, Inc.; ASV Wines, Inc.; Cadet Uniform; Cambro Manufacturing;
Coating Resources Corporation; Colfax Corporation; Conejo Recreation &
Park District; County of Alameda; Custom Building Products, Inc.; Data
Products Corporation; Denso Products and Services Americas, Inc. (on
behalf of American Industrial Manufacturing Services); Electronic
Precision Specialties, Inc.; Federal Cartridge Company on behalf of
Omark Industries; Fuentes-Ford Enterprises; H-H Heat Treating, aka
Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc.; Hearst Corporation; Hendry
Mechanical Works/Hendry Telephone Products; Holz Rubber Company, Inc.;
Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., successor-in-interest to County Lumber
Company; Hubbell, Inc.; J Buchbinder Industrial; Jervis B. Webb
Company, as former shareholder of Jervis B. Webb Company of California;
KEC Company; Kelly Moore Paint Company, Inc.; Kem-Mil Company; Kirby
Automotive; Leidos, Inc.; Liquid Carbonic Corp.; Liquid Waste Test
Facility; McCann's Engineering & Mfg, Co.; Moldex-Metric, Inc.;
Monterey Regional Waste Management District; Munroe & Sons
Manufacturing; Nestle S.A.; Oscar E. Erickson, Inc.; PCL Construction
Company; Plasticolor Molded Products; Prime Healthcare; Princeton
Packaging, Inc.; Reynolds & Taylor; Richards Surgical Mfg. Co.; Roofing
Wholesale Company; Sage Mitsubishi; Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics,
Inc., settles on behalf of Syva Diagnostics Holding Company and entity
Behring Diagnostics acquired through Dade-Behring; Specialty Extrusion
Ltd.; Successor Agency to Culver City Redevelopment Agency; Tenet
Healthcare; Terminal Data Corporation; Thomsen Equipment
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Company, Inc.; University Financial; Western Industrial Maintenance.
Dated: September 15, 2017.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2017-21123 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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