[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 56019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17680]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA R9-2023-01; FRL-11282-01-R9]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for 
Removal Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide Prospective 
Purchaser at 4350 Temple City Boulevard and 4303, 4313, 4315 and 4319 
Rowland Avenue, El Monte, California

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment and 
opportunity for public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), and 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), notice is hereby 
given that the United States Department of Justice and the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') have entered into a 
proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement 
for Removal Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide 
Prospective Purchaser (``Settlement Agreement''), with El Monte SS 
Properties, LLC (``Purchaser''). Under the Settlement Agreement, 
Purchaser agrees to perform a removal action and pay response costs 
incurred by the United States at or in connection with the properties 
located at 4350 Temple City Boulevard and 4303, 4313, 4315 and 4319 
Rowland Avenue, El Monte, California (collectively, the ``Property''). 
All five of these properties were originally part of the former Crown 
City Plating Facility, a source site to the El Monte Operable Unit 
which is part of the San Gabriel Valley (Area 1) Superfund Site.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 18, 2023. A 
request for a public meeting must be made in writing before September 
1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please contact Rebekah Reynolds at [email protected] 
or (415) 972-3916 to request a copy of the Settlement Agreement or 
visit https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100033590.pdf. Comments on the 
Settlement Agreement should be submitted in writing to Ms. Reynolds at 
[email protected]. Comments should reference the Property, 4350 
Temple City Boulevard and 4303, 4313, 4315 and 4319 Rowland Avenue, El 
Monte, California, and the EPA Docket Number for the Settlement 
Agreement, EPA R9-2023-01. If for any reason you are not able to submit 
a comment by email, please contact Ms. Reynolds at (415) 972-3916 to 
make alternative arrangements for submitting your comment. EPA will 
post its response to comments at https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0901951, EPA's web page for the San Gabriel 
Valley Superfund Site (Area 1) Superfund Site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebekah Reynolds, 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) 972-3916.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this proposed Settlement Agreement 
is made in accordance with the Attorney General's authority to 
compromise and settle claims of the United States, consistent with the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, and section 
7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). Under the terms of the Settlement 
Agreement, Purchaser agrees to perform an Engineering Evaluation/Cost 
Analysis and a non-time critical removal action to address 
contamination at the Property, secure financial assurance in the amount 
of $3,000,000, and pay EPA future response costs for oversight of the 
cleanup activities. In exchange, the United States will provide 
Purchaser with a covenant not to sue or to take administrative action 
against Purchaser pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C 9606 and 9607(a), and Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). 
Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a commenter may request an opportunity 
for a public meeting in the affected area. EPA will consider all 
comments received on the Settlement Agreement in accordance with the 
DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this Notice and may modify or withdraw 
its consent to the Settlement Agreement if comments received disclose 
facts or considerations that indicate that the settlement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

    Dated: August 10, 2023.
Michael Montgomery,
Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2023-17680 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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