81 FR 41536 - Casmalia Resources Superfund Site; Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative De Minimis Settlement

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

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 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). 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 the 171 settling parties identified below for the Casmalia Resources Site under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. 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 171 parties sent 27,811,584 lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Resources Site, which represents 0.005 (0.5%) of the total Site waste of 5.6 billion pounds. This settlement requires these parties to pay over $1.7 million to EPA.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41536-41537]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15131]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9948-36-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 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 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). 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 
the 171 settling parties identified below for the Casmalia Resources 
Site under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and section 7003 of RCRA. 
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 171 parties sent 27,811,584 
lbs. of waste to the Casmalia Resources Site, which represents 0.005 
(0.5%) of the total Site waste of 5.6 billion pounds. This settlement 
requires these parties to pay over $1.7 million to EPA.

DATES: EPA will receive written comments relating to the settlement 
until July 27, 2016. 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.

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    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 11, 2016. 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:
    Settling Parties: Parties that have elected to settle their 
liability with EPA at this time are as follows:
    3M/McGhan Medical Corporation; A&E Products Group, Inc.; Aberdeen 
American Petroleum Company; Advance Packaging Systems/Interamics; AGL 
Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries; AHMC Healthcare, Inc.; Alhambra 
Unified School District; Amvac Chemical Corporation; Apache Nitrogen 
Products, Inc.; Applied Graphics Technologies; AVX Corporation; Bank of 
America, N.A., successor in interest to Security Pacific Corp--Brea 
Operations; Barclays American Business Credit; Bayer; Benge Trumpet 
Co.; BGN Fremont Square, LTD; BHP Billiton Petroleum; BMW of San Diego; 
Broadway So. Calif Crenshaw Shopping; Bulk Transportation; Burbank 
Plating Service Corporation; Burlington Engineering, Inc.; Canon, Inc.; 
Carmen Plaza Car Wash; Casitas Municipal Water District; CenterPoint 
Energy, Inc and it's wholly owned subsidiaries Primary Fuels, Inc.; 
Central Coast Analytical Services; Certified Freight Lines; City of 
Benicia; City of El Monte; City of Escondido; City of Piedmont; City of 
West Covina; Consolidated Container Company LP for itself and as an 
alleged successor in interest to Stewart/Walker Co; Consolidated Oil & 
Gas, Inc.; Cooper Companies, Inc.; County of Napa; County of Solano; 
County of Stanislaus; Creative Press; Danco Metal Surfacing; Data 
General Corp; Davlin Paint Co.; Daylight Transport, LLC; Deep Water Oil 
and Gas Corp; Dignity Health; Dole Food Company; Dura Tech Processes, 
Inc.; EKC Technology, Inc.; El Dorado Newspapers dba McClatchy Printing 
Co; ENGS Motor Truck Company; Ennis Business Forms; Excellon 
Automation; Farrar Grinding; Federal Envelope Company; Foster Lumber; 
Fujitsu; Gardena Specialized Processing; Genstar Roofing Products 
Company; GEO Western Drilling Fluids; Gerald V. Dicker Commercial 
Properties; Gooch & Housego PLC; Gorham Manufacturing Company; 
Granitize Products, Inc.; H Koch & Sons Div; Handy & Harman Electronic 
Materials Corp; Helix Water District; Henry Soss & Co; Hordis Brothers, 
Inc.; Hycor Biomedical, Inc.; Immunetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Inamed 
Corporation; Industrial Process & Chemical Co., Inc.; International 
Paper Company; Interstate Consolidation; J B Hunt; J E Dewitt, Inc.; 
J.C. Penneys; John Deere Parts Depot; John L. Armitage & Co.; Kasler 
Continental Heller; Kester Solder; Knape & Vogt Mfg.; Knight Foundry, 
Inc.; Lehigh Hanson, Inc.; Levins Metal Corp; LH Research, Inc.; 
Lincoln Blvd. Car Wash; Liquid Air Corporation; Loma Linda Foods Co.; 
Ludlow Saylor n/k/a Metso Minerals Industries, Inc.; Marbro Lamp 
Company; McClatchy Newspaper Inc.; Mission Kleensweep Products, Inc.; 
Model Lands, Inc.; MWH Global; Myers Electronic Products, Inc.; 
National Airmotive Corporation; New Mexico Institute of Technology; New 
Mexico State University; Newpark Resources, Inc.; Newport Adhesive; 
Newport Specialty Hospital for itself and on behalf of Prospect Medical 
Holdings; Nike, Inc.; North American Philips; North American Van Lines; 
NuSil Technology, LLC; Opto Electronics; Overton Moore & Associates, 
Inc.; P.T.I. Technologies, Inc.; Pacific Wood Preserving Co.; PacOrd, 
Inc.; Palomar Systems & Machine; Paramount Machine Co.; Peen Rite, 
Inc.; Pell Development Company; Petoseed Company; Petrol Transport, 
Inc.; Petrominerals Corp.; Pfizer; Pharm-Eco Laboratories, Inc.; Pick-
A-Part Auto Recycling; Pirelli Cable; Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified 
School District; Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center; Providence 
Health & Services; Public Service Marine, Inc.; Pure Fishing, Inc.; 
Quality Heat Treating; R E Hazard Contracting Company; R F White 
Company, Inc.; R&G Sloane Maintenance; Rally Chevrolet; Ramser 
Development Company; Red Lions Inn; Reid Metal Finishing; Richmond 
Technology; Roadway Express; Rossi Enterprises; S&P Company; Santa 
Barbara New Press; Santa Clara University; Schurgin Development 
Company; Sea World; Security Pacific Bank; SESCO; Setzer Forest 
Products, Inc.; Sierra Pacific Power Co.; Sonoco Products Company; SPS 
Technologies; State of Arizona; Superior Metal Finishing, Inc.; Telic 
Corporation; The E.W. Scripps Company, as successor to New Chronicle; 
The Toro Company; Thoratec Laboratories Corporation; Time Warner, Inc. 
including its former subsidiaries, Warner Music Group Inc., Westland 
Graphics Inc., Allied Record Company & Allied Record Company.; True 
Value Hardware Simi Valley; TW Graphics; U S Divers (USD Corp); United 
Oil Company; UVP, Inc.; Ventura Townehouse; Ventura Transfer Company; 
Vulcan Materials Company; Weatherford BMW; Weber Nameplate; Williams 
Bros Market; Winonics, Inc.; Winters Industrial Cleaning; XIK, LLC a 
Delaware LLC, as successor by merger to Arwood Corporation; Zep, Inc.

    Dated: June 17, 2016.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2016-15131 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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