Notice2023-17680
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
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Published
August 17, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 56019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1a3b4a8bfbebdb5a2ffa3b4b3b4bab0b991b4a1b0ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4c6d1cddadbd8d0c79ac6d1d6d1dfd5dcf4d1c4d59ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a>
or (415) 972-3916 to request a copy of the Settlement Agreement or
visit <a href="https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100033590.pdf">https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100033590.pdf</a>. Comments on the
Settlement Agreement should be submitted in writing to Ms. Reynolds at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfadbaa6b1b0b3bbacf1adbabdbab4beb79fbaafbef1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e4c5b475051525a4d104c5b5c5b555f567e5b4e5f10595148">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0901951">https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0901951</a>, 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#097b6c706766656d7a277b6c6b6c626861496c7968276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5321362a3d3c3f37207d2136313638323b133623327d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>; 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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