Notice2026-01276
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for Response Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser at 9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California
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Published
January 23, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs for Response Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser ("Settlement Agreement"), with Greenleaf Business Center LLC ("Greenleaf"). Under the Settlement Agreement, Greenleaf agrees to perform a response action and pay response costs incurred by the United States at or in connection with the properties located at 9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, California (collectively, the "Property"). All three of these properties are part of the Waste Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 15 (Friday, January 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 2931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01276]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R9-2025-01; FRL-12340-01-R9]
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for
Response Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide Prospective
Purchaser at 9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf
Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''),
notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), has entered into a proposed settlement, embodied in an
Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs
for Response Action and Payment of Response Costs by Bona Fide
Prospective Purchaser (``Settlement Agreement''), with Greenleaf
Business Center LLC (``Greenleaf''). Under the Settlement Agreement,
Greenleaf agrees to perform a response action and pay response costs
incurred by the United States at or in connection with the properties
located at 9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf
Avenue in Santa Fe Springs, California (collectively, the
``Property''). All three of these properties are part of the Waste
Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 23, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please contact Ylan Nguyen at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2dcd5c7cbd7dc9cebded3dcf2d7c2d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e28c85979b878cccbb8e838ca2879283cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a> or (415)
972-3875 to request a copy of the Settlement Agreement or visit <a href="https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100046053.pdf">https://semspub.epa.gov/work/09/100046053.pdf</a>. Comments on the Settlement
Agreement should be submitted in writing and be addressed to Ylan
Nguyen at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d09eb7a5a9b5befea9bcb1be90b5a0b1feb7bfa6">[email protected]</a>. Comments should reference the Property,
9648 Santa Fe Springs Road and 9951 and 9848 Greenleaf Avenue, Santa Fe
Springs, California, and the EPA Docket Number for the Settlement
Agreement, EPA R9-2025-01. If for any reason you are not able to submit
a comment by email, please contact Ylan Nguyen at (415) 972-3875 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=0902140">https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0902140</a>, EPA's web page for the Waste
Disposal, Inc. Superfund Site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ylan Nguyen, Assistant Regional
Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (ORC-3), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California
94105; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f7feece0fcf7b7e0f5f8f7d9fce9f8b7fef6ef">[email protected]</a>; 415-972-3875.
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 a response action at the
Property, secure financial assurance in the amount of $22,969,655.00,
and pay EPA 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 Sec. Sec. 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: December 17, 2025.
Michael Montgomery,
Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2026-01276 Filed 1-22-26; 8:45 am]
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