[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 98 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31911-31912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12645]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6702-8]


South Bay Asbestos Superfund Site; Proposed Notice of 
Administrative 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 of 1980, as amended by the Superfund 
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9600 
et seq., notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement associated with the South Bay Asbestos Superfund Site was 
executed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(''EPA)'') on May 5, 2000. The proposed prospective purchaser agreement 
would resolve certain potential claims of the United States under 
sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and section 
7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6973, 
against WCSJ LLC (the ``Purchaser''). The subject property is the 
Highway 237 Disposal Site (formerly known as the Marshland Landfill). 
The purchaser intends to develop 45 acres for commercial use, to be 
known as the Legacy Terrace Development, and 23 acres will be preserved 
and maintained as open space. The proposed settlement would require the 
purchaser to pay EPA a one-time payment of $250,000.
    For thirty (30) calendar days following the date of publication of 
this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed 
settlement. If requested prior to the expiration of this public comment 
period, EPA will provide an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
effected area. EPA's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 2000.
    Availability: The proposed prospective purchaser agreement and 
additional background documentation relating to the settlement are 
available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. A copy of the 
proposed settlement may be obtained from Kara Christenson, Assistant 
Regional Counsel (ORC-2), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. Comments should 
reference ``WCSJ LLC, South Bay Asbestos Area Superfund Site,'' and 
``Docket No. 2000-07'' and should be addressed to Kara Christenson at 
the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kara Christenson, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-2), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; E-mail: 
christenson.kara@epa. gov; phone: (415) 744-1330.

Keith Takata,
Director, Superfund Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 00-12645 Filed 5-18-00; 8:45 am]
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