[Federal Register: August 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 160)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended by 
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Action (``CERCLA''), 42 
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed Administrative 
Order on Consent (``AOC,'' Region 9 Docket No. 2005-0013) pursuant to 
section 122(h) of CERCLA concerning the Perris Drum Superfund Removal 
Site (the ``Site''), located in Perris, California. The respondent to 
the AOC is The Glidden Company (``Glidden''). Through the proposed AOC, 
Glidden will reimburse the United States $95,000 in response costs 
incurred at the Site. The AOC provides Glidden with a covenant not to 
sue and contribution protection for the removal action at the Site. EPA 
maintains that a predecessor of Glidden arranged for the disposal of a 
portion of the hazardous substances subject to the response action at 
the Site. EPA incurred approximately $204,000 in total response costs, 
and EPA will maintain a lien against the real property that was subject 
to the response action as a means to obtain the balance of its response 
costs.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed AOC. The Agency's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX offices, located at 
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The proposed AOC may be obtained from Judith Winchell, in 
EPA Region IX Superfund Division, telephone (415) 972-3124. Comments 
regarding the proposed AOC should be addressed to Ms. Winchell at the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SFD-7), 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105, and should reference the Perris Drum 
Superfund Removal Site, and Region IX Docket No. 2005-0013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Andrew Helmlinger, Office of 
Regional Counsel, (415) 972-3904, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.

    Dated: August 11, 2005.
James C. Hanson,
Acting Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16480 Filed 8-18-05; 8:45 am]

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