[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1154-1156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33283]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9247-7]


Operating Industries, Inc., Superfund Site, Monterey Park, CA; 
Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative De Minimis Settlement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive

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Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i) and Section 7003(d) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6973, 
notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement with 275 
de minimis settling parties for recovery of response costs concerning 
the Operating Industries, Inc., Superfund Site in Monterey Park, 
California. The settlement is entered into pursuant to Section 122(g) 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(g) and it requires the settling parties to 
pay $17,027,998 to the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(Agency). The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling 
parties pursuant to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) 
or 9606, and Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. For thirty (30) 
days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will 
receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will 
consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent 
to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
CA 94105.

DATES: Pursuant to Section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA and Section 7003(d) of 
RCRA, EPA will receive written comments relating to this proposed 
settlement on or before February 7, 2011. Pursuant to Section 7003(d) 
of RCRA, commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in 
the affected area. If EPA receives a request for a public meeting 
within thirty (30) days following the publication of this Notice, EPA 
will hold a public meeting at a date and location to be determined.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. A 
copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Keith Olinger, EPA 
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, SFD-7-5, San Francisco, CA 94105, 
telephone number 415-972-3125. Comments should reference the Operating 
Industries, Inc., Superfund Site in Monterey Park, California and EPA 
Docket No. 2010-04 and should be addressed to Keith Olinger at the 
above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Magnuson, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972-3887; fax: 
(415) 947-3570; e-mail: [email protected]

    Dated: January 7, 2010.
Jane Diamond,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA, Region IX.
    Parties to the Proposed Settlement: ABM Janitorial Services, Inc., 
as successor-in-interest to American Building Maintenance Company, 
Agrex, Inc., Agri-Chemical & Supply, Inc., Air System Components, Inc. 
(fka Lau Industries, Inc.) and Ruskin Company, Lau Division, Akzo Nobel 
Coatings, Inc. (as successor to Reliance Universal, Inc.), Al Asher & 
Sons Inc., Al Larson Boat Shop, Alcan Packaging Food and Tobacco Inc., 
Alhambra Valley Properties, Alladin Plastics, Inc., Allan Aircraft 
Supply Co., LLC, Allegiance Corporation, Allen Telecom, Inc., Angelica 
Corporation, Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC, Arrow Electronics, 
Inc., Associated Plating Company, Astro Pak Corporation, Authentic 
Specialty Foods, Inc., dba La Victoria Foods, Avalon Glass & Mirror 
Co., Avery Dennison Corporation, Aviall, Inc., Axis Petroleum Company, 
B-J Management, Inc., Baker Hughes Incorporated, Baker Hughes Oilfield 
Operations, Inc., BakerCorp, Baldor Electric Company, as successor by 
merger to Reliance Electric Company (fka Reliance Electric Industrial 
Company), Beazer East, Inc., Bell Industries, Inc., Beren Corporation, 
Beylik Drilling, Inc., Big Penny Car Wash General Partnership, Bimbo 
Bakeries USA, Inc., Bimbo Foods, Inc., successor-in-interest to George 
Weston Bakeries, Inc., Blount, Inc., successor-in-interest to Omark 
Industries, Inc., Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc., Bragg Investment 
Company, Inc., Brea Olinda Unified School District, Bridgford Foods 
Corporation, Bristow Group Inc., Burmar Metal Finishing Corp., dba 
Barron Anodizing, Cackle Fresh Egg Farms, Inc., Califone International, 
Inc., California Amforge Corp., California Department of 
Transportation, Cargill, Incorporated, Carrier Corporation, Carrier 
Service, Inc., Casa De Cadillac, Cast-Rite International, Inc. and 
Cast-Rite Corporation, Castrol Industrial North America, Inc., Cenveo 
Corporation, Certance, LLC, Certified Caterers Corp., Chem Arrow 
Corporation International, City of Long Beach, City of Paramount, City 
of Santa Monica, Clean Harbors, Inc., and its operating subsidiaries, 
and in its capacity as indemnitor for Safety Kleen (Los Angeles), Inc., 
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., Closetmaid Corporation, Collins Food 
Service, Inc., ConAgra Grocery Products Company, LLC, ConocoPhillips 
Company, Continuous Coating Corporation, Coscol Petroleum Corporation, 
Cosho, Inc., successor of Barr, Inc., County Sanitation District No. 2 
of Los Angeles County, Crowley Marine Services, Inc., Cunico 
Corporation, Cushman & Wakefield of California, Inc., Dal-Tile 
International, Inc., Dart Transportation Service, Del Monte 
Corporation, Dexter 1994, LLC, Dickies Industrial Services, Inc., DII 
Industries, LLC, Dilo, Inc., Dolores Canning Co. Inc., Dominguez 
Properties, Dowell Schlumberger, Inc., Downey Glass Co. Incorporated, 
Dyanco, Inc., Econolite Control Products, Inc., Ed Anglemyer & Sons, 
Inc., Ed Butts Ford, Inc., El Monte Plastics, Inc., El Paso Energy 
E.S.T. Company as Trustee for EPEC Oil Company Liquidating Trust, 
Elixir Industries, EPEC Polymers, Inc., Essex Chemical Corporation, 
Evans Tank Line, Inc., Exxon Mobil Corporation, First Student, Inc. and 
First Transit, Inc., as successors to Laidlaw Transit, Inc. and Laidlaw 
Transit Services, Inc., Food 4 Less of Southern California, Inc., 
Freeport-McMoran Corporation, Gannett Flagstaff Broadcasting, Inc., 
Gasket Manufacturing Co., GCG Corporation, General Steamship 
International, Ltd., Genlyte Thomas Group LLC, as successor-in-interest 
to Lightolier, Inc., Geo Drilling Fluids, Inc., George O. Ladner, Jr., 
Trustee, Trepanier Trust, Georgia-Pacific, LLC, on behalf of Unisource 
Worldwide, Inc., Gillespie Furniture Co., Glendale Adventist Medical 
Center, Goodrich Corporation, Goulds Pumps, Inc., Grand-Way Fabri-
Graphics Inc., Grayson Service, Inc., H.B. Fuller Company, Hacienda 
Golf Club, Handy & Harman, Hanson Aggregates LLC, fka Hanson Aggregates 
West, Inc., Harbour Auto Spa, Haskel Hall, Inc., Helium Leak Testing, 
Inc., Hexcel Corporation, Hexion Specialty Chemical Co., Inc., fka 
Borden, Inc., Hillcrest Beverly Oil Corporation, Hollingsead 
International, Inc., Home Furnishing Acquisition Corporation, as 
successor to Hoyne Industries, Inc., Hood Corporation, Hosokawa Micron 
International Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Howard Supply Company, 
Hugh J. Resins, Inc., IMO Industries, Inc., ITT Industries, Inc., nka 
ITT Corporation, J. C. Garet Inc., J. Colavin & Son, Inc., Jacob Stern 
& Sons, Inc., Jas. D. Easton, Inc., John W. Potter, Inc., Joslyn 
Manufacturing Company, LLC, Kao Brands Company, Kellogg Brown & Root, 
Inc., Kenneth W. Jones and Coastal Drilling Company, Key Energy 
Services, Inc., Kruse and Son, Inc., L & N Uniform Supply, LLC, L-3 
Services,

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Inc., La Cienega Partners Limited Partnership, Lakeside Car Wash, 
Latshaw Enterprises, Inc., Lennox Car Wash, Linde, LLC, Lonesome Dove 
Petroleum Co., Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, LSG Sky Chefs USA, Inc., 
as successor to Caterair International Corporation, Lynco Grinding 
Company, Inc., M & R Industries, Inc., Mac's Radiator Service, 
Manufacturers Service, Inc., Marco Manufacturing, Inc., Maruichi 
American Corp., Master Products Manufacturing Company, Inc., Master 
Protection Corporation, Matson Terminals, Inc., McGregor II, LLC, 
McKesson Corporation, Metal Improvement Company, LLC, Montebello Car 
Wash, Inc., Mortell Company, Morton International, LLC, successor-in-
interest to Morton International, Inc., MPC Industrial Products, Inc., 
by Paul Queyrel, President, National Plant Services, Inc., Nellcor 
Puritan Bennett, LLC, Nestle Waters North America Inc. for Arrowhead 
Drinking Water Co., New Bristol Farms, Inc., Northrop Grumman Guidance 
and Electronics Company, Inc., Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 
(successor to Lucas Western), O'Donnell Oil Company, nka O'Donnell Oil, 
LLC, Olin Corporation, Oltmans Construction Co., Optical Coating 
Laboratory, Inc., Orange County Water District, Pacific Bell Telephone 
Company, Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co., Pactiv Corporation/A&E 
Plastics, Inc., Pagengruppen AB, Palisades Gas and Wash, Inc., 
Palmcrest North Convalescent Hospital, Paramount Interests, Inc., 
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, as indemnitor for Steel Forming Inc. dba 
Commercial Metal Forming, fka Orange County Metal Works aka Orange 
County Machine Works, PCC Technical Industries, Inc., Penske Truck 
Leasing Co., L.P., Pentrate Metal Processing, Pioneer Natural Resources 
Company, PolyOne Corporation, Port of Long Beach, Long Beach Harbor 
Department, Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc., Pro-Line Corp.
    Quemetco, Inc., R.H.S. Carpet Mill, Inc., R.R. Donnelley & Sons 
Company, Rangers Die Casting Co., Ray's Car Wash, Raytheon Company, 
Republic Services, Inc. (two generators), Ringsby Truck Lines, Inc., 
Riviera Rolls Royce, Robert Ruehman, Inc., Royalweve Carpet Mills, Inc. 
and Norman A. Subotky, San Gabriel Valley Water Company, Sanitek 
Products, Inc., Santa Fe Braun, Inc., Scope Products, Inc., Scott 
Technologies, Inc., Seattle Systems, Inc. and Trulife, Inc., Shepherd 
Financial Services, LLC, Shuttle Bus Leasing, Siemens Water 
Technologies Corp., Sika Corporation, Southern California Drum Co., 
Southwest Trails, Spectrolab, Inc., SSA Marine, Inc., Standridge 
Granite Corporation, Standun, Inc., Sullair Corporation, Sunkist 
Growers, Inc., Sunset Pipeline and Terminalling, Inc., SVG, Inc., 
SWECO/Emerson Electric Co., TCI Pacific Communications Inc., TDY 
Industries, Inc., Teberg Oil Company, Texaco, Inc., The Boeing Company, 
The Dow Chemical Company, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, The 
Hearst Corporation, The Nehms Company, Inc., The Valspar Corporation, 
The Wackeen Family Trust, as the distributee of the assets of Ronald 
Moran Cadillac, Inc., a dissolved California Corporation, Thomas & 
Betts Corporation, Thrifty Payless Inc., successor to Thrifty 
Corporation, Toko Line (U. S. A.), Ltd., Torrance Car Wash, Tri-J Metal 
Heat Treating Co., TRW Automotive, Inc., Tube City IMS Corporation, 
Tulip Corporation, Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, Union Development 
Financial, Inc., Union Pacific Railroad Company, Unisys Corporation, 
United Drill Bushing Corporation, United Rentals, Inc., United States 
Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries, Universal City Studios, LLLP, a 
Delaware limited liability limited partnership (fka Universal City 
Studios LP, Universal City Studios LLC, and Universal City Studios, 
Inc., and Universal Studios, Inc.), URS Corporation, Valero Energy 
Corporation for and on behalf of its subsidiaries and affiliated 
companies, Valley Metal Treating, Inc., Valley Presbyterian Hospital, 
Venture Shipping (Managers) Ltd., Virco Mfg. Corporation, Vista Paint 
Corp., Vista-Kraft, Inc., Wash Multifamily Laundry Systems, LLC, 
Waterman Supply Company, Inc., Wei-Chuan USA, Inc., West Chemical 
Products, Inc./Penetone Corp., Western Methods Machinery Corporation, 
Western Waste Industries, Williams Production RMT Company, Wilsey 
Bennett, Inc., Wilsonart International, Inc., Wolf Tank Lines, Inc., 
Young's Market Company, LLC, Younger Mfg. Co., Your Man Tours, Inc., 
Zeneca Inc., as successor-in-interest to Stuart Pharmaceutical Co.

[FR Doc. 2010-33283 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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