Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs at the North Hollywood Operable Unit of the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in Los Angeles County, California, 70184 [2019-27538]

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: December 2, 2019. Pamela Myrick, Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 2019–27479 Filed 12–19–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Michael Massey, Assistant Regional Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Email: massey.michael@epa.gov; Phone (415) 972–3034. Notice of this proposed Settlement Agreement is made in accordance with the Section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i). The Settlement Agreement concerns costs incurred by EPA in connection with the NHOU and the San Fernando Valley Basin-Wide Remedial Investigation, two CERCLA response actions in Los Angeles County, California, where groundwater contamination has come to be located. Honeywell, which agrees to pay EPA $11,600,000, is the only party to the Settlement Agreement. EPA intends to recover its remaining costs from other responsible parties in the future; however, because EPA is not recovering one hundred percent of its past costs at this time, this Settlement Agreement represents a compromise of EPA’s costs. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a). 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA R9–2020–02; FRL–10003–31–Region 9] Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs at the North Hollywood Operable Unit of the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in Los Angeles County, California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; request for public comment. AGENCY: 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 (‘‘Settlement Agreement’’), with Honeywell International Inc. Under the Settlement Agreement, Honeywell agrees to pay $11,600,000 to reimburse EPA for costs EPA has incurred at the North Hollywood Operable Unit of the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site (‘‘NHOU’’) and in conjunction with the San Fernando Valley Basin-Wide Remedial Investigation. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2020. ADDRESSES: The Settlement Agreement is available for public inspection at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Records Center, 75 Hawthorne Street, Room 3110, San Francisco, California 94105. Telephone: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Dec 19, 2019 Jkt 250001 Dated: December 4, 2019. Enrique Manzanilla, Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9. 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This variance is effective for an initial period of three years and may be extended if Denver Water demonstrates the effectiveness of this alternative approach. Concurrent with this action, the EPA is asking for comments on the potential criteria for how the Agency will determine whether to extend this variance for up to an additional twelve years. The EPA is accepting public comments on these criteria and on the EPA’s interpretation of the statutory standard for future variance requests, as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: All public comments on the criteria must be received on or before January 21, 2020. ADDRESSES: All comments can be submitted directly through docket number EPA–R08–OW–2019–0404 available at www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The variance documents are available through docket number EPA–R08–OW– 2019–0404 available at www.regulations.gov. 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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 70184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27538]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA R9-2020-02; FRL-10003-31-Region 9]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for 
Recovery of Past Response Costs at the North Hollywood Operable Unit of 
the San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site in 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 (``Settlement 
Agreement''), with Honeywell International Inc. Under the Settlement 
Agreement, Honeywell agrees to pay $11,600,000 to reimburse EPA for 
costs EPA has incurred at the North Hollywood Operable Unit of the San 
Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site (``NHOU'') and in conjunction 
with the San Fernando Valley Basin-Wide Remedial Investigation.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The Settlement Agreement is available for public inspection 
at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Records 
Center, 75 Hawthorne Street, Room 3110, San Francisco, California 
94105. Telephone: 415-947-8717. Comments should be addressed to Michael 
Massey, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (ORC-3), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, CA 94105; or Email: [email protected] and should 
reference the NHOU and the EPA Docket Number for the Settlement 
Agreement, EPA R9-2020-02. EPA's response to any comments received will 
be available for public inspection at the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Massey, Assistant Regional 
Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Email: 
[email protected]; Phone (415) 972-3034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this proposed Settlement Agreement 
is made in accordance with the Section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 
9622(i). The Settlement Agreement concerns costs incurred by EPA in 
connection with the NHOU and the San Fernando Valley Basin-Wide 
Remedial Investigation, two CERCLA response actions in Los Angeles 
County, California, where groundwater contamination has come to be 
located. Honeywell, which agrees to pay EPA $11,600,000, is the only 
party to the Settlement Agreement. EPA intends to recover its remaining 
costs from other responsible parties in the future; however, because 
EPA is not recovering one hundred percent of its past costs at this 
time, this Settlement Agreement represents a compromise of EPA's costs. 
The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 
and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a).
    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 4, 2019.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, EPA Region 9.
[FR Doc. 2019-27538 Filed 12-19-19; 8:45 am]
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