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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Proposed CERCLA Agreement and
Covenant Not To Sue the State of
Montana
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Public
Comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a
proposed Agreement and Covenant Not
To Sue the State of Montana concerning
the McLaren Tailings Site at Cooke City,
Park County, Montana. This Agreement
is entered into pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’),
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., and the authority
of the Attorney General of the United
States to compromise and settle claims
of the United States. The State of
Montana Department of Environmental
Quality (‘‘MDEQ’’) enters into this
Agreement pursuant to CERCLA, the
Montana Comprehensive Environmental
Cleanup and Responsibility Act
(‘‘CECRA’’), as amended, 75–10–701 et
seq., Montana Code Annotated
(‘‘MCA’’); Title IV of the Surface Mining
control and Reclamation Act of 1977
(‘‘SMCRA’’), 30 U.S.C. 1231 et seq., and
Title 82, Chapter 4, Part 3 MCA.
This Agreement and Covenant Not to
Sue (‘‘Agreement’’), is designed to settle
and resolve MDEQ’s potential liability
for existing contamination at the Site,
which would otherwise result from its
acquisition of the Site.
Opportunity for Comment: For thirty
(30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, the Agency
will consider all comments received,
and may modify or withdraw its consent
to the Agreement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the Agreement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
The Agency’s response to any comments
received will be available for public
inspection at EPA Region 8’s Central
Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street,
3rd Floor, in Denver, Colorado.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement
and additional background information
relating to the settlement are available
for public inspection at EPA Region 8’s
Central Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, 3rd Floor, in Denver, Colorado.
Comments and requests for a copy of the
proposed Agreement should be
addressed to Carol Pokorny (8ENF–RC),
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Technical Enforcement Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
80202–1129, and should reference the
McLaren Tailings Site Agreement and
Covenant Not to Sue the State of
Montana and the EPA docket number,
CERCLA–08–2008–0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist
(8ENF–RC), Technical Enforcement
Program, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202–1129,(303) 312–6970.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regarding
the proposed Agreement: In accordance
with CERCLA, notice is hereby given
that the terms of the Agreement have
been agreed to by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the
U.S. Department of Justice, and the State
of Montana Department of
Environmental Quality. By the terms of
the proposed Agreement, in exchange
for the United States’ Covenant Not to
Sue, MDEQ agrees to acquire the Site, at
no cost to the United States, and agrees
to implement the cleanup activities and
the Institutional Controls for the Site.
It is so Agreed:
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Andrew M. Gaydosh,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of
Enforcement, Compliance, and
Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 8.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8534–8]
Proposed CERCLA Settlement
Agreement for Recovery of Past
Response Costs Incurred at the
McLaren Tailings Site at Cooke City,
Park County, MT
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of section 122(i) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed settlement agreement under
section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9622(h)(1), concerning the McLaren
Tailings Site at Cooke City, Park County,
Montana. This settlement, embodied in
a CERCLA section 122(h) Agreement for
Recovery of Past Response Costs
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8534-9]
Proposed CERCLA Agreement and Covenant Not To Sue the State of
Montana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Public Comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a proposed Agreement and Covenant
Not To Sue the State of Montana concerning the McLaren Tailings Site at
Cooke City, Park County, Montana. This Agreement is entered into
pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.,
and the authority of the Attorney General of the United States to
compromise and settle claims of the United States. The State of Montana
Department of Environmental Quality (``MDEQ'') enters into this
Agreement pursuant to CERCLA, the Montana Comprehensive Environmental
Cleanup and Responsibility Act (``CECRA''), as amended, 75-10-701 et
seq., Montana Code Annotated (``MCA''); Title IV of the Surface Mining
control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (``SMCRA''), 30 U.S.C. 1231 et
seq., and Title 82, Chapter 4, Part 3 MCA.
This Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue (``Agreement''), is designed
to settle and resolve MDEQ's potential liability for existing
contamination at the Site, which would otherwise result from its
acquisition of the Site.
Opportunity for Comment: For thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, the Agency will consider all comments
received, and may modify or withdraw its consent to the Agreement if
comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that
the Agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's
response to any comments received will be available for public
inspection at EPA Region 8's Central Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, 3rd Floor, in Denver, Colorado.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 31, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement and additional background information
relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at EPA
Region 8's Central Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 3rd Floor, in
Denver, Colorado. Comments and requests for a copy of the proposed
Agreement should be addressed to Carol Pokorny (8ENF-RC), Technical
Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, and should reference the McLaren
Tailings Site Agreement and Covenant Not to Sue the State of Montana
and the EPA docket number, CERCLA-08-2008-0004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist
(8ENF-RC), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,(303) 312-
6970.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regarding the proposed Agreement: In
accordance with CERCLA, notice is hereby given that the terms of the
Agreement have been agreed to by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of Montana
Department of Environmental Quality. By the terms of the proposed
Agreement, in exchange for the United States' Covenant Not to Sue, MDEQ
agrees to acquire the Site, at no cost to the United States, and agrees
to implement the cleanup activities and the Institutional Controls for
the Site.
It is so Agreed:
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Andrew M. Gaydosh,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance,
and Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
8.
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