Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement; Silver Bow County, MT, 18737 [E8-6853]
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Interior, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Proposed CERCLA Settlement
Agreement; Silver Bow County, MT
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with 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 an
administrative settlement with the
owners of an 18-acre parcel (the Settling
Parties) within the Beal Mine site in
Silver Bow County, Montana. The
settlement requires the Settling Parties
to convey the parcel to the United
States. The settlement includes a
covenant not to sue the Settling Parties
pursuant Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9607(a), with regard to the Beal
Mine Site. For thirty (30) days following
the date of publication of this notice, the
United States will receive written
comments relating to the settlement.
The United States 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at the
Butte Ranger District/Supervisor’s
Office Annex of the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest, 1820
Meadowlark Lane, Butte, MT 59701. A
copy of the proposed settlement may be
obtained from Gary E. Howard at the
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Butte Ranger District/Supervisor’s
Office Annex at (406) 494–0228 or from
Kirk Minckler with USDA’s Office of the
General Counsel, (303) 275–5549.
Comments should reference the
Revelation Lode Parcel, Silver Bow
County, Montana, and should be
addressed to Mr. Howard at the Butte
Ranger District/Supervisor’s Office
Annex. The United States’ response to
any comments received will be available
for public inspection at the Butte Ranger
District/Supervisor’s Office Annex.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information contact Gary E.
Howard, Butte Ranger District/
Supervisor’s Office Annex, Beaverhead
Deerlodge National Forest, 1820
Meadowlark Lane, Butte, MT 59701,
phone (406) 494–0228 or Kirk Minckler,
USDA Office of the General Counsel,
740 Simms Street, Room 309, Golden,
CO 80401, phone (303) 275–5549.
Dated: March 21, 2008.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service,
Northern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement; Silver Bow County, MT
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 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 an
administrative settlement with the owners of an 18-acre parcel (the
Settling Parties) within the Beal Mine site in Silver Bow County,
Montana. The settlement requires the Settling Parties to convey the
parcel to the United States. The settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the Settling Parties pursuant Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a), with regard to the Beal Mine Site. For thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this notice, the United States
will receive written comments relating to the settlement. The United
States 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection
at the Butte Ranger District/Supervisor's Office Annex of the
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 1820 Meadowlark Lane, Butte, MT
59701. A copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Gary E.
Howard at the Butte Ranger District/Supervisor's Office Annex at (406)
494-0228 or from Kirk Minckler with USDA's Office of the General
Counsel, (303) 275-5549. Comments should reference the Revelation Lode
Parcel, Silver Bow County, Montana, and should be addressed to Mr.
Howard at the Butte Ranger District/Supervisor's Office Annex. The
United States' response to any comments received will be available for
public inspection at the Butte Ranger District/Supervisor's Office
Annex.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Gary E. Howard, Butte Ranger District/Supervisor's Office Annex,
Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest, 1820 Meadowlark Lane, Butte, MT
59701, phone (406) 494-0228 or Kirk Minckler, USDA Office of the
General Counsel, 740 Simms Street, Room 309, Golden, CO 80401, phone
(303) 275-5549.
Dated: March 21, 2008.
Thomas L. Tidwell,
Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service, Northern Region.
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