[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9915]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7173-5]


Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act, Leeds Silver Reclamation Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given that a Proposed Prospective 
Purchaser Agreement (PPA) associated with the Leeds Silver Reclamation 
Superfund Site located in Leeds, Utah was executed by the United States 
Department of Justice on March 5, 2002. This Agreement is subject to 
final approval after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement would resolve certain potential EPA claims under sections 106 
and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and 
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA), against Great Western Star, 
L.L.C. and Stacey L. Eaton, the prospective purchasers (the 
purchasers).
    The settlement would require the purchasers to pay the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency $60,000. The purchasers intend to use 
the property as part of a plan to create a residential subdivision in 
the Silver Reef area, which is in close proximity to Leeds. The 
purchasers will use the Site property as open space within the 
development.
    The purchasers have agreed to provide EPA with an irrevocable right 
of access to the Site, to conduct all business in compliance with all 
applicable local, State, and federal laws and regulations, and to 
exercise due care at the Site. The purchasers will record a certified 
copy of the PPA with the local Recorder's Office, and thereafter, each 
deed, title, or other instrument conveying an interest in the property 
shall contain a notice to successors-in-title not to disturb the 
implemented Site response.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the Superfund Records Center 
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th 
Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.
    Availability: The proposed settlement is available for public 
inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 
999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. A copy of the proposed 
Agreement may be obtained from Mia Wood, Enforcement Attorney, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, 
Colorado, 80202. Comments should reference the ``Leeds Silver 
Reclamation Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and should 
be forwarded to Maureen O'Reilly, Enforcement Specialist, at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, 
Colorado, 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mia Wood, Enforcement Attorney, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, 
Colorado, 80202.

    It is so Agreed:
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 02-9915 Filed 4-22-02; 8:45 am]
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