[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45809-45810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16047]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8454-8]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative Agreement for the Recovery of Past
Response Costs Incurred at the Weld County Waste Disposal Site Near Ft.
Lupton, in Weld County, CO
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and request for public comment.
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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 administrative settlement under section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), concerning the Weld County Waste Disposal Site
located at 4982 Weld County Road 35, approximately 4\1/2\ miles east of
Ft. Lupton, in Weld County, Colorado. This settlement, embodied in a
CERCLA section 122(h) Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs
(``Agreement''), is designed to resolve CBS Corporation's liability at
the Site for past work and past response costs through covenants under
sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607. The proposed
Agreement requires CBS Corporation to pay a total of $178,118.15.
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 September 14, 2007.
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 CBS
Settlement for the Weld County Waste Disposal Site, in Weld County,
Colorado and the EPA docket number, CERCLA-08-2007-0011.
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 administrative
settlement under section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, 42
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U.S.C. 9622(h)(1): In accordance with section 122(i) of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given that the terms of the Agreement
have been agreed to by CBS Corporation and EPA. By the terms of the
proposed Agreement, CBS Corporation will pay a total of $178,118.15 to
the Hazardous Substance Superfund. This payment represents
approximately 3.292% of the $5,410,636.40 in past response costs
incurred by EPA for response actions conducted at the Site through
September 30, 2006. CBS Corporation's predecessor (Wyoming Mineral
Corporation) manifested 51,122.50 gallons of hazardous substances to
the Site. This amount represents approximately 3.292% of the
1,552,849.32 gallons of hazardous substances manifested to the Site by
all generators. The amount that CBS Corporation will pay, as shown
above, was based upon the number of gallons of hazardous substances
manifested to the Site. To be eligible for the settlement, CBS
Corporation must have submitted a response to EPA's Request for
Information.
It is so agreed:
Dated: July 31, 2007.
Michael T. Risner,
Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement,
Compliance, and Environmental Justice, Region 8.
[FR Doc. E7-16047 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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