[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 53301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21718]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9195-6]


Proposed Cercla Administrative Order on Consent for the Standard 
Mine Site, Gunnison 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 Order on Consent (``AOC'') under sections 104, 
106, 107, and 122 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606, 9607, and 9622, 
between EPA and Elijah Valencia regarding the Standard Mine Site, 
located in Gunnison County, Colorado. The proposed AOC is for recovery 
of past and projected future response costs concerning the Standard 
Mine site in Gunnison County, Colorado with Elijah Valencia based upon 
ability to pay. The settlement requires the settling party to execute 
an environmental covenant and provide access to real property. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant 
to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days 
following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will 
consider all comments received on the AOC and may modify or withdraw 
its consent to the AOC, if comments received disclose facts or 
considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, 
improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the EPA Superfund Record 
Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 2nd Floor, in Denver, Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 30, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background 
information relating to the settlement are available for public 
inspection at the EPA Superfund Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 
2nd Floor, in Denver, Colorado 80202. Comments and requests for a copy 
of the proposed settlement should be addressed to John D. Works, 
Enforcement Specialist (8ENF-RC), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 
80202-1129, and should reference the Standard Mine Site/Valencia 
settlement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Works, Enforcement Specialist 
(8ENF-RC), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-
6196.
    It is so agreed.

    Dated: August 25, 2010.
Sharon L. Kercher,
Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, 
Compliance and Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2010-21718 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am]
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