[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33684-33685]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15885]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7000-5]


Notice of Proposed CERCLA Administrative Settlement--Rocky Flats 
Industrial Park Site, Jefferson County, Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 
the proposed administrative settlement under section 122(h) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9622(h), concerning the Rocky Flats Industrial Park site 
located in the 17,000 block of Colorado Highway 72, approximately two 
miles east of the intersection of Colorado Highways 93 and 72, in 
Section 23, T2N, R70W in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado (the 
``Site'').

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement and additional background 
information relating to the settlement are available for public 
inspection at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 999 18th Street, 5th 
Floor, in Denver, Colorado. Comments and requests for a copy of the 
proposed settlement should be addressed to Carol Pokorny (8ENF-T), 
Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, and should 
reference the Rocky Flats Industrial Park Site, Jefferson County, 
Colorado and the EPA docket number of the proposed settlement. The 
docket number for the proposed settlement with Interstate Land 
Corporation and Union Pacific Corporation is EPA Docket No. CERCLA-8-
2001-07.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Pokorny, Enforcement Specialist 
(8ENF-T), Technical Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, (303) 
312-6970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Administrative Settlement Agreement

    This settlement between the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency (``EPA'') and Interstate Land Corporation (successor to Entrada 
Industries, Inc.) and Union Pacific

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Corporation (successor to Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 
Company) is embodied in a CERCLA section 122(h) Administrative 
Settlement Agreement (``Administrative Settlement''). The 
Administrative Settlement resolves the settling parties' liability at 
the Site for past work, past response costs and specified future work 
and response costs through a covenant not to sue under sections 106 and 
107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and section 7003 of RCRA, 42 
U.S.C. 6973. The proposed Administrative Settlement requires the 
settling parties to pay an aggregate total of $20,000.00. By the terms 
of the proposed Administrative Settlement, the Interstate Land 
Corporation will pay $15,000.00 and Union Pacific Corporation will pay 
$5,000.00 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The money will be 
deposited into a special account which can be used to pay for future 
work at the Site. In addition to the financial contributions to be made 
pursuant to the Administrative Settlement, the settling parties have 
participated in past investigation and cleanup activities at 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 settlement 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, 999 18th Street, 5th Floor, in Denver, 
Colorado. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in 
the affected area in accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 
6973(d).

    It Is So Agreed.

    Dated: June 12, 2001.
Carol Rushin,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance, 
and Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VIII.
[FR Doc. 01-15885 Filed 6-22-01; 8:45 am]
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