Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-17621
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Proposed Settlement Agreements: Iron Springs Mining District Site, Uncompahgre National Forest, San Miguel County, CO
Posted Date: 2015-07-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 39428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16810]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9930-36-Region 8]

Proposed Settlement Agreement for Iron Springs Mining District 
Site, Uncompahgre National Forest, San Miguel County, Colorado

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), notice is 
hereby given of the proposed Administrative Settlement between the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Agriculture 
Forest Service (USFS) (collectively the ``Agencies''), and Union Oil 
Company of California, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as ``the Settling 
Party''). The Settling Party will pay within 30 days after the 
effective date of this Proposed Agreement ($403,300) to the EPA, 
($14,573) to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and ($357,677) to the 
USFS for past response costs. The covenants provided by the Agencies to 
the Settling Party are conditioned upon the satisfactory performance by 
Settling Party of its obligations under this Settlement Agreement. The 
payments made by Settling Party in accordance with this Settlement 
Agreement do not constitute an admission of any liability by Settling 
Party.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The proposed agreement is available by appointment for 
public inspection at the EPA Superfund Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, during normal business hours. 
Appointments for review may be made by calling the EPA Superfund 
Records Center at (303) 312-7273. Comments and requests for a copy of 
the proposed agreement should be addressed to Michael Rudy, Enforcement 
Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency--Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-
RC, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129, and should 
reference the Iron Springs Mining District Site, the EPA Docket No. 
CERCLA-08-2015-0005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Rudy, Enforcement Specialist, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-ENF, at the 
above address, (303) 312-6332.

    Dated: June 16, 2015.
Kelcey Land,
Director, Technical Enforcement Program, Office of Enforcement, 
Compliance, and Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2015-16810 Filed 7-8-15; 8:45 am]
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