Notice2023-05202
Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement for the Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site, Newton County, Missouri
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Published
March 15, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), Region 7, of a proposed settlement agreement ("Agreement") with Environmental Quality Management, Inc. ("EQM") for the Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site ("Site"), Newton County, Missouri.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05202]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[CERCLA-07-2023-0005; FRL-10752-01-R7]
Proposed CERCLA Settlement Agreement for the Newton County Mine
Tailings Superfund Site, Newton County, Missouri
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 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''),
Region 7, of a proposed settlement agreement (``Agreement'') with
Environmental Quality Management, Inc. (``EQM'') for the Newton County
Mine Tailings Superfund Site (``Site''), Newton County, Missouri.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments by email to Kate Curl at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d6e787f6123666c79684d687d6c236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="721107001e5c19130617321702135c151d04">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to Kate Curl, U.S. EPA, Office of Regional
Counsel, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219. Comments should
reference the Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site, CERCLA
Section 122(h) Settlement Agreement, Docket No. CERCLA-07-2023-0005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the proposed settlement may
be obtained from Kate Curl, Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S.
EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone
number: (913) 551-7745; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#680b1d1a044603091c0d280d1809460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3d0c6c1df9dd8d2c7d6f3d6c3d29dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the proposed CERCLA section 122(h)
settlement agreement, Environmental Quality Management, Inc. agrees to
reimburse EPA for $1,678,330.40 plus an additional sum of interest on
that amount calculated from May 12, 2022, through the date of payment
for past response costs incurred in connection with EQM's disposal of
lead-contaminated backfill soil in Granby City Park in September and
October 2016 as part of its work as a contractor to remediate areas of
the Newton County Mine Tailings Superfund Site. EQM's placement of
contaminated backfill in Granby City Park required EPA, between July
2020 and March 2021, to re-remediate approximately 43% of the Granby
City Park area that EQM had already remediated causing EPA to incur
additional response costs.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
document, EPA will receive written comments relating to the proposed
agreement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or
withdraw its consent to the proposed agreement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed
agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA's response to
any comments received will be available for public inspection at the
EPA Region 7 Office, located at, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas
66219.
Robert D. Jurgens,
Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2023-05202 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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