Administrative Settlement Agreement, Commodore Mining Company, Del Monte Mining Company, Kanawha Mines, LLC, Settling Parties, Mineral County, Colorado, Purchaser
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Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of an Administrative Settlement Agreement between the United States on behalf of the EPA, the State of Colorado, Commodore Mining Company, Del Monte Mining Company, Kanawha Mines, LLC, and Mineral County, Colorado (collectively "Parties"), at the Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock Superfund Site in Mineral County, Colorado. The settlement provides that settling Parties will transfer certain mining claims to purchaser, which will in turn support purchaser's efforts to preserve the important historical structures on these mining claims. The Parties acknowledge that this settlement is structured to support purchaser's efforts to stabilize and preserve the historical structures. In exchange, this settlement resolves the settling Parties' alleged civil liability for the site. In exchange, this settlement also resolves purchaser's potential CERCLA liability.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 74179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23804]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R08-SFUND-2023-0488; FRL-11438-01-R8]
Administrative Settlement Agreement, Commodore Mining Company,
Del Monte Mining Company, Kanawha Mines, LLC, Settling Parties, Mineral
County, Colorado, Purchaser
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement; request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 8, of an Administrative Settlement Agreement
between the United States on behalf of the EPA, the State of Colorado,
Commodore Mining Company, Del Monte Mining Company, Kanawha Mines, LLC,
and Mineral County, Colorado (collectively ``Parties''), at the Nelson
Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock Superfund Site in Mineral County, Colorado.
The settlement provides that settling Parties will transfer certain
mining claims to purchaser, which will in turn support purchaser's
efforts to preserve the important historical structures on these mining
claims. The Parties acknowledge that this settlement is structured to
support purchaser's efforts to stabilize and preserve the historical
structures. In exchange, this settlement resolves the settling Parties'
alleged civil liability for the site. In exchange, this settlement also
resolves purchaser's potential CERCLA liability.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 29, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The proposed agreement and additional background information
relating to the agreement will be available upon request and will be
posted at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/superfund/nelson-tunnel">https://www.epa.gov/superfund/nelson-tunnel</a>. Comments and
requests for an electronic copy of the proposed agreement should be
addressed to Natalie Timmons, Enforcement Specialist, Superfund and
Emergency Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency--Region
8, Mail Code 8SEM-PAC, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202,
telephone number: (303) 312-6385 or email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b6c2dfdbdbd9d8c598d8d7c2d7dadfd3f6d3c6d798d1d9c0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="47332e2a2a28293469292633262b2e220722372669202831">[email protected]</span></a> and should reference the Nelson Tunnel/
Commodore Waste Rock Superfund Site.
You may also send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-
SFUND-2023-0488 to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Agee, Assistant Regional Counsel,
Office of Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8,
Mail Code 8 ORC-LEC, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone
number: (303) 312-6374, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfbeb8babaf1baadb6b19fbaafbef1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51303634347f3423383f113421307f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this document, the Agency will receive written comments
relating to the agreement. The Agency will consider all comments
received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the agreement if
comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that
the agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
Ben Bielenberg,
Acting Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division,
Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2023-23804 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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