Notice2024-27724
Proposed Settlement With Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser, Miners Point Ventures, LLC, Central City, Clear Creek Superfund Site, Colorado
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Published
November 27, 2024
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, of an administrative settlement agreement for response action by bona fide prospective purchaser entered into voluntarily by the United States of America ("United States") on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), the State of Colorado ("State") and Miners Point Ventures, LLC ("Purchaser") in connection with the Central City, Clear Creek Superfund Site in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado ("Site"). It is now subject to public comment, after which EPA may modify or withdraw its consent if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 93582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27724]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R08-SFUND-2024-0475; FRL-12324-01-R8]
Proposed Settlement With Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser, Miners
Point Ventures, LLC, Central City, Clear Creek Superfund Site, Colorado
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; 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 for
response action by bona fide prospective purchaser entered into
voluntarily by the United States of America (``United States'') on
behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''),
the State of Colorado (``State'') and Miners Point Ventures, LLC
(``Purchaser'') in connection with the Central City, Clear Creek
Superfund Site in Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado
(``Site''). It is now subject to public comment, after which EPA may
modify or withdraw its consent if comments received disclose facts or
considerations that indicate that the proposed agreement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 27, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The proposed agreement and additional background information
relating to the agreement will be available upon request. Any comments
or requests or for a copy of the proposed agreement should be addressed
to Crystal Kotowski-Edmunds, 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) 312-6124, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4d1d0d9c1dad0c79ad7c6cdc7c0d5d8f4d1c4d59ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f4a4b425a414b5c014c5d565c5b4e436f4a5f4e01484059">[email protected]</span></a>, and should reference the Central City, Clear
Creek Site. You may also send comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-R08-SFUND-2024-0475, to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
online instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Piggott, Attorney, Office of
Regional Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code
8ORC-LEC, 1595 Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202, telephone number:(303)
312-6410, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0979606e6e667d7d2768646c656068496c7968276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0c0d9d7d7dfc4c49ed1ddd5dcd9d1f0d5c0d19ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This settlement provides for the performance
of a response action by Purchaser and the payment for certain response
costs incurred by the United States and the State of Colorado at or in
connection with property within the Site (``Property''). Uncovered mine
waste containing lead and arsenic is located on the Property. EPA and
the State previously installed engineering controls to a mine waste
pile on the Property to ensure lead and aresenic-laden mine waste do
not erode into Clear Creek. Uncovered mine waste remains on the
Property. Purchaser anticipates developing the Property into a mining-
related tourist attraction that will include operation of a gondola
that will transport tourists to recreational hiking trails. In order to
ensure the development will be protective of human health and the
environment, the Purchaser will conduct risk assessment work.
For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this
document, EPA will receive electronic comments relating to the proposed
agreement. EPA's response to any comments received will be available
for public inspection by request. Please see the ADDRESSES section of
this document for instructions.
Aaron Urdiales,
Division Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, Region
8.
[FR Doc. 2024-27724 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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