83 FR 62861 - Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs: ACM Smelter and Refinery Site, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

In accordance with the requirements of section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA'') notice is hereby given of the proposed settlement under section 122 (h)(1) of CERCLA, between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Atlantic Richfield Company and ARCO Environmental Remediation, LLC (Settling Parties). The proposed Settlement Agreement requires the Settling Parties to reimburse the EPA for past response costs. The Settling Parties will pay ($851,393.17) within 30 days after the effective date of the Proposed Agreement to the EPA. The Settling Parties consent to and will not contest the authority of the United States to enter into the Agreement or to implement or enforce its terms. The Settling Parties recognize that the Agreement has been negotiated in good faith and that the Agreement is entered into without the admission or adjudication of any issue of fact or law.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62861-62862]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26484]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 9987-33-Region 8]


Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs: ACM 
Smelter and Refinery Site, Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed agreement; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(h)(1) of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA'') notice is hereby given of the 
proposed settlement under section 122 (h)(1) of CERCLA, between the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Atlantic Richfield Company 
and ARCO Environmental Remediation, LLC (Settling Parties). The 
proposed Settlement Agreement requires the Settling Parties to 
reimburse the EPA for past response costs. The Settling Parties will 
pay ($851,393.17) within 30 days after the effective date of the 
Proposed Agreement to the EPA. The Settling Parties consent to and will 
not contest the authority of the United States to enter into the 
Agreement or to implement or enforce its terms. The Settling Parties 
recognize that the Agreement has been negotiated in good faith and that 
the Agreement is entered into without the admission or adjudication of 
any issue of fact or law.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2019. For 
thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the 
Agency will receive written comments relating to the agreement. The 
Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or

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withdraw its consent to the agreement if comments received disclose 
facts or considerations that indicate that the agreement is 
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.

ADDRESSES: The proposed agreement and additional background information 
relating to the agreement, as well as the Agency's response to any 
comments are or will be available for public inspection at the EPA 
Superfund Record Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado, by 
appointment. Comments and requests for a copy of the proposed agreement 
should be addressed to Maureen O'Reilly, Senior Enforcement Specialist, 
Environmental Protection Agency-Region 8, Mail Code 8ENF-RC, 1595 
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, and should reference the ACM 
Smelter and Refinery Superfund Site, EPA Docket No. CERCLA-08-2019-
0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Naftz, Enforcement Attorney, 
Legal Enforcement Program, Environmental Protection Agency-Region 8, 
Mail Code 8ENF-L, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, (303) 
312-6942.

    Dated: November 16, 2018.
Suzanne Bohan,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and 
Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VIII.
[FR Doc. 2018-26484 Filed 12-4-18; 8:45 am]
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