[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 39519] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-19391] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5862-2] Proposed Administrative Order On Consent; Clear Creek/Pinto Beans Site, Clear Creek County, CO AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed 122(h)(1) settlement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative settlement agreement under section 122(h)(1) concerning the Clear Creek/Pinto Beans Site in Clear Creek County, Colorado (the Site). The proposed Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) requires the potentially responsible party (PRP), Shupe & Yost, Inc., to pay a total of $11,200.00 to resolve its liability to the U.S. EPA related to response actions taken or to be taken at the Site. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 22, 1997. ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Sharon Abendschan, (8ENF-T), Enforcement Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, and should refer to: In the Matter of: Clear Creek/Pinto Beans Site Administrative Settlement Agreement, EPA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Kellen, (8ENF-L), Legal Enforcement Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202-2466, (303) 312-6518. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of section 122(h)(1) Administrative Settlement Agreement: In accordance with section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA, notice is hereby given that the terms of an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) have been agreed to by the settling party Shupe & Yost, Inc. By the terms of the proposed AOC, Shupe & Yost, Inc., will pay $11,200.00 to the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund. In exchange for payment, U.S. EPA will provide Shupe & Yost, Inc., with a covenant not to sue for liability under sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA. The amount that Shupe & Yost, Inc., will pay was determined through negotiations between EPA and Shupe & Yost, Inc. The settlement amount was determined by a financial analysis of the Shupe & Yost, Inc., financial documents submitted to EPA. U.S. EPA will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed administrative settlement agreement. A copy of the proposed AOC may be obtained in person or by mail from Sharon Abendschan, Enforcement Specialist (ENF-T), Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado, 80202-2466, (303) 312-6957. Additional background information relating to the administrative settlement agreement is available for review at the Superfund Records Center at the above address. Dated: July 15, 1997. Jack W. McGraw, Acting Regional Administrator. [FR Doc. 97-19391 Filed 7-22-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-M