[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 174 (Wednesday, September 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48218-48219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24144]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6158-1]


Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization 
Act, Clear Creek/Central City Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority 
Location

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given of a Proposed Prospective 
Purchaser Agreement (PPA) associated with the Clear Creek/Central City 
Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority Location located at Millsite 
50, Bates Road 222, in the City of Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. 
This Agreement is subject to final approval after the comment period. 
The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would resolve certain potential EPA 
claims under sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the 
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA), against 
Roger D. Leclerc, the prospective purchaser (the purchaser).
    The settlement would require the purchaser to cleanup the Property 
to the levels set forth in EPA's Record of Decision and to pay the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency $2,500. The purchaser intends to use 
the purchased property for housing and housing for others. The 
purchaser agreed to provide EPA with an irrevocable right of access to 
the Site, to conduct all activities in compliance with all applicable 
local, State, and federal laws and regulations, and to exercise due 
care at the Site. The purchaser will record a copy of the PPA with the 
local Recorder's Office, and thereafter, each deed, title, or other 
instrument conveying an interest in the Property shall contain a notice 
stating that the Property is subject to the Agreement.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received 
will be available for public inspection at the Superfund Records Center 
at the U.S. Environmental

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Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 
80202.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th 
Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. A copy of the proposed Agreement may 
be obtained from Mia Wood, Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 
80202. Comments should reference the ``Clear Creek/Central City 
Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority Location Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement'' and should be forwarded to Paul Rogers, Enforcement 
Specialist, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 
8ENF-T, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Rogers, Enforcement Specialist, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 8ENF-T, 999 18th 
Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, (303) 312-6356.

    Dated: August 28, 1998.
Martin Hestmark,
Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, 
Compliance and Environmental Justice, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 98-24144 Filed 9-8-98; 8:45 am]
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