[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 182 (Monday, September 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 50238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25194]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6163-3]


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, Industrial Hard Chrome Plating Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given that a Proposed Prospective 
Purchaser agreement (PPA) associated with the Industrial Hard Chrome 
Plating Superfund Site located in Denver, Colorado was executed by the 
United States Department of Justice on August 18, 1998. 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 919 Santa 
Fe Properties, LLC, the prospective purchaser (the purchaser).
    The settlement would require the purchaser to pay the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency $2,500. The purchaser intends to use 
the purchased property for a parking and office building. The purchaser 
agreed to provide EPA with an irrevocable right of access to the Site, 
to conduct all business 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 certified 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 Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th 
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
    Availability: 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 ``Industrial Hard Chrome 
Plating Superfund Site Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and should be 
forwarded to Veronica Jacobson, Enforcement Specialist, at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mia Wood, Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. (303) 312-6554.

William P. Yellowtail.
Regional Administrator, Region VIII.
[FR Doc. 98-25194 Filed 9-18-98; 8:45 am]
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