[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21443]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7042-3]


Proposed CERCLA Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Atlantic 
Richfield Company, International Smelter Site, Tooele, Utah

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs 
concerning the International Smelter site in Tooele, Utah, with 
Atlantic Richfield Company. The settlement requires the settling party 
to pay $185,066 to the Hazardous Substance Superfund and to perform and 
fund the remedial investigation/feasibility study for the site. The 
settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling party pursuant 
to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). For thirty (30) days 
following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will 
receive written comments relating to the settlement. The Agency will 
consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent 
to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations 
which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 24, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be mailed to Dawn Tesorero, Technical 
Enforcement Program, 8ENF-T, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 
Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Comments 
should reference the International Smelter Site, Tooele, Utah. Copies 
of the documents relevant to this settlement are available for public 
inspection at the Superfund Records Center, EPA, Region 8, 999 18th 
Street, Suite 300, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dawn Tesorero, EPA, Technical 
Enforcement Program, (303) 312-6883 at the earlier mentioned address.

    Dated: August 9, 2001.
Carol Rushin,
Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance, 
and Environmental Justice, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 01-21443 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
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