[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 50384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7142]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Settlement Pursuant to CERCLA; Gibson Mine Site, Gila 
County, AZ

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of settlement.

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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 an 
administrative settlement for recovery of response costs with The 
Franciscan Friars of California, Inc. (the Settling Party) concerning 
the Gibson Mine Site, Gila County, Arizona. The settlement requires the 
Settling Party to pay up to a total of $11,000 in oversight costs to 
the USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, pursuant to section 
122(h)(1) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1). The settlement includes a 
covenant not to sue the Settling Party pursuant to sections 106 and 
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), with regard to the Site.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, the United States will receive written comments relating to the 
settlement. The United States 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. The United States 
response to any comments received will be available for public 
inspection at the Globe Ranger District, 7680 South Six Shooter Canyon 
Road, Globe, AZ, 85501, and at the offices of the USDA Forest Service, 
Southwestern Region, 333 Broadway, SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at the Globe Ranger District, 7680 South Six Shooter Canyon Road, 
Globe, AZ 85501, and at the offices of the USDA Forest Service, 
Southwestern Region, 333 Broadway, SW., Albuquerque, NM 87102. A copy 
of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Anne Fischer, Tonto 
National Forest at 602-225-5389, or from Thomas R. Fox, USDA Office of 
the General Counsel at (202) 720-6715. Comments should reference the 
Gibson Mine Site, Gila County, Arizona, and should be addressed to 
Thomas R. Fox, USDA Office of the General Counsel, Room 3351 South 
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1412.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact 
Maria McGaha, USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region, 333 Broadway, 
SE., Albuquerque, NM 87102; phone (505) 842-3837. For legal 
information, contact Thomas R. Fox, USDA Office of the General Counsel, 
Room 3351 South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20250-1412; phone (202) 720-6715.

    August 17, 2006.
Lucia M. Turner,
Deputy Regional Forester, USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region.
[FR Doc. 06-7142 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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