[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 53898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21991]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9456-9]


Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on 
Consent; In Re: Ely Copper Mine Superfund Site, Located in Vershire, VT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement; 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), and Section 7003(d) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 9673(d), notice is 
hereby given of a proposed settlement for recovery of past and 
projected future response costs concerning the Ely Copper Mine 
Superfund Site in Vershire, Vermont with the following settling party: 
Ely Mine Forest, Inc. The proposed settlement requires the settling 
party to hold all of its remaining cash accounts for purposes of paying 
certain site-related expenses approved by EPA. In addition, the 
proposed settlement requires the settling party to: use best efforts to 
market and sell the site property, allow EPA to remove and use borrow 
material located on the site property, provide EPA and their 
contractors access to the site property, and prepare and record any 
documents necessary to implement institutional controls on the site 
property. The proposed settlement includes a covenant not to sue the 
settling party pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) 
and Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973.
    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. The Agency's response to any 
comments received will be available for public inspection at the US EPA 
Region 1 OSRR Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109. During the public comment period, 
commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the 
affected area in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 
6973(d).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Regional Hearing Clerk, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100, Mailcode ORA18-1, Boston, MA 02109 and should refer to: In 
re: Ely Mine Forest, Inc., U.S. EPA Region 1 Docket No. CERCLA-01-2011-
0012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The proposed settlement and additional 
background information relating to the settlement are available for 
public inspection at the Vershire Town Hall, 6894 VT Rt. 113, Vershire, 
VT or at the US EPA Region 1 OSRR Records and Information Center, 5 
Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109. In addition, a copy of 
the proposed settlement agreement can be obtained from Ann Gardner, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, 
Suite 100, Mailcode OES04-4, Boston, MA 02109-3912, or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. Additional information on the Ely Copper Mine 
Superfund Site can be found through the US EPA Region I Web site at 
http://www.epa.gov/region1/cleanup/index.html.

    Dated: May 17, 2011.
Stanley D. Chin,
Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration, U.S. EPA, 
Region I.
[FR Doc. 2011-21991 Filed 8-29-11; 8:45 am]
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