[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46091-46092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18870]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9710-5]


Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
As Amended; Anaconda Copper Mine Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action by Bona 
Fide Administrative Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs 
(``Agreement,'' Region 9 Docket No. 9-2012-07) pursuant to Section 
122(h) of CERCLA concerning the ANACONDA COPPER MINE SITE (the 
``Site''), located in Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada. The respondent is 
Singatse Peak Services (``Respondent''). Through the proposed 
Agreement, the Respondent will fund up to $420,000 toward a response 
action by EPA to address releases from the Arimetco heap leach fluid 
management system (``FMS''). Respondent will conduct a study to assess 
options to ensure approximately five years of fluid capacity in the 
FMS, and may pay toward any response to implement a selected option. 
The Agreement provides Respondent with a covenant not to sue for past 
costs at the Site and response actions funded in the Agreement, as well 
as contribution protection. For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this Notice, the Agency will receive written comments 
relating to the proposed Agreement, and EPA's responses to comments 
received will be available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX 
offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 
94105.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement may be obtained from Bryan Goodwin, 
in the Office of Regional Counsel, telephone (415) 972-3686. Comments 
regarding the proposed Agreement should be addressed to Mr. Goodwin at 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ORC-3), 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, California 94105, and should reference the Singatse Peak 
Services Agreement for the Anaconda Copper Mine Site, and Region IX 
Docket No. 9-2012-07.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional 
Counsel, (415) 972-3904, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.


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    Dated: July 23, 2012.
Jane Diamond,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-18870 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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