[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12752]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Settlement Pursuant to CERCLA; Blue Ledge Mine Site, 
Siskiyou County, California

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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), notice is hereby given of an administrative settlement to 
resolve the alleged liability of the Trust of Michelle E. Tracey 
(Settling Party) for response costs incurred by the United States at or 
in connection with the Blue Ledge Mine Site (the ``Site''), a former 
copper mining site located in Siskiyou County, California, on land 
owned by the Trust.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 17, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed settlement are 
available for public inspection at: Rogue River-Siskiyou National 
Forest, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon, 97504; and USDA Forest 
Service Pacific Northwest Region, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 
97204-2825. For technical information or a copy of the proposed 
settlement, contact Karen Gamble at the USDA Forest Service Pacific 
Northwest Regional Office at (541) 523-1245. For legal information or a 
copy of the proposed settlement, contact Gary M. Fremerman with USDA's 
Office of the General Counsel, (202) 720-8041; email: 
[email protected]. Comments should reference the Blue Ledge Mine 
Site, Siskiyou County, California, and should be addressed to Gary M. 
Fremerman, USDA Office of the General Counsel, Room 2013-South 
Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-1412; phone 
(202) 720-8041; email: [email protected]. Legal information or a 
copy of the proposed settlement may also be obtained from Tessa Berman, 
Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel (ORC-3-1), U.S. 
EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone 
(415) 972-3472; fax: (417) 947-3570; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 to resolve the alleged liability of the Trust 
of Michelle E. Tracey (Settling Party) for response costs incurred by 
the United States at or in connection with the Blue Ledge Mine Site 
(the ``Site''), a former copper mining site located in Siskiyou County, 
California, on land owned by the Trust. Under the settlement, the 
Settling Party has agreed, among other things, to (1) transfer certain 
land owned by the Trust to the United States, and (2) provide the 
United States access to all of the land owned by the Trust at the Site 
to conduct cleanup and any other necessary activities.
    The United States has agreed to forego the collection of its costs 
incurred at the Site from the Trust because of the Trust's financial 
inability to pay these costs. The settlement includes a covenant not to 
sue the Settling Party pursuant to Sections 106 and 107of CERCLA, 42 
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 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 pursuant to CERCLA Section 122(i), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i). 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: Rogue 
River-Siskiyou National Forest, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 
97504; and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, 1220 SW 3rd 
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204-2825.

    Dated: May, 31, 2019.
Frank R. Beum,
Acting Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2019-12752 Filed 6-14-19; 8:45 am]
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