Superfund program: Prospective purchaser agreements— Clear Creek/Central City Site, CO,

[Federal Register: September 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 174)]

[Notices]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6158-1]

Notice of Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Clear Creek/Central City Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority Location

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

SUMMARY: Notification is hereby given of a Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement (PPA) associated with the Clear Creek/Central City Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority Location located at Millsite 50, Bates Road 222, in the City of Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado. This Agreement is subject to final approval after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement would resolve certain potential EPA claims under sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA), against Roger D. Leclerc, the prospective purchaser (the purchaser).

The settlement would require the purchaser to cleanup the Property to the levels set forth in EPA's Record of Decision and to pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $2,500. The purchaser intends to use the purchased property for housing and housing for others. The purchaser agreed to provide EPA with an irrevocable right of access to the Site, to conduct all activities in compliance with all applicable local, State, and federal laws and regulations, and to exercise due care at the Site. The purchaser will record a copy of the PPA with the local Recorder's Office, and thereafter, each deed, title, or other instrument conveying an interest in the Property shall contain a notice stating that the Property is subject to the Agreement.

For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed settlement. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at the Superfund Records Center at the U.S. Environmental

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Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. A copy of the proposed Agreement may be obtained from Mia Wood, Enforcement Attorney, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. Comments should reference the ``Clear Creek/Central City Superfund Site, Chase Gulch #1 Priority Location Prospective Purchaser Agreement'' and should be forwarded to Paul Rogers, Enforcement Specialist, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 8ENF-T, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Rogers, Enforcement Specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII, 8ENF-T, 999 18th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, (303) 312-6356.

Dated: August 28, 1998. Martin Hestmark, Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice, Region VIII.

[FR Doc. 98-24144Filed9-8-98; 8:45 am]

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