
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 83235]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27978]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9955-42-Region 9]


Section 9 Lease Site, Coconino County, AZ; Notice of Proposed 
CERCLA Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 
proposed administrative settlement with two parties for recovery of 
response costs concerning the Section 9 Lease Site in Coconino County, 
Arizona. The settlement is entered into pursuant to Section 122(h)(1) 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(1), and it requires the settling parties 
to pay $230,000 to the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA). The settlement includes a covenant not to sue the settling 
parties for certain costs pursuant to Sections 106 or 107(a) of CERCLA, 
42 U.S.C. 9606 or 9607(a). For thirty (30) days following the date of 
publication of this Notice in the Federal Register, 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 the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or 
inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be 
available for public inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
CA 94105.

DATES: Pursuant to Section 122(i) of CERCLA, EPA will receive written 
comments relating to this proposed settlement for thirty (30) days 
following the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection 
at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. A 
copy of the proposed settlement may be obtained from Joshua 
Wirtschafter, EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, ORC-3, San Francisco, 
CA 94105, telephone number 415-972-3912. Comments should reference the 
Section 9 Lease Site, Coconino County, Arizona, and should be addressed 
to Joshua Wirtschafter at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Wirtschafter, Assistant 
Regional Counsel (ORC-3), Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 
IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; phone: (415) 972-
3912; fax: (417) 947-3570; email: wirtschafter.joshua@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Parties to the Proposed Settlement: Babbitt Ranches, LLC and C.O. 
Bar, Inc.

    Dated: November 4, 2016.
Enrique Manzanilla,
Director, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2016-27978 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
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