[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 24644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09564]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On April 14, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Colorado
v. CoCa Mines, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00847WJM.
The case concerns the Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock Pile
Superfund Site (``Site'') located near Creede, Colorado, and the
potential liability of CoCa Mines, Inc. under Section 107(a) of CERCLA,
42 U.S.C. 9607(a), as a past owner or operator at the Site from 1973 to
1993. Under the settlement CoCa Mines, Inc. will pay $5.4 million to
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and $600,000 to the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (``CDPHE'') for
response costs incurred and to be incurred at the Site. The settlement
extends a covenant not to sue under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, to the Settling Defendant, CoCa Mines, Inc., and
to the Settling Defendant's Related Parties a term defined, subject to
specific limitations, to include Hecla Limited and Creede Resources,
Inc. The settlement further extends, subject to specific limitations,
to Settling Defendant's successors and assigns, and to the officers,
directors, and employees of Settling Defendant and Settling Defendant's
Related Parties.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and State of Colorado v. CoCa Mines,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10841. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By e-mail................................. [email protected].
By mail................................... Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, D.C.
20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to:
Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $6.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for a copy of
the Consent Decree.
Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-09564 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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