[Federal Register: July 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 131)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6122-5]

 
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, 
National Mine Tailings Pile Superfund Site, Park Hills, Missouri

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Proposal of CERCLA Prospective Purchaser Agreement for the 
National Mine Tailings Pile Superfund Site.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a proposed prospective purchaser 
agreement associated with the National Mine Tailings Pile Superfund 
Site, located in Park Hills, St. Francois, Missouri, was executed by 
the Agency on May 13, 1998, and concurred upon by the United States 
Department of Justice on June 9, 1998. The Site is part of an inactive 
lead and zinc mining area known as The Old Lead Belt. The agreement, 
between Classic Equine Equipment, Inc. (``the purchaser'') and the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), is subject to 
final approval after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement would resolve certain potential EPA claims under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act 
of 1986 (``CERCLA'').
    Under this proposed agreement, the purchaser would be required to 
grade the property, cover it with stone, gravel, topsoil and grass and 
maintain the integrity of the surface so that no mining wastes remain 
at the ground surface and the potential for erosion is minimized.
    The settlement also requires the purchaser to: restrict the use of 
groundwater; limit human or animal exposure to hazardous substances at 
the Site; ensure non-interference with the performance, operation, and 
maintenance of any selected response action; and ensure the integrity 
and effectiveness of any selected environmental response action, 
including monitoring of groundwater, soils, and sediments.
    The purchaser is required to grant access to the property to EPA, 
its authorized officers, employees, representatives, and all other 
persons performing response actions under EPA oversight. If the 
purchaser fails to comply with the terms of the Agreement and Covenant 
Not to Sue, the purchaser would be liable for all litigation and other 
enforcement costs incurred by the United States to enforce this 
Agreement.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Availability: The proposed settlement is available for 
public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. A copy of the 
proposed agreement may be obtained from Jack Generaux, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101. Comments should reference 
``The National Mine Tailings Pile Site Prospective Purchaser 
Agreement'' and should be forwarded to Jack Generaux, at the above 
address.
    For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this 
notice, 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 U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Cozad, Branch Chief, Office of 
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
VII, 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7587.

    Dated: June 29, 1998.
Dennis Grams, P.E.,
Regional Administrator, Region VII.
[FR Doc. 98-18086 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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