Rules and Regulations. Notice; request for public comment

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Action: Notice; request for public comment
Citation: FR Doc. 01-27112 · FRL-7092-6

Summary

In accordance with section 122 (h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed administrative order on consent concerning the Molycorp, Inc. Site, with potentially responsible party Molycorp, Inc. The order requires the settling party to prepare and perform a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) for the Molycorp, Inc. Site in Taos County, New Mexico. Molycorp must also reimburse the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency), for all past response costs and all response costs incurred in connection with the RI/FS, subject to the reservations outlined in the order. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the cost recovery component of the order. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the cost recovery component of the order if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the cost recovery component of the order is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Agency's response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at 1445 Ross Avenue, 7th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.

Dates

Comments must be submitted on or before November 28, 2001.