Notice of Settlement Pursuant to CERCLA; Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for the Ross Adams Mine Site Cleanup

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In accordance with section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended (CERCLA), notice is hereby given that the USDA Forest Service is seeking comments on the Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action ("ASAOC") for the Ross Adams Mine Site ("the Site"). On January 17, 2020, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Region 10 entered into an ASAOC with Newmont USA Limited ("Newmont") and Dawn Mining Company, LLC ("Dawn"). The ASAOC provides for a comprehensive cleanup of the Ross Adams Mine Site in southeastern Alaska.