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Gold King Mine Administrative Record

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY

THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FILE FOR THE GOLD KING MINE RELEASE SITE, SAN JUAN COUNTY, COLORADO

The Administrative Record file (AR) for the Gold King Mine Release Site includes the documents considered or relied upon during the emergency removal action and the continuing removal action at the site. It also includes the Action Memorandum for the Gold King Mine Emergency Removal Action and the Community Involvement Plan for the Gold King Mine Release Emergency Removal Action. Additional documents, including the comments received on the AR file and EPA’s response to significant comments, may be added at a later date.

EPA encourages the public to review and comment on the AR.

A physical copy of the initial AR file is available at:
Silverton Library
1117 Reese Street, Silverton, CO 81433
Contact: Jackie Kerwin, (970) 387-5770
Hours: Tues. – Thurs., 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Closed Sun. & Mon.

Farmington Public Library
2101 Farmington Ave, Farmington, NM 87401
Contact: Kathi Browning, (505) 599-1270
Hours: Mon. – Thu., 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., Fri. – Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Office of the Navajo Nation Library
Arizona Highway 264, Post Office Loop Road
Window Rock, AZ  86515
Contact: Irving Nelson, (928) 871-6376
Hours: Mon. – Fri., 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Durango Public Library
1900 East Third Ave., Durango, CO 81301
Contact: Sandy Irwin, Phone: (970) 375-3380
Hours: Mon. – Wed., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thur., 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Fri. – Sat., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Closed Sunday

To request a copy of the AR file, send an email with your name and mailing address to: Cynthia Peterson (peterson.cynthia@epa.gov)

Comments on the AR file may be submitted in writing until July 5, 2016, to:
Steven Way, On-Scene Coordinator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1595 Wynkoop Street, 8EPR-ER
Denver, CO 80202-1129

Gold King Mine Administrative Record