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Public Comments Hardrock Mining

The below docket proposes holdoing hardrock miners financially responsible for environmental damage. It states, “EPA expects this proposed rule will, when made final, increase the likelihood that owners and operators will provide funds necessary to address the CERCLA liabilities at their facilities, thus preventing owners or operators from shifting the burden of cleanup to other parties, including the taxpayer. In addition, EPA expects that by adjusting the amount of financial responsibility to account for environmentally safer practices, it would provide an incentive for implementation of sound practices at hardrock mining facilities and thereby decrease the need for future CERCLA actions.’

Feel free to make public comments at the below link.
https://www.regulations.gov/comment…