SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 Announces the Public Comment Period for Draft Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan Covering Residential, Commercial, and Public Properties at the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site, Libby, Montana On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), will release the Draft Final Operation and Maintenance Plan for the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site, Operable Units 4 and 7, Libby, Montana. The O&M Plan details the operation and maintenance at residential, commercial, and public properties in Libby (operable unit [OU] 4) and Troy (OU7) of the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site (the Site). The O&M Plan is the result of planning and collaboration between government entities and both communities. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List in 2002 and has since completed the remedial actions for all portions of the Site except the former mine site and forested areas that make up OU3. The finalization of the O&M Plan is one of the last steps in the transition of OUs 4 and 7 from EPA to the State of Montana, planned for April 2020. We want to hear from you! O&M is key to the success of protecting the cleanup and public cooperation with O&M Plan is essential. The public comment period (January 7 to February 6, 2020) is your chance to provide input. The draft O&M plan and a short fact sheet are available in hard copy at the EPA Information Center (at 108 E. 9th Street in Libby). Both documents are also available online. All comments received by EPA within the comment period will be carefully considered in the finalization of the O&M Plan. If you have questions, please contact: Lisa Dewitt Dania Zinner Project Manager (EPA) Project Manager (DEQ) 406-444-6420 303-312-7122 Email lidewitt@mt.gov zinner.dania@epa.gov Please send your comments (by February 6, 2020) to: EPA Remedial Project Manager, Dania Zinner zinner.dania@epa.gov U.S. EPA Region 8 (8SEM-RBB) 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129 View or download documents from EPA's website at: www.epa.gov/superfund/libby-asbestos SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 Announces the Public Comment Period for Draft Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Plan Covering Residential, Commercial, and Public Properties at the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site, Libby, Montana On January 7, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), will release the Draft Final Operation and Maintenance Plan for the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site, Operable Units 4 and 7, Libby, Montana. The O&M Plan details the operation and maintenance at residential, commercial, and public properties in Libby (operable unit [OU] 4) and Troy (OU7) of the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site (the Site). The O&M Plan is the result of planning and collaboration between government entities and both communities. EPA added the Site to the National Priorities List in 2002 and has since completed the remedial actions for all portions of the Site except the former mine site and forested areas that make up OU3. The finalization of the O&M Plan is one of the last steps in the transition of OUs 4 and 7 from EPA to the State of Montana, planned for April 2020. We want to hear from you! O&M is key to the success of protecting the cleanup and public cooperation with O&M Plan is essential. The public comment period (January 7 to February 6, 2020) is your chance to provide input. The draft O&M plan and a short fact sheet are available in hard copy at the EPA Information Center (at 108 E. 9th Street in Libby). Both documents are also available online. All comments received by EPA within the comment period will be carefully considered in the finalization of the O&M Plan. If you have questions, please contact: Lisa Dewitt Dania Zinner Project Manager (EPA) Project Manager (DEQ) 406-444-6420 303-312-7122 Email lidewitt@mt.gov zinner.dania@epa.gov Please send your comments (by February 6, 2020) to: EPA Remedial Project Manager, Dania Zinner zinner.dania@epa.gov U.S. EPA Region 8 (8SEM-RBB) 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129 View or download documents from EPA's website at: www.epa.gov/superfund/libby-asbestos