73 FR 17 pg. 4628 - Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 17Page: 4628
FR document: [FR Doc. 08-268 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Justice Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on January 11, 2008, a proposed Consent Decree in the case of United States v. Alcan Aluminum Corporation , Docket No. 3:99-CV-1160, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
In this proceeding, the United States filed a claim pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for reimbursement of costs incurred in connection with response actions taken at the Butler Mine Tunnel Superfund Site, in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Pursuant to the Consent Decree, the settling Defendant agrees to pay $1,830,120 in reimbursement of costs previously incurred by the United States.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov , or mailed to: P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to: U.S. v. Alcan Aluminus Corp. , DJ. Ref. 90-11-3-134A.
The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region III, Office of Regional Counsel, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029, c/o Jefferie Garcia, Esq. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined at the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html . A copy of the Settlement Agreement may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ( tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov ), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 08-268 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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