Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 44939 [05-15377]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 149 / Thursday, August 4, 2005 / Notices The meeting will be held at the Shilo Inn, 2500 Almond Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil Detrich, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1829 South Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097, telephone (530) 842–5763. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For background information on the Klamath Fishery Management Council, please refer to the notice of their initial meeting that appeared in the Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR 25639). ADDRESSES: Dated: July 28, 2005. John Engbring, Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, CA. [FR Doc. 05–15407 Filed 8–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (AMWG), Notice of Meeting Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Adaptive Management Program (AMP) was implemented as a result of the Record of Decision on the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam Final Environmental Impact Statement to comply with consultation requirements of the Grand Canyon Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of 1992. The AMP includes a federal advisory committee (AMWG), a technical work group (TWG), a monitoring and research center, and independent review panels. The AMWG makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam operations and other management actions to protect resources downstream of Glen Canyon Dam consistent with the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The TWG is a subcommittee of the AMWG and provides technical advice and recommendations to the AMWG. Date and Location: The AMWG will conduct the following public meeting: Phoenix, Arizona—August 30–31, 2005. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. on the first day and will begin at 8 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. on the second day. The meeting will be held at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, 500 N. Third Street, Conference Rooms A&B, Phoenix, Arizona. Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be to review the Fiscal Year 2005 SUMMARY: VerDate jul<14>2003 16:23 Aug 03, 2005 Jkt 205001 budget expenditures, approve and recommend the FY06 Draft Budget and Work Plan, receive updates on plans currently in development, and other monitoring and research reports. Other topics of discussion will include Glen Canyon Dam operations and maintenance schedule, status of humpback chub efforts, basin hydrology, public outreach, as well as other administrative and resource issues pertaining to the AMP. Time will be allowed for any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral comments (limited to 5 minutes) at the meeting. To allow full consideration of information by the AMWG members, written notice must be provided to Dennis Kubly, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional Office, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84138; telephone (801) 524–3715; faxogram (801) 524–3858; e-mail at dkubly@uc.usbr.gov at least five (5) days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will be provided to the AMWG and TWG members. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Kubly, telephone (801) 524– 3715; faxogram (801) 524–3858; or via email at dkubly@uc.usbr.gov. Dated: July 22, 2005. Dennis Kubly, Chief, Adaptive Management Group, Environmental Resources Division, Upper Colorado Regional Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. [FR Doc. 05–15409 Filed 8–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Notice is hereby given that on July 28, 2005, two proposed consent decrees in United States v. County of Santa Clara, et al., Civil Act No. 05–03073 PVT, were lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint, filed concurrently with lodging of the consent decrees, seeks reimbursement pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, of natural resource damages arising from mercury contamination from the New Almaden Mine Complex near San Jose, California. One consent decree (the ‘‘work’’ consent decree) provides that seven of the eight PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44939 parties to that decree will perform a series of restoration projects to address natural resource injuries arising from mercury contamination from the New Aladen Mine Complex near San Jose, California. The remaining party to that decree will pay $85,000 towards the federal and state natural resource trustees’ future costs. Under the second decree (the ‘‘costs’’ decree), the settling party will pay $475,000, of which $100,000 will be allocated to the trustee’s future costs, and $375,000 to their past costs. In exchange for performance of the work and payment of costs, the settling parties will receive a covenant-not-tosue, subject to certain reservations. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. County of Santa Clara, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–07048. During the public comment period, the consent decrees may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web-site, http:/www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ open.html. Copies of the consent decrees 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, please enclose a check in the amount of $34.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury, for the work consent decree ($11.25 for a copy without attachments), and $6.00 for a copy of the costs decree. W. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15377]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 28, 2005, two proposed consent 
decrees in United States v. County of Santa Clara, et al., Civil Act 
No. 05-03073 PVT, were lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of California.
    The complaint, filed concurrently with lodging of the consent 
decrees, seeks reimbursement pursuant to section 107 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9607, of natural resource damages arising from mercury 
contamination from the New Almaden Mine Complex near San Jose, 
California. One consent decree (the ``work'' consent decree) provides 
that seven of the eight parties to that decree will perform a series of 
restoration projects to address natural resource injuries arising from 
mercury contamination from the New Aladen Mine Complex near San Jose, 
California. The remaining party to that decree will pay $85,000 towards 
the federal and state natural resource trustees' future costs. Under 
the second decree (the ``costs'' decree), the settling party will pay 
$475,000, of which $100,000 will be allocated to the trustee's future 
costs, and $375,000 to their past costs.
    In exchange for performance of the work and payment of costs, the 
settling parties will receive a covenant-not-to-sue, subject to certain 
reservations.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer 
to United States v. County of Santa Clara, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-
2-07048.
    During the public comment period, the consent decrees may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web-site, http:/
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Copies of the consent decrees 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, please enclose a check in the amount of $34.00 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury, for the 
work consent decree ($11.25 for a copy without attachments), and $6.00 
for a copy of the costs decree.

W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-15377 Filed 8-3-05; 8:45 am]
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