Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Park System Resources Protection Act, 58471-58472 [05-20039]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 193 / Thursday, October 6, 2005 / Notices including the requirement that Defendants remove or relocate mango trees and banana trees from the buffer zone area, and replace them with plaintain trees which would not be sprayed. The United States and Defendants have reached a proposed agreement to resolve the United States’ Motion to Enforce the Consent Decree and its request for stipulated penalties, which Settlement Agreement requires Defendants, inter alia, to remove or relocate the mango trees they were required to remove or relocate under the Decree by April 1, 2006, which schedule will allow Defendants to transplant the mango trees elsewhere at the Farm, and to replace them with bananas or plaintains. The Settlement Agreement authorizes the Farm to plant, in two perimeter areas, an extra row of neem trees as a barrier instead of planting bananas or plaintains. The Settlement Agreement allows Defendants to apply low-toxicity pesticides in limited circumstances and under application restrictions in buffer zone areas to address an outbreak of Sigatoka Negra. The Settlement Agreement also requires the Farm to pay a stipulated penalty of $50,000 over a one year period, plus interest. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of this publication, written comments relating to the proposed Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Post Office Box 7611, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. Tropical Fruit, S.E., et al., DOJ Ref. #90–1–1700/ 1. The United States published notice of the proposed Settlement Agreement on September 22, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 55627), but did not specify that the comment period was for a period of 15 days. The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at the office of the United States Attorney, Federal Building 452, Carlos Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918, and at two offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, Region II: EPA, 290 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, NY 10007–1866 or EPA, Carribean Environmental Protection Division, Centro Europa Building, Suite 417, 1492 Ponce de Leon, Stop 22, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 00907–4127. During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Website, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:52 Oct 05, 2005 Jkt 208001 open.html. A copy of the proposed 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 no. (202) 514–1547, referencing DOJ No. 1– 1700/1. For a copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement including the signature pages and attachments, please enclose a check (there is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost) in the amount of $3.50 payable to the U.S. Treasury. Ronald G. Gluck, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 05–20142 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on September 21, 2005, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. United States Steel Corp., C.A. No 1:05CV2220 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. In this action, the United States seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief against United States Steel Corp. (‘‘U.S. Steel’’), as a successor to certain liabilities of USS/KOBE Steel Company, for violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and provisions of the Ohio State Implementation Plan governing the emission of fugitive dust or particulate matter, and for violation of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq., and a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit. The alleged violations occurred at a steel manufacturing facility located in Lorain, Ohio. The State of Ohio seeks to intervene in the action as a plaintiff asserting similar claims for relief. The proposed Consent Decree requires U.S. Steel: (i) To comply with particulate emission limits in a permit issued by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act, (ii) to perform a stack test to verify compliance with applicable particulate emission limits; (iii) to comply with effluent limits in the NPDES permit applicable to the Lorain facility of United States Steel Corp., (iv) to pay a civil penalty of $100,025, divided evenly between the United PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58471 States and the State of Ohio, and (v) to perform a Supplemental Environmental Project involving the removal from service and disposal of up to 13 transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls, at a cost not to exceed $294,500. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611; and refer to United States v. United States Steel Corp., DOJ Ref.#90–5–2–1–06709. The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5), 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604–3507 (contact: Christine Liszewski (312–886–4670)). During the comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice website, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ open.html. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree 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 of the proposed Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for 39 pages) payable to the U.S. Treasury for a copy of the Consent Decree without attachments. For a copy of the Consent Decree with attachments, please enclose $35.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for 140 pages). William D. Brighton, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section. [FR Doc. 05–20040 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Park System Resources Protection Act Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America v. Washington Golf and E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1 58472 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 193 / Thursday, October 6, 2005 / Notices Country Club, Case No. 1:05cv1112 (JCC/LO), was lodged on September 26, 2005, with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Alexandria Division). In the complaint filed in this matter, the United States alleges claims for natural resource damages under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(4)(C), and Section 311(b)(3), (f)(2), (f)(4), and (f)(5) of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3), (f)(2), (f)(4), and (f)(5), and for damages to park system resources under the Park System Resources Protection Act (‘‘PSRPA’’), 16 U.S.C. 19jj–1(a), against Washington Golf and Country Club (‘‘WGCC’’), a private golf club located in Arlington, Virginia, arising from a release of hazardous substances from WGCC’s property on August 23–24, 2001. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve the United States’ claims set forth in the complaint through WGCC’s performance of specific stream habitat enhancement activities and payment of $145,000 in reimbursement of the United States’ costs, payment for lost use of resources, and payment of projected future monitoring costs. The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, and should refer to United States v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ No. 90–11–2–08028. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2100 Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22314, and at the United States Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1829 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. During the public comment period, the decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ open.html. A copy of the decree 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 emailing 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. The VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:10 Oct 05, 2005 Jkt 208001 check should refer to United States v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ No. 90–11–2–08028. Robert D. Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 05–20039 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Alavita Callida Genomics Notice is hereby given that, on August 23, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Alavita/Callida Genomics (‘‘Alavita/Callida’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties to the venture are: Alavita, Inc., Mountain View, CA; and Callida Genomics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA. The general area of Alavita/Callida’s planned activity is to develop and demonstrate nanoscale barcodes for genome-wide SNP scoring. Dorothy B. Fountain, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 05–20137 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on September 9, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 membership. The notifications were filed or the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Shawnee Mission, KS has been added as a party to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On June 24, 2004, Mobile Enterprise Alliance, Inc. field its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 44062). The last notification was filed with the Department on June 13, 2005. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on July 7, 2005 (70 FR 39338). Dorothy B. Fountain, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 05–20139 Filed 10–5–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4418–11–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Motion Picture Laboratories, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on September 8, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Motion Picture Laboratories, Inc. (‘‘MovieLabs’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing (1) the identities of the parties to the venture and (2) the nature and objectives of the venture. The notifications were filed for the purpose of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act, the identities of the parties to the venture are: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; Paramount Pictures Corporation, Los Angeles, CA; Walt Disney Pictures & Television, Burbank, CA; Warner Bros. E:\FR\FM\06OCN1.SGM 06OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58471-58472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20039]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
the Clean Water Act, and the Park System Resources Protection Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States of America v. Washington Golf and

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Country Club, Case No. 1:05cv1112 (JCC/LO), was lodged on September 26, 
2005, with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Virginia (Alexandria Division).
    In the complaint filed in this matter, the United States alleges 
claims for natural resource damages under Section 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a)(4)(C), and Section 311(b)(3), (f)(2), 
(f)(4), and (f)(5) of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 
1321(b)(3), (f)(2), (f)(4), and (f)(5), and for damages to park system 
resources under the Park System Resources Protection Act (``PSRPA''), 
16 U.S.C. 19jj-1(a), against Washington Golf and Country Club 
(``WGCC''), a private golf club located in Arlington, Virginia, arising 
from a release of hazardous substances from WGCC's property on August 
23-24, 2001. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve the United 
States' claims set forth in the complaint through WGCC's performance of 
specific stream habitat enhancement activities and payment of $145,000 
in reimbursement of the United States' costs, payment for lost use of 
resources, and payment of projected future monitoring costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, and 
should refer to United States v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ 
No. 90-11-2-08028.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2100 
Jamieson Avenue, Alexandria, VA, 22314, and at the United States 
Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, 1829 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240. During the public comment period, the decree 
may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, 
https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the decree 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 $10.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury. The check should refer to United States 
v. Washington Golf and Country Club, DJ No. 90-11-2-08028.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-20039 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-M
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