Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended (“CERCLA”), 78466-78467 [06-9923]

Download as PDF 78466 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 250 / Friday, December 29, 2006 / Notices States Attorney, Middle District of Georgia, Cherry St. Galleria, 4th Floor, 433 Cherry St., Macon, GA 31201 ((478) 752–3511, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (contact Bonnie Sawyer, Esq. (404) 562– 9539). During the public comment period, the Partial Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. a copy of the Partial Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, 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 refer to United States v. American Cyanamid, et al., (M.D. Ga.) (Partial Consent Decree with ColgatePalmolive Company, DOJ Ref. No. 90– 11–3–07602), and enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (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. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and National Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06–9920 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M pwalker on PROD1PC69 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Notice is hereby given that on December 21, 2006 a proposed Consent Decree ‘‘Consent Decree’’ in United States v. Ashland Inc. et. al, Civil Action No. 06–1378 was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. In this action the United States sought recovery of costs incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency in responding to the release and threat of release of hazardous substances at the Chemical Commodities Inc. Superfund Site in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas. Under the Consent Decree, the Defendants and Settling Federal Agencies will reimburse the Untied States and each other for the past costs incurred through December 31, of 2000. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the 18:15 Dec 28, 2006 comments relating to the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. Cook Development Corporation, Birch Creek Construction, Inc., DOJ Ref. 90–5–2–1–08803. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the the United States Attorney, 1000 SW Third Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204– 2902 and at U.S. EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. During the comment period, the consent decree may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site to https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html/. A copy of the consent decree also may 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 $3.75 for United States v. Cook Development Corporation, Birch Creek Construction, Inc., (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Robert E. Maher, Jr., Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06–9919 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] Robert E. Maher, Jr., Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section. [FR Doc. 06–9922 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M BILLING CODE 4410–15–Mt DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE VerDate Aug<31>2005 date of this publication comments relating to the Consent Decree. 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. Ashland, Inc. D.J. Ref. 90–11– 3–1686. The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, District of Kansas, Suite 1200, 301 No. Main Street, Wichita, Kansas. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, to https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 for the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.00 (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. Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as Amended (‘‘CERCLA’’) In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. Cook Development Corporation, Birch Creek Construction, Inc., Civil Action No. 06–CV–617–AS, was lodged on December 20, 2006 with the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Under this consent Decree, the Settling Defendant is required by pay $30,000 in penalty and implementation of a compliance program for violations of the National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants relating to asbestos. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 14, 2006, a proposed consent decree in United States and California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., Civil Action No. 2:06–CV–2841–FCD–KJM, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. This Consent Decree will resolve claims asserted by the United States and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (‘‘DTSC’’) in a complaint filed contemporaneously with the proposed consent decree against defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (‘‘UPRR’’) for past costs incurred by the U.S. PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1 pwalker on PROD1PC69 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 250 / Friday, December 29, 2006 / Notices Environmental Enforcement Agency (‘‘EPA’’) and DTSC at the McCormick and Baxter Superfund Site in Stockton, California (‘‘the Site’’), and for injunctive and declaratory relief, pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6907. The complaint alleges that UPRR is liable for response costs and site cleanup associated with the unlawful disposal of hazardous materials at the Site as a current owner of the Site, pursuant to CERCLA Section 107(a)(1), and as a person that arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at the Site, pursuant to CERCLA 107(a)(3). The proposed Consent Decree provides that UPRR will design and implement the remedy selected by EPA to address contaminated soils at the Site. In addition, UPRR will reimburse $1 million of EPA’s past response costs and $900,000 of DTSC’s past response costs at the Site. 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 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 and California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., D.J. Ref. #90–11–3– 07886. The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 501 I Street, 10th Floor, Sacramento, CA, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, Office of Regional Counsel, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA. During the public comment period, the consent decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $44.00 (25 cents per VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:15 Dec 28, 2006 Jkt 211001 page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Henry Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06–9923 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Corrected Federal Register Notice On December 14, 2006, the Federal Register notice of the lodging of a Consent Decree under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act in the matter of United States v. Von Roll America, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:06 CV 2893 (N.D. Ohio). The notice contained a typographical error. It stated that as part of the settlement, the defendant would change out the primary box in its new carbon absorption system whenever Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems data showed ‘‘THCs of 5 ppm of greater on a 60 minute rolling average.’’ Instead of ‘‘5 ppm,’’ the notice should have said ‘‘50 ppm.’’ The complete notice, as corrected, is set out below. In light of the error, the Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Consent Decree for an additional fifteen (15) days from the date of this publication beyond the initial thirty (30) days set forth below in the original notice. Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 1, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in the matter of United States v. Von Roll America, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:06 CV 2893, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division. In the complaint in this matter, the United States sought injunctive relief and penalties against Von Roll America, Inc. (‘‘Von roll’’) for claims arising under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., in connection with the operation of Von Roll’s hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facility located in East Liverpool, Ohio. Under the Consent Decree, Von Roll with: Control waste vapors containing volatile organic compounds, including benzene, by installing and operating a PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78467 carbon adsorption system that will consist of no less than two trains of a primary and a secondary carbon box operated by series; install and operate a total hydrocarbon (‘‘THC’’) continuous emissions monitor system (‘‘CEMS’’) between the primary and secondary carbon box in each dual series to monitor for carbon breakthrough (an indication that the carbon box is no longer effective); and change out the primary box whenever CEMS data shows THCs of 50 ppm or greater on a 60 minute rolling average. Von Roll will pay a civil penalty of $750,000 and, as a Supplemental Environmental Project, will undertake a household hazardous waste collecting project valued at $34,000. 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 to the Assistant Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States Von Roll America, Inc., D.J. Def. No. 90–5–2–1–08743. The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 2 South Main St., Rm. 208, Akron, Ohio 44308, and a U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson St., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 number (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 $21.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) 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. William D. Brighton, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06–9921 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M E:\FR\FM\29DEN1.SGM 29DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 250 (Friday, December 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78466-78467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9923]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
Amended (``CERCLA'')

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 
14, 2006, a proposed consent decree in United States and California 
Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 
Civil Action No. 2:06-CV-2841-FCD-KJM, was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
    This Consent Decree will resolve claims asserted by the United 
States and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control 
(``DTSC'') in a complaint filed contemporaneously with the proposed 
consent decree against defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company 
(``UPRR'') for past costs incurred by the U.S.

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Environmental Enforcement Agency (``EPA'') and DTSC at the McCormick 
and Baxter Superfund Site in Stockton, California (``the Site''), and 
for injunctive and declaratory relief, pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6907. The complaint alleges that UPRR is 
liable for response costs and site cleanup associated with the unlawful 
disposal of hazardous materials at the Site as a current owner of the 
Site, pursuant to CERCLA Section 107(a)(1), and as a person that 
arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at the Site, pursuant 
to CERCLA 107(a)(3).
    The proposed Consent Decree provides that UPRR will design and 
implement the remedy selected by EPA to address contaminated soils at 
the Site. In addition, UPRR will reimburse $1 million of EPA's past 
response costs and $900,000 of DTSC's past response costs at the Site.
    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 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 and California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. 
Union Pacific Railroad Co., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-07886.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 501 I Street, 
10th Floor, Sacramento, CA, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, Office of 
Regional Counsel, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA. During the public 
comment period, the consent decree may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $44.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9923 Filed 12-28-06; 8:45 am]
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