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States District Court for the District of
Colorado on August 26, 1994 (the ‘‘1994
Decree’’). The 1994 Decree was
modified concerning OU 9, and
approved and entered by the United
States District Court for the District of
Colorado on May 1, 2008.
The proposed Final Consent Decree
Modification implements a settlement of
the remainder of the claims concerning
the Site filed by the Plaintiffs (as that
term is defined in the Final Consent
Decree Modification) in In re ASARCO
LLC, et al., a bankruptcy case pending
in the Southern District of Texas,
Corpus Christi Division, Case No. 05–
21207 (the ‘‘Bankruptcy Case’’). In
general, pursuant to the terms of the
Final Consent Decree Modification, the
United States, on behalf of the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency, shall have an allowed general
unsecured claim in the Bankruptcy Case
in the amount of $8,833,000 for past and
future response costs. In addition, the
United States, on behalf of the United
States Department of the Interior, shall
have an allowed general unsecured
claim in the Bankruptcy Case in the
amount of $5,000,000 for natural
resource damages. Under the terms of
the Final Consent Decree Modification,
the State of Colorado shall have an
allowed general unsecured claims in the
amount of $467,000 for past and future
response costs, and in the amount of
$5,000,000 for natural resource
damages. This Final Consent Decree
Modification will resolve the
Governments’ claims against ASARCO
with respect to 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 Final Consent Decree
Modification. Comments should be
addressed to 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 United
States v. Apache Energy and Minerals
Company, D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–138.
The Final Consent Decree
Modification may be examined at the
Office of the United States Attorney for
the District of Colorado, 1225
Seventeenth Street, Suite 700, Denver,
CO 80202, and at U.S. EPA Region 8,
Superfund Records Center, 1595
Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202–1129.
During the public comment period, the
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
Final Consent Decree Modification may
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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
$9.00 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 E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act
In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7 and
Section 122 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9622, the Department of Justice gives
notice that a proposed Consent Decree,
in United States and the State of Illinois
v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation,
Civil No. 08–CV–50129 (N.D. Ill.), was
lodged with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois
on July 3, 2008, pertaining to Source
Area 9/10 (the ‘‘Site’’) of the Southeast
Rockford Groundwater Contamination
Superfund Site (‘‘SERGWCS Site’’),
located in Rockford, Winnebago County,
Illinois. In this action, the United States
and the State of Illinois brought civil
claims under Sections 106, 107 and
113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606,
9607 and 9613(g)(2), against Hamilton
Sundstrand Corporation (‘‘Settling
Defendant’’) for implementation of
remedial action and recovery of
response costs incurred and to be
incurred by the United States and the
State of Illinois at the Site.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
the Settling Defendant is obligated to
implement the remedy selected by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’) in the SERGWCS Site source
control Record of Decision (‘‘ROD’’) for
the Hamilton Sundstrand property
portion of the Site, and to pay the
United States’ and the State of Illinois’
Interim Response Costs and Future
Response Costs related to that property
portion, including costs of overseeing
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the implementation of the remedial
action.
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, and either e-mailed
to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or
mailed to United States Department of
Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States and the State of Illinois v.
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Civil
No. 08–CV–50129 (N.D. Ill.), and DOJ
Reference No. 90–11–3–945/3.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at: (1) The Office of the
United States Attorney for the Northern
District of Illinois, Rockford Division,
308 West State Street, Suite 300,
Rockford, Illinois 61101, (815) 987–
4444; and (2) the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(Region 5), 77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60604–3507 (contact: Tom
Turner (312) 886–6613).
During the public comment period,
the proposed Consent Decree may also
be examined on the following U.S.
Department of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
proposed 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 no.
(202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy
from the Consent Decree Library, please
refer to the referenced case and DOJ
Reference Number and enclose a check
in the amount of $23.50 for the Consent
Decree only (94 pages, at 25 cents per
page reproduction costs), or in the
amount of $267.50 for the Consent
Decree and Appendices (1,070 pages),
made 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 Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7 and Section 122 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42
U.S.C. 9622, the Department of Justice gives notice that a proposed
Consent Decree, in United States and the State of Illinois v. Hamilton
Sundstrand Corporation, Civil No. 08-CV-50129 (N.D. Ill.), was lodged
with the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois on July 3, 2008, pertaining to Source Area 9/10 (the ``Site'')
of the Southeast Rockford Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site
(``SERGWCS Site''), located in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. In
this action, the United States and the State of Illinois brought civil
claims under Sections 106, 107 and 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606,
9607 and 9613(g)(2), against Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
(``Settling Defendant'') for implementation of remedial action and
recovery of response costs incurred and to be incurred by the United
States and the State of Illinois at the Site.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the Settling Defendant is
obligated to implement the remedy selected by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA'') in the SERGWCS Site source control Record
of Decision (``ROD'') for the Hamilton Sundstrand property portion of
the Site, and to pay the United States' and the State of Illinois'
Interim Response Costs and Future Response Costs related to that
property portion, including costs of overseeing the implementation of
the remedial action.
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, and
either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to United
States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611,
and should refer to United States and the State of Illinois v. Hamilton
Sundstrand Corporation, Civil No. 08-CV-50129 (N.D. Ill.), and DOJ
Reference No. 90-11-3-945/3.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at: (1) The Office of
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois,
Rockford Division, 308 West State Street, Suite 300, Rockford, Illinois
61101, (815) 987-4444; and (2) the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (Region 5), 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604-
3507 (contact: Tom Turner (312) 886-6613).
During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may
also be examined on the following U.S. Department of Justice Web site,
https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed
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
no. (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree
Library, please refer to the referenced case and DOJ Reference Number
and enclose a check in the amount of $23.50 for the Consent Decree only
(94 pages, at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), or in the amount
of $267.50 for the Consent Decree and Appendices (1,070 pages), made
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 Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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