Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 54855-54856 [E8-22117]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 23, 2008 / Notices and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 17, 2008. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–22142 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed consent decree in United States of America, the State of Washington, and Suquamish Tribe v. Foss Maritime Co., Civil Action No. 08–cv–1364, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The Complaint, filed by the Plaintiffs who are Trustees for natural resources, alleges that the defendant, Foss Maritime Company, is liable for natural resource damages pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (‘‘OPA’’), 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., resulting from the discharge of oil into Puget Sound on December 30, 2003, from a tank barge owned and operated by the defendant at the Point Wells terminal in Shoreline, Washington (hereinafter ‘‘Foss Oil Spill’’). In the Consent Decree, the defendant has agreed to pay $382,123 to the Trustees. This amount will reimburse the Trustees for their natural resource damage assessment costs and finance several restoration projects that will be undertaken to restore the natural resources lost and damaged in the Foss Oil Spill. For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 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 P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611. In either case, the comments should refer to United States, et. al. v. Foss Maritime Co., Civil Action No. 08–cv–1364, Ref. No. 90–5–1–1– 08642. During the comment period, the Consent Decree may 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 examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Western District of Washington, 700 Stewart Street Suite 5220, Seattle, WA VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:54 Sep 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 98101–1271, (206) 553–7970. 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 $6.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States 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. [FR Doc. E8–22118 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Notice is hereby given that on September 9, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement Regarding Miscellaneous Federal and State Environmental Sites was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re ASARCO LLC, et al., Case No. 05–21207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) (Docket No. 9101–5, Plan Exhibit 12–B). The settlement provides the United States with an allowed general unsecured claim in the amount indicated for each of the following Sites: The Tacoma Site— Operable Units (‘‘OU’’) 02, 04, and 06 of the Commencement Bay Nearshore Tideflats Superfund Site in and around Tacoma and Ruston, Washington, $27,000,000; the Circle Smelting Site— a former zinc smelter facility located in the Village of Beckemeyer, Illinois, $6,052,390; the Terrible Mine Site—a 44-acre former lead mining and milling site located in the Old Isle Mining District of Custer County, Colorado, $1,400,000; Stephenson/Bennett Mine Site—a 150-acre former mining and ˜ milling area in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, $550,000; the Coy Mine Site— a zinc mine in Jefferson County, Tennessee, $200,000; the Richardson Flat Tailings Site—a 160-acre former mine tailings impoundment and the Lower Silver Creek area in Summit County, Utah, $7,400,000; the Jack Waite Mine Site—several mine adits, a PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54855 former mill site, four tailings ponds, and one or more waste rock piles located on land administered by the Forest Service in the Coeur d’Alene National Forest east of Prichard, Idaho, $11,300,000; the Black Pine Mine Site—mill tailings, a large mine waste rock dump, a seep, and associated wastes located on land administered by the Forest Service in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest northwest of Philipsburg, Montana, $190,000; the Combination Mine Site—a tailings pond and associated wastes in Lower Willow Creek located on land administered by the Forest Service in the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest northwest of Philipsburg, Montana, $542,000; the Flux Mine Site—a former zinc and silver mine and associated mine adits and waste rock dumps located on land administered by the Forest Service in the Coronado National Forest southeast of Patagonia, Arizona, $487,000; the International Boundary Water Commission (‘‘IBWC’’) Site—the American Dam and Canal portion of the Rio Grande Canalization Project and the American Dam Field Office in El Paso, Texas, $19,000,000; the Monte Cristo Mining District Site—a historic mining district including mines, mill facilities, adits, and waste piles located partly on land administered by the Forest Service within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, in Snohomish County, Washington, $5,500,000 (the Settlement also provides the State of Washington an allowed general unsecured claim of $5,500,000 for this Site); the Vasquez Boulevard/I–70 Site—a historic smelter and the residential areas surrounding it, comprising OU1, OU2, and OU3 of the Vasquez Boulevard/Interstate-70 Superfund Site, in north-central Denver, Colorado, $1,500,000. The Settlement Agreement is subject to confirmation of Debtors’ Plan of Reorganization. For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611. In either case, comments should refer to In re Asarco LLC, Case No. 05–21207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–08633. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at: The Office of the E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 54856 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 23, 2008 / Notices United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 800 North Shoreline Blvd, #500, Corpus Chrsti, TX 78476– 2001; the Region 4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303– 3104; the Region 5 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604–3507; the Region 6 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Fountain Place 12th Floor, Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202– 2733; the Region 8 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202–1129; and the Region 10 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. During the comment period, the proposed Settlement Agreement may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decree.html. A copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement may also be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice 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 $6.75 for the Settlement Agreement (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the United States 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. [FR Doc. E8–22117 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code Notice is hereby given that on September 10, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’) in In re Shapes/Arch Holdings LLC et al., Case No. 08–14631(GMB) (Bankr. D.N.J.), was lodged with the United VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:54 Sep 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The Agreement was entered into by the United States, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), and Shapes/Arch Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries, Shapes LLC, Delair LLC, Accu-Weld LLC, and Ultra LLC (collectively the ‘‘Debtors’’). The Agreement relates to liabilities of the Debtors under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. (‘‘CERCLA’’). The Agreement provides that the Debtors will make a payment to the United States in a total amount of $811,924, representing the following amounts for the following Superfund sites: The Swope Oil Site in Pennshauken, NJ— $375,000, the D’Imperio Superfund Site in Hamilton Township, NJ—$149,506, the Ewan Superfund Site in Shamong Township, NJ—$62,418, and the Lightman Drum Company Site in Winslow Township, NJ—$225,000. The Agreement also covers two additional sites—the Chemical Control Corporation Site in Elizabeth, NJ and the Berks Associates/Douglassville Disposal Site in Douglassville, PA—for no payment amount, as a result of prior settlements for those sites. Finally, the Agreement provides that the Puchack Wellfield Site in Pennshauken, NJ will be treated as a discharged site under Section 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 1141. For a period of 30 days from the date of this publication, the Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Agreement. 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, and should refer to In re Shapes/ Arch Holdings LLC et. al., Case No. 08– 14631(GMB) (Bankr. D.N.J.) and D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–09456. A copy of the comments should be sent to Donald G. Frankel, Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, One Gateway Center, Suite 616, Newton, MA 02458 or e-mailed to him at donald.frankel@usdoj.gov. The Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, N.J. 07102 (contact Anthony Labruna at 973–645–2926) or at the offices of EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007–1866 (contact Michael J. van Itallie at 212– 637–3151). During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 of the Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury (if the request is by fax or e-mail, forward a check to the Consent Decree library at the address stated above). Maureen M. Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–22134 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1489] Hearing of the Review Panel on Prison Rape AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Justice ACTION: Notice of hearing. SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announces that the Review Panel on Prison Rape (Panel), will hold hearings in Springfield, Massachusetts, on September 24, 2008, and in Washington, DC, on September 30 and October 1, 2008. The hearing times and location are noted below. The purpose of the hearings is to assist the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in identifying common characteristics of victims and perpetrators of prison rape, and prison and prison systems with the highest and lowest incidence of prison rape. On June 25, 2008, BJS issued the report Sexual Victimization in Local Jails Reported by Inmates, 2007. The report provides a listing of local jails ranked according to the prevalence of sexual victimization, and formed the basis of the Panel’s decision about which facilities would be the subject of testimony. The hearing schedule is as follows: 1. Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Hampden County, Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center—facility with a low prevalence of sexual victimization); DATES: E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 23, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on September 9, 2008, a proposed 
Settlement Agreement Regarding Miscellaneous Federal and State 
Environmental Sites was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court 
for the Southern District of Texas in In re ASARCO LLC, et al., Case 
No. 05-21207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) (Docket No. 9101-5, Plan Exhibit 12-B). 
The settlement provides the United States with an allowed general 
unsecured claim in the amount indicated for each of the following 
Sites: The Tacoma Site--Operable Units (``OU'') 02, 04, and 06 of the 
Commencement Bay Nearshore Tideflats Superfund Site in and around 
Tacoma and Ruston, Washington, $27,000,000; the Circle Smelting Site--a 
former zinc smelter facility located in the Village of Beckemeyer, 
Illinois, $6,052,390; the Terrible Mine Site--a 44-acre former lead 
mining and milling site located in the Old Isle Mining District of 
Custer County, Colorado, $1,400,000; Stephenson/Bennett Mine Site--a 
150-acre former mining and milling area in Do[ntilde]a Ana County, New 
Mexico, $550,000; the Coy Mine Site--a zinc mine in Jefferson County, 
Tennessee, $200,000; the Richardson Flat Tailings Site--a 160-acre 
former mine tailings impoundment and the Lower Silver Creek area in 
Summit County, Utah, $7,400,000; the Jack Waite Mine Site--several mine 
adits, a former mill site, four tailings ponds, and one or more waste 
rock piles located on land administered by the Forest Service in the 
Coeur d'Alene National Forest east of Prichard, Idaho, $11,300,000; the 
Black Pine Mine Site--mill tailings, a large mine waste rock dump, a 
seep, and associated wastes located on land administered by the Forest 
Service in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest northwest of 
Philipsburg, Montana, $190,000; the Combination Mine Site--a tailings 
pond and associated wastes in Lower Willow Creek located on land 
administered by the Forest Service in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National 
Forest northwest of Philipsburg, Montana, $542,000; the Flux Mine 
Site--a former zinc and silver mine and associated mine adits and waste 
rock dumps located on land administered by the Forest Service in the 
Coronado National Forest southeast of Patagonia, Arizona, $487,000; the 
International Boundary Water Commission (``IBWC'') Site--the American 
Dam and Canal portion of the Rio Grande Canalization Project and the 
American Dam Field Office in El Paso, Texas, $19,000,000; the Monte 
Cristo Mining District Site--a historic mining district including 
mines, mill facilities, adits, and waste piles located partly on land 
administered by the Forest Service within the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie 
National Forest, in Snohomish County, Washington, $5,500,000 (the 
Settlement also provides the State of Washington an allowed general 
unsecured claim of $5,500,000 for this Site); the Vasquez Boulevard/I-
70 Site--a historic smelter and the residential areas surrounding it, 
comprising OU1, OU2, and OU3 of the Vasquez Boulevard/Interstate-70 
Superfund Site, in north-central Denver, Colorado, $1,500,000. The 
Settlement Agreement is subject to confirmation of Debtors' Plan of 
Reorganization.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Settlement 
Agreement. 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. In either case, 
comments should refer to In re Asarco LLC, Case No. 05-21207 (Bankr. 
S.D. Tex.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-08633. Commenters may request an 
opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance 
with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Settlement Agreement may be examined at: The Office of 
the

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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 800 North 
Shoreline Blvd, 500, Corpus Chrsti, TX 78476-2001; the Region 
4 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta 
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-3104; the 
Region 5 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3507; the Region 6 Office 
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Fountain Place 
12th Floor, Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733; the 
Region 8 Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202-1129; and the Region 10 Office of 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue 
Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. During the comment period, the proposed 
Settlement Agreement may also be examined on the following Department 
of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decree.html. A 
copy of the proposed Settlement Agreement may also be obtained by mail 
from the Department of Justice 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 $6.75 for the Settlement Agreement (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the United States 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.
[FR Doc. E8-22117 Filed 9-22-08; 8:45 am]
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