Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42785-42786 [2010-18065]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 140 / Thursday, July 22, 2010 / Notices International Airport in Massachusetts. At those facilities, the United States alleges that Vanguard allowed its diesel shuttle buses to idle in excess of five minutes, as prescribed by 310 CMR 7.11(b), a regulation included in the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan, or to idle in excess of three minutes, as prescribed by RCSA § 19– 508–18(a)(5), a regulation included in the Connecticut State Implementation Plan. Pursuant to the Decree, Vanguard will implement a number of compliance measures, including: requiring a supervisor to walk through the facilities twice a day to identify and rectify illegal idling; the implementation of a driver training program that highlights Vanguard’s anti-idling policy; the posting of ‘‘No Idling’’ signs at the facilities; and the certification by Vanguard that all its shuttle buses equipped with automatic engine shutoffs are working and set so that the vehicle engine will not idle longer than permitted under the applicable Massachusetts or Connecticut idling standard. Vanguard will also pay a $475,000 civil monetary penalty to the United States pursuant to the Decree. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 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, and should refer to United States v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–08930. 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 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 $7.75 (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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:46 Jul 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 Consent Decree Library at the stated address. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–17895 Filed 7–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Notice is hereby given that on July 7, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America, et al. v. Wise Alloys, LLC, Civil Action No. CV–10– TMP–1811–NW, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, Northwestern Division (‘‘the Court’’). In this federal action, the United States sought civil penalties and injunctive relief against Wise Alloys, LLC (‘‘Wise Alloys’’), an aluminum scrap recycler, for civil penalties and injunctive relief resulting from violations of Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and implementing regulations establishing maximum achievable control technology emission standards for the secondary aluminum industry, 40 CFR 63 Subpart RRR (‘‘the Secondary Aluminum MACT’’). Wise Alloys owns and operates an aluminum recycling facility in Muscle Shoals, Alabama which contains two affected sources, the Alabama Reclamation Operations and the Alloys Cast House. The alleged violations include non-compliance with the testing, operational, monitoring, and record keeping requirements of the Secondary Aluminum MACT. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (‘‘ADEM’’) has filed a complaint in intervention against Wise Alloys, regarding similar claims under Alabama law, and has joined in the settlement set forth in the proposed Consent Decree. The United States and ADEM have agreed to resolve their respective claims against Wise Alloys under the proposed Consent Decree wherein Wise Alloys has agreed to perform injunctive relief as set forth in the Decree (Section VI. Compliance Requirements). Wise Alloys has also agreed to pay, within thirty days of Consent Decree entry, a civil penalty of $133,5000 to the United States, and $133,500 to ADEM for a total civil penalty payment of $267,000. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42785 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, D.C. 20044–7611, and should refer to United States of America, et al. v. Wise Alloys, LLC, Civil Action No. CV–10–TMP– 1811–NW, DOJ # 90–5–2–1–09058. The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SE., Atlanta, GA, 30303, ATTN: Ellen Rouch. 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 from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $10.75 (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. Maureen M. Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2010–18066 Filed 7–21–10; 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 Notice is hereby given that on July 14, 2010, a proposed Settlement Agreement in the bankruptcy matter, Old Carco LLC (f/k/a Chrysler LLC), et al., Jointly Administered Case No. 09–50002 (AJG), was lodged with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Settlement Agreement resolves claims of the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) against the Old Carco Liquidation Trust (‘‘Old Carco’’), as successor in interest to Old Carco LLC (formerly known as Chrysler LLC), for response costs and civil penalties under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675, E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 42786 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 140 / Thursday, July 22, 2010 / Notices with respect to Behr Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume Superfund Site (‘‘Behr Dayton’’). Under the Settlement Agreement, EPA will receive an allowed general unsecured claim with respect to response costs incurred by the EPA with respect to Behr Dayton in the amount of $26,000,000. The EPA will receive an allowed general unsecured claim with respect to civil penalties in the amount of $5,000,000. Accordingly, the total amount of the EPA’s allowed general unsecured claim will be $31,000,000. The allowed general unsecured claim with respect to civil penalties, however, shall be subordinated under the plan of confirmation to other allowed general unsecured claims. Upon the effective date of the settlement agreement, the United States will also receive a cash payment of $500,000, which will be applied to Behr Dayton. In the event that certain funds reserved for funding environmental cleanup at sites owned by the Liquidation Trust are not needed for their intended purpose because such owned property is transferred or sold to a third party purchaser, the United States would receive additional cash payments in the maximum aggregate amount of $1,500,000 million (which, together with the $500,000 in cash that the United States would receive on the effective date of the settlement agreement, would total $2,000,000), which amount(s) will also be applied to Behr Dayton. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty days from the date of this publication, 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, and should refer to In re Old Carco LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11– 3–09743. 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 Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10007, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:46 Jul 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the 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 number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy 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 or, if by e-mail or fax, please forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address. references to other sources of information; and (8) other changes to clarify existing provisions. The Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients (2010 edition) can be located by accessing LSC’s Web site at https:// www.lsc.gov/pdfs/accounting_guide_ for_lsc_recipients_2010_edition.pdf. DATES: Effective Date: August 23, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chuck Greenfield, Program Counsel, Legal Services Corporation, 3333 K St., NW., Washington DC 20007; greenfieldc@lsc.gov (e-mail), (212) 295– 1549 (phone) or (212) 337–6813 (fax). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. Background [FR Doc. 2010–18065 Filed 7–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients (2010 Edition) Legal Services Corporation. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is revising the Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients to reflect changes that have occurred since the last publication of the Accounting Guide (the ‘‘Guide’’) in 1997. Notice was published in the Federal Register on February 2, 2010, requesting public comments to proposed revisions to the Guide. Following the receipt of comments from the public, the LSC Office of the Inspector General and members of the LSC Board of Directors, and making changes as deemed appropriate in response to those comments, the LSC Board of Directors approved revisions to the Guide at a meeting held on June 15, 2010. The revisions incorporate: (1) New internal control provisions for electronic banking transactions and contracting; (2) financial oversight concepts from the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002; (3) references to the accounting standards codification by the Financial Standards Accounting Board (FASB) released on July 1, 2009; (4) key practices to enhance fraud prevention; (5) provisions in other LSC regulations and policies, including the LSC Property Acquisition and Management Manual and LSC Program Letters; (6) revisions to accounting procedures and internal controls to reflect current best practices; (7) updated and new SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Under the Legal Services Corporation Act, as amended, LSC ‘‘is authorized to require such reports as it deems necessary from any recipient, contractor or person or entity receiving assistance’’ 42 U.S.C. 2996g(a). LSC is also ‘‘authorized to prescribe the keeping of records with respect to funds provided by grant or contract and shall have access to such records’’ 42 U.S.C. 2996g(b). Further, LSC ‘‘shall conduct or require each recipient, contractor, person or entity receiving financial assistance * * * to provide for an annual financial audit.’’ 42 U.S.C. 2996h(c)(1). In addition, ‘‘funds received by any recipient from a source other than the Corporation * * * shall be accounted for and reported as receipts and disbursements separate and district from Federal funds’’ 42 U.S.C. 2996i(c). Under authority of the Legal Services Corporation Act, LSC published the Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients. The Guide sets forth LSC’s accounting, financial management and reporting guidelines. In general, LSC requires recipients and subrecipients of its funding to: (1) Manage LSC and nonLSC funds in a stewardship manner and pursuant to the cost standards and procedures of 45 CFR Part 1630; and (2) record transactions in accounting records and prepare annual financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The current version of the Guide was last updated in 1997. In an effort to update the Guide to reflect more current accounting and financial oversight practices, as well as to respond to grantee financial issues mentioned in a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, and as a result of the recommendations of the LSC Fiscal Advisory Group, LSC developed a number of revisions to the Guide. The revisions are in the following eight categories: E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM 22JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 140 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42785-42786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18065]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on July 14, 2010, a proposed Settlement 
Agreement in the bankruptcy matter, Old Carco LLC (f/k/a Chrysler LLC), 
et al., Jointly Administered Case No. 09-50002 (AJG), was lodged with 
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New 
York. The Settlement Agreement resolves claims of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA'') against the Old Carco Liquidation Trust 
(``Old Carco''), as successor in interest to Old Carco LLC (formerly 
known as Chrysler LLC), for response costs and civil penalties under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675,

[[Page 42786]]

with respect to Behr Dayton Thermal Systems VOC Plume Superfund Site 
(``Behr Dayton'').
    Under the Settlement Agreement, EPA will receive an allowed general 
unsecured claim with respect to response costs incurred by the EPA with 
respect to Behr Dayton in the amount of $26,000,000. The EPA will 
receive an allowed general unsecured claim with respect to civil 
penalties in the amount of $5,000,000. Accordingly, the total amount of 
the EPA's allowed general unsecured claim will be $31,000,000. The 
allowed general unsecured claim with respect to civil penalties, 
however, shall be subordinated under the plan of confirmation to other 
allowed general unsecured claims.
    Upon the effective date of the settlement agreement, the United 
States will also receive a cash payment of $500,000, which will be 
applied to Behr Dayton. In the event that certain funds reserved for 
funding environmental cleanup at sites owned by the Liquidation Trust 
are not needed for their intended purpose because such owned property 
is transferred or sold to a third party purchaser, the United States 
would receive additional cash payments in the maximum aggregate amount 
of $1,500,000 million (which, together with the $500,000 in cash that 
the United States would receive on the effective date of the settlement 
agreement, would total $2,000,000), which amount(s) will also be 
applied to Behr Dayton.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty days 
from the date of this publication, 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, and should refer 
to In re Old Carco LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-09743. 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 Settlement Agreement may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York, New 
York 10007, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios 
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. During 
the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the 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 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy 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 or, if by e-mail 
or fax, please forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree 
Library at the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-18065 Filed 7-21-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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