Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Clean Water Act, 45970-45971 [2013-18206]
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qualitative distinctions among the
identified trade-related barriers; and (4)
will include suggestions gathered from
SMEs or the relevant literature to
strengthen U.S.-EU cooperation to
enhance the participation of SMEs in
transatlantic trade. As requested by the
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January 31, 2014.
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the Commission sends to the USTR.
Any confidential business information
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investigation and used in preparing this
report will not be published in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the
firm supplying the information.
Issued: July 25, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and the Clean Water Act
On July 19, 2013, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United
States of America, Alabama Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources,
and the Geological Survey of Alabama
v. BASF Corporation, Civil Action No.
13–00372–KD–M.
The plaintiffs alleged that BASF
Corporation, as successor in interest to
BASF Performance Products LLC (f/k/a
Ciba Corporation, f/k/a Ciba Specialty
Chemicals Corporation), is liable under
CERCLA and the Clean Water Act for
damages for injury to, loss of, or
destruction of natural resources under
the trusteeship of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), the U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI), Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
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and the Geological Survey of Alabama.
The claims arise from releases and
threatened releases of hazardous
substances, including the pesticide DDT
and its degradation products, from a
chemical production facility at the CibaGeigy Corporation (McIntosh Plant)
Superfund Site near McIntosh,
Washington County, Alabama. The
consent decree requires BASF
Corporation to pay $3.2 million into the
Mobile Bay Watershed/Ciba-Geigy Site
(AL) Restoration Account; $500,000 to
the Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources,
Game and Fish Fund; and $1.3 million
to DOI and NOAA as reimbursement for
damage assessment costs. Under the
consent decree, the plaintiffs covenant
not to sue or take civil judicial or
administrative action against BASF
Corporation under CERCLA or the Clean
Water Act to recover natural resource
damages related to the Site.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States of America, Alabama
Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources, and the Geological
Survey of Alabama v. BASF
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–781/
1. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ......
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the consent decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $8.25 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Amended Notice of Lodging of
Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
This Notice amends and replaces the
original notice published on July 17,
2013, 78 FR 137. Notice is hereby given
that on July 9, 2013, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Mississippi, Southern Division in the
lawsuit entitled United States of
America v. Stewart Gammill III. Civil
Action No. 1:12cv134 HSO–RHW.
The United States had filed a
complaint against Stewart Gammill (Mr.
Gammill) and his spouse Lynn Crosby
Gammill (Mrs. Gammill) on April 30,
2012. The complaint alleged claims of
the United States against Mr. and Mrs.
Gammill under Section 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act, as amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C.
9607(a), for recovery of unreimbursed
costs incurred by the United States with
respect to the Picayune Wood Treating
Superfund Site located in Picayune,
Pearl River County, Mississippi (the
Site). Mr. Gammill is liable as a past
owner and operator of Crosby Wood
Preserving Company a woodtreating
facility on a portion of the Site from
1964 through at least 1970.
The United States has agreed to
resolve the claims against Stewart
Gammill III on an ability to pay basis.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Mr. Gammill will pay two million
dollars ($2,000,000) in no more than
two installments with the first
installment payment of no less than one
million dollars ($1,000,000) due within
60 days of the Decree entry. The
subsequent installment payment of the
remaining balance is due 120 days after
the effective date and shall include an
additional sum for interest accrued on
the unpaid portion of the principal
amount.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
the United States covenants not to sue
under CERCLA Sections 106 and 107
subject to statutory reopeners and other
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reserved rights. The covenants are
conditioned upon the satisfactory
performance of all obligations under the
Consent Decree and upon the veracity
and completeness of all financial
information provided by Mr. Gammill.
The United States is still pursuing its
claim against Mrs. Gammill in this
action.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States of America v. Stewart
Gammill III. Civil Action No. 1:12cv134
HSO–RHW; D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–
09451/1. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
Send them to:
By e-mail ....
By mail .......
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—B ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the Consent Decree
upon written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $4.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction costs for 19 pages) payable
to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0330]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comments Requested; Extension of
Currently Approved Collection; Bureau
of Justice Assistance Application
Form: Law Enforcement Congressional
Badge of Bravery
ACTION:
60-Day notice.
The Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice
Assistance, will be submitting the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This proposed information
collection is published to obtain
comments from the public and affected
agencies. Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for ‘‘thirty days’’ until
September 30, 2013. This process is
conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Chris Casto at Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,
U.S. Department of Justice, 810 7th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 or by
email at Chris.Casto@usdoj.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your
comments should address one or more
of the following four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
and the Clean Water Act
On July 19, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States of America,
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the
Geological Survey of Alabama v. BASF Corporation, Civil Action No. 13-
00372-KD-M.
The plaintiffs alleged that BASF Corporation, as successor in
interest to BASF Performance Products LLC (f/k/a Ciba Corporation, f/k/
a Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation), is liable under CERCLA and the
Clean Water Act for damages for injury to, loss of, or destruction of
natural resources under the trusteeship of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Department of the Interior
(DOI), Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and
the Geological Survey of Alabama. The claims arise from releases and
threatened releases of hazardous substances, including the pesticide
DDT and its degradation products, from a chemical production facility
at the Ciba-Geigy Corporation (McIntosh Plant) Superfund Site near
McIntosh, Washington County, Alabama. The consent decree requires BASF
Corporation to pay $3.2 million into the Mobile Bay Watershed/Ciba-
Geigy Site (AL) Restoration Account; $500,000 to the Alabama Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources, Game and Fish Fund; and $1.3
million to DOI and NOAA as reimbursement for damage assessment costs.
Under the consent decree, the plaintiffs covenant not to sue or take
civil judicial or administrative action against BASF Corporation under
CERCLA or the Clean Water Act to recover natural resource damages
related to the Site.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America, Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Geological Survey of
Alabama v. BASF Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-781/1. All comments
must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication
date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by
mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By e-mail........................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $8.25 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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