Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 67399 [2013-26982]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 12, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On November 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., Civil Action No. 3:13–cv– 01126–MJR–SCW. The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The United States’ complaint names Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., as defendants. The complaint requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding to releases of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 at the North Alcoa Superfund Site in East St. Louis, Illinois. The complaint also seeks injunctive relief. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the Defendants have agreed to pay EPA’s past and future response costs and perform the remedial action that EPA selected for the Operable Unit 1 portion of the Site. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA for Operable Unit 1 of the North Alcoa Superfund Site. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90– 11–3–10590. 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 .... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES By mail ........ During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_ VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:41 Nov 08, 2013 Jkt 232001 Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $39.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the Appendices, the cost is $14.50. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–26982 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—PXI System Alliance, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on October 10, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Beijing Pansino Solutions Technology Co., Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, has been added as a party to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 22, 2000, PXI Systems Alliance, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on March 8, 2001 (66 FR 13971). The last notification was filed with the Department on July 22, 2013. A notice was published in the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67399 Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on August 15, 2013 (78 FR 49769). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2013–26961 Filed 11–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—ODVA, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on September 25, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), ODVA, Inc. (‘‘ODVA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Inc., Rice Lake, WI; HalstrupWalcher GmbH, Kirchzarten, GERMANY; Imperx, Inc., Boca Raton, FL; Wittenstein AG; Igersheim, GERMANY; Canrig Drilling Technologies, Ltd., Houston, TX; Schenck Process, Darmstadt, GERMANY; Badger Meter, Inc., Milwaukee, WI: wenglor sensoric gmbh, Tettnang, GERMANY; EUCHNER GmbH + Co., KG, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, GERMANY; Systeme Helmholz GmbH, Grossenseebach, GERMANY; C.E. Electronics, Inc., Bryan, OH; CTH Systems Inc., Calgary, CANADA; and Mecco Partners, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Amphenol Sine Systems Corporation, Clinton Township, MI; Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd., Nishikasugai-gun, Aichi, JAPAN; Camozzi SpA, Brescia, ITALY; Racine Federated, Inc., Milwaukee, WI; Flowserve Corporation, Lynchburg, VA; MORI SEIKI CO., LTD, and Nagoya City, Aichi, JAPAN, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and ODVA intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM 12NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On November 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Alcoa 
Inc., the City of East St. Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, 
Co., Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-01126-MJR-SCW.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The 
United States' complaint names Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. Louis, 
IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., as defendants. The complaint 
requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding 
to releases of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 at the North 
Alcoa Superfund Site in East St. Louis, Illinois. The complaint also 
seeks injunctive relief. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the 
Defendants have agreed to pay EPA's past and future response costs and 
perform the remedial action that EPA selected for the Operable Unit 1 
portion of the Site. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the 
defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA for Operable Unit 1 of 
the North Alcoa Superfund Site.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Alcoa Inc., the City of East St. 
Louis, IL, and Alton & Southern Railway, Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
10590. 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $39.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the Appendices, the cost is $14.50.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-26982 Filed 11-8-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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