Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 514 [2015-33194]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices
On September 15, 2004, ASTM 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 November 10, 2004
(69 FR 65226).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on September 14, 2015.
A notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on October 9, 2015 (80 FR 61236).
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’)
Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
On December 29, 2015, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Central District of
California, Western Division, in the
lawsuit entitled United States and State
of California Department of Toxic
Substances Control v. AC Products, Inc.,
et al. Civil Action No. 2:15–cv–09931.
The United States and the State of
California filed this lawsuit under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) against the following
Defendants for recovery of response
costs which each incurred to address
environmental contamination at the
Cooper Drum Company Superfund Site
located in Los Angeles County,
California (‘‘the Site’’): AC Products,
Inc.; A. G. Layne, Inc.; Alpha
Corporation of Tennessee Inc.; Ashland
Inc.; Atlantic Richfield Company; Baker
Petrolite LLC; Cargill, Incorporated;
Castrol Industrial North America Inc.;
Chemcentral Corp.; Chemical Waste
Management, Inc.; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.;
Coral Chemical Company; D.A. Stuart
Company; Dunn-Edwards Corporation;
Engineered Polymer Solutions, Inc.;
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation; Gallade
Chemical, Inc.; Hasco Oil Company,
Inc.; Houghton International, Inc.; J.H.
Mitchell & Sons Distributors, Inc.;
Lockheed-Martin Corporation; Lonza
Inc.; Lubricating Specialties Company;
Mathisen Oil Co., Inc.; Pennzoil-Quaker
State Company; Penreco; PolyOne
Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.;
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PTM&W Industries Inc.; Quaker
Chemical Corporation; Rathon Corp.;
Shell Chemical LP; Shell Oil Company;
SOCO West, Inc.; Southern California
Edison; Southern Counties Oil Co.; StaLube LLC f/k/a Sta-Lube, Inc.; Stuarts’
Petroleum; Texaco Downstream
Properties Inc.; The Boeing Company;
The Valspar Corporation; Union Oil
Company of California; and Univar USA
Inc.
The complaint names the above-listed
companies as Defendants based on their
business relationship with the Cooper
Drum Company which operated a drum
reconditioning business at the Site and
which accepted drums from each
Defendant that contained residues of
hazardous substances. The Complaint
also seeks declaratory relief for all
future costs to be incurred. The Consent
Decree resolves these claims through the
payment of $5,539,266 to the United
States and $53,599 to the State of
California in partial recovery of
response costs. In addition, the
Defendants are obligated under the
Consent Decree to reimburse the United
States and the State of California for all
future response costs and to perform the
remedial action that EPA selected for
the Site. In return, the United States and
the State of California agree not to sue
the Defendants under sections 106 and
107 of CERCLA.
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 and State of California
Department of Toxic Substances Control
v. AC Products, Inc., et al. D.J. Ref. No.
90–11–2–09084. 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 email .......
pubcomment-ees.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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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—
PO 00000
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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $145.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost × 582 pages) payable
to the United States Treasury. For a
paper copy without the exhibits and
signature pages, the cost is $24.00 (25
cents per page reproduction cost × 96
pages)
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
National Advisory Committee for Labor
Provisions of U.S. Free Trade
Agreements; Notice of Open Meeting
Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting,
February 2, 2016.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Office of
Trade and Labor Affairs (OTLA) gives
notice of a meeting of the National
Advisory Committee for Labor
Provisions of U.S. Free Trade
Agreements (‘‘Committee’’ or ‘‘NAC’’),
which was established by the Secretary
of Labor. The purpose of the meeting is
to discuss the implementation of the
labor provisions of free trade agreements
and to identify the Committee’s priority
countries and issues for 2016.
DATES: The Committee will meet on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016, from 9:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet at
the U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Deputy
Undersecretary’s Conference Room,
Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Chung, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Trade and Labor
Affairs, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room
S–5004, Washington, DC 20210; phone
(202) 693–4861 (not a toll free number);
fax (202) 693–4784 (not a toll free
number).
Individuals with disabilities wishing
to attend the meeting should contact
Ms. Chung no later than January 25,
2016, to obtain appropriate
accommodations.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA'')
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On December 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a
proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
Central District of California, Western Division, in the lawsuit
entitled United States and State of California Department of Toxic
Substances Control v. AC Products, Inc., et al. Civil Action No. 2:15-
cv-09931.
The United States and the State of California filed this lawsuit
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (``CERCLA'') against the following Defendants for
recovery of response costs which each incurred to address environmental
contamination at the Cooper Drum Company Superfund Site located in Los
Angeles County, California (``the Site''): AC Products, Inc.; A. G.
Layne, Inc.; Alpha Corporation of Tennessee Inc.; Ashland Inc.;
Atlantic Richfield Company; Baker Petrolite LLC; Cargill, Incorporated;
Castrol Industrial North America Inc.; Chemcentral Corp.; Chemical
Waste Management, Inc.; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; Coral Chemical Company;
D.A. Stuart Company; Dunn-Edwards Corporation; Engineered Polymer
Solutions, Inc.; ExxonMobil Oil Corporation; Gallade Chemical, Inc.;
Hasco Oil Company, Inc.; Houghton International, Inc.; J.H. Mitchell &
Sons Distributors, Inc.; Lockheed-Martin Corporation; Lonza Inc.;
Lubricating Specialties Company; Mathisen Oil Co., Inc.; Pennzoil-
Quaker State Company; Penreco; PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries,
Inc.; PTM&W Industries Inc.; Quaker Chemical Corporation; Rathon Corp.;
Shell Chemical LP; Shell Oil Company; SOCO West, Inc.; Southern
California Edison; Southern Counties Oil Co.; Sta-Lube LLC f/k/a Sta-
Lube, Inc.; Stuarts' Petroleum; Texaco Downstream Properties Inc.; The
Boeing Company; The Valspar Corporation; Union Oil Company of
California; and Univar USA Inc.
The complaint names the above-listed companies as Defendants based
on their business relationship with the Cooper Drum Company which
operated a drum reconditioning business at the Site and which accepted
drums from each Defendant that contained residues of hazardous
substances. The Complaint also seeks declaratory relief for all future
costs to be incurred. The Consent Decree resolves these claims through
the payment of $5,539,266 to the United States and $53,599 to the State
of California in partial recovery of response costs. In addition, the
Defendants are obligated under the Consent Decree to reimburse the
United States and the State of California for all future response costs
and to perform the remedial action that EPA selected for the Site. In
return, the United States and the State of California agree not to sue
the Defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA.
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 and State of California Department of
Toxic Substances Control v. AC Products, Inc., et al. D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-2-09084. 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 email............................ 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $145.50 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost x 582 pages) payable to the United States
Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages,
the cost is $24.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost x 96 pages)
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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