Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 22675 [2017-09984]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Settlement Agreement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On May 11, 2017, a proposed
Settlement Agreement was lodged with
the Circuit Court of Cook County,
Illinois, in the case entitled In the
Matter of the Rehabilitation of Centaur
Insurance Company, No. 87 CH 8615.
The Centaur Insurance Company
(‘‘Centaur’’) is in rehabilitation under
the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of
Cook County, Illinois County
Department, Chancery Division. In that
proceeding, the United States has
asserted claims totaling $10 million on
behalf of the Environmental Protection
Agency under an insurance policy
issued by Centaur to LCP Chemicals,
Inc. (‘‘LCP’’) in 1982 (the ‘‘Policy’’). The
Policy is an Excess Umbrella Liability
policy with a liability limit of $10
million in excess of $11 of underlying
liability. The claims under the Policy
are based on LCP’s liability to EPA
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., at
three Superfund sites: The LCP
Chemicals Site in Brunswick, Georgia
(‘‘Brunswick Site’’), the Hanlin-AlliedOlin Superfund Site in Moundsville,
West Virginia (‘‘Moundsville Site’’), and
the LCP Chemicals, Inc. Superfund Site
in Linden, New Jersey (‘‘Linden Site’’).
The Office of the Deputy Receiver,
Illinois Department of Insurance
(‘‘Rehabilitator), has been appointed as
the rehabilitator of Centaur under the
Illinois statutes governing insurance
receiverships.
The Settlement Agreement will
require the Rehabilitator to pay EPA
$8,750,000, to be allocated as follows:
$2,916,667 for the Brunswick Site,
$2,916,667 for the Moundsville Site,
and $2,916,666 for the Linden Site. In
exchange for this payment, the United
States, on behalf of EPA, promises not
to file a civil action against the
Rehabilitator or Centaur for all liabilities
under the Policy arising under CERCLA
for the Brunswick Site, the Moundsville
Site, the Linden Site, or any other site.
The Settlement Agreement preserves the
United States’ right to file (a) any claim
based on any other insurance policy
issued by Centaur, (b) any claim by EPA
under the Policy based on statutes other
than CERCLA, and (c) any claims of
federal agencies other than EPA under
the Policy.
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The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Settlement Agreement. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to In the Matter of the
Rehabilitation of Centaur Insurance
Company, No. 87 CH 8615 (Ill. Circuit
Ct. Cook County), D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
3–10462. 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, D.C.
20044–7611.
By mail ........
During the public comment period,
the Settlement Agreement 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
Settlement Agreement 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 $1.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts
Arts Advisory Panel Meetings
National Endowment for the
Arts, National Foundation on the Arts
and Humanities.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended,
notice is hereby given that 11 meetings
of the Arts Advisory Panel to the
National Council on the Arts will be
held by teleconference.
DATES: All meetings are Eastern time
and ending times are approximate:
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Musical Theater (review of
applications): This meeting will be
closed.
Date and time: June 22, 2017; 2:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Local Arts Agencies (review of
applications): This meeting will be
closed.
Date and time: June 27, 2017; 3:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Music (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 27, 2017; 12:00
p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Music (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 27, 2017; 3:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Visual Arts (review of applications):
This meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 27, 2017; 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Visual Arts (review of applications):
This meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 27, 2017; 2:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Music (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 28, 2017; 1:00
p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Visual Arts (review of applications):
This meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 28, 2017; 11:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Visual Arts (review of applications):
This meeting will be closed.
Date and time: June 28, 2017; 2:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Theater (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: July 6, 2017; 1:00 p.m.
to 3:00 p.m.
Theater (review of applications): This
meeting will be closed.
Date and time: July 6, 2017; 4:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: National Endowment for the
Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St.
SW., Washington, DC, 20506.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Further information with reference to
these meetings can be obtained from Ms.
Sherry P. Hale, Office of Guidelines &
Panel Operations, National Endowment
for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506;
hales@arts.gov, or call 202/682–5696.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
closed portions of meetings are for the
purpose of Panel review, discussion,
evaluation, and recommendations on
financial assistance under the National
Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,
including information given in
confidence to the agency. In accordance
with the determination of the Chairman
of July 5, 2016, these sessions will be
closed to the public pursuant to
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On May 11, 2017, a proposed Settlement Agreement was lodged with
the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, in the case entitled In the
Matter of the Rehabilitation of Centaur Insurance Company, No. 87 CH
8615.
The Centaur Insurance Company (``Centaur'') is in rehabilitation
under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois
County Department, Chancery Division. In that proceeding, the United
States has asserted claims totaling $10 million on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency under an insurance policy issued by
Centaur to LCP Chemicals, Inc. (``LCP'') in 1982 (the ``Policy''). The
Policy is an Excess Umbrella Liability policy with a liability limit of
$10 million in excess of $11 of underlying liability. The claims under
the Policy are based on LCP's liability to EPA under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., at three Superfund sites: The LCP Chemicals
Site in Brunswick, Georgia (``Brunswick Site''), the Hanlin-Allied-Olin
Superfund Site in Moundsville, West Virginia (``Moundsville Site''),
and the LCP Chemicals, Inc. Superfund Site in Linden, New Jersey
(``Linden Site''). The Office of the Deputy Receiver, Illinois
Department of Insurance (``Rehabilitator), has been appointed as the
rehabilitator of Centaur under the Illinois statutes governing
insurance receiverships.
The Settlement Agreement will require the Rehabilitator to pay EPA
$8,750,000, to be allocated as follows: $2,916,667 for the Brunswick
Site, $2,916,667 for the Moundsville Site, and $2,916,666 for the
Linden Site. In exchange for this payment, the United States, on behalf
of EPA, promises not to file a civil action against the Rehabilitator
or Centaur for all liabilities under the Policy arising under CERCLA
for the Brunswick Site, the Moundsville Site, the Linden Site, or any
other site. The Settlement Agreement preserves the United States' right
to file (a) any claim based on any other insurance policy issued by
Centaur, (b) any claim by EPA under the Policy based on statutes other
than CERCLA, and (c) any claims of federal agencies other than EPA
under the Policy.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to In the Matter of the Rehabilitation of Centaur
Insurance Company, No. 87 CH 8615 (Ill. Circuit Ct. Cook County), D.J.
Ref. No. 90-11-3-10462. 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, D.C.
20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the Settlement Agreement 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 Settlement Agreement 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 $1.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-09984 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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