[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 161 (Friday, August 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42326-42327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20081]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in United States v. Waste 
Management of Wisconsin, Inc., et al. Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on August 17, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Wisconsin in United States v. Waste Management of 
Wisconsin, Inc., et al., Case No. 09-cv-0135. The Consent Decree 
between the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (``U.S. EPA''), and the settling defendants relates 
to certain liabilities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., in 
connection with the Watertown Tire Fire Site in Watertown, Wisconsin 
(the ``Site''). Under the proposed Consent Decree, the settling 
defendants are required to pay $1,000 and pursue insurance proceeds in 
ongoing State court litigation to reimburse costs incurred by U.S. EPA 
in connection with the Site.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-
mailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15656077767a7878707b61387070663b707b6771556066717a7f3b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd8d889f9e929090989389d098988ed398938f99bd888e999297d39a928b">[email protected]</span></a> or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S.

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Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Waste Management of Wisconsin, Inc., et al., DJ Ref. 
No. 90-11-3-09429.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 517 E. Wisconsin 
Ave., Suite 530, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4580 by request to Assistant U.S. 
Attorney Matthew Richmond, and at the U.S. EPA Region V, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the 
Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site: http://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 (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9febf0f1f6feb1f9f3fafaebe8f0f0fbdfeaecfbf0f5b1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2d594243444c034b414848595a4242496d585e494247034a425b">[email protected]</span></a>), 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 $5.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-20081 Filed 8-20-09; 8:45 am]
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