[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 181 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 48100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22540]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of a Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 14, 2009, a proposed 
consent decree in United States v. Pharmacia Corp., et al., Civil No. 
99-63-GPM, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Illinois.
    In this action brought pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, the United 
States sought recovery of unreimbursed past response costs and 
prejudgment interest incurred by the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency for response actions at the Sauget Area 1 Sites in 
Sauget, St. Clair County, Illinois. In addition, defendant Solutia Inc. 
filed a counterclaim against the United States and cross-claims against 
other defendants for contribution. Under the proposed consent decree, 
defendants Solutia, Pharmacia Corporation, Cerro Flow Products, Inc. 
and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation will pay a total of $4,350,000 to the 
Hazardous Substance Superfund. Defendant Village of Sauget will pay a 
total of $500,000, stipulate to judgment of $6,500,000, and remit 95% 
of its insurance recovery to the United States. Finally, under the 
proposed consent decree, the United States will pay a total of 
$1,125,000.
    The Department of Justice will accept comments relating to the 
three proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from 
the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and mailed either electronically to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8888d9a9b9795959d968cd59d9d8bd69d968a9cb88d8b9c9792d69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbdb8afaea2a0a0a8a3b9e0a8a8bee3a8a3bfa98db8bea9a2a7e3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> or in hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. Comments should refer to United 
States v. Pharmacia Corp., et al., Civil No. 99-63-GPM (S.D. Ill.) and 
D.J. Reference No. 90-11-2-06089.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at: (1) The Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Nine 
Executive Drive, Fairview Heights, Illiois 62208, (618) 628-3700; and 
(2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5), 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact Thomas J. 
Martin (312-886-4273)). During the comment period, the proposed consent 
decrees may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the 
proposed consent decrees may also be obtained by mail from the 
Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 
Fleetwood (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f7b6061666e2169636a6a7b7860606b4f7a7c6b606521686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ce8f3f2f5fdb2faf0f9f9e8ebf3f3f8dce9eff8f3f6b2fbf3ea">[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 refer to the referenced case and D.J. 
Reference No. 90-11-2-06089, and enclose a check in the amount of 
$10.00 for the three consent decrees (40 pages at 25 cents per page 
reproduction costs), made payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-22540 Filed 9-18-09; 8:45 am]
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