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sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and

207.24 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

Each party who is an interested party

shall submit a prehearing brief to the

Commission. Prehearing briefs must

conform with the provisions of section

207.23 of the Commission’s rules; the

deadline for filing is April 4, 2000.

Parties may also file written testimony

in connection with their presentation at

the hearing, as provided in section

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and

posthearing briefs, which must conform

with the provisions of section 207.25 of

the Commission’s rules. The deadline

for filing posthearing briefs is April 17,

2000; witness testimony must be filed

no later than three days before the

hearing. In addition, any person who

has not entered an appearance as a party

to the investigation may submit a

written statement of information

pertinent to the subject of the

investigation on or before April 17,

2000. On May 5, 2000, the Commission

will make available to parties all

information on which they have not had

an opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before May 9, 2000,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.30 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules. The Commission’s rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

investigation must be served on all other

parties to the investigation (as identified

by either the public or BPI service list),

and a certificate of service must be

timely filed. The Secretary will not

accept a document for filing without a

certificate of service.

Authority: This investigation is being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.21 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: January 13, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1343 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLIING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to The Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, 42

U.S.C. §§ 9601 to 9675

Under 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is

hereby given that on December 22, 1999,

a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Robert W. Meyer, Jr., Civil

Action No. 1:97–CV–526, was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Western District of Michigan.

In this action the United States sought

to recover past costs incurred in

connection with the clean-up of the

contiguous Northernaire Plating

Company and Kysor Industrial

Corporation Superfund Sites located in

Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan.

The proposed consent decree resolves

the United States’ claims against

defendant Robert W. Meyer, Jr., as the

operator of a facility that contributed to

the harm associated with the

Northernaire Site, in return for a total

payment of $625,000.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Robert

W. Meyer, Jr., D.J. Ref. #90–11–2–837B.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 330 Ionia NW, Room

501, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503,

and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois

60604. A copy of the proposed consent

decree may also be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–

7611. In requesting a copy, please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1270 Filed 1–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Department of

Justice policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed consent

decree in the action entitled United

State of America v. Sapo Corporation,

et. al., Civil Action No. 99–2366

(D.P.R.), was lodged on December 15,

1999 with the United States District

Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The

proposed consent decree resolves claims

of the United States, on behalf of the

Secretary of the Army, under the

Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as

amended (‘‘Clean Water Act’’), 33 U.S.C.

1251–1387, against defendants Sapo

Corporation, Concho Corporation, and

Arnold Benus. These claims are for

injunctive relief and civil penalties

arising from defendants’ alleged

discharge of fill material into wetlands

at the Copamarina Beach Resort in Cana

Gorda Ward, Guanica, Puerto Rico,

without a permit from the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, in violation of

Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act,

33 U.S.C. 1311(a).

Under the terms of the proposed

consent decree, the defendants will (1)

Pay a civil penalty of $15,000 to the

United States, (2) complete a mitigation

project to enhance protection of existing

wetlands on their property by

constructing barriers to intrusion by

motor vehicles, and (3) complete a

preservation project by transferring title

to 30.59 acres of wetlands valued at

$98,126, including the protective

barriers, under a perpetual conservation

easement, to the Puerto Rico

Department of Natural and

Environmental Resources.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Sapo

Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 99–

2366 (D.P.R.), DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–

4471/1.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Federal Building,

Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

00918. A copy may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611,

Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044–7611. In requesting a copy by

mail, please refer to the referenced case