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date of this publication comments

relating to the Partial Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v.IBP, Inc., Civil Action No. 8:00–

CV–28, D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–06517/3.

The Partial Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 487 Federal Building,

100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE

68508, and at U.S. EPA Region 7, 901

N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kansas 66101.

A copy of the Partial Consent Decree

may also be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington,

D.C., 20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$34.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library. In requesting a copy exclusive

of exhibits please enclose a check in the

amount of $15.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Pursuant to Section 122(d)(2) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2),

and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given

that a proposed consent decree

embodying a settlement in United States

v. ITT Industries, Inc., et al., No. CV 99–

00552 MRP (ANx), was lodged on May

17, 2000, with the United States District

Court for the Central District of

California, Western Division.

In an amended complaint filed

concurrently with the lodging of the

consent decree, the United States and

the State of California seek injunctive

relief for performance of response

actions and reimbursement of response

costs incurred by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) and by the California

Department of Toxic Substances Control

(‘‘DTSC’’), pursuant to Sections 106 and

107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607,

in response to releases of hazardous

substances at the Glendale North and

South Operable Units (‘‘OUs’’) of the

San Fernando Valley Basin Superfund

Site, in Southern California.

Under the proposed consent decree,

the settling defendants have agreed to

fund and perform future response

actions at the Glendale OUs. Future

work includes construction, operation

and maintenance of a groundwater

extraction and treatment system. After

four months of operation and

maintenance by the settling defendants,

the City of Glendale, a party to the

consent decree although not a defendant

in the complaint, shall assume

responsibility for future operation and

maintenance of the extraction and

treatment system, as well as of certain

other facilities.

In addition, the consent decree

requires the settling defendants to pay

$13,226,949 in EPA past costs, together

with $38,053 in Department of Justice

costs, to the United States and $83,550

in DTSC past costs to the State of

California.

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, U.S.

Department of Justice, Box 7611, Ben

Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. ITT Industries, Inc., et al., DOJ

Ref. #90–11–2–442A. Commenters may

request a public hearing in the affected

area, pursuant to Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the EPA Region 9

Superfund Records Center, 75

Hawthorne Street, Fourth Floor, San

Francisco, California 94105, and at the

Office of the United States Attorney for

the Central District of California,

Federal Building, Room 7516, 300 North

Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles,

California 90012. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

DC 20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of

$110.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library. A copy of the decree, exclusive

of the defendants’ signature pages and

the attachments, may be obtained for

$26.25.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Consent Decree

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42

U.S.C. § 300f et seq.

Notice is hereby given that on May 11,

2000, two proposed Consent Decrees

(‘‘Decrees’’) in the United States v.

Natural Gas Processing Company and

KCS Resources, Inc. d/b/a/ Mountain

Resources, Inc., Civ. Action No. CV 00–

65–RFC, were lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

Montana, Great Falls Division. The

United States filed this action pursuant

to Section 1423(b) of the Safe Drinking

Water Act (‘‘SDWA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 300h–

2(b), seeking injunctive relief and civil

penalties for the Defendants’ violation

of various provisions of Part C of the

SDWA and of 40 CFR part 144.

The proposed Consent Decree with

the Natural Gas Processing Company

(‘‘NGP’’) requires NGP to pay a civil

penalty of $54,000, including interest.

The proposed Consent Decree with KCS

Resources, Inc. d/b/a/ Mountain

Resources, Inc. (‘‘KCS’’) requires KCS to

pay a civil penalty of $25,000, including

interest, and to perform a Supplemental

Environmental Project involving the

plugging of one or more abandon Class

II Underground Injection Control wells

in Montana.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Decrees. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General of the Environment

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20530,

and should refer to United States v.

Natural Gas Processing Company and

KCS Resources Inc. d/b/a Mountain

Resources, Inc., Civ. Action No. CV 00–

65–RFC, and D.J. Ref. #90–5–1–1–4401.

The Decree may be examined at the

United States Department of Justice,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Denver Field Office, 999 18th

Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver,

Colorado 80202 and the U.S. EPA

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver,

Colorado 80202. Copies of the Decrees

may be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC

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20044–7611. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of

$4.25 for the Natural Gas Processing

Company Decree and $11.25 for the KCS

Mountain Resources, Inc. Decree (25

cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Consistent With Departmental Policy,

28 CFR

50.7, notice is hereby given that a

proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. Robert Odabashian, et al. was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the Western District of

Tennessee on May 18, 2000 (95–2361 G/

Bre). On November 5, 1995, the United

States filed a First Amended Complaint

pursuant to Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980 (‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended,

against five defendants. The First

Amended Complaint alleges that the

defendants are liable under Section 107

of CERCLA for costs incurred by the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency during a cleanup of the Pulvair

Corporation Superfund Site in

Millington, Tennessee. Subsequently,

defendants filed various third-party

complaints seeking contribution from

various third-party defendants. The

proposed Consent Decree settles the

liability of Kincaid Enterprises, Inc., one

of the defendants named in the

November 5, 1995 Complaint. Under the

Consent Decree, the Settlor agrees to

reimburse the United States in the

amount of $400,000.

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, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044; and refer to

United States v. Robert Odabashian, et

al., DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–1474.

The proposed settlement agreement

may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, Suite 410, 200

Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103,

and at the office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth

Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303. A copy

of the proposed Consent Decree may be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $5.00 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Health and Human

Services Statistical data for refugee

asylee adjusting status.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

‘‘sixty days’’ until August 4, 2000.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Reinstatement of a previously approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Health and Human Services Statistical

Data for Refugee/Asylee Adjusting

Status.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–643. Adjudications

Division, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. The primary purpose of the

information collected on this form is for

use in the Office of Refugee

Resettlement Report to Congress (8

U.S.C. 1523). The Service is required to

report on the status of refugees at the

time of adjustment to lawful permanent

resident.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 195,000 responses at 10

minutes (.166 hours) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 32,370 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: May 30, 2000.

Richard A. Sloan,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Immigration and

Naturalization Service.

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