38574 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 21, 2000 / Notices

United States v. Cotter Corporation,

C.A. No. 00–WM–1076 (D. Col.), was

lodged on May 25, 2000, with the

United States District Court for the

District of Colorado. The consent decree

resolves the United States’ claims

against the Cotter Corporation with

respect to past response costs incurred,

pursuant to section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607, in connection with

the clean-up of the Lincoln Park Site.

The Site is located near Canon City,

Fremont, Colorado. Under the consent

decree, defendant Cotter Corporation

will pay the United States $52,500 in

reimbursement of past response costs

incurred in connection with the Site.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

decree. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Cotter Corporation,

DOJ Reference No. 90–11–3–305–A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 1961 Stout Street, Suite

1200, Denver, Colorado; and the Region

VIII Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 999 18th Street,

Suite 500, Denver, Colorado. A copy of

the proposed 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

$5.25 (.25 cents per page production

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–15592 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Sections 309(b) and 311(b)

of the Clean Water Act

Notice is hereby given that on June 8,

2000 a proposed Consent Decree

(‘‘Decree’’) in United States v. Southern

Pacific Transportation Co. et al., Civil

Action No. 97–WM–469 (D. Colo.), was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the District of Colorado. The

United States filed this action pursuant

to sections 309(b) and 311(b) of the

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

1319(b) and 1321(b), for civil penalties

and injunctive relief for violations of

Sections 301(a)/402(a) and 311(b) of the

Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a)/1342(a) &

1321(b), arising from eight separate

incidents in Colorado and Utah. All but

one of the incidents were associated

with freight train wrecks. The violations

concern spills of diesel fuel from

ruptured or leaking locomotive fuel

tanks. Two of the eight incidents also

involved a spill of an additional

pollutant (taconite) or hazardous

substance (sulfuric acid) from hoppers/

tank cars.

As part of the settlement UP will pay

a civil penalty in the amount of

$800,000. In addition, UP will

undertake injunctive relief which

includes: (a) A requirement that all

freight locomotives UP purchases

during the next five years be equipped

with fuel tanks meeting a new industry

standard for crash-worthiness; (b)

implementation of a comprehensive

rock fall equipped with fuel tanks

meeting a new industry standard for

crash-worthiness; (c) implementation of

a comprehensive rock fall hazard

mitigation project; (d) installation of

locomotive fuel tank patch kits on hirail vehicles and training the operators

of such vehicles; (e) preparation of

emergency response contingency plans

for the Colorado River in Colorado and

Utah, the Gunnison River in Colorado,

and the Spanish For River in Utah along

which UP’s track is aligned; and (e)

other relief.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Decree. Comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to, United States v.

Southern Pacific Transportation

Company et al., Civil Action No. 97–

WM–469 (D. Colo.) and D.J. Ref. #90–5–

1–1–4381.

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. A copy of the Decree

may also be obtained by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, 13th Floor, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $15.50 for the

Decree (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–15589 Filed 6–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Proposed Final Judgment and

Competitive Impact Statement; United

States v. Alcoa Inc., et al.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the

Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,

15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed

Final Judgment, Hold Separate

Stipulation and Order, and Competitive

Impact Statement have been filed with

the U.S. District Court for the District of

Columbia in United States v. Alcoa Inc.,

et al., Civil No. 00–CV–954 (RMU). On

May 3, 2000, the United States filed a

Complaint alleging that the proposed

acquisition of Reynolds Metals

Company by Alcoa Inc. would

substantially lessen competition in the

manufacture and sale of smelter grade

alumina (‘‘SGA’’) worldwide and

chemical grade alumina (‘‘CGA’’) in

North America in violation of section 7

of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18.

The proposed Final Judgment orders

Alcoa and Reynolds to sell Reynolds’

controlling interest in an alumina

refinery in Worsley, Western Australia,

and Reynolds’ alumina refinery located

near Corpus Christi, Texas. Public

comment is invited within the statutory

sixty-day comment period. Such

comments, and responses thereto, will

be published in the Federal Register

and filed with the Court. Written

comments should be directed to Roger

W. Fones, Chief, Transportation, Energy,

and Agriculture Section, Antitrust

Division, 325 Seventh Street, NW, Suite

500, Washington, DC 20530 (telephone:

(202) 307–6351).

Copies of the Complaint, Hold

Separate Stipulation and Order,

proposed Final Judgment, and

Competitive Impact Statement are

available for inspection in Room 215 of

the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, 325 Seventh Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530 (telephone: (202)

514–2481) and at the office of the Clerk

of the U.S. District Court for the District

of Columbia, 333 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20001. Copies of

any of these materials may be obtained