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in section 207.24 of the Commission’s

rules, and posthearing briefs, which

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.67 of the Commission’s

rules. The deadline for filing

posthearing briefs is June 5, 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

review may submit a written statement

of information pertinent to the subject of

the review on or before June 5, 2000. On

June 28, 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 June 30, 2000,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.68 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

reviews must be served on all other

parties to the reviews (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: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.62 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: January 14, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1636 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act and

the Solid Waste Disposal Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Ambroid Company,

Inc., Civil Action No. 97–11377–JLT,

was lodged on January 13, 2000, with

the United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts. The proposed

consent decree resolves the claims of

the United States against J. Frank

Strauss and Robert M. Kuzara in a

complaint filed against these parties,

and several others, pursuant to Section

107 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9607. In the

complaint, which was filed on June 17,

1997, the United States sought the

recovery of past unreimbursed response

costs incurred by the United States in

connection with a drum removal action

performed at the Yankee Chemical

Superfund Site, located at 600 West

Water Street, in Taunton, Massachusetts

(the ‘‘Site’’). The settlement also

resolves the claims of the United States

against Bank Hapoalim, B.M., a thirdparty defendant in the action. Pursuant

to the proposed settlement, the Settling

Defendants will reimburse the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund in the

amount of $50,000. The United States

has provided a covenant not to sue

under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 and 9607, as well as

pursuant to Section 7003 of the Solid

Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6973,

with respect to 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

consent decree. Any 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. Amoroid

Company, Inc., DOJ Ref. Number 90–

11–3–1747. Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of the Solid Waste

Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at EPA Region 1, located at

One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston,

MA 02114 (contact Peter DeCambre,

617–918–1890). 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, D.C. 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$7.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Joel M. Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1645 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of

1990

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in the action entitled

United States v. Amity Products

Carriers, Inc., Civil Action No. 00–11–

P–H, was lodged on January 7, 2000,

with the United States District Court for

the District of Maine. The proposed

consent decree resolves the claims of

the United States under Section

1002(b)(2)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of

1990 (‘‘OPA’’), 33 U.S.C. § 2702(b)(2)(A),

against Amity Products Carriers, Inc.

(‘‘Settling Defendant’’), in connection

with the oil spill that occurred, on

September 27, 1996, as a result of the

collision of the Tank Vessel Julie N with

the Million Dollar Bridge spanning the

Fore River from Portland to South

Portland, Maine, which resulted in the

discharge of oil into the Fore River. The

proposed consent decree also resolves

the claims of the United States against

Maritime Overseas Corporation, OSG

Ship Management, Inc., as well as the

officers, directors, and employees of

those companies, as well as of the

Settling Defendant, to the extent that

their liability arises from actions taken

in their official capacities as officers,

directors, and employees of these

corporations. The proposed settlement

resolves the claims filed in a complaint

on January 7, 2000. The complaint

alleges, pursuant to Section

1002(b)(2)(A) of OPA, 33 U.S.C.

§ 2702(b)(2)(A), that Settling Defendant,

the owner of the Julie N at the time of

the spill, is liable for damages for injury

to, destruction of, loss of, or loss of use

of, natural resources, including the

reasonable costs of assessing the

damage. The proposed consent decree

also resolves the claims of the State of

Maine set forth in a similar complaint

filed on January 7, 2000. See State of

Maine v. Amity Products Carriers, Inc.,

Civil Action No. 00–12–P–H.

Pursuant to the proposed consent

decree, the Settling Defendant will make

a payment of $1 million to the Julie N

Oil Spill Restoration Account, which

shall be used by Federal and State

natural resource trustees to plan,

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implement or oversee restoration of the

natural resources injured by the Julie N

spill in accordance with the Restoration

Plan attached as Appendix B to the

proposed consent decree. Pursuant to

the Restoration Plan, the Trustees will

use the funds to implement and oversee

three restoration projects: a project

intended to reduce the discharge of oil

and grease from the streets of Portland

into the Fore River, a project that will

enhance a portion of the Scarborough

Marsh, and a project that will involve

the construction of a one-mile segment

of a larger trail system in Portland. The

Settling Defendant has already paid the

trustees their costs of assessment,

including $410,000 to the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, $53,057.09 to U.S.

Department of the Interior, and

$24,531.79 to the State of Maine.

The Settling Defendant has agreed not

to file claims against the United States

in connection with the Julie N spill, but

has reserved the right to submit claims

for removal costs or damages with the

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund under

Section 1013 of OPA, 33 U.S.C. § 2713,

to the extent permitted by Section 1008

of OPA, 33 U.S.C. § 2708.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of forty-five (45)

days from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree, including comments

concerning the Restoration Plan

attached as Appendix B to the proposed

consent decree. Any comments should

be addressed to Lois J. Schiffer,

Assistant Attorney General, U.S.

Department of Justice, Environment and

Natural Resource Division, P.O. Box

7611, Washington, D.C. 20044.

Comments should state ‘‘Attention: Don

Frankel’’ and refer to United States v.

Amity Products Carriers, Inc., DOJ Ref.

Number 90–5–1–1–4390.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the offices of the United

States Attorney’s Office for the District

of Maine, East Tower, Sixth Floor, One

Hundred Middle Street Plaza, Portland,

ME 04101 (contact David Collins, 207–

780–3257). 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, D.C. 20044. In requesting a

copy, please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$18.00 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs).

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1612 Filed 1–21–00; 8:45am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on January

6, 2000, the United States lodged a

proposed Consent Decree with the

District Court for the Western District of

Wisconsin, in United States v. Didion

Milling Company, Inc., Case No. 99–C–

261–C (W.D. Wis.), under Section 113(b)

of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

§ 7413(b). The proposed Consent Decree

resolves certain claims of the United

States against Didion Milling, Inc.,

relating to its grain transfer facility that

was located at St. Feriole Island in

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Under the

proposed Consent Decree Didion will

pay the United States a $107,500 civil

penalty.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree for 30 days following

publication of this Notice. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and

Natural Resources Division, United

States Department of Justice, P.O. Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044–7611, and should refer to

United States v. Didion Milling

Company, Inc., Case No. 99–C–261–C

(W.D. Wis.), 90–5–2–1–2219/1. The

proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Western District

of Wisconsin, 660 W. Washington Ave.,

Suite 200, Madison, Wisconsin and the

Region V Office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604. A copy of the Consent

Decree may also be obtained by

overnight mail addressed to the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, 13th Floor, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, or

by regular mail addressed to the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin

Station, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check for reproduction costs (at 25 cents

per page) in the amount of $3.75 for the

Decree, payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–1613 Filed 1–21–00 8:45 am]

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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 C.F.R. § 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 December 17, 1999 (95–

2361 G/Bre). 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, including Chevron

Chemical Company, LLC (‘‘Chevron’’).

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. The proposed

Consent Decree settles the liability of

Chevron. Under the Consent Decree,

Chevron agrees to reimburse the United

States in the amount of $100,000.

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, D.C. 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 in person or by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington,

D.C. 20044. In requesting a copy please

refer to the referenced case and enclose

a check in the amount of $4.25 (25 cents