Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 25, 2000 / Notices 3975

approval. All comments will become

part of the public record.

Dated: January 4, 2000.

Carole Smith,

Bureau of Land Management Information

Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–1740 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–070–00–1020–PA]

Montana; Scratchgravel Hills Area

Recreation Management Restrictions

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Updating Scratchgravel Hills

Area Recreation Management

Restrictions.

SUMMARY: Under authority of 43 CFR

8364.1 and as a result of the approval

of the Scratchgravel Hills Cooperative

Agreement on July 11, 1985, the

following restrictions for the use of the

Scratchgravel Hills, adjacent to Helena,

Montana, became effective August 15,

1985:

1. The use, possession afield, or

discharge of all firearms is prohibited

year-round in the Scratchgravel Hills,

except during such big game seasons as

may be established by the Montana

Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks.

2. The possession and use of

fireworks is prohibited year-round.

To comply with requests from the

Helena Interagency Fire Dispatch

Center, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff

Department, local fire districts and

Scratchgravel Hills residents, this notice

adds the following restriction:

3. The building, maintaining,

attending or using a campfire, charcoal

fire, cooking fire or warming fire is

prohibited year-round.

Principal Meridian, Montana

These regulations apply to public lands in:

T. 11 N., R. 4 W.,

Secs. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,

33, 34, 35, and 36.

T. 10 N., R. 4 W.,

Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

The purpose of these restrictions is to

minimize hazards to visitors and

surrounding residences, and to

minimize the possibility of wildfire. The

public lands within the designated area

will remain open to other resource and

recreation uses unless otherwise

restricted.

Penalties: As prescribed under the

Federal Land Policy and Management,

43 USC Section 1733 (a). Violation is

punishable by fines and/or

imprisonment under 43 CFR 8360.0–7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: These management

restrictions will go into effect upon

publication in the Federal Register and

will remain in effect until rescinded or

modified by the authorized officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Hartmann, Acting Field Manager,

P.O. Box 3388, Butte, Montana 59702,

406–494–5059.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Steve Hartmann.

Acting Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–1674 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree;

Under the Comprehensive,

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’)

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in

Civil Action No. 99–2673–Civ–T–24B

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Middle District of

Florida on November 23, 1999.

In this action the United States sought

injunctive relief and recovery of

response costs under Sections 106(a)

and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606(a)

and 9607, with respect to the Stauffer

Chemical Superfund Site in Tarpon

Springs, Florida (‘‘the Site’’).

Under a proposed Consent Decree,

Atkemix Thirty-Seven, Inc., the present

owner and operator of the Site, and

Rhone-Poulenc Ag Company, Inc., the

former owner and operator of the Site,

have agreed to perform the remedy

chosen by EPA to clean up the Site, pay

the government’s remaining past

response costs, and pay future response

costs, in settlement of the government’s

claims under Sections 106 and 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607.

The Department of Justice will extend

the public comment period for an

additional thirty (30) days and will

receive comments until February 22,

2000 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, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Atkemix ThirtySeven, Inc., and Rhone-Poulenc Ag.

Company, Inc., (M.D.F1.), DOJ #90–11–

2–1227/1.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 400 North Tampa

Street, Suite 3200, Tampa Florida

33602; the Region 4 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 61

Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303,

and at the Consent Decree Library, Post

Office Box 7611, Washington, DC

20044–7611, (202) 514–1547. A copy of

the proposed consent decree may be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, Post Office Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044–7611. In

requesting a copy please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of 25 cents per page for

reproduction costs, payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 1676 Filed 1–24–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on

November 17, 1999 a proposed Consent

Decree (the ‘‘Consent Decree’’) in United

States v. Intalco Aluminum Corporation

(‘‘Intalco’’), Civil Action No. CS–99–

0324 was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of

Washington.

In this action the United States sought

to recover the United States Department

of Agriculture Forest Service’s (‘‘Forest

Service’’) past costs incurred in

connection with past response actions at

the Holden Mine Site (the ‘‘Site’’),

located in the Wenatchee National

Forest in Chelan County, Washington.

Throughout the history of mining

operations at Holden Mine, large

quantities of mine tailings were

deposited in and around the Site and

caused releases of hazardous

substances. In 1989 and 1990 the Forest

Service performed a variety of actions

costing approximately $6 million to

stabilize the tailings and prevent further

environmental degradation. Under the

Consent Decree, Intalco will reimburse

the Forest Service $3.1 million for those

past costs. Under an Administrative

Order on Consent entered into between

the Forest Service, Intalco, the

Environmental Protection Agency and

the State of Washington, Department of

Ecology, Intalco is performing a

Remedial Action and Feasibility Study

for the Site, which is expected to result

in selection of a remedy to address

hazardous substances at the Site. Under