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confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name or address from public 

review or from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, you must 

state this prominently at the beginning 

of your comments. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by the 

law. All submissions from organizations 

or businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the State Director, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification will 

become effective 60 days after August 

23, 2006. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Dated: May 17, 2006. 

Dennis R. Stenger, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E6–13927 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Availability, Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Disposition of the Former Bureau of 

Mines Twin Cities Research Center 

Main Campus, Hennepin County, MN; 

and Request for Written Proposals 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to alert the public to two items. First, 

pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), 

the National Park Service (NPS) 

announces the availability of the draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the disposition of the former Bureau 

of Mines Twin Cities Research Center 

(Center), located within the boundary of 

Mississippi National River and 

Recreation Area (MNRRA), a unit of the 

NPS, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. 

The draft EIS is now available for public 

review and comment, and everyone is 

invited to comment on the document. 

Secondly, the notice is intended to 

alert any prospective Government or 

university entities that the NPS is 

soliciting proposals for use of the 

Center. In accordance with the 

legislation addressing the Center (Pub. 

L. 104–134), only Government and 

university entities qualify as possible 

recipients of the property. Additionally, 

Public Law 106–113 allows the 

Secretary to accept financial 

remuneration for the Center and 

distribute the funds to MNRRA and the 

national wildlife refuge system for the 

benefit of their respective activities in 

Minnesota. The Center is Federal land 

located within the boundary of the 

MNRRA. Accordingly, through today’s 

notice, the NPS invites written 

proposals from Government and 

university entities who may be 

interested in acquiring the former 

Bureau of Mines property. Verbal 

proposals will not be considered. 

DATES: There will be a 60-day period for 

public review and submission of 

comments on the draft EIS following the 

publishing of the notice of availability 

in the Federal Register by the 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Public meetings will be announced in 

the local media. Submission of written 

proposals from Government and 

university entities will be accepted 

during this 60-day period. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft EIS 

(compact disks and a limited number of 

paper copies) are available by request by 

writing to Superintendent, RE: Former 

Bureau of Mines Draft EIS, Mississippi 

National River and Recreation Area, 111 

Kellogg Boulevard East, Suite no. 105, 

St. Paul, Minnesota 55101; by facsimile 

651–290–3214; or by phone 651–290–

4160. The document can be picked up 

in person at the address above. The 

document can also be found on the Web 

site in the NPS Planning, Environment, 

and Public Comment (PEPC) at: http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/; select the 

MNRRA from the drop-down list. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Manager, Kim Berns National 

Park Service, Mississippi National River 

and Recreation Area, 111 Kellogg 

Boulevard East, Suite no. 105, St. Paul, 

Minnesota 55101, or by calling 651–

290–4160. 

Discussion: Each written proposal 

from a university or Government entity 

must address the following criteria: 

1. How do you qualify as a 

Government or university entity? 

2. What is your capacity to manage 

the Center property? Describe any 

relevant property management 

experience or current property holdings 

that are comparable to the Center 

property or that demonstrate your 

capacity to manage the Center. 

3. What are your proposed plans for 

future use of the Center? 

4. What resources do you have, 

including but not limited to personnel, 

financing, programs, etc., that would 

enable you to manage the Center 

property? 

5. What plans do you have to protect 

the cultural, historic, and environmental 

aspects of the Center, including Camp 

Coldwater and the spring? 

6. Are you willing and able to offer 

land or other reimbursement in 

exchange for the Center and if so, what 

would you offer? 

Solicitation by the NPS of written 

proposals does not reflect any decision 

on the future use of the Center. The NPS 

purpose in requesting such proposals is 

to assist the Secretary of the Interior in 

evaluating all reasonable alternatives for 

the disposition of the Center property. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MNRRA has been designated by 

Congress to lead a public planning 

process pursuant to NEPA to address 

the disposition of the Center. Congress 

closed the Center in 1995 and provided 

the Secretary of the Interior specific 

legislation to convey the Center to a 

university or government entity (Pub. L. 

104–134). The Center is Federal land 

and is located within the boundary of 

the MNRRA. 

The purpose of the draft EIS is to 

consider alternatives for, and potential 

impacts of, future uses of this Federal 

property on natural, historic, and 

cultural resources. The Center is located 

within three historic designations: the 

Fort Snelling National Historic 

Landmark, the Fort Snelling National 

Register Historic District, and the 

buildings have been determined eligible 

for inclusion on the National Register of 

Historic Places. The site includes the 

Camp Coldwater Spring, the 

springhouse, and reservoir. 

The draft EIS describes and analyses 

three action alternatives and a NoAction Alternative. The draft EIS does 

not identify a potential future owner but 

explores the impacts associated with 

three land-use scenarios that are likely 

to result from the transfer of the Center. 

The NPS does not have a preferred 

alternative at this time and intends to 

review any additional information, 

public comments, and written proposals 

received in response to this request to 

identify a preferred alternative in the 

final EIS. 

Persons wishing to comment on the 

draft EIS may do so by any one of 

several methods. They may attend the 

public meeting that will be announced 

as noted above. Comments on the draft 

EIS can be made directly through the 

PEPC Web site listed above or provided 

directly to the NPS at the address above. 

Written proposals from a university or 

Government entity relating to 

acquisition of the property must be 

submitted to the aforementioned 

address within the 60-day comment 

period. 

It is the practice of the NPS to make 

all comments, including names and 


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addresses of respondents who provide 

information, available for public review 

following the conclusion of the NEPA 

process. Individuals may request that 

the NPS withhold their name and/or 

address from public disclosure. If you 

wish to do this, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. Commentators using the Web 

site can make such a request by 

checking the box ‘‘keep my contact 

information private.’’ The NPS will 

honor such requests to the extent 

allowable by law, however, please be 

aware that the NPS might still be 

required to disclose your name and 

address pursuant to the Freedom of 

Information Act. Also, any written 

proposals submitted to the NPS for 

acquisition of the Center property will 

be similarly made public. 

Dated: May 25, 2006. 

Ernest Quintana, 

Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 06–7076 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–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 August 

14, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States et al. v. Macalloy Corp. et 

al., Civil Action Number 2:06–cv–

02265–DCN, was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

District of South Carolina. 

The consent decree resolves claims 

against two defendants, Macalloy 

Corporation and the BOC Group, 

brought by the United States under 

Section 107 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, for 

damages for injuries to natural resources 

resulting from release of hazardous 

substances at the Macalloy Site in 

Charleston, South Carolina. The 

Consent Decree also resolves potential 

counterclaims by the Defendants against 

the United States General Services 

Administration and the United States 

Defense Logistics Agency. Under the 

Consent Decree, the Defendants and two 

settling Federal agencies will pay 

$575,000 for damages to the Department 

of the Interior, the National 

Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

Administration, and three State of South 

Carolina agencies, collectively acting as 

Trustees of the injured natural 

resources. The consent decree includes 

a covenant not to sue by the United 

States and state trustee agencies under 

CERCLA for natural resource damages. 

The Department of Justice will 

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days 

from the date of this publication, 

comments relating to the 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, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States et al. v. Macalloy Corp. et al., DOJ 

Ref. #90–11–2–07214/1. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, District of South Carolina, 170 

Meeting Street, 3rd Floor, Charleston, 

South Carolina 29401. During the public 

comment period, the Consent Decree 

may also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent—

Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent 

Decree may also be obtained by mail 

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. 

Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC 20044–7611, or by 

faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood, tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov, 

Fax No. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $7.50 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury, or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Henry Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7107 Filed 8–22–06; 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 

(‘‘CERCLA’’) 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

9, 2006, a proposed consent decree in 

United States v. NCH Corporation, et 

al., Civil Action No. 98–5268 (SDW) and 

United States v. FMC Corporation, et al., 

Civil Action No. 01–0476 (JCL), was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the District of New Jersey. 

In these actions the United States 

sought recovery of response costs 

pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 

for costs incurred related to the Higgins 

Farm Superfund Site in Franklin 

Township, New Jersey and the Higgins 

Disposal Superfund Site in Kingston, 

New Jersey. The consent decree requires 

FMC Corporation to pay $14,500,000, 

plus interest from June 1, 2004 until 

date of payment, in reimbursement of 

the United States’ response costs at the 

Higgins Farm Superfund Site; pay $2 

million, plus interest from June 1, 2004 

until date of payment, in reimbursement 

of the United States’ past response costs 

at the Higgins Disposal Superfund Site; 

and pay $225,000.00 to reimburse the 

United States for the interim costs 

incurred at the Higgins Disposal 

Superfund Site while the settlement was 

being negotiated. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the 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, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. NCH Corporation, et al., D.J. 

Ref. #90–11–3–1486/1 or United States 

v. FMC Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. #90–

11–3–1486/2. 

The consent decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, 970 Broad Street Suite 700, 

Newark, NJ 07102 (contact Susan Steele) 

and at U.S. EPA Region II, 290 

Broadway, New York, New York 10007–

1866 (contact Deborah Schwenk). 

During the public comment period, the 

consent decree, may also be examined 

on the following Department of Justice 

Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decree.html. A copy of the 

consent decree may also be obtained by 

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or 

by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $10.00 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail of fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Ronald G. Gluck, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7108 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am 

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