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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 

NCH Corporation to (1) takeover the 

operation and maintenance of the 

Higgins Farm Superfund Site 

groundwater treatment system; (2) 

conduct an investigation to determine if 

contaminated groundwater has migrated 

beyond the Higgins Farm property 

borders; (3) conduct additional studies 

and/or response actions EPA determines 

are necessary as a result of the 

groundwater investigation; (4) 

reimburse EPA’s oversight costs relating 

to the groundwater investigation; (5) pay 

$1,000,000.00 in reimbursement of the 

United States’ past and future response 

costs at the Higgins Farm Superfund 

Site; (6) pay $565,000.00 to reimburse 

the United States for the interim costs 

incurred by EPA at the Higgins Farm 

Superfund Site while the settlement was 

being negotiated; and (7) pay 

$500,000.00 in reimbursement of the 

United States’ past and future response 

costs at the Higgins Disposal Superfund 

Site. 

The consent decree also requires the 

United States, on behalf of the 

Department of Energy, to (1) pay to the 

Superfund $2,800,000.00 in past costs 

for the Higgins Farm Superfund Site; (2) 

pay $2,000,000.00 in future costs for the 

Higgins Farm Superfund Site to NCH 

Corporation; and (3) pay to the 

Superfund $4,500,000.00 in past and 

future costs for the Higgins Disposal 

Superfund Site. 

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, amy 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 $70.25 (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. 

Ronald G. Gluck, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7109 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Under 

the Clean Air Act 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

7, 2006, a proposed settlement in U.S. 

v. New York City Transit Authority, 

Civil Action No. 04–00732, was lodged 

with the United States District Court for 

the Southern District of New York. 

In this action the United States sought 

civil penalties for violations by the New 

York City Authority of EPA’s 

Stratospheric Ozone Protection 

regulations, 40 CFR part 82 subpart F, 

which govern the maintenance and 

repair of commercial air conditioning 

systems to prevent the leakage of ozonedestroying chlorofluorocarbons. The 

complaint alleges that the Transit 

Authority repeatedly violated the 

regulations by: (1) Failing to repair air 

conditioning systems on subway cars; 

and (2) failing to maintain records 

regarding the servicing of air 

conditioning systems. By stipulation of 

the parties, the United States’ complaint 

applies only to subway cars known as 

‘‘Redbirds’’ which have been retired 

from service. The settlement provides 

for the Transit Authority to pay a civil 

penalty of $165,000. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the settlement. 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 U.S. v. New York City 

Transit Authority, D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–

07681. 

The settlement may be examined at 

the Office of the United States Attorney, 

86 Chambers Street, 3rd Fl., New York, 

NY 10007, and at the Region II Office of 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region II Records Center, 290 

Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 

10007–1866. During the public 

comment period, the settlement may 

also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site: 

http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

settlement 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 $2.25 (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. 

Ronald G. Gluck, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental, Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7105 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Lead-Based Paint Hazard 

Act 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

3, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. Steven J. Meldahl dba 

SJM Properties, Civil Action 06–3202 

JNE/JJG, was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Minnesota. 

The Consent Decree settles claims 

against the owner and management 


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company of approximately 31 

residential properties containing 

approximately 34 units located in 

Minnesota, (‘‘Subject Properties’’). The 

claims were brought on behalf of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, (‘‘HUD’’), and the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’) under the Residential LeadBased Paint Hazard Reduction Act 42 

U.S.C. 4851 et seq. (‘‘Lead Hazard 

Reduction Act’’). The United States 

alleged in the complaint that the 

Defendant failed to make one or more of 

the disclosures or to complete one or 

more of the disclosure activities 

required by the Lead Hazard Reduction 

Act. 

Under the Consent Decree, Defendant 

will certify that he is complying with 

residential lead paint notification 

requirements. In addition, Defendant 

shall pay a civil penalty to the United 

States of $5,000 within 30 days of entry 

of the Consent Decree and an additional 

$5,000 civil penalty within seven 

months after entry of the Consent 

Decree. Defendant has agreed to develop 

a Hazard Reduction Plan for the Subject 

Properties and will replace all painted 

windows and abate all lead-based paint 

hazards within 2 years after approval of 

the Hazard Reduction Plan. Hazard 

abatement for at least one-half of the 

total inventory of Subject Properties is 

to be completed within each year. If the 

Defendant learns that a child with 

elevated blood lead levels lives or 

frequently visits a subject unit, the 

hazard abatement work on that unit is 

to be accomplished within 5 months. 

The Defendant is also required to 

submit annual reports on the progress of 

the hazard abatement work. In addition, 

on-going operations and maintenance 

shall be implemented at the completion 

of any window replacement or hazard 

reduction work. The Consent Decree 

provides for stipulated penalties for 

failure to meet obligations under the 

Consent Decree. Under the Consent 

Decree the United States provides the 

Defendant with a covenant not to sue or 

to take administartive action arising out 

of violations of Section 1018 at the 

Subject Properties. 

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 of the 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, Department of Justice, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611, 

and should refer to United States v. 

Steven J. Meldahl dba SJM Properties, 

D.J. #90–5–2–1–08891. 

The proposed consent decree may be 

examined at the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Office of 

General Counsel, 451 7th St. NW., Room 

9262, Washington, DC 20410; at the 

office of the United States Attorney for 

the District of Minnesota, Assistant U.S. 

Attorney, 600 U.S. Courthouse, 300 

South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, 

Minnesota, 55415; and at U.S. EPA 

Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 

IL 60604. 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. Copies 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 please refer to the 

referenced case and enclose a check in 

the amount of $7.75 (25 cents per page 

reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. 

Treasury for the consent decree in 

United States v. Steven J. Meldahl dba 

SJM Properties, D.J. # 90–5–2–1–08891. 

W. Benjamin Fisherow, 

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7100 Filed 8–22–06; 8:45am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives 

[OMB Number 1140–0006] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comments Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Application 

and Permit for Importation of Firearms, 

Ammunition and Implements of War. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms 

and Explosives (ATF), has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval 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 October 23, 2006. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Kevin Boydston, Chief, 

Firearms and Explosives Imports 

Branch, 244 Needy Road, Martinsburg, 

WV 25401. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

—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; 

—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; 

—Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

—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: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application and Permit For Importation 

of Firearms, Ammunition and 

Implements of War. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Justice sponsoring the 

collection: Form Number: ATF F 6, Part 

II (5330.3B). Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Other: Business or other 

for-profit, Federal Government, State, 

Local or Tribal Government. The 

information collection is needed to 

determine whether firearms, 

ammunition and implements of war are 

eligible for importation into the United 

States. The information is used to secure 

authorization to import such articles. 


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