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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] 

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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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