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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 61507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8744]

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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 October 4, 2006, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Afton Chemical Corp;, et al., Case No. 3: 
06-cv-763 (``Afton Chemical''), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
    In Afton Chemical, the United States is seeking recovery of 
approximately $3.5 million in response costs incurred in connection 
with a 1999-2000 removal action (``Removal Action'') at Sauget Area 2, 
Southern Site Q, in Cahokia, Illinois. The proposed Consent Decree 
would resolve the United States' claims against 21 of the Afton 
Chemical defendants (the ``Settling Defendants''). Under the proposed 
Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants would pay $2,601,594.20 to the 
United States. In exchange, they would receive contribution protection 
and a covenant by the United States not to sue them for response costs 
incurred in connection with the Removal Action. The Settling Defendants 
include the following: Afton Chemical Corporation; Allied Waste 
Industries, Inc.; A.O. Smith Corporation; Barry-Wehmiller Companies, 
Inc.; BASF Corporation; BFI Waste Systems of North America, Inc.; Blue 
Tee Corp.; Cyprus Amax Minerals Company; The Dow Chemical Company; 
Eagle Marine Industries, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; Flint Group 
Incorporated; Fru-Con Construction Corporation; The Glidden Company; 
Mallinckrodt Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Pharmacia Corporation; The 
Procter & Gamble Company; The Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company; 
Service America Corporation; and Union Carbide Corporation.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of 30 days from 
the date of this publication comments relating to the proposed 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. Afton Chemical Corp., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-11-206089/
1.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 9 Executive Drive, Fairview Heights, IL 62208-
1344, and at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590. During the public 
comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 e-mailing 
or faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected], fax 
number (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 $10.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the United States Treasury. If a request for a copy of the 
proposed Consent Decree is made by fax or e-mail, please forward a 
check in the aforementioned amount to the Consent Decree Library at the 
address noted above.

William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-8744 Filed 10-17-06; 8:45 am]
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