[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67641-67642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9350]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    Under 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2) and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given 
that on November 2, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in United States 
and California Department of Toxic Substances Control v. Saint-Gobain 
Corporation, Civil Act Number 06-07047, was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Central District of California.
    The consent decree resolves certain claims brought by the United 
States, on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control 
(``DTSC'') under Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 
42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, and Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, as amended (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, for the 
performance of response actions, and for the reimbursement of response

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costs incurred and to be incurred by EPA and DTSC, in connection with 
the release and threatened release of hazardous substances at the 
Puente Valley Operable Unit of the San Gabriel Valley Area 4 Superfund 
Site (``Site'') in Los Angeles County, California.
    The consent decree resolves defendant's liability for past costs, 
future costs, and work associated with the remedial action required for 
the Site set forth in EPA's 1998 Interim Record of Decision and the 
2005 Explanation of Significant Differences.
    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. Saint-Gobain Corporation, DOJ Ref. <greek-i>90-11-
2-354/23. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in 
the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 
U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, 
and the Region IX Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e89c87868189c68e848d8d9c9f87878ca89d9b8c8782c68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="285c47464149064e444d4d5c5f47474c685d5b4c4742064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>, Fax No. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. To obtain a copy of the 
Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, excluding the numerous 
pages of attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.25 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-9350 Filed 11-21-06; 8:45 am]
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