[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 163 (Thursday, August 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 48302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4120]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Department of Justice policy and section 
122(d)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2), notice is hereby 
given that on August 9, 2007, a proposed consent decree (``Consent 
Decree'') in United States v. City of Woodstock, Civil action No. 3:07-
cv-50145, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Illinois.
    The Consent Decree would resolve CERCLA claims against both 
defendants named in the complaint--the city of Woodstock and Honeywell 
International, Inc. (collectively ``Defendants'')--in exchange for 
payments of (i) $567,000 to reimburse the United States' past response 
costs incurred related to the remedial actions at the City of Woodstock 
Municipal Landfill Superfund Site (``Site'') in Woodstock, Illinois, 
and (ii) $400,000 for natural resource damages. The Consent Decree 
would also require Defendants to pay the United States' future response 
costs related to the Site and complete the remedial action at the 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, and either e-mailed to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#64141106070b0909010a10490101174a010a1600241117000b0e4a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="41313423222e2c2c242f356c2424326f242f3325013432252e2b6f262e37">[email protected]</span></a> or mailed to P.O. Box No. 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. City of 
Woodstock, Civil Action No. 3:07-cv-50145, D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-959/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 308 West State 
Street, Room 300, Rockford, Illinois 61101, and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 
77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604-4590. 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#176378797e7639717b7272636078787357626473787d39707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95e1fafbfcf4bbf3f9f0f0e1e2fafaf1d5e0e6f1faffbbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>), 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 $50.75 (203 pages at 25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. In requesting a copy 
exclusive of appendices and defendants' signatures, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $10.50 (42 pages at 25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-4120 Filed 8-22-07; 8:45 am]
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