44016 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 159 / Monday, August 18, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Availability of the Yakima River Basin

Water Enhancement Program, Draft

Basin Conservation Plan for Public

Review

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Bureau of Reclamation

Commissioner Eluid Martinez, on behalf

of the Secretary of the Interior, has

released the Draft Basin Conservation

Plan for the Yakima River Basin Water

Enhancement Program for a public

comment period. The Draft

Conservation Plan was developed by the

Yakima River Basin Conservation

Advisory Group, appointed by the

Secretary of the Interior in accordance

with Title XII of Pub. L. 103–434

authorizing the Yakima River Basin

Water Conservation Program

(Conservation Program). The Plan

outlines objectives, problems and needs,

and potential water conservation

solutions. It provides guidelines,

processes, and procedures to participate

in the Conservation Program.

DATES: The Draft Conservation Plan will

be available August 15, 1997. Written

comments on the Plan will be accepted

through October 31, 1997, at the Bureau

of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area

Office in Yakima, Washington, at the

address indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Plan are

available in public libraries throughout

the Yakima River Basin or can be

obtained by contacting Jerry Jacoby at

the Bureau of Reclamation, Upper

Columbia Area Office, Yakima River

Basin, Water Enhancement Project, P.O.

Box 1749, Yakima WA 98907–1749.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jerry Jacoby, Resource Conservationist,

(509) 575–5848, Ext. 282, or (800) 905–

7565, Press 6.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Conservation Program is a voluntary

program, structured to provide

economic incentives with cooperative

Federal, State, and local funding to

stimulate the identification and

implementation of structural and

nonstructural water conservation

measures in the Yakima River Basin.

Improvements in the efficiency of

irrigation water delivery and use will

result in improved stream flows for fish

and wildlife, and improve the reliability

of water supplies for irrigation.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Walt Fite,

Area Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, as Amended, and the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act of 1976, as Amended

Under section 122 the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended, and 28 CFR

50.7, notice is hereby given that on

August 5, 1997, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Caldwell

County, et al., Civil Action No.

5:97CV125–V, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Western District of North Carolina.

In this action, the United States

sought the reimbursement of costs and

the performance of work at the Caldwell

Systems Site (‘‘Site’’) in Caldwell

County, North Carolina. The United

States incurred these costs for a variety

of actions authorized by section 104 of

CERCLA, which included investigating

the release and threatened release of

hazardous substances at the Site, as well

as investigating the health risks faced by

people who formerly worked at the Site.

The United States’ costs for these

actions are approximately $5.26 million.

Under the consent decree, Caldwell

County and 42 private companies agree

to remove contaminated soil, to monitor

groundwater, and to remove

constaminants from groundwater if

necessary. This work is valued at

approximately $6.2 million. The 42

private companies also agree to

guarantee a minimum recovery from a

future de minimis settlement with other

potentially liable parties at the Site, if

EPA decides to offer such a settlement.

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,

Washington, DC. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Caldwell

County, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–

615A.

The consent decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, Suite 1700, Carillon Building,

227 West Trade Street, Charlotte, North

Carolina; at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61

Forsythe Street, S.E., Atlanta, Georgia;

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

DC, (202) 624–0892. To review the

consent decree at U.S. EPA Region 4,

interested persons should make

arrangements by calling Charles

Mikalian at (404) 562–9575. A copy of

the consent decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. When

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $124.75 (25

cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant

to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Cominco Alaska, Inc.,

No. A97–267CIV (JKS) (D. Alaska), was

lodged on July 14, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Alaska, With regard to the Defendant,

the Consent Decree resolves a claim

filed by the United States on behalf of

the United States Environmental

Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) pursuant to

the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33

U.S.C. 1251, et seq.

The United States entered into the

Consent Decree in connection with the

Red Dog Mine and Mill, located

approximately 90 miles north of

Koetzebue, Alaska, The Consent Decree

provides that the Defendant will pay to

the United States a civil penalty of $1.7

million for violations of the Clean Water

Act at the Site. Further, the Defendant

will be required to develop and

implement three Supplemental

Environmental Projects set forth in the

Consent Decree, at an estimated capital

cost of $3.1 million.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Cominco

Alaska, Inc., DOJ Reg. #90–5–1–1–5010.
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The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 222 West Seventh

Avenue #9, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7567; the Region 10 office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington; and

at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of

the proposed Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $25.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act

Notice is hereby given that on August

8, 1997, five proposed Consent Decrees

in United States v. Levine, et al., Civil

Action No. 97–71163, were lodged with

the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Michigan.

In this action, the United States

sought to recover response costs under

Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9607(a), incurred at or in connection

with a release or threatened release of

hazardous substances at a site operated

by Moreco Energy, Inc., located at 14445

Linwood St. in Detroit, Wayne County,

Michigan, and known as the Enterprise

Oil Superfund Site. The five Consent

Decrees completely resolve the claims of

the United States in this action.

Under the first Consent Decree

(‘‘Cummins Consent Decree’’), Cummins

Engine Co., Inc., Commercial Steel

Treating Corp., CSX Transportation,

Inc., Consolidated Rail Corp., PSI

Telecommunications, Inc., Bentley Lube

Centers, Inc., Ring Screw Works, Inc.,

L.E. Borden Co., and The Worthington

Steel Co., will transfer $545,740 of

funds already placed in an interestbearing escrow account to the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund. Under

the second Consent Decree (‘‘Victory

Lane Consent Decree’’), Victory Lane

Quick Oil Change, Inc., will pay

$24,000, plus interest, in six quarterly

installments to the EPA Hazardous

Substance Superfund. Under the third

Consent Decree (‘‘MNP Consent

Decree’’), MNP Corp. will pay $20,000,

plus interest, in five quarterly

installments to the EPA Hazardous

Substance Superfund. Under the fourth

Consent Decree (‘‘Buggy Lube Consent

Decree’’), Buggy Bath & Lube, Inc. will

pay $12,330, plus interest, in five

quarterly installments to the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund. Under

the fifth Consent Decree (‘‘Levine

Consent Decree’’), H. Fred Levine will

pay $87,500, plus interest, in three

equal installments to the EPA

Hazardous Substance Superfund.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the five Consent Decrees.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Levine, et al.,

D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–1656.

The Consent Decrees may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 211 W. Fort St., Suite

2300, Detroit, MI 48226–3211, at the

Region 5 Office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL

60604–3590, and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005. A copy of the

Consent Decrees may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In

requesting a copy, please refer to the

above-referenced case and enclose a

check payable to the Consent Decree

Library in the following amounts ($.25

per page reproduction costs): For the

Cummins Consent Decree, $9.00; for the

Victory Lane Consent Decree, $6.75; for

the MNP Consent Decree, $6.75; for the

Buggy Lube Consent Decree, $6.75, and

for the Levine Consent Decree, $6.25.

Please specify precisely which Decree is

being requested.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–21746 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant

to the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, as Amended

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7 and pursuant to

Section 122 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622, notice is

hereby given that proposed Consent

Decrees in United States v. Mary Ruth

Smith, et al., Civil Action No. C90–

0232–L(R), were lodged on August 5,

1997, with the United States District

Court for the Western District of

Kentucky.

This case concerns the Smith Farm

Superfund Site, located in Bullit

County, in Kentucky (the ‘‘Site’’). The

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) divided the Site into two

Operable Units (‘‘OUs’’) to simplify the

remediation at both an unpermitted

disposal area (OU 1) and a former

landfill disposal area (OU 2). EPA

issued a Record of Decision (‘‘ROD’’) for

OU 1 on September 29, 1989, and

amended the ROD on September 30,

1991. EPA issued the ROD for OU 2 on

September 17, 1993. The selected

remedy at the Site for both OUs is the

installation of a landfill cap and a

leachate collection system. EPA

estimates the remedy to cost

approximately $38 million. The United

States has incurred approximately $5

million in past response costs. EPA

estimates that the total Site costs are $43

million.

Under the decrees, Ford Motor

Company agrees to undertake all

remedial work necessary at the Site,

while ultimately being responsible for

54.5% of the actual Site costs, and nine

other major parties (Akzo Nobel

Coatings, Inc.; The B.F. Goodrich

Company; General Electric Company;

Hoechst Celanese Corporation; Jim

Beam Brands Company; Navistar

International Transportation

Corporation; Rohm and Haas Kentucky

Incorporated; Safety Kleen

Envirosystems Company; and Waste

Management of Kentucky, LLC.) agree to

a ‘‘cashout’’ settlement representing

41% of the $43 million estimated

overall Site response costs and fund or

perform 41% of any future work.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and