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are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

information collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Claim

for Damage, Injury, or Death.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form SF95. Civil Division,

Torts Branch, U.S. Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals and

Businesses. This information is needed

to present a claim against the United

States Government under the Federal

Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a).

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 300,000 respondents at 6 hours

per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 1,800,000 annual burden

hours.

If additional information is required

during the first 60 days of this same

regular review period, contact Mr.

Robert B. Briggs, Clearance Officer,

United States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 850, Washington Center, 1001 G

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530.

Dated: September 29, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–26361 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–12–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive,

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’)

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v. Blue

Ridge Electric Membership Corp. et al.,

(Civil Action No. 5:97–CV–138–V) was

lodged on September 16, 1997 with the

United States District Court for the

Western District of North Carolina.

Pursuant to Sections 107 and

113(g)(2) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980 (‘‘CERCLA’’),

42 U.S.C. §§ 9607 and 9613(g)(2), the

United States sought the recovery of

response costs incurred as a result of a

removal action conducted at the Oak

Hill Superfund Site located near Lenoir,

Caldwell County, North Carolina.

Pursuant to the terms of the Consent

Decree, Blue Ridge Electric Membership

Corp. and Duke Energy Corporation

have agreed to pay the United States

$1,881,638.34, plus accrued interest, in

reimbursement of the United States’

past response costs. The Consent Decree

includes a covenant not to sue by the

United States for past response costs

under Section 107 of CERCLA and

Section 7003 of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 6973.

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 U.S. v. Blue Ridge

Electric Membership Corp. et al., DOJ

#90–11–3–1738. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Suite 1700 of the

Carillon Building, 227 W. Trade Street,

Charlotte, NC 28202; the Region 4 office

of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, GA 30303; 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 please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check for

the reproduction costs. If you want a

copy of the Consent Decree (plus

attachments), then the amount of the

check should be $6.00 (24 pages at 25

cents per page). The check should be

made payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Walker Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–26421 Filed 10–3–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy,

28 CFR § 50.7, and 42 U.S.C. § 9622(d),

notice is hereby given that on

September 19, 1997, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Ray O. Parker

& Son, et al., Civil Action No. 2:97–CV–

313, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of

Vermont. This proposed consent decree

resolves the United States claims under

the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et

seq., on behalf of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) against 15 defendants relating

to response costs that have been or will

be incurred at or from a Site known as

the Parker Landfill Superfund Site

(‘‘Site’’) located in the Town of Lyndon,

Vermont and to the performance of a

portion of the remedial action at the

Site.

The consent decree has two

components. The first aspect of the

settlement requires six defendants to

perform a portion of the remedial action

at the Site, comprised of the

construction of the cap at the Site. In

addition, nine parties have entered into

a de minimis settlement pursuant to

Section 122(g) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9622(g). Under the terms of the de

minimis settlement, the nine defendants

will pay $1,134,000 for past and future

response costs at the Site, plus a

premium payment, which amount will

be paid to the six parties performing

work 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 proposed consent decree.

Any 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. Parker & Son,

et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–1120.