51490 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 190 / Wednesday, October 1, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980

Notice is hereby given that on

September 2, 1997, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Vogel Paint

and Wax Co., C97–4078 MWB (N.D.

Iowa) was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Northern District

of Iowa. The proposed Consent Decree

resolves the United States’ claims in this

action against Vogel Paint and Wax

Company, Incorporated (‘‘Vogel’’) under

Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9607(a), for response costs incurred

and to be incurred by the United States

at the Vogel Paint and Wax Company

Site (‘‘Site’’) in Sioux County, Iowa.

The proposed Consent Decree

requires, inter alia, that Vogel will pay

to the EPA Hazardous Substance

Superfund $200,000. In addition, Vogel

is required to implement and perform

certain response actions at the Site as

ordered by the State of Iowa. The

proposed Consent Decree grants to

Vogel a covenant not to sue under

Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42

U.S.C. §§ 9606 and 9607(a), and the

contribution protection afforded by

Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9613(f)(2), for matters addressed in the

proposed Consent Decree. The proposed

Consent Decree contains reopeners

which allow the United States, in

certain situations, to institute additional

proceedings to require Vogel to perform

response actions or reimburse the

United States for additional costs of

response.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree for a period of thirty

(30) days from the date of this

publication. 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. Vogel

Paint and Wax Co., DOJ No. 90–11–3–

855.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Northern District

of Iowa, 320 6th St., Sioux City, Iowa

51101; and at the Consent Decree

library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. A copy of the

proposed Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree library. When

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $11.25 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

REVIEW COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

September 26, 1997.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE:

10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 25,

1997.

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

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

STATUS: Open.

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The

Commission postponed until October 3,

1997, consideration and action on the

following:

1. Whether to propose revisions to

Commission Procedural Rules 5, 9, 10,

45(f), 70, and 75.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday,

October 3, 1997 (Previously scheduled

for September 25, 1997).

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

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

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

Commission will consider and act upon

the following:

1. Whether to propose revisions to

Commission Procedural Rules 5, 9, 10,

45(f), 70, and 75.

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Friday,

October 17, 1997.

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

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

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

Commission will hear oral argument on

the following:

1. Rock of Ages Corp. v. Secretary of

Labor, Docket No. YORK 94–76, etc.

(Issues include whether the judge

correctly determined that the operator

violated four regulations relating to the

use and handling of explosives and that

the violations were due to the operator’s

unwarrantable failure; correctly

assessed the penalty for the violations;

and failed to be impartial in his decision

and conduct of the hearing).

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. Friday,

October 17, 1997.

PLACE: Room 6005, 6th Floor, 1730 K

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

STATUS: Closed [Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

§ 552b(c)(10)].

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: It was

determined by a unanimous vote of the

Commissioners that the Commission

consider and act upon the following in

closed session.

1. Rock of Ages Corp. v. Secretary of

Labor, Docket No. YORK 94–76, etc.

(See oral argument listing, supra, for

issues).

Any person attending oral argument

or an open meeting who requires special

accessibility features and/or auxiliary

aids, such as sign language interpreters,

must inform the Commission in advance

of those needs. Subject to 29 C.F.R.

§ 2706.150(a)(3) and § 2706.160(d).

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFO: Jean

Ellen (202) 653–5629/(202) 708–9300

for TDD Relay/1–800–877–8339 for toll

free.

Jean H. Ellen,

Chief Docket Clerk.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

National Science Board

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: October 8, 1997, 2:30

p.m., Open Session; October 9, 1997,

8:30 a.m., Open Session; October 10,

1997, 8:30 a.m., Open Session.

PLACE: University of Houston, Hilton

Conference Center, 4800 Calhoun Road,

Houston, TX 77204–3902.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Wednesday, October 8, 1997

Open Session (2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.)

—Minutes, August 1997 Meeting

—Closed Session Agenda Items for

November 1997 Meeting

—Chairman’s Report

—Report of the Task Force on the

October 1997 Meeting

—Working paper on Government

Funding of Scientific Research

Thursday, October 9, 1997

Open Session (8:30 a.m.–6:15 p.m.)

Subject of Meeting: Convocation on

Graduate and Postdoctoral Education:

The Federal Role

I. The National Interest and Federal Role

in Science & Engineering Graduate and

Postdoctoral Education

—Federal/University Partnership in

Research and Education for the Future