54654 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices

Chemical Co. in these consolidated

actions pursuant to Section 107(a) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

§ 9607(a) for recovery of costs incurred

and to be incurred for response actions

responding to the release or threat of

release of hazardous substances at the

Text Tin Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) in

Texas City, Texas. This Consent Decree

resolves the United States claims against

Amoco Chemical Company, Amoco Oil

Company and Amoco Corporation

(collectively ‘‘Amoco’’) for CERCLA

response costs at the Site.

Amoco owns 27.33 acres (‘‘Area H’’)

of the 210-acre Site, which Amoco

purchased after disposal activities had

ceased. With respect to the Site

exclusive of Area H, Amoco is a de

minimis generator potentially

responsible party. The proposed

settlement recognizes that Amoco has

performed the Remedial Investigation/

Feasibility study for the Site, and will

clean up Area H under a Voluntary

Cleanup Program (‘‘VCP’’) Response

Action Work Plan with the state of

Texas which will include construction

of a soil cover over Area H, installation

of a subsurface barrier wall, and

continued monitoring of the network of

groundwater wells.

With respect to Area H, the Consent

Decree provides Amoco with a covenant

not to sue under Sections 106 and 107

of CERCLA only if the Environmental

Protection Agency issues a written

determination that the cleanup, as

implemented, is protective of human

health and the environment within the

meaning of Section 121 of CERCLA. The

Consent Decree provides Amoco with a

de minimis party covenant not to sue for

the remainder of the Site. Amoco

reserves contribution claims against the

United States.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

concerning the proposed Consent

Decree. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to Amoco Chemical Co. v. United

States, et al., D.J. ref. 90–11–3–1669.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Region 6 Office of the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202 and at the Consent Decree

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

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

proposed Decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

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

Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $5.50 ($0.25 per page for

reproduction costs) payable to: Consent

Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Proposed Consent Decree; World

Color Press, Inc.

Under 28 CFR 50.7 notice is hereby

given that on October 3, 1997, a

proposed consent decree in United

States v. World Color Press, Inc., Civil

Action No. 96–CV–1804 was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Northern District of Illinois.

In this action the United States sought

injunctive relief and a civil penalty

against World Color Press’ Alden

Printing Facility, located in Elk Grove,

Illinois, to bring it into compliance with

requirements in its permit to control

and limit emissions of volatile organic

materials (‘‘VOMs’’) for its printing

presses. Following filing of the

complaint, but before settling the

litigation, World Color complied with

the United States Environmental

Protection Agency’s request to replace

condenser recovery systems with an

afterburner at the Alden Facility to

control VOM emissions from certain

printing presses. The Consent Decree

requires World Color to pay a civil

penalty of $250,000, and to comply with

the Clean Air Act in all respects.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments on the 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, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. World

Color Press, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–

1984.

The C.B. may be examined at the

Office of the United States Attorney, 219

S. Dearborn St., Room 12000, Chicago,

Illinois 60604, at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77

West Jackson, Air & Radiation Division,

Chicago, Illinois 60604, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 2005,

(202) 624–0892. A copy of the C.D. 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

enclose a check in the amount of $2.50

(25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce M. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal

Commission and its Committee of

Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals

will meet in executive session on

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 from 8:45

a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The public sessions of

the Commission and the Committee

meeting will be held on Tuesday,

November 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00

p.m., on Wednesday, November 19,

from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and on

Thursday, November 20, from 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m.

PLACE: The Fairbanks Princess Hotel,

4477 Pikes Landing Road, Fairbanks,

Alaska, 99709.

STATUS: The executive session will be

closed to the public. At it, matters

relating to personnel, the internal

practices of the Commission, and

international negotiations in process

will be discussed. All other portions of

the meeting will be open to public

observation. Public participation will be

allowed as time permits and it is

determined to be desirable by the

Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The

Commission and Committee will meet

in public session to discuss a broad

range of marine mammal matters. The

focus of the meeting, however, will be

on Arctic issues and on those marine

mammal species that occur in Alaska.

While subject to change, major issues

that the Commission plans to consider

at the meeting include: marine mammal

co-management agreements; domestic

and international polar bear and walrus

programs; research and management

issues related to bowhead whales,

Steller sea lions, harbor seals, North

Pacific fur seals, and sea otters; the

Arctic Environmental Protection

Strategy; the Arctic Council; marine

mammal programs of the Russian

Federation; the Bering Sea ecosystem;

Hawaiian monk seals; and West Indian

manatees.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

John R. Twiss, Jr., Executive Director,

Marine Mammal Commission, 4340

East-West Highway, Room 905,

Bethesda, MD, 20814, 301/504–0087.