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receives contribution protection for

response costs incurred and to be

incurred in cleaning up the Site, as well

as covenants not to sue from the United

States under Sections 106 and 107 of

CERCLA and Section 7003 of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act (‘‘RCRA’’). The State of Indiana, coplaintfiff in this case, gives similar

covenants to the de minimis settlers.

Also joining the proposed Decree are

private parties (‘‘the Large Volume

PRPs’’) who are obligated under a prior

consent decree with the United States

and State of Indiana to design,

construct, and maintain the remedial

action that EPA selected for the Site.

Under the proposed Decree, the Large

Volume PRSs relinquish their

contribution claims against all the de

minimis settlers and against any other

person not already sued in contribution

for costs incurred in connection with

this Site.

In return for these covenants, the de

minimis settlers shall pay, in total,

approximately $5.4 million to the large

Volume PRPs. In addition, the United

States and State of Indiana shall receive

from the Large Volume PRPs

approximately $203,000, in

reimbursement of past costs and in

resolution of a natural resource damages

claim.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposing Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, 950

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States and State of

Indiana v. A.H. Choitz, et al., Civil

Action No. 1:97–CV–362, D.J. Ref. 90–

11–3–603A. Commenters may request

an opportunity for a public meeting in

the affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 6973(d).

The proposed Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 3128 Federal Building,

1300 S. Harrison Street, Fort Wayne,

Indiana 46802, at the Office of Regional

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 5, 200 West

Adams, Chicago, Illinois, 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 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 of the entire

Decree, including all signature pages

and attachments, please enclose a check

in the amount of $126.25 (25 cents per

page reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library. In requesting a

copy of only the text of the proposed

Decree, a stipulation related to the

proposed Decree, and the signature page

of the United States, please enclose a

check in the amount of $9.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a second

proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. H. Brown Co., et al., Civil

Action No. 1:96 CV–949 (W.D. Mich.),

entered into by the United States and

seven (7) parties, was lodged on

September 30, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the Western

District of Michigan. The proposed

Second Consent Decree resolves certain

claims of the United States for past and

future costs under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act, as amended

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.,

with respect to the H. Brown Superfund

Site (‘‘Site’’) in Walker, Michigan.

Under the terms of the proposed

Consent Decree, the seven Settling

Defendants will pay a total of $100,000

to the United States.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Second Consent Decree During my

tenure at the Board of Immigration

Appeals, the attorney-advisor drafted

legal opinions for the adjudicating body

which addressed issues of law and fact

appealed to the Board by the

Immigration Service and should refer to

United States v. H. Brown Co., et al., D.J.

Ref. No. 90–11–2–835A. The proposed

Second Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Western District

of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan;

the Region V Office of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois 60604; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005, telephone

no. (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

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check for reproduction costs (at 25 cents

per page) in the amount of $9.25 for the

Decree, payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v.

MacGillis & Gibbs Co., and Soo Line

Railroad Co., Civil Action No. 4:94–CV–

848 (D. Minn.) entered into by the

United States and the Soo Line Railroad

Co. (‘‘Soo Line’’), was lodged on

September 23, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the District of

Minnesota. The proposed Consent

Decree resolves certain claims of the

United States under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, with

respect to the MacGillis & Gibbs Co./

Bell Lumber & Pole Co. Superfund Site

(‘‘Site’’) in New Brighton, Ramsey

County, Minnesota.

Under the terms of the proposed

Consent Decree, Soo Line agrees, inter

alia, to pay the United States $75,000 in

past response costs incurred in

connection with the MacGillis & Gibbs

portion of the Site, and $10,000 for

federal Natural Resource Damages. In

addition, Soo Line agrees to provide

access to U.S. EPA to its property at the

Site for purposes of implementing

response actions, and agrees to record

land use restrictions to ensure the

protectiveness of the remedial measures

at the Site.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree for 30 days following

publication of this Notice. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and

Natural Resources Division, United

States Department of Justice, P.O. Box

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044–7611, and should refer to

United States v. MacGillis & Gibbs Co.

and Soo Line Railroad Co., D.J. Ref. No.

90–11–2–904. The proposed Consent