Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 1997 / Notices 5485

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

May 15, 1997. All submissions should

be addressed to the Secretary, United

States International Trade Commission,

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC

20436.

Persons with mobility impairments

who will need special assistance in

gaining access to the Commission

should contact the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000.

Issued: January 29, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–2829 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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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 January

15, 1997, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Connor Investment Co.,

Civil Action No. 97–5006–CV–SW–3

(W.D. Mo.) was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western

District of Washington. This Consent

Decree resolves the United States’

claims in this action against Connor

Investment Company (‘‘Connor’’) and

Lima Hill Mining Company (‘‘Lima’’)

(collectively ‘‘Settling Defendants’’)

regarding their liability under Section

107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for

response costs incurred or to be

incurred by the United States in

connection with the Oronogo/Duenweg

Mining Belt Superfund Site in Jasper

County, Missouri (‘‘Site’’).

The Consent Decree requires, inter

alia, that the Settling Defendants shall

provide the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) and the State of Missouri with

broad access rights to their property at

the Site for the creation, operation, and

maintenance of a hazardous waste

repository. In addition, the Consent

Decree requires that the Settling

Defendants place restrictive covenants

on the property in conformance with

future use of the repository and

reflecting any institutional controls

established through the remedial action.

The Consent Decree grants to the

Settling Defendants a covenant not to

sue and the contribution protection

afforded by Section 1133(f)(2) of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(f)(2). The

Consent Decree also contains a reopener

that permits the United States, in certain

situations, to institute additional

proceedings to require the Settling

Defendants perform further 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. Connor

Investment Co., D.O.J. No. 90–11–3–

1001C.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Western District

of Missouri, 1201 Walnut Street, Kansas

City, MO 64106; the Region VII Office

of the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas

City, KS 66101; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (Tel: (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. When

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $13.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2769 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on January

24, 1997, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States of America v. North

American Chemical Company, Civil

Action No. 97–0477–WJR (CWx), was

lodged with the United States District

Court for the Central District of

California. This Consent Decree

represents a settlement of claims against

North American Chemical Company

(‘‘NACC’’) pursuant to section 113(b) of

the Clean Air Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C.

7413(b), for NACC’s alleged violations

of provisions of the State

Implementation Plan for San

Bernardino, California, as well as for

violations of the New Source

Performance Standards and Prevention

of Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’)

provisions of the Clean Air Act. See

Standards of Performance for

Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants,

40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO and the

PSD provisions of the Act, 42 U.S.C.

7470–7501. The alleged violations

occurred at a facility owned and

operated by NACC located near Trona,

California.

Under this settlement between the

United States and NACC, NACC will be

required to reduce emissions of nitrogen

oxides from a gas turbine at the facility.

The settlement provides for a civil

penalty of $320,000. In addition, NACC

will conduct a supplemental

environmental project to reduce

particulate matter emissions at the

facility.

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 of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States of America v. North

American Chemical Company, DOJ Ref.

#90–5–2–1–2001.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Central District of

California, 7516 Federal Building, 300

North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles,

California 90012 and at Region IX,

Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, Air Division, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, California 94105,

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington,

DC 20005 (202) 624–0892. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1130 G Street,

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

In requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $8.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2771 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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