[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2769]


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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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